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Tell your daughter she just made me spit my morning coffee out laughing !!
Tell your daughter she just made me spit my morning coffee out laughing !!
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Of course, you should now call her Forrest !!
Send her for errands shouting ‘run Forrest, run’
Send her for errands shouting ‘run Forrest, run’
Ash,
Physio training etc - " they " do have some good ideas / knowledge etc of course but you'll find that there will be times when you will know better and find more effective ways of doing things, trust your instincts.
Wife had a hip op and afterwards was told to use crutches for a while, I saw her struggling and as an engineer it seemed obvious to me that the crutches were set up wrong ( by the physio ) and I made height adjustments of near 2" and also altered the hand positions as she was stooping over too much.
Wifes initial reaction was to say F F Sake leave them alone but as she was incapacitated adjustments were easy, anyway afterwards she was amazed at the difference the adjustments made and was delighted and made better progress too. Physios don't always know everything.
Her consultant said re crutches that he ALWAYS used to advise his patients of a certain method of using crutches until he himself had an injury and used them himself and found his method didn't work at all for him.... subsequently he gave different advise based on his own experiences as a patient.
Another time wife needed shock wave therapy for some sort of heel condition, forget name now.
Anyway the physio gave her an excercise where she was to stand on the bottom stair or block of wood and to raise herself up on the affected foot by pivoting on the ball of the foot and then lowering back down.
Wife found this very difficult and painful so I said ( as an ex bodybuilder ) why not use both feet instead of one - use the second foot to share the loading - thereby getting the movements without the pain. It worked admirably and when she told the physio of my method he said this had never occured to him and he conceded it to be better and gladly included the method in subsequent advice to others.
Trust yourself, you may not be medically trained but you know your body.
One thing that works well with physio is something called " red dotting " .... when you see something red for example, be it on the telly or when driving around etc etc simply activate / fire the muscle or muscle groups in question. No need to have the muscle undertake loading rather a case of simply " firing " or activating the muscle even just a little bit. This repeated firing when you see the trigger colour will have a profound and valuable affect.
I learned this method following spinal surgery a few years back and it powered up my recovery - on this occasion a physio of mine gave me some powerful advice.
Same applies to getting up off the floor etc, their advice will be a starting point and you'll find effective ways for yourself too.
Sorry, a bit late to this party with physio thoughts but better late than never eh.
Best wishes to you both you are in everyones thoughts.
Physio training etc - " they " do have some good ideas / knowledge etc of course but you'll find that there will be times when you will know better and find more effective ways of doing things, trust your instincts.
Wife had a hip op and afterwards was told to use crutches for a while, I saw her struggling and as an engineer it seemed obvious to me that the crutches were set up wrong ( by the physio ) and I made height adjustments of near 2" and also altered the hand positions as she was stooping over too much.
Wifes initial reaction was to say F F Sake leave them alone but as she was incapacitated adjustments were easy, anyway afterwards she was amazed at the difference the adjustments made and was delighted and made better progress too. Physios don't always know everything.
Her consultant said re crutches that he ALWAYS used to advise his patients of a certain method of using crutches until he himself had an injury and used them himself and found his method didn't work at all for him.... subsequently he gave different advise based on his own experiences as a patient.
Another time wife needed shock wave therapy for some sort of heel condition, forget name now.
Anyway the physio gave her an excercise where she was to stand on the bottom stair or block of wood and to raise herself up on the affected foot by pivoting on the ball of the foot and then lowering back down.
Wife found this very difficult and painful so I said ( as an ex bodybuilder ) why not use both feet instead of one - use the second foot to share the loading - thereby getting the movements without the pain. It worked admirably and when she told the physio of my method he said this had never occured to him and he conceded it to be better and gladly included the method in subsequent advice to others.
Trust yourself, you may not be medically trained but you know your body.
One thing that works well with physio is something called " red dotting " .... when you see something red for example, be it on the telly or when driving around etc etc simply activate / fire the muscle or muscle groups in question. No need to have the muscle undertake loading rather a case of simply " firing " or activating the muscle even just a little bit. This repeated firing when you see the trigger colour will have a profound and valuable affect.
