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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / January 2006Hip hip hooray
I thought some of the old timers around here might appreciate resuscitating that joke ... No? Oh well. Long time since I've been here, but I have come back to report that five weeks ago I had a hip resurfacing ("Birmingham") operation at Southmead's AOC. Wonderful people, I almost enjoyed being in hospital for a week (almost...) and in the last four weeks I've been at home gradually getting more mobile. There's still some aching in the leg but paracetamol and codeine seems to do the trick. Amazing that since two days after the op. the only painkillers I need come over the counter from Boots. Though the morphine was enormous fun while it lasted... (yes, there's a story there.) Hope those well known names (Hi Jayne, sorry to hear about your friend's loss, but hope you get a good holiday - or are you just going into hiding from the relatives like I do at this time of year?) Anyway, should anyone want to know just how amazing modern surgery is and why Southmead Hospital AOC gets a 9.5 on my clap-o-meter, just let me know. Happy Hogmaney! (and that from a man who can only toast the New Year with a Sainsbury's "brandy rich" mince pie...) Cheers, Jim 2005-12-28, Responding to Jim... > I thought some of the old timers around here might > appreciate resuscitating that joke ... [...] > Anyway, should anyone want to know just how amazing modern > surgery is and why Southmead Hospital AOC gets a 9.5 on my > clap-o-meter, just let me know. They gave you the clap already? (Well, you like old jokes. :) Have a good new year. Mike@N.UK  Signature---- * MikesBrain+WebStuff @ http://tinyurl.com/5ayqt - Schauen Sie immer auf der hellen Seite des Lebens! :) >Long time since I've been here, but I have come back to >report that five weeks ago I had a hip resurfacing >("Birmingham") operation at Southmead's AOC. Good luck Jim, You certainly had your share of problem before the Op so here's to it being a new future for you and a more mobile 2006. All you have to worry about now is the Y2038 bug? http://www.dawn.com/weekly/science/science6.htm Happy New Year 2005-12-28, Responding to me@privacy.net... [...] > All you have to worry about now is the Y2038 bug? > http://www.dawn.com/weekly/science/science6.htm You sure this isn't just Yahoo looking to dodge the flak from having released a messed up chunk of software? ;) Not to worry however, as when all those "Axis of Evil" nations with all those WMDs take over the world, (T'is true I tell ya! My mates Tony and George told me!), we'll all be on Islamic calender time anyhoo, and Y2k/Y2838 will be a long long way off, again. :) BTW... Wouldn't we see the 8bit systems go down first, then the 16bit systems, and so on? And given the lovely marketing technique the Y2k thing turned out to be, wouldn't you expect to find a rush to market "solutions" now, rather than later, thereby solving the "problem" in good time, and without having to pay "Gotcha" money for them this time? Or did I just take a joke too seriously here? (Bugger all on the TV again, and not much to do ATM! ;) Happy 1906 folks! Mike@N.UK Signature---- * MikesBrain+WebStuff @ http://tinyurl.com/5ayqt - Schauen Sie immer auf der hellen Seite des Lebens! :) >2005-12-28, Responding to me@privacy.net... Mike's World Politics POV snipped [as we've all seen what happened on ASA...] >BTW... Wouldn't we see the 8bit systems go down first, then >the 16bit systems, and so on? And given the lovely marketing >technique the Y2k thing turned out to be, wouldn't you >expect to find a rush to market "solutions" now, rather than >later, thereby solving the "problem" in good time, and >without having to pay "Gotcha" money for them this time? I'm must admit my first thought was it's only "nearly 2006" and aren't we leaping headlong into 64 bit already? or did I miss something, too much egg nog! >Happy 1906 folks! Here's a penguin link to make you happy http://www.rpath.com/ Happy New Year >>2005-12-28, Responding to me@privacy.net... > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >>later, thereby solving the "problem" in good time, and >>without having to pay "Gotcha" money for them this time? we _are_ seeking solutions now. in fact, i was discussing the problem over coffee only a couple of weeks ago (though admittedly, the group discussing was mostly sysadmins like me). >I'm must admit my first thought was it's only "nearly 2006" and aren't >we leaping headlong into 64 bit already? or did I miss something, too >much egg nog! 2000 was (potentially) _much_ more serious, and there were quite a lot of sillinesses that happened, but fortunately mothing catastrophic. >>Happy 1906 folks! > >Here's a penguin link to make you happy hrrmph: i was expecting something like http://www.martingrund.de/pinguine/ (which has changed its layout -- for the better -- since i last looked at it). SignatureRobin Fairbairns, Cambridge >*we _are_ seeking solutions now*. in fact, i was discussing the problem >over coffee only a couple of weeks ago (though admittedly, the group >discussing was ). >*2000 was (potentially) _much_ more serious*, and there were quite a lot >of sillinesses that happened, but fortunately mothing catastrophic. **mostly sysadmins like me** Now how did know Robin was telling the truth [lol] A link for Robin http://www.infiltec.com/j-h-wrld.htm Happy New Year PS: Didn't mean to highjack