Getting old is rough

[Tom from Rubicon]

" 30s is too young to talk like this. "

No it isn't, and as you have found out all pain is not destined to be gain.
Taking life as it comes. Physical injury is just part of being alive. Getting on as best you can Tony, is all you can do.
Gabapentin? I tried it for peripheral neuronopathy. Dosage that would drop a Bull Elephant.
Tony, are you onto a physical therapy regime? You need your range of motion and strength restored.

Tom

 

[Wevil Kenevil]

Our prayers and positive thoughts and energy are with you.

God speed brother.

 

[Tony01]

Hey Tom, yeah a lil better every day. Had PT weekly. Still got two knee surgeries ahead. One next week to remove scar tissue and manipulate range while I’m under, then the PT will have to be daily for about a week then biweekly for a month. Then another to reattach my ACL. I also tore the PCL and MCL which were fixed first.

Steve, the cane elicits a great deal of sympathy. Getting girls’ numbers is like shooting fish in a barrel!

 

[Tom from Rubicon]

Who would have guessed that a cane could be a chick magnet.
Hang in there buddy.

 

[fasteddy]

I'm laughing about the cane. They have a lot more impact than crutches. Crutches are usually temporary but a cane says this is permanent. Behind every scar there is a great story.

Best of everything with the surgery.

Steve.

 

[Tony01]

Who would have guessed that a cane could be a chick magnet.
Hang in there buddy.

Right??? I was joking for a long time about going for that “distinguished gentleman” look but it may be a reality now.

 

[Oldbiscuit]

Tony, glad to hear you’re improving ! It all takes time, but at least you’re alive and moving . What shape is your bike ? I’m sure you haven’t worked on it, but is it fixable or trash ?

 

[Tom from Rubicon]

" I was joking for a long time about going for that “distinguished gentleman” look but it may be a reality now."

Hooking up with a nurse if you are good to her, provides a lifetime of good care. Out of this calamity.
A silver lining? Good luck is what you make of it. Carpe diem.

Tom

 

[Tony01]

What shape is your bike ? I’m sure you haven’t worked on it, but is it fixable or trash ?

It is pretty much scrap. I could fix if I wanted but that’s just bad juju. The amount of force exerted on my bike by her 3 ton SUV to mangle it this bad is astounding. The swingarm mounts ripped out of the frame and the bike split in two. The front end is completely scrap, forks and bars are mangled and bent further than I’d be able to fix. I guess they used bolt cutters on my suspension chains and motor cable to fully separate the two halves. As my strongest frame, it held up protecting the battery and electronics so I’ll sell what I can. I could probably get a couple Gs selling the electronics. I would like to loosely reassemble it and place it somewhere in the garden.

 

[Oldbiscuit]

That really sucks! Especially knowing how much time and talent it took for you to build that bike. My hope for you is that you heal up 100% and some day build another bike equal to or better than this one.
A garden display would be neat, if for no other reason than to remind you of how far you’ve come from the that low day. Good Luck!

 

[curtisfox]

That really sucks! Especially knowing how much time and talent it took for you to build that bike. My hope for you is that you heal up 100% and some day build another bike equal to or better than this one.
A garden display would be neat, if for no other reason than to remind you of how far you’ve come from the that low day. Good Luck!

I will second that, as I look back through my life I am so thankful I made it this far...............Curt

 

[fasteddy]

Garden feature would be an excellent use.

Steve.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

Well it has been a rough few days but spirts are strong just waiting on the body to catch up.

 

[curtisfox]

Looks like my knee and shoulder scars, good luck and heal fast........Curt

 

[Tom from Rubicon]

I hate staples! Jeez Jerry! Plus a bunch of art that needs to be mended.
Is that electro magnetic healing electrodes? And then there is the leaky bit above. But it all looks good physiologically speaking. i don't see any infection, just nice normal skin tone.

I knew a nice young man 50+ years ago that got spiked at Football practice. The wound infected his spinal cord and he died.

Tom

 

[Tony01]

Had knee arthroscopy yesterday to remove scar tissue off the PCL and MCL that were fixed in Sept. He also manipulated my flex range another 25 degrees in prep for ACL repair in a couple months. I’ve been using a cane for a few weeks but I’m back to the fn crutches until the pain subsides.

Man this ish hurts. I’ve got a drip IV from a little fanny pack that puts the painkiller right up under my kneecap through a hole in my upper thigh that I gotta wear for a week.

I have PT daily now because keeping the new improved range of motion is important or I’ll lose it. So it’s all I’m doing at home; I just put on a podcast and stretch for hours.

 

[Tom from Rubicon]

Balls! (It's a old Norwegian expression of amazement.) A photo is worth many words. What is the pain management dope Tony? Non habit forming i hope . And I really don't understand how they can do later date ACL reattachments. Do what the Doc's say and not much else.

Tom

 

[Tom from Rubicon]

Just did a look up. ON-Q* Pain Relief System - Avanos Pain Management
Tom

 

[Tony01]

Hey Tom, it’s ropivacaine. Oh they can’t do ACL with other ligaments cause it would make the knee too tight.

 

[wrench]

Well it has been a rough few days but spirts are strong just waiting on the body to catch up.

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Get well soon Brother