Currently in a hospital bed...
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...after having my ACL repaired and the surgeon 'recommended' going to the Festival of Speed in 3 weeks probably isn't a good idea 
I'm gutted, I've never been before and was really looking forward to it. Was going for a night out down there the night before too. At least my knee is fixed (hopefully)!
On a side note, the after effects of the anesthetic is making typing on my phone really difficult!!!
I'm gutted, I've never been before and was really looking forward to it. Was going for a night out down there the night before too. At least my knee is fixed (hopefully)!
On a side note, the after effects of the anesthetic is making typing on my phone really difficult!!!
Are they stripping your hamstring for the repair? If so it took me 9 months to walk again properly and about 18 months before I could jog. Distances become difficult especially in the early days. Are they talking about fitting you with a knee brace? If so expect lots of forest gump references
Byker28i said:
Are they stripping your hamstring for the repair? If so it took me 9 months to walk again properly and about 18 months before I could jog. Distances become difficult especially in the early days. Are they talking about fitting you with a knee brace? If so expect lots of forest gump references
I don't think they have taken anything from my hamstring but lying here in my hospital bed, my hamstring does feel a tad right. This is my second ACL op, I did my left knee about 8 years ago so kind of know what to expect. Fingers crossed I can get back to playing basketball in about a years time but the confidence in knees may of gone. No, no brace needed thank god. I had a knee brace for a few months after the initially injury which sucked!Pebbles167 said:
3 weeks should be plenty of time to get used to hobbling about. If you're just spectating, then why not? Just make sure you take a friend to help you out occasionally.
I am just spectating and going with a couple of mates, but I wouldn't want them to miss a load of stuff cos I'm so slow. I think the surgeon was warning me about how painful my knee could be after we get home. I did think about what extra access I might get if the lads wheel me about in a chair?!Hi there Bug sorry to hear you're laid up at the mo. Re Goodwood, a friend of mine had tickets last year & pranged his track car about a fortnight before the FOS, putting him on crutches for about a month.
I recall he still went & hired a mobility scooter - I've had a word with him, he got it through here:
http://www.cfheh.org.uk/services/mobilityevents/
Hope this helps, best wishes for a speedy recovery chap.
I recall he still went & hired a mobility scooter - I've had a word with him, he got it through here:
http://www.cfheh.org.uk/services/mobilityevents/
Hope this helps, best wishes for a speedy recovery chap.
If it's likely to be muddy, you will probably want a chair your mates can haul backwards if necessary (big wheels = better for mud) rather than a scooter. More fun to be independently mobile, but being stuck on a bogged-down scooter ain't independent! Ask surgeon if an elevating leg rest on borrowed wheelchair would be helpful for your operated-on leg.
Check rules about drinking on painkillers if you're still on meds by then, you can f
k yourself up amazingly badly by mixing some drugs with alcohol.
I did Pistonfest (Snetterton) on wheels, even a bit rainy it was fine.
Check rules about drinking on painkillers if you're still on meds by then, you can f
k yourself up amazingly badly by mixing some drugs with alcohol. I did Pistonfest (Snetterton) on wheels, even a bit rainy it was fine.
FlyingMeeces said:
If it's likely to be muddy, you will probably want a chair your mates can haul backwards if necessary (big wheels = better for mud) rather than a scooter. More fun to be independently mobile, but being stuck on a bogged-down scooter ain't independent! Ask surgeon if an elevating leg rest on borrowed wheelchair would be helpful for your operated-on leg.
Check rules about drinking on painkillers if you're still on meds by then, you can fk yourself up amazingly badly by mixing some drugs with alcohol.
I did Pistonfest (Snetterton) on wheels, even a bit rainy it was fine.
I have to say when I saw you at pistonfest I did think it was impressively brave, I wouldn't have tried it if I was on wheel, especially after the chaos that ensued!Check rules about drinking on painkillers if you're still on meds by then, you can f
k yourself up amazingly badly by mixing some drugs with alcohol. I did Pistonfest (Snetterton) on wheels, even a bit rainy it was fine.
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