Smile of the day - What is yours?

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by garynortheast

Don't really know John. I'm still doing quite a bit of walking although no running. No treatment so far, have a video consultation(!!) on Friday coming. First time on the bike for a couple of weeks, but other than that I haven't really rested it. Still quite a lot of fluid around the knee atm.

I had a swollen knee last year, went to the doc, who was formerly a knee specialist, he said it'd go down of its own accord. Didn't believe him, but true enough it did.

Hope yours improves Gary

[Adam Ef]

Same for me twice and more recently my randomly swollen elbow too.


Good to hear you're getting there Gary.

[Bibio]

restoring my faith in my GP's. to my surprise i got an appointment today at the doctors on a Monday. 9:15am.. sees the nurse.. gets a prescription for antibiotics.. back home for 10am.

[svenrico]

Originally Posted by Bibio

restoring my faith in my GP's. to my surprise i got an appointment today at the doctors on a Monday. 9:15am.. sees the nurse.. gets a prescription for antibiotics.. back home for 10am.

Good for you, hope they work. They seem to be passing work on to nurses though - my wife saw nurse rather than doctor for treatment for ear infection.

[Sir Trev]

My car now has a towbar. I can get a cycle rack to fit on it now instead of hurting my back hoisting the bikes up to the roofbar carriers. Hoorah. If Lady Poppy and I get the e-bikes we've been promising ourselves we can also cart them off to places too as the car would not be happy with around 60kg of rails/carriers/bikes on the roof.

Another smile is I got chatting to the sales guys at the dealership while the towbar was being fitted as its nearly time to replace the other car. Thanks to the semiconductor supply issues our current cars are worth a crazy amount. In "normal" times a seven year old Focus would get me c£5k in trade in but I can expect almost £10k at the moment. Madness! My three year old Focus had a list price of almost £30k (I bought it as a six month old used one) is still worth at least £20k... Although that's partly because it's a rare as hens teeth petrol estate automatic, according to the sales guy. The manufacturers assume everyone wants crossover things instead now, which I don't. It's a mad world.

[garynortheast]

Just had a video consultation with a really helpful chap at the CMATS department about my knee. Been given some exercises to do, and had reassurance that aside from some maturation of the knee joint there is no damage. I have the all clear to start running again, gently initially, but building up again to my previous level.
Just done the exercises and my knee already feels looser again.

[Craig380]

That's good news, Gary.

[admin]

Excellent news

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[redtrummy]

Hope the knee sorts itself out Gary - take it steady, the wife has an arthritic knee - been a problem for eight years or so, spoilt our hill walking.
Bibo, Our surgery has been using nurses as the first port of call for several years now - you have a real problem before you make it in front of a Doctor.

[svenrico]

Originally Posted by garynortheast

Just had a video consultation with a really helpful chap at the CMATS department about my knee. Been given some exercises to do, and had reassurance that aside from some maturation of the knee joint there is no damage. I have the all clear to start running again, gently initially, but building up again to my previous level.
Just done the exercises and my knee already feels looser again.

What is CMATS ? I would be interested in exercises for my knee but the chance of being referred to a physiotherapist ,assuming I could get to see a doctor , seem very remote !