Ash is in hospital

[Richard Tool]

I am trying to ignore Al as suggested by others but it is hard …
so VERY HARD …

 

[ashman]

As i say no matter how much compenstion i will get a ES still wouldn't be on my list.
Debra had her visit back to the big hospital and everything is healing good but another 2 weeks of no weight on her right leg, tomorrow she has another visit to the big hospital with the skin graft doctors, so another taxi ride with a nurse escort, you think they do the 2 visits on the same day.
I had a bit of a break down this afternoon being stuck in hospital, i feel like i being locked in a cage, i have accepted my lost of my leg and all but sitting around, boredom is starting to get to me, i know its duty of care on the hospital side to make sure i am ready but i just want to get home, i am already doing everything on my own without any help, i just need to get out of here.
Everyone keep telling me i am a strong person and good attitude towards our accident and recovery but having my freedom taken away and controled by others is starting to affect my mind and everynight getting a needle stuck in me to prevent blood clots and the unknown in how much longer i be here.
All my rehab gym work is going good and amazing the trainers but theyvthink i am pushing things too quick but not really and they getting a ear bashing from me saying i want to go home, 6 weeks is having a big effect on me.

Ash

 

[ashman]

I am trying to ignore Al as suggested by others but it is hard …
so VERY HARD …

Don't let Al get to you, for someone who talks about his work and racing days to be honest he getting old and living on memories of days gone by and as i have said he hasn't really experianced the life style of a true motorcyclest, ride with your mates as i have since the age 15 and still riding with them going to biker parties/rallies together, or just going for all day rides, weekend camping trips on the bikes, nothing better, Al has given up, he tells us all how good his Norton is but its been stuck in his shed for over 10 years, thats not motorcycling.
No Al needs to do something about his Norton before its too late and it be just treated as a pile of junk when Al is gone when they clean out his old shed.
Sorry Al but think you have left it to long to do anything with your Norton as you keep saying what you want to do but don't.
Same really as its a waste sitting in a shed going know where, all talk, no action.

Ash

 

[concours]

As i say no matter how much compenstion i will get a ES still wouldn't be on my list.
Debra had her visit back to the big hospital and everything is healing good but another 2 weeks of no weight on her right leg, tomorrow she has another visit to the big hospital with the skin graft doctors, so another taxi ride with a nurse escort, you think they do the 2 visits on the same day.
I had a bit of a break down this afternoon being stuck in hospital, i feel like i being locked in a cage, i have accepted my lost of my leg and all but sitting around, boredom is starting to get to me, i know its duty of care on the hospital side to make sure i am ready but i just want to get home, i am already doing everything on my own without any help, i just need to get out of here.
Everyone keep telling me i am a strong person and good attitude towards our accident and recovery but having my freedom taken away and controled by others is starting to affect my mind and everynight getting a needle stuck in me to prevent blood clots and the unknown in how much longer i be here.
All my rehab gym work is going good and amazing the trainers but theyvthink i am pushing things too quick but not really and they getting a ear bashing from me saying i want to go home, 6 weeks is having a big effect on me.

Ash

Stay the course, clearly you're a man that has been faced with adversity, and always pushed through.
That powerful will is a knife that can cut both ways... meaning it's hard to "back out of the throttle & slow down for a bit".
Continue to push hard in rehab, exceed their expectations, you'll be free soon.

 

[baz]

As i say no matter how much compenstion i will get a ES still wouldn't be on my list.
Debra had her visit back to the big hospital and everything is healing good but another 2 weeks of no weight on her right leg, tomorrow she has another visit to the big hospital with the skin graft doctors, so another taxi ride with a nurse escort, you think they do the 2 visits on the same day.
I had a bit of a break down this afternoon being stuck in hospital, i feel like i being locked in a cage, i have accepted my lost of my leg and all but sitting around, boredom is starting to get to me, i know its duty of care on the hospital side to make sure i am ready but i just want to get home, i am already doing everything on my own without any help, i just need to get out of here.
Everyone keep telling me i am a strong person and good attitude towards our accident and recovery but having my freedom taken away and controled by others is starting to affect my mind and everynight getting a needle stuck in me to prevent blood clots and the unknown in how much longer i be here.
All my rehab gym work is going good and amazing the trainers but theyvthink i am pushing things too quick but not really and they getting a ear bashing from me saying i want to go home, 6 weeks is having a big effect on me.

Ash

My OPP was nowhere near what you are going through Ash
But when I had my full knee replacement on my right knee I was doing what I thought was enough physio
I was staying at my girlfriends house to recover for the first weeks going back to the hospital for physio and I caught COVID so I couldn't attend for two weeks
a month after my opp my girlfriend took me back to my place to check on my house and bikes
I went down the garage and sat on my bikes and to my horror I found i couldn't get my foot onto the footrest,the only one was my t160 and I could only get my heal to it !!!
So as soon as I got back I doubled /trebled the exercises they'd given me and pushed every exercise harder and harder
I exceeded the movement they were expecting and got signed off from the hospital physio quicker than they expected
So big respect to you for what you are doing and keep on with it and the quicker you'll get home mate

 

[Fast Eddie]

There’s two ways of doing exercises:

1. Going through the motions to get the ‘rep count’ and ‘tick the box’.
2. Apply some ‘mind / muscle connection’ and actually focus on pushing each exercise to properly stress the target muscles.