your hip Jim... 2005-12-28, Responding to me@privacy.net... >>2005-12-28, Responding to me@privacy.net... > > Mike's World Politics POV snipped [as we've all seen what > happened on ASA...] Oh boy... here we go again? If you're gonna have another kick, at least post up a link to the thread(s) in question. http://tinyurl.com/dffj5 Mike@N.UK Signature---- * MikesBrain+WebStuff @ http://tinyurl.com/5ayqt - Schauen Sie immer auf der hellen Seite des Lebens! :) >> Mike's World Politics POV snipped [as we've all seen what >> happened on ASA...] [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >http://tinyurl.com/dffj5 Exactly, Mike exactly....... On that thread you wrote: "Oh dear... As I mentioned, I accept that I could have done a better job of articulating my response to what I saw as a contentious issue WITHIN the post I responded to. " Then on here I mention the Y2038 bug, nothing in the slightest to do with current day world politics, and your part response is: "Not to worry however, as when all those "Axis of Evil" nations with all those WMDs take over the world, (T'is true I tell ya! My mates Tony and George told me!), we'll all be on Islamic calender time anyhoo, and Y2k/Y2838 will be a long long way off, again. :)" and now apparently I'm having a kick at you? wot! Try "doing a better job of articulating your response" You slated folks big time for "tubthumping" on ASA and insisted on having your POV..... well now I'm having my POV! Happy New Year [ No further part taken in this thread by me] The End.... 2005-12-29, Responding to me@privacy.net... >>> Mike's World Politics POV snipped [as we've all seen what >>> happened on ASA...] [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > on Islamic calender time anyhoo, and Y2k/Y2838 will be a > long long way off, again. :)" Stop right here, and notice the -> :) <- This indicates a JOKE!!! You PRAT! [...] > You slated folks big time for "tubthumping" on ASA and > insisted on having your POV..... well now I'm having my > POV! Nope. I *defended myself* from said tub-thumping, which was not intended as a JOKE by those who indulged in the activity in that thread. No "slating" was indulged in by moi, though the same cannot be said of some other "contributors". But you knew that. You PRAT! > [ No further part taken in this thread by me] Thank **** for that! > Happy New Year Yeah, and you. P.S. You really can be a prat sometimes y'know. ;) Mike@N.UK Signature---- * MikesBrain+WebStuff @ http://tinyurl.com/5ayqt - Schauen Sie immer auf der hellen Seite des Lebens! :) > > "Not to worry however, as when all those "Axis of Evil" nations > > with all those WMDs take over the world, (T'is true I tell ya! My > > mates Tony and George told me!), we'll all be on Islamic calender > > time anyhoo, and Y2k/Y2838 will be a long long way off, again. :)" > Stop right here, and notice the -> :) <- > This indicates a JOKE!!! > You PRAT! > [...] > > You slated folks big time for "tubthumping" on ASA and insisted > > on having your POV..... well now I'm having my POV! > Nope. I *defended myself* from said tub-thumping, which was > not intended as a JOKE by those who indulged in the activity > in that thread. No "slating" was indulged in by moi, though > the same cannot be said of some other "contributors". > But you knew that. > You PRAT! > > [ No further part taken in this thread by me] > Thank **** for that! > > Happy New Year > Yeah, and you. > P.S. You really can be a prat sometimes y'know. ;) On a ng which has been very supportive to me and others is it really necessary to post this rubbish? SignatureA T (Sandy) Morton on the Bicycle Island In the Global Village http://www.millport.net >On a ng which has been very supportive to me and others is it really >necessary to post this rubbish? Hi Sandy - how are you doing these days? Jim > Hi Sandy - how are you doing these days? Hingin thegither - which loosely translates as doing quite well. I've got a few arthritic twinges in my left shoulder but the replacement hip has been a fantastic success. SignatureT h e - e x t e n d e r ! ! ! ! Jings Sandy, yur no forgetin' am fae Glesga? Okay so I live in Bristol, but you never forget your roots :) Glad to hear about the hip, and hope the shoulder doesn't cause too many problems. I'm into my 5th week after the op, and things are getting better day by day. I still don't sleep more than 4-5 hours a night (making up for it in the day), and I still take paracetamol and codeine every 4 hours, but considering how much work they do on the op, I think that's pretty amazing. How far were you walking after the op? So far I've not done more that a mile or so in one go. (My other leg is OA too, but not so bad).I remember you writing about how you were off round the island in a remarkably short time! Any advice? A Happy Hogmaney & not too hung over Ne'erday - & all the best for 2006. Jim >> Hi Sandy - how are you doing these days? > >Hingin thegither - which loosely translates as doing quite well. >I've got a few arthritic twinges in my left shoulder but the >replacement hip has been a fantastic success. > Jings Sandy, yur no forgetin' am fae Glesga? Okay so I live in > Bristol, but you never forget your roots :) Translation was for those who are not familiar with the delights of the Scots language! > Glad to hear about the hip, and hope the shoulder doesn't cause too > many problems. I'm into my 5th week after the op, and things are > getting better day by day. I still don't sleep more than 4-5 hours > a night (making up for it in the day), and I still take paracetamol > and codeine every 4 hours, but considering how much work they do on > the op, I think that's pretty amazing. I had a lot of problems sleeping before the op. but I now (2 years later) sleep 7 or 8 hours a night and don't need painkillers - I can also contemplate the inside of my eyelids during the day :-) > How far were you walking after the op? So far I've not done more > that a mile or so in one go. (My other leg is OA too, but not so > bad).I remember you writing about how you were off round the island > in a remarkably short time! Any advice? 