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Post by Hofmeister on Nov 5, 2016 22:31:43 GMT
Having a great time in Cuba, slight issue that is causing a bit of agg
I have broken my hip.
Mojitos and crutches are saving the day tho
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Post by Humph on Nov 5, 2016 23:01:24 GMT
What the hell? Samba or sex?
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Post by Rob on Nov 5, 2016 23:06:23 GMT
Oh dear. What on earth have you been up to. Maybe a fall after too many mojitos?
At least you're enjoying mojitos.
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Post by Hofmeister on Nov 6, 2016 0:24:21 GMT
What the hell? Samba or sex? Are they not the same?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2016 1:24:55 GMT
Nogbad, have friends in Cuba, email if you need assistance.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2016 7:38:41 GMT
Oh no! Are you having an operation there or being medivacced home?
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Post by bromptonaut on Nov 6, 2016 9:16:28 GMT
Welcome to the club. How did you do it and what's actually broken?
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Post by lygonos on Nov 6, 2016 9:36:13 GMT
Oh no! Are you having an operation there or being medivacced home? Generally speaking, the faster it's fixed the better the outcome.
Cuba is a poor country but one with a relatively advanced health service.
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Post by tyrednexited on Nov 6, 2016 9:39:19 GMT
What the hell? Samba or sex? Are they not the same? ..they are similar, but you really shouldn't attempt both at the same time, otherwise..............well, I don't have to tell you now. Good luck with the fix/recovery!
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Post by Humph on Nov 6, 2016 11:00:31 GMT
Do you know, only yesterday, for the first time in my life, I got a bit nervous on my mountain bike. I've been throwing