I learned this method following spinal surgery a few years back and it powered up my recovery - on this occasion a physio of mine gave me some powerful advice.
Same applies to getting up off the floor etc, their advice will be a starting point and you'll find effective ways for yourself too.
Sorry, a bit late to this party with physio thoughts but better late than never eh.
Best wishes to you both you are in everyones thoughts.
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Well a start to another boring weekend, had a bad start this morning a follow up of a bad afternoon yesterday, the socal worker and docs applied for a national disablitiy insurance for mods to our house, but yesterday afternoon were told i am not bad enought to be disabled, if i lost my leg above the knee i be right, but below the knee, W T F, fu cking insane, was told about late yesterday and can't do nothing about it till Monday as everyone was going home except me.
So last night i was angry at no fault of our own its now seems the money i got paid out for my Thruxton is going to pay for my rails, wheel chair and what ever else we both need, as our 3rd party insurance pay out will take 2+ years to cover these cost, so Monday i am going to be fired up with the people incharge here, man are they going to get a ear bashing from me, if i was home i do the work myself with help from mates but they won't let me out of here.
So new start for the day the cleaner dobbing bitch has just cleaned the bathroom, moved things around but not put back where she found it, makes it hard for both of us, so after a short time i needed a good clean down below so got the washer nice and warm for a good wash, i hopped up out of my wheel chair at the sink and all of a sudden my good leg slipped and came to a crashing thump to the BR floor, fuck that hurt my stump but i was able to pull myself up without calling for help, if i called for help that would have given the power that are more reasons to keep me here, so i kept quiet about it.
There are going to be times i willl have falls/accidents but here they make a big deal about it, my stump is OK no damage done just a bit sore hitting the floor, a wake up call for me to think about it before doing it.
Better be carefull the bitch cleaner has just come in the room to do the floor, i don't talk to the dobbing bitch now i just growl at her, she knows i don't like her now.
Debra and me stayed up late last night playing cards we were the only room lit up,most are in bed by 9pm but it was after midnight for us, but i had a bad night trying to sleep just thinking what the fu ck is going to happen to us now, can it get any worst.
All i want to do is get home, nothing more, nothing less as my good naturer is going out the door and becoming angry with the system and the people who are incharge i need to get out of here.
Ash
So last night i was angry at no fault of our own its now seems the money i got paid out for my Thruxton is going to pay for my rails, wheel chair and what ever else we both need, as our 3rd party insurance pay out will take 2+ years to cover these cost, so Monday i am going to be fired up with the people incharge here, man are they going to get a ear bashing from me, if i was home i do the work myself with help from mates but they won't let me out of here.
So new start for the day the cleaner dobbing bitch has just cleaned the bathroom, moved things around but not put back where she found it, makes it hard for both of us, so after a short time i needed a good clean down below so got the washer nice and warm for a good wash, i hopped up out of my wheel chair at the sink and all of a sudden my good leg slipped and came to a crashing thump to the BR floor, fuck that hurt my stump but i was able to pull myself up without calling for help, if i called for help that would have given the power that are more reasons to keep me here, so i kept quiet about it.
There are going to be times i willl have falls/accidents but here they make a big deal about it, my stump is OK no damage done just a bit sore hitting the floor, a wake up call for me to think about it before doing it.
Better be carefull the bitch cleaner has just come in the room to do the floor, i don't talk to the dobbing bitch now i just growl at her, she knows i don't like her now.
Debra and me stayed up late last night playing cards we were the only room lit up,most are in bed by 9pm but it was after midnight for us, but i had a bad night trying to sleep just thinking what the fu ck is going to happen to us now, can it get any worst.
All i want to do is get home, nothing more, nothing less as my good naturer is going out the door and becoming angry with the system and the people who are incharge i need to get out of here.
Ash
Always gotta find a silver lining ... otherwise you go mad ... been there ( but not too mad .. I hope )
In this case you have the Thruxton payout money, without it you might never get the mods done.
