Wish me luck, here I go, say goodb......
Gavin Gilbert
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Knee surgery tomorrow! After 7 weeks of limping around like Long John Silver I'm getting the debraidment and knee drain done, so putting me another step closer to getting back on the bike. Which is what Ill be thinking about as the Doctor inserts the bloody big needle into me knee joint. I'm not good with needles :?
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Good luck! Surgery is great these days, enjoy!0
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Good luck Gavin, hope all goes well. Keep us posted!0
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Ooooo - long needles, penetration of skin, sucking of fluids, pain and discomfort...
...it all sounds like a late night Channel 5 film
Hope all goes well. Who knows, they might let you keep your knee drain fluids in a jar as a commemorative thing!
What do I ride? Now that's an Enigma!0 -
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...good luck Gavin...you will be fine, it will give you a new lease of life... ...all the way...'til the wheels fall off and burn...0
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Good luck Gavin, hope it goes well.
I thought this might be one of those dramatic exit threads we've discussed on the bike/computer geeks thread 0 -
Phew! I thought for a moment the spectre of cyclechat had returned...good luck it'll all be over in a lifetime 0
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I'm back. And I'm still not funny
Well the lump proved to be too thick a bloodclot to suck out with even the biggest needle. The other option is to cut the knee open and scoop the soddin' thing out but the Consultant wasn't keen. Apparently it will 'break down in time' - my reading of which is many weeks or even months.
My sprained ankle is also going to take longer than expected to resolve. I've another 3 months before I can wear shoes again and it's going to be troublesome for at least a year. Well whoopee, that's clipping out of Look CX7's off the to-do list for the summer.
I am getting really really bored of this injury now damnit
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Gavin, Sorry to hear things didn't go to plan. I hope the knee and ankle both repair a lot faster than expected and you're soon back on the bike.
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Sorry to hear it didn't go to plan...weren't you going abroad to get it done?0
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Best to take the long term view and appreciate that time is on your side even if you have to be a bit patient. One of the great advantages of cycling over some other sports is it's low impact on the knees and that you can continue riding well into your twighlight years.
I had a carltledge removed when I was 12 (tore it playing soccer) :dislocated my kneecap 3 times (playing rugby) before having corrective surgery at 24 only to dislocate it again twice more.(rugy and rock climbing). I continued running untill it eventually caught up with me in my early 40's when I made cycling my number one sporting activity.
Despite all this, I have had very few problems with my knees whilst cycling other than getting the adjustment right with clipless pedals.
Be patient. It really is best if you can avoid having the knee opened up at all.Two wheels good,four wheels bad0 -
cycologist wrote:Best to take the long term view and appreciate that time is on your side even if you have to be a bit patient.
To a degree, time's not on my side. I'm 41 now, and I'm running out of competative seasons. And it's not just the bike - my social life has taken a huge hit, I can only walk about a mile a day (Doctors orders), I can't drive so even getting the groceries in is a chore, and I'm feeling too fragile to travel to the City by tube.
I can work at home, and to some degree it makes my job a bit easier as there's less distractions (very noisy office) but the social isolation is awful.0 -
Chin up Gavin, it will be sorted soon enough.0
