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northwind
03-05-06, 12:01 AM
I was up at the hospital today for my MOT and apparently the risk of needing a hip replacement is now down to about 1/50... I like those odds :)

I like my hopelessly inept consultant, seems to be a very good surgeon but he hasn't got the social graces of a skunk. Walks in with a bundle of xrays. "Are you the hip, or the arm" "Hip" Puts an x-ray of an arm up on the board. "Well, your hip's fine, see you in a year" Had to more or less rugby tackle him to get any actual info out of him ;) But I figure, if he's that socially inept, he clearly got the job through his superior butchery skills.

SVTONYB
03-05-06, 12:41 AM
Aye they dont like to spend any time explaining things these days......but good news is good news 8)

philipMac
03-05-06, 01:39 AM
so what has your hip in such a bad state?

Nexus242
03-05-06, 05:23 AM
so what has your hip in such a bad state?

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Mr Toad
03-05-06, 07:12 AM
I'm convinced that my consultant hangs out at soup kitchens :shock:

Warthog
03-05-06, 09:24 AM
Thats good news buddy! Why was your hip dodgy in the first place?


In related news, I got a letter through too recently.
"Dear Mr Warthog, we would like to MRI scan your head."

Well it was bound to happen lol :twisted:

Sudoxe
03-05-06, 10:57 AM
I'm worried that so many of us (me included) have consultants!

northwind
03-05-06, 11:36 AM
Well, cut a long story shortish, I slipped on a patch of ice in my driveway last january and fractured it right at the neck (like old people do) But luckily I was a good candidate for in-situ traction, so they bolted it back together (with 3 M8 bolts :shock: ) and basically left it to see what would happen. It's a good trick, apparently 5 years ago it would've been a replacement for sure, and that'd mean more surgery every 10 years or so to replace the replacement. The new traction methods take longer to heal from, but they heal far better and permanently.

There's a 1/5 chance that the blood vessels that feed the head of the femur have taken too much damage, and that causes it to die off over time... Which calls for a hip replacement. Also about a 1/3 chance that further surgery's needed for the bolts, since they can end up sticking out of the bone far enough to interfere with the muscles- some bones need to crush together to heal, apparently, so the bolts have a plain shank through the outside of the hip, to allow the bone to slide along it. (PS: :sick: )

So it's looking pretty good. One bolt is pulled out almost far enough to be a problem, they'll check that out later but apparently I'll know all about it if it starts to interfere with the muscles (twang! twang!), and there's no sign of the bloodflow being a problem. Delighted.

Always wear your gear! Even if you're just walking! (I was wearing my Belstaff cordura gear, but no hip armour pockets :roll: ) If I'd had the same break while riding there'd have been no chance at all of doing the surgery they did, since it would have displaced too far... So if you have trousers with hip armour pockets, but no armour, get them filled. £5 for a set of Knox armour from Infinity just now.

K
03-05-06, 12:15 PM
Hey good news at last - now the next challenge is for Northy to make it through a whole week without stubbing his toe! :wink:


Of the two consultants I've had in the past, one was really nice, great bedside manner n all that - but what he did to my leg (whilst sounding great from him at the time) may have caused me more problems in the long term - 18 years later.

My current consultant I swear is a candidate for sexual realignment. He just looks like he should be a woman - his mannerisms n stuff. Pleasant enough person and a great surgeon - but seriously, he should either be a woman, was a woman or is secretly a very good, highly intelligent serial killer...

... you know, the type who taunts police offiers to catch him in bad movies cos they're too dumb. Until along comes this one, brilliant but unorthox officer who finally catches him (usually at the cost of their partner's life or something).


Only I think my consultant would actually still get away with it. He's very pale, almost albino - and just very weirdly creepy but in a fascinatingly nice and approachable way. :?

He'd make the type of James Bond villan who actually knew the value of shooting first and monologuing later. :wink:

philipMac
03-05-06, 02:26 PM
You have had some mental accidents Northy man. I suppose thats what you get for living in freezy Scotland.

Having said that, some ******* drove his car into me this morning, because I filtered past him. Now my left peg is knackered. Hopefully the thing will just come off, and not be all bollixed and bend in.

Bugger.

Filipe M.
03-05-06, 02:27 PM
You have had some mental accidents Northy man. I suppose thats what you get for living in freezy Scotland.

Having said that, some @ssh*le drove his car into me this morning, because I filtered past him. Now my left peg is knackered. Hopefully the thing will just come off, and not be all bollixed and bend in.

Bugger.

:? u ok? :?

philipMac
03-05-06, 02:30 PM
You have had some mental accidents Northy man. I suppose thats what you get for living in freezy Scotland.

Having said that, some @ssh*le drove his car into me this morning, because I filtered past him. Now my left peg is knackered. Hopefully the thing will just come off, and not be all bollixed and bend in.