Focus your bile onto the dobbing bitch, get it out there ... better out than in ( unless we are talking sex )
Thank goodness Debra is there with you, for each others sake too.
End of the day for me, snoozing time. Keep up the fight you are not on your own.
In this case you have the Thruxton payout money, without it you might never get the mods done.
Focus your bile onto the dobbing bitch, get it out there ... better out than in ( unless we are talking sex )
Thank goodness Debra is there with you, for each others sake too.
End of the day for me, snoozing time. Keep up the fight you are not on your own.
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I just want to thank Jerry in letting me run this thread and didn't expect it go this far but its has helped with my recovery with friends i have never met but having a love of our Norton motorcycles, just be sometime before i be able to get on it again but i will, venting my frustration as well as having a joke and humor does play a big part in helping us both.
I have had a big kick in the arse setback yesterday but i will sort it out with the powers that be on Monday and will give them a time to set me free, has to be sooner than later before i get more angry as that is not my nature but if they want a fight they will get it from me, being a scorpo i have a sting in my tail and will come on top, i be wheeling my chair over the bodies and maybe again to make sure they get it, i be better off at home not in this place.
The more now i am thinking of home the more upset i get and they know it, the dotors seen it yesterday how upset i was about being here, i be better at home and getting back into living again.
Ash
I have had a big kick in the arse setback yesterday but i will sort it out with the powers that be on Monday and will give them a time to set me free, has to be sooner than later before i get more angry as that is not my nature but if they want a fight they will get it from me, being a scorpo i have a sting in my tail and will come on top, i be wheeling my chair over the bodies and maybe again to make sure they get it, i be better off at home not in this place.
The more now i am thinking of home the more upset i get and they know it, the dotors seen it yesterday how upset i was about being here, i be better at home and getting back into living again.
Ash
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So your "rebuild" fell off the bench, and your "helper" won't hand you any tools. Now, the cat ran off with your 7/16 spanner.
Take a few deep breaths. Swat a couple of flies.
Get back to work. Try to ignore your "helper" if possible. The spanner will turn up soon, and the physio crew will help you get the lump back on the bench.
Tomorrow is another day.
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Well Sunday morning, bacon and eggs this morning mmmm, its been a overcast snd wet weekend with winds blowing, very bleak but we needed the rain, all my fruit trees at home are fruiting and i am not there for them and so pissed off not being there to pick.
I need to get out of here badly but one person is stopping me from being paroled, one fu cking person, i been talking to a mate who is willing to get a few mates up my place to do a few mods, install rails and all so i have that all covered for my needs and my daughter be looking after me as well i asked a mate who has no where to live for a few months to move in, so going to have help at home.
To me the powers be have no reason to keep me here because of duty of care to them, i be well looked after and in safe hands.
I have good mates we are all retired now and they are all pitching in to help, i am so gratefull to them all, mates helping mates in need, great aussie way of looking after each other when needed, we are getting so much support from everyone even from friends a far and mates i haven't seen for years, and of course friends from here, friendships is very important to me and since our accident been making more friendships from all over, amazing i am so over welmed.
Can't wait to get back into my new hobby, going to be a bit harder for me but i am up to it, by the wat did i mention the Joe Hunt lol, thought i better throw that in haha.
Going to be a interesting meeting tomorrow thats if it happens as thing move slowly here but if it don't they will here about it from me.
I need out of here and i am ready to go home i am self reliant and i be better at home than stuck here.
Ash
I need to get out of here badly but one person is stopping me from being paroled, one fu cking person, i been talking to a mate who is willing to get a few mates up my place to do a few mods, install rails and all so i have that all covered for my needs and my daughter be looking after me as well i asked a mate who has no where to live for a few months to move in, so going to have help at home.
To me the powers be have no reason to keep me here because of duty of care to them, i be well looked after and in safe hands.
I have good mates we are all retired now and they are all pitching in to help, i am so gratefull to them all, mates helping mates in need, great aussie way of looking after each other when needed, we are getting so much support from everyone even from friends a far and mates i haven't seen for years, and of course friends from here, friendships is very important to me and since our accident been making more friendships from all over, amazing i am so over welmed.
