Sick day

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Well there goes my run of about 5 years without pulling a sicky. Last day of the year aswell! Just can't drag myself out of bed.
How long is it since you didn't make it to work?

I had two days off in the summer after a slipped disc

 

[johniosaif]

I had 9 weeks off from April first , knee replacement.

 

[Mike googlebottom]

I had 9 weeks off from April first , knee replacement.

NHS?

 

[johniosaif]

NHS?

No , did it myself off YouTube

 

[Mike googlebottom]

No , did it myself off YouTube

 

[Smudger1]

No , did it myself off YouTube

Fair play

 

[johniosaif]

Fair play

Once you start cutting , it’s easy enough, hammering the pin in is hard enough, I hope I did it ok

 

[johniosaif]

 

[Mike googlebottom]

So u did do it ursen.thought u was joking

 

[markla]

Well there goes my run of about 5 years without pulling a sicky. Last day of the year aswell! Just can't drag myself out of bed.
How long is it since you didn't make it to work?

same here on the couch under the duvet feel like s**t hope its a couple of days and not a couple of weeks

 

[Mike googlebottom]

same here on the couch under the duvet feel like s**t hope its a couple of days and not a couple of weeks

Ditto...havnt moved all day

 

[Smudger1]

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Amazing what you can do with a Stanley blade, multi tool n dremel isn't it !

 

[Smudger1]

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Did it make a big difference after ? How long before back to normal ? I got a feeling I may have to get it done too one day

 

[Mike googlebottom]

Dont there have to be replaced every 25 years or sumat? Or was that old school

 

[John j]

Dont there have to be replaced every 25 years or sumat? Or was that old school

Nah its right but only pussies have em young lol

 

[Mike googlebottom]

Nah its right but only pussies have em young lol

Thought so..ud think there would come up with sumat where there didn't need replacing

 

[Smudger1]

Cant they just inject an airbag type thing to push the bones apart replacing worn away cartilage ?

 

[Mike googlebottom]

Cant they just inject an airbag type thing to push the bones apart replacing worn away cartilage ?

That sounds brutal

 

[Smudger1]

That sounds brutal

 

[johniosaif]

Did it make a big difference after ? How long before back to normal ? I got a feeling I may have to get it done too one day

It made a huge difference to me , I was nearly dragging my leg in the end , I can walk a lot more now and carry stuff up and down stairs

 

[Smudger1]

It made a huge difference to me , I was nearly dragging my leg in the end , I can walk a lot more now and carry stuff up and down stairs

stairs and ladders are becoming a bitch but maybe I'll let em butcher knees in 20 years unless star trek stuff happens sooner

 

[Mike googlebottom]

f**k me is that real

 

[Mike googlebottom]

stairs and ladders are becoming a bitch but maybe I'll let em butcher knees in 20 years unless star trek stuff happens sooner

Hopefully star trek s**t will come sooner than 20 years.ive heard there trying to go down stem cells route or sumat where there inject knee and it fixes itself

 

[johniosaif]

f**k me is that real

It’s a brutal basic operation , takes an hour .

 

[Mike googlebottom]

It’s a brutal basic operation , takes an hour .

Ye but surely there dont do it like that vid

 

[johniosaif]

Cant they just inject an airbag type thing to push the bones apart replacing worn away cartilage ?

Nope , I had 11 ops over the years , high tibial osteotomy in 2011 , brutal too

 

[johniosaif]

Ye but surely there dont do it like that vid

They do use a saw and hammer and cement

 

[Smudger1]

Ye but surely there dont do it like that vid

They probably play with your balls while doing it so it takes the edge off your nightmares while they slamming it

 

[Mike googlebottom]

So could you run if u wanted to etc

 

[Mike googlebottom]

They probably play with your balls while doing it so it takes the edge off your nightmares while they slamming it

Tbh I'd expect a ball tickle if I was going through that,least there could do

 

[Mike googlebottom]

They do use a saw and hammer and cement

Ye I know but cant imagine them whacking it like that

 

[Djr]

They do use a saw and hammer and cement

Me dads had both knees done brutal operation that hes in his 70s

 

[johniosaif]

So could you run if u wanted to etc

 

[johniosaif]

I can’t run anyway ,

 

[Mike googlebottom]

Me dads had both knees done brutal operation that hes in his 70s

You got 2 dads? My mrs mum has had both hers done