Rictus

Oh arsebiscuits.

I suppose you could think of it as payback for being so ahead of the game in the exercise front...

... apart from the fact that you sound like you have a good consultant who really wishes to keep up with your pace. It's the sad fact that they have to wait at the beck and call of the penny-pinchers who actually run the hospital.

I was subject to the same thing back in the early days - my consultant (and I) knew that the quickest and easiest way to actually know what was going on within teh joint was to stick a camera in there and take a look - rather that faffing arround with a ton of guesswork (cos knees are so bleedin' awkward to diagnose). Only the hospital had spent all its money and couldn't perform any non-emergency or non-in-patient ops for almost 6 months!
I was almost at the point of asking someone to take a hammer to my knee so I would get admitted - it would be done immediately then ...


... not a course of action I would recommended however.

I hope you've got half the waiting-list battle won through having a consultant who's pushing for you.
Though if you get bored, you can always take to 'prank' calling the hospital each morning and asking if they have a date yet. They may hurry you through just to get you to shut-up. He who shouts loudest...

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by K

Oh arsebiscuits.

I suppose you could think of it as payback for being so ahead of the game in the exercise front...

... apart from the fact that you sound like you have a good consultant who really wishes to keep up with your pace. It's the sad fact that they have to wait at the beck and call of the penny-pinchers who actually run the hospital.: ........

It's even more screwed up than that K, I've got PPP (from work), but I can't use it, I can get a private room, not problem, but I'd have to change consultants as my guy won't do the complicated ones private.

This guy is good, he wants to do it, I want it done, he wants me as a day case, and I don't want to stay in Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrr

Still, can't do much about it.

Cheers Mark.

[TEC]

Not great after all the progress you've made Hope you get fixed soon

[rictus01]

Day 158

Well apart from the boredom nothing much has changed, being in a lot less pain has ment time goes much slower, and that in itself drives you nuts!

On a more positive note I’ve got my surgery date and will now be on the day surgery rota on Thursday (22nd) but an in patient, going in on Wednesday.

This will be the make or break OP; even after another MRI it’s still not clear how bad it is in there.
The plan is to do key hole surgery, mending both the ACL & PCL (yeah both are knackered) and a good clean out, if all goes well I should come out Friday or Saturday morning with nothing more than a couple of small wounds and in my leg brace, a couple of weeks recovery.

The other side of the coin is, he finds it’s to much and has to open the knee all the way, this will mean I come out in plaster and will have 6-8 weeks recovery, the scaring will limit knee bend quite a lot so sports bikes will be out and even the triple maybe beyond modification

Other news, well I missed a sorn renewal on the Honda, they sent me a letter advising me of a £40 fine unless it was exceptional circumstances, so I wrote them a letter explaining that due to an accident and subsequent months of pain due to a brain chemical imbalance, I wasn't able to function properly and viewed this as exceptional.

Their answer, £80 now pay or go to court! Nice to know there not just after the money, anyway I'll send the letter to my legal guys and get it back from the other side with any luck.

On that note, the driver has been done for "due care" and they have admitted liability, although I've still got some more paperwork to do to arrange them viewing the remains and list all the stuff that go busted,
On the other side I've got to put off a visit to Harley street (for a medical) as I don't know what this next surgery will bring.

that's about it apart from a friend of mine can round last week, he's got himself a Rocket III and I had a sit on it, guess what, that's got a 90' bend in the leg when you sit on it, so you never know .

Anyway,everyone whatever you're doing, cross everything on Thursday for the best of out comes for me (Hey it can't hurt right).

Cheers Mark.

[Biker Biggles]

Good luck with the op.
What's all this about Harley Street?Not going to buy a Yank bike are you?

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

Good luck with the op.
What's all this about Harley Street?Not going to buy a Yank bike are you?

Clarified for you above, Oh and Harley ?Not while I can still ride a bike

Cheers Mark.

If you don't mind I won't quite cross everything - I'll fall over! (Well, more than usual anyway. )

Even if they do have to do a shedload of work in there - I would honestly rate your determination over their prognosis anyday.

Good luck on thursday Mark! Hope everything goes well

Amanda

Fingers crossed

[TEC]

Stuff crossed now cause I'll forget by Thursday, best of luck