Can't wait to get back into my new hobby, going to be a bit harder for me but i am up to it, by the wat did i mention the Joe Hunt lol, thought i better throw that in haha.
Going to be a interesting meeting tomorrow thats if it happens as thing move slowly here but if it don't they will here about it from me.
I need out of here and i am ready to go home i am self reliant and i be better at home than stuck here.
Ash
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Well i thought i was going to have a fight on my hands this morning, had a bit of a frustration blow up when my brekkie arrived and the things i ordered was different, but i got over that, and then the socalworker came and seen me with another incharged nurse and they are getting me home care people to visit me tomorrow the get the mods to my house as well wheelchair and all without cost to us, at the same time the other party insurance phoned me up and they are going to work with the hospital in paying for all the things needed for our care as well mods to the house as their cliant is at fault.
So things are looking up, the OT and physo are taking me home on Wednesday to see how i manage, so home is getting closer for me, its been 1 month today since i been in rehab and near 2 months since the accident, so now the end of the tunnel is getting closer for me atlease, Debra be a bit longer as after tomorrow she be able to put some weight on her right leg and then her full rehab will begin.
I was so frustrated and angry all weekend but today i am so happy with the news and not worrying about who going to cover my cost to the house and a big worry off my shoulders, things are looking up and closer to getting home.
Ash
So things are looking up, the OT and physo are taking me home on Wednesday to see how i manage, so home is getting closer for me, its been 1 month today since i been in rehab and near 2 months since the accident, so now the end of the tunnel is getting closer for me atlease, Debra be a bit longer as after tomorrow she be able to put some weight on her right leg and then her full rehab will begin.
I was so frustrated and angry all weekend but today i am so happy with the news and not worrying about who going to cover my cost to the house and a big worry off my shoulders, things are looking up and closer to getting home.
Ash
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A pretty good day all in all then mate !
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When i got up this morning at 5 am i thought my week was going to be fu cked and i felt like cheering myself up i ordered a new train for my layout at a good discount price which it did cheer me up, then after brekkie came the good news about my house mods and after signing the paper work a phone call from the other 3rd party insurer saying their party was at fault and they going to pay for all mods and care, who said things come in 3s as always bad, and as well going home Wednesday for a home visit to see what mods needed, so 4 good luck for me.
So been a very good day indeed, hope the luck keeps rolling this week as we both need it, coming up to 2 months since the accident our luck had to change for the better and Debra injuries is healing good and good colour back in her legs and injuries and my right stump is healing great as well.
Even all the staff here have known about my bad weekend and now they have heard all the good news they are happy for both of us, but i be home before Debra so i get a few weeks of freedom before she is allowed home and gives me a chance to prepare for her return and might get together and have a few drinks with my mates that have helped us out in our time of need, i have so much to be thankful from them all.
Ash
So been a very good day indeed, hope the luck keeps rolling this week as we both need it, coming up to 2 months since the accident our luck had to change for the better and Debra injuries is healing good and good colour back in her legs and injuries and my right stump is healing great as well.
Even all the staff here have known about my bad weekend and now they have heard all the good news they are happy for both of us, but i be home before Debra so i get a few weeks of freedom before she is allowed home and gives me a chance to prepare for her return and might get together and have a few drinks with my mates that have helped us out in our time of need, i have so much to be thankful from them all.
Ash
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I don't know what you mean Rob as i never obey the wife, in fact i never listen too her much as i still do my own thing, one of the reasons i married her she knew from day one what i was like, but she has had a good life with me and i get away with a lot, more than my other married mates they are so under the thumb, but we both look after each other, we also have our fights and we both have our own space away from each other when we need it, boils down to a good marrage....do all the things I want before I have to obey commands again!
Ash
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Ash, I can see it now. Before the Missus gets home, you'll have your train layout running all through the house. The Ashman Express will have a beer car and stop under the filling station ( beer keg) , then make another stop beside your chair to deliver the pint.
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