3 miles most days now but weather dependent - won't be today 'cos the Scottish sunshine is heavy. I do take a walking stick for security but I don't really need it - it's one of the carbon fibre hill walker types and weighs virtually nothing, I don't think I would be as comfy with the NHS log which I had. > A Happy Hogmaney & not too hung over Ne'erday - & all the best for > 2006. And to you and yours and all the posters and lurkers on this ng - may 2006 bring you peace, happiness and relief from pain. SignatureA T (Sandy) Morton on the Bicycle Island In the Global Village http://www.millport.net 2005-12-31, Responding to Sandy Morton... [...] > And to you and yours and all the posters and lurkers on > this ng - may 2006 bring you peace, happiness and relief > from pain. Seconded! "Lets hope its a good one without any tears." (Lennon) HNY! :) Mike@N.UK Signature---- * MikesBrain+WebStuff @ http://tinyurl.com/5ayqt - Schauen Sie immer auf der hellen Seite des Lebens! :) >> Jings Sandy, yur no forgetin' am fae Glesga? Okay so I live in >> Bristol, but you never forget your roots :) [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >And to you and yours and all the posters and lurkers on this ng - may >2006 bring you peace, happiness and relief from pain. Scottish sunshine, indeed! We've had a bit of that down here lately too - definitely black parasol weather. As for the NHS logs - I was amazed to hear the woman in hospital tell me that she actually saws those wooden walking sticks. She was more than happy that adjustable crutches suited me better in the early days. Good to hear you're walking a lot each day - I notice now that if I try to go a bit further every few days, it's no problem at all. Still only just over a mile, but where I live that takes in a shopping mall, supermarket, four restaurants, a newsagent and yes, a pub - though I haven't touched anything stronger than Irn Bru since before the op six weeks ago. Entirely by the way, am I right in thinking that you were the Risc user on the ng? If not, ignore the next paragraph... If so, the reason I ask is that long time ago I had a Risc PC (lovely machine but the day job required me to downgrade to Wintel). The other day I was writing a membership list for a photo group and discovered that someone's sig included info on a Bristol Risc OS user group which still meets every month! The old OS is alive and well in Bristol it seems. Off for a second cup of tea and to do my morning exercises. Hey ho... Jim > Entirely by the way, am I right in thinking that you were the Risc > user on the ng? If not, ignore the next paragraph... Yep - still prefer my risc machines for mail and news - miles easier to use than the pc. I walked to the top of the island and back yesterday - about 6 miles - and I think I'll do it again today 'cos the weather is absolutely fantastic - slight dusting of cloud with bright sun and about 5C. It's good to be alive on most days but this one is even better!!!! SignatureT h e - e x t e n d e r ! ! ! ! 2006-01-04, Responding to Sandy Morton... >> Entirely by the way, am I right in thinking that you were the Risc >> user on the ng? If not, ignore the next paragraph... > > Yep - still prefer my risc machines for mail and news - miles easier > to use than the pc. Maybe a dumb question but... Isn't it the software that makes life easier or more difficult? Surely the hardware should not really make itself apparent except when it fails to do it's job? Mike@N.UK Signature---- * MikesBrain+WebStuff @ http://tinyurl.com/5ayqt - Schauen Sie immer auf der hellen Seite des Lebens! :) >2006-01-04, Responding to Sandy Morton... >>> Entirely by the way, am I right in thinking that you were the Risc [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >difficult? Surely the hardware should not really make itself >apparent except when it fails to do it's job? Not really. The many, many choices in the design of hardware is the FIRST thing in the computer food chain. The software you write is dependent on the design of the hardware it runs on, something that Wintel users have suffered from for decades. Within any given hardware architecture you can have good and bad software, but the hardware provides the environment and rules in which the software runs. Clunky hardware design will always constrain the software written for it no matter how you try to hide it. Computer architecture books will explain more if you're interested. That said, in one sense you have a point - without good software the hardware is irrelevant (cf Apple Lisa in the early 1980s), but the design of the hardware determines exactly what your computer is capable of, and at a very fundamental level how well it will perform. In this case it's not really chicken and egg - hardware design always comes first! Cheers, Jim 