Bugger.

:? u ok? :?

Ah yeah. More or less. I held the bike up, so, nothing more than the peg (and maybe the gear selector) got bent.) The cops were crawling, I was filtering, so retribution could not be dealt out.

So it goes amigo. :roll:

Filipe M.
03-05-06, 02:31 PM
You have had some mental accidents Northy man. I suppose thats what you get for living in freezy Scotland.

Having said that, some @ssh*le drove his car into me this morning, because I filtered past him. Now my left peg is knackered. Hopefully the thing will just come off, and not be all bollixed and bend in.

Bugger.

:? u ok? :?

Ah yeah. More or less. I held the bike up, so, nothing more than the peg (and maybe the gear selector) got bent.) The cops were crawling, I was filtering, so retribution could not be dealt out.

So it goes amigo. :roll:

Glad you're ok, then... :?

Sid Squid
03-05-06, 02:32 PM
bollixed.

It's that word again :!:

philipMac
03-05-06, 02:38 PM
bollixed.

It's that word again :!:
I have to learn yis somehow.

Red ones
03-05-06, 02:51 PM
Well, cut a long story shortish, I slipped on a patch of ice in my driveway last january and fractured it right at the neck (like old people do)

Now I know I am not a medic - but even my knowledge of anatomy is better than that (it must have been thanks to sleeping with so many medics in my student days!). Since when was your hip next to you neck? I would SERIOUSLY worry about your consultant!

Sid Squid
03-05-06, 02:51 PM
bollixed.

It's that word again :!:
I have to learn yis somehow.

I'll be back in Dublin this weekend, (In-laws), I'm sure I shall be exposed to many instances of that and many other Paddyisms.

Ping
03-05-06, 02:52 PM
Hooray! :)

Ceri JC
03-05-06, 03:05 PM
Glad to hear it nortwind. Hope it all mends as well as can be expected and doesn't give you any gyp further down the line.

northwind
03-05-06, 03:42 PM
I think of it as beating the waiting lists- you guys will all be breaking yours when you're 80, I've already got mine reinforced ;)

Crazy stuff PhilipMac, could've been a lot worse too. I'd've got the cops...

philipMac
03-05-06, 04:06 PM
I think of it as beating the waiting lists- you guys will all be breaking yours when you're 80, I've already got mine reinforced ;)

Crazy stuff PhilipMac, could've been a lot worse too. I'd've got the cops...

I know. The cops were right over to him aswell. Giving him stick and things. Its just that I was able to see that the only thing wrong was a bent peg, I know that the cops here REALLY dont like filtering bikes, and my insurance is up in two weeks. Right now my record is clean. If the guy started saying things about my filtering things might have gotten ugly, and then I am negotiating new insurance with this ****e over my head.

I made a very quick decision to just let it go.

Whats weird is I must have put a decent ding into his car with the peg. Nutter. :?

philipMac
03-05-06, 04:13 PM
Having said that, I hate *****s who use their cage as a weapon.
I have had four guys intentionally hitting me now.
Twice on motorbikes, twice on push bikes.

Both pushbike instances resulted in very severe retribution. (One time a motorbike courier pulled over, (I was on the ground) asked if I was ok, and then tore off up the road, and came back 5 minutes later, having kicked the crap out of offending car, with a cheesey grin all over his face. Big up to Dublin Couriers 8) .)

haggis
03-05-06, 05:57 PM
Good news there Northy! Don't fancy that muscle rasping on the bolts though. :shock:

But hell man, the things you do for a bit of titanium. :lol:

northwind
03-05-06, 06:01 PM
But hell man, the things you do for a bit of titanium. :lol:

Stainless :( I can feel the weight slowing me down.

Razor
03-05-06, 06:13 PM
Nice one, are you doing physio or anything?

Speedy
03-05-06, 07:00 PM
:) Good news northwind!

My Dad has grief with his(Old bike crash injuries),so can't ride Sports bikes anymore,he rides Harley's now due their forward feet position! :roll:

Due to my previous crash injuries,I may have to have a Neck replacement when I'm old! :wink:

northwind
03-05-06, 07:06 PM
Nice one, are you doing physio or anything?

I was for about a year, but now I just see a physio every few months to make sure I'm not walking wrongly or picking up bad habits. Started doing tai chi for coordination, since that's my main problem- the surgery's all keyhole, but it's still invasive, and there was a bit more damage than they'd hoped... So now I've got a small number of very strong muscles where I should have loads of wee ones, and it makes fine or fast coordination a bit... interesting :)

Physio was a killer though, it was an hour a day at least, 6 days a week for 6 months, and not easy stuff either... Hated it, I'm not an exerciser. Then I had to do balancing exercises, because I had one incredibly toned bum cheek and one typical saggy scottish one :roll