WAY too many people just do 1. just go to any gym and watch. Even more people do it when the exercise is being ‘pushed on them’ like by a physio or similar.

Baz’s is a sound lesson. Own those exercises Ash and keep PUSHING !!

 

[baz]

I'm inherently pretty lazy
And not being able to fit on my bikes was the kick up the arse that I needed (especially as I couldn't get my full foot on the peg of my t160!! A bike known for its footrests being too far forward)
I think Ash has it right Keep pushing

 

[Fast Eddie]

I'm inherently pretty lazy
And not being able to fit on my bikes was the kick up the arse that I needed (especially as I couldn't get my full foot on the peg of my t160!! A bike known for its footrests being too far forward)
I think Ash has it right Keep pushing

Don’t spoil your fitness guru influencer status !!

 

[ashman]

We another day another workout today at physo done step training they looked up the visit to my place sbout 2 weeks ago where Grant messured my steps so they set the steps to my step height an i had to use the rails to hop up and down the steps this is the first steps to going home i hope, tomorrow will do it with cruchers.
This is all hard work when you have a missing leg/foot working mussles that you never use when you have both legs, but i am blizing all my training sessions and even finishing early.
Debra has gone back up to the hospital this afternoon to see the skin graft doctors, don't know why they couldn't fo it yesterday when she was up there, so another $200 both ways from here to the hospital and bsck by taxi, you think there be better planning.
I had a delivery from Amazon yesterday but they didn't leave it in the mail box when no one was home so now got to get it from the post office, lucky not far from here so will scoot there tomorrow, it just out of the complex, cross the street and about 4 house and the shopping centre, they also have a booze shop so might treat myself to a few cold beers mmm for the slow trip back lol.
One of Debra's church friends dropped in this morning, me and the big one don't see eye to eye so i got out of the room.
Well thats the report for the day.

Ash

 

[robs ss]

How did crabbing go?

 

[ashman]

How did crabbing go?

We haven't stole a boat yet lol and my crab pots need work.

 

[grandpaul]

We haven't stole a boat yet lol and my crab pots need work.

I had a very delicious (fried) Red Drum fillet piled high with Blue Crab meat, (both native Texas fare) drenched in some sort of cheesy pimento sauce, last night at a restaurant. I ordered "extra crab meat" believing that it would be maybe only a teaspoonful as most restaurants do, and was pleasantly surprised with basically a second COURSE!

(I don't typically take photos of my food, as some folks do)

 

[Craig]

if a sandwich is particularly good , I take a photo & send it to Jo-Ann , I will enjoy the same thing with her next time , we having soup & sandwich .... just a great lady

 

[ashman]

Well another day in the funny farm, just had a sh it, shower and shave, no haven't shaved since i came too hospital the beard is growning, hopefully a full session on crucher training today, so over doing weights just want to do the cruchers, doing pretty good on them.
Debra's visit was good yesterday they have removed her leg brace and put a second skin over her leg, it's like a thick stocking for surport.

Well just back from the torcher room (gym lol) started on the steps climb then a workout on the cruchers decided to do the cruchers workout before weights a lot better going that way.
Talking to the physo today they had a meeting this morning with the doctors, nurses, social worker and the man incharge of setting up mods in the house, they are so pleased in my independance and workouts i might be going home soon just need a few grab rails put in my house.
So things are looking up for me, not so for Debra she has been told be another 2 weeks before she can put weight on her right leg, a bit of a set back for her as its already been 6 weeks she was told by the physo this, seem different dept. don't talk with each other and a bit of confussion between surgons and skin graft doctors as well the docs here and we are kept in the dark in what is happening to find out from the physo dept. one arm not letting the other arm know what is happening.

Anyway i hope my time here is getting closer to going home, but i say Debra be here longer she was a bit upset when told but she just has to do as she told as her leg still needs that little bit more healing inside.
Had 4 visitor this morning before gym 2 old riding mates, Duncan who i have known since grade one and Stew who been riding with forever and my mate Steve and his wife, made our morning.

Ash

 

[robs ss]

Good on you Ash - keep the flame burning!

 

[robs ss]

...Deb's likely to need a couple of tablespoons of your optimism!

 

[nortonmargie]

Valentines Day is coming up - what kind of candy does she like? Chocolate often improves mood - especially the kind that is filled with brandy...

 

[Grandad]

Seems to me Ashley that you've got some fresh gas in your tank and have just started coming off idle jet and beginning to blip the throttle to work your way along the needle jet ........ won't be too long now and you'll be fully onto the main jet ... WOT rocks !

 

[hpshooter]

Keep pushing forward. Glad you both are improving.