2006-01-05, Responding to Jim... >>2006-01-04, Responding to Sandy Morton... >>>> Entirely by the way, am I right in thinking that you were the Risc [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > it's not really chicken and egg - hardware design always > comes first! Yup. I understand the relationship you describe here, but for something simple like mail and news, I'd have thought you could install something like NetBSD on your toaster/playstation/whatever and get a reasonable application performance. ;) P.S. I'd run Linux on MY toaster, but I just found out its a "WinToaster" :( What do you want to chew today? ): Mike@N.UK Signature---- * MikesBrain+WebStuff @ http://tinyurl.com/5ayqt - Schauen Sie immer auf der hellen Seite des Lebens! :) >2006-01-05, Responding to Jim... >Yup. I understand the relationship you describe here, but >for something simple like mail and news, I'd have thought [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > but I just found out its a "WinToaster" > :( What do you want to chew today? ): Sure, for any given application on any given architecture there will be good and bad software and the less demanding the application the less significant the hardware limitations will be. But it still all comes down to architecture ... no matter who's driving, you ain't gonna win a Grand Prix in a van ... Hey, Penguins rule, ok... if you like I can send you links to a site showing Linux running as a Windows Screensaver (no, I'm not kidding) and even Linux running on a video iPod. Some people out there just have too much time on their hands when recovering from hip surgery... ... he said, desperately swerving to get back on topic ;-) 2006-01-05, Responding to Jim... >>2006-01-05, Responding to Jim... > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > architecture ... no matter who's driving, you ain't gonna > win a Grand Prix in a van ... Van prix? (Don't go there! I did, and you won't like it! ;) > Hey, Penguins rule, ok... if you like I can send you links > to a site showing Linux running as a Windows Screensaver > (no, I'm not kidding) and even Linux running on a video > iPod. Some people out there just have too much time on their > hands when recovering from hip surgery... NetBSD, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD all have non-penguin logo critters, but I see what you mean. The things you can do once you get out from under the "Click here"-ware sand-trap are pretty impressive. > ... he said, desperately swerving to get back on topic ;-) Oh, er, yeah... right... ok. ;) Mike@N.UK Signature---- * MikesBrain+WebStuff @ http://tinyurl.com/5ayqt - Schauen Sie immer auf der hellen Seite des Lebens! :) 2005-12-29, Responding to Sandy Morton... [...] >> > [ No further part taken in this thread by me] > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > On a ng which has been very supportive to me and others is it really > necessary to post this rubbish? Absolutely not, and the "prat" should have known better. Hopefully, he's done with his over-spill from a.s.a now. Have a peaceful New Year. 8) Mike@N.UK Signature---- * MikesBrain+WebStuff @ http://tinyurl.com/5ayqt - Schauen Sie immer auf der hellen Seite des Lebens! :) Hiding from relatives? Chance would be a fine thing! Had to travel 300 miles to spend it with them! Lovely to see you again and so pleased that you've had that hip replaced. Makes such a difference doesn't it? When my knee got done in March I thought I'd never feel better, but here I am feeling great! They said at the time I could expect the improvements to carry on for 9 months, and they did - it just got better and better! Hope the same applies to you too Jim - happy new year indeed! Jayne >I thought some of the old timers around here might > appreciate resuscitating that joke ... [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > Cheers, > Jim Hi Jayne, good to hear from you! Hiding from relatives... mmmm. The truth is that the scariest thing to happen to me in recent months wasn't the hip operation, but when my niece's husband offered to drive 400 miles from Glasgow to Bristol and take me back there for a "real family Christmas"! It was a kind thought but I politely declined, citing my doctor's advice to take things easy (thanks, doc...!). The idea of travelling 800 miles and spending Christmas with my family is, well, mmmm ... how can I put it .. not that they're not lovely people, but you know what it's like when too many lovely people spend too much time together being lovely .... war is inevitable! Instead I had a quiet Christmas at home and am all the better for it. Glad to hear the op. went so well for you and that things are so much better. Even after 5 weeks I can see and feel a big difference. A year down the line must be nice. It would be good to get a full night's sleep, for example, but you won't hear me complaining! All the best for 2006, Jim >Hiding from relatives? Chance would be a fine thing! Had to travel 300 >miles to spend it with them! [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] >> Cheers, >> Jim > Glad to hear the op. went so well for you and that things > are so much better. Even after 5 weeks I can see and feel a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > All the best for 2006, > Jim I really hope that good sleep is just around the corner for you Jim - it will come, but it seems a long time waiting! Jayne |
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