Stephen Fry reveals full hell of his O2 stage fall agony

Stephen Fry has revealed the complete hell of his O2 stage fall in a radio interview, discussing how he damaged a number of bones and being supplied controversial painkiller Oxycontin.

The actor and broadcaster, 66, had been talking on the £495-ticket CogX Festival at The O2 when the accident occurred in September. Mr Fry had completed his speak and was exiting the stage when he tumbled six toes off the sting to the ground.

He was later seen in November utilizing a strolling stick, and seemed to be in excessive spirits on the time. 

In an interview with BBC Radio Two, he revealed the complete extent of his accidents, and that he’s now not utilizing a cane to assist along with his mobility. 

‘I used to be doing an occasion on the O2 enviornment’, he advised host Claudia Winkleman. ‘I did my hour after delivering this lecture, turned to go off stage and did not realise I used to be strolling off an element stage the place there was nothing however a six-foot drop onto concrete. 

‘I broke my proper leg in a few locations, my pelvis in 4 locations and a bunch of ribs. I’m now effective. I’m now and not using a stick. 

Mr Fry broke his proper leg in a a number of locations, his pelvis in 4 locations and a few of his ribs 

The actor and broadcaster, 66, had been talking on the £495-ticket CogX Festival at The O2 when the accident occurred in September

‘It’s been effective up to now however I really feel barely self-conscious with out the stick. The cane, greater than serving to me stroll, is a flag o everybody round. I stay within the centre of London the place the pavements are completely packed. So [this time of year] you get barely nervous with folks stopping to take photos of lights, or the [pavement] is barely slippy’. 

He additionally shared his expertise of being at Queen Elizabeth Woolwich, the place he was supplied the controversial ache killing drug Oxycontin after the accident. 

‘[It’s] not a well-known hospital however doing extraordinary work on daily basis’, he mentioned. ‘They had been good to me. They are below an enormous quantity of strain however they delivered all the things I may have probably wished.

‘The first evening they took me to hospital, the nurse introduced out this little pot with drugs in and I requested what they had been. She mentioned that is zolpidem that will help you sleep, that is this, and this one is to your ache. It’s known as Oxycontin. 

‘I mentioned what? That’s the extremely addictive opioid drug that’s mainly behind the opioid disaster. So I mentioned no, I do not assume I ought to have that. 

‘Anyway the subsequent morning, the surgeon comes spherical and mentioned oh you’ve got been refusing the ache killing. And I mentioned it was very sort of you, however I’ll put up with a bit extra ache.

‘He mentioned you misunderstand I did not prescribe it to your sake in any respect, I prescribed it for the sake of the NHS. 

Stephen Fry was pictured for the primary time since he broke his leg, pelvis and ribs when he fell on stage at an AI convention in November 

He additionally shared his expertise of being at Queen Elizabeth Woolwich, the place he praised workers for his or her laborious work

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‘He mentioned [there are] two eventualities: one you do not take this ache killer which is the very best ache killer but to be devised for the sort of ache you might be in. For six or seven weeks,  you may lie with out having the ability to transfer and what is going to occur to your muscle groups is fairly sorry, and your restoration might be months and months. 

‘Scenario two: you are taking the tablet and possibly tomorrow afternoon I’ll ship spherical a few burly physios who will get you in your toes, put you in crutches and you may shuffle in some ache for about 5 minutes after which be concerned to get again to mattress, however the subsequent day a number of extra shuffles, the subsequent day a step or two, you’ll sit in a chair for half the day and really feel slightly extra human and you should have lowered your recuperation time massively. 

‘So, these drugs should not simply to your consolation they’re there to hurry up your restoration to avoid wasting the NHS cash’. 

He added that having taken the opioid he received ‘terribly itchy’ and that it made him really feel ‘grim’. 

But, he has seen the lighter facet of the accident, saying the end result may have been worse. 

‘The individual treating me advised me he was treating a affected person who had fallen on the identical day as me, half the space, and would by no means stroll once more’, he mentioned. ‘So I actually reward my fortunate stars. If it had been the backbone or the cranium who is aware of’.

In 2013, Mr Fry was left with accidents to his nostril and brow after falling away from bed.

The former QI host posted information of his mishap on Twitter and mentioned he was left with ‘noble scars on brow & bridge of nostril’.