Grounded again

[Growler]

Heading to hospital at 07:30 tomorrow to have my left wrist professionally slashed open Just trying to get enough coffee in me now as can't eat or drink from midnight.

Been having trouble for last few months with numbness and pain in arms and hands. Finally got it diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome, doc's have decided it is time to operate and sort out the LH wrist first, as it is the worst of the two, RH will be done later in year I hope.

This means that I now have a working truck, as proved by recent outing to Wales, and I ain't gonna be able to drive the blooming thing for a few weeks, especially off road Any one need a one handed navigator ?

All this happens just as i sort out a couple of routes for the derbyshire area as well. Me and Mrs Growler were looking forward to trying these out over a weekend some time soon as well. Hopefully all should be healed enough for the trip north later in summer though.

[Apache]

'Typists disease' eh?

Ease off on the post-whoring mate

Best of luck mate. I know someone who had the op a while back and she was right as rain a month later.

[fatfires]

gentle stretching excercises worked for me post op that was a while ago though. trouble is mine need doing again now!
hope it all goes smoothly

[Growler]

'Typists disease' eh? Think it was when i was desk bound to sort out my back issues looks like I'll be doing the one finger typing again for next couple of weeks at least

Ease off on the post-whoring mate You can talk

Best of luck mate. I know someone who had the op a while back and she was right as rain a month later.

Cheers Andy, Shouldn't be too bad i know, just that my job entails driving long distances and then fixing things (well trying too anyway) so need two working mitts

[TobyJug]

Good luck Andy hope u feel better soon.....

[stormforce]

Good luck Andy.If it's anything like a mate at work when he had his done earlier this year he was off 6 weeks for each hand.It will take longer to get back to normal aswell

[Diezel Weazel]

Good Luck with it Andy ya gonna need it in Applecross town !!
Plenty of R n R needed mate... NO not "Rock n' Roll"

There's always a Payback .... Don't know where n don't know when tho !!!!

[Bibs]

Awww Andy thats pants - sorry to hear. hopefully you will be back on the road sooner rather than later

[Growler]

Cheers guys.

Op went OK and left hand now looks like I'm ready for a boxing match with the size of the dressing they put on it. Been told no driving for at least 2 weeks until stitches come out and then see how things are, but no heavy stuff for at least 4 weeks which will limit any off roading for a while after me thinks

Still all should be good for trip to Skye in august, unless they try to get RH wrist done sooner rather than later. Looks like truck may be going to garage to sort out fan, unless I can convince my eldest lad to get his hands dirty.

[Phantom]

Good luck mate had my wrist slashed open a few years ago to glue the tendons to my thumb back together after a hunting knife went through my hand. It works again now but have no feeling in my thumb.

[Growler]

Finally got the stitches out and all seems to be healing well enough. Been told not to work for at least another week or so which means i'm back at it next week, paper pushing only though.

Hopefully the wrist will be strong enough to allow me some fun next weekend at Avalanche and if not might see how the missus does

[MudSurfer]

Andy I hope it all goes well, and let me know when recovered, as I am thinking of setting up a tour of Derbyshire, so we could have a little group....

[Bibs]

Finally got the stitches out and all seems to be healing well enough. Been told not to work for at least another week or so which means i'm back at it next week, paper pushing only though.

Hopefully the wrist will be strong enough to allow me some fun next weekend at Avalanche and if not might see how the missus does

Glad it's all ok - yeah let her drive for a change

[Growler]

Andy I hope it all goes well, and let me know when recovered, as I am thinking of setting up a tour of Derbyshire, so we could have a little group....

Cheers Andy, sounds like you want to do what i have been trying to plan for last couple of months.

Glad it's all ok - yeah let her drive for a change

Thanks Viv, just have to hope the truck is up to her doing the driving Have been trying to convince her the last couple of times out

[Bibs]

Thanks Viv, just have to hope the truck is up to her doing the driving Have been trying to convince her the last couple of times out

lol - well mine has survived my drivin an I ay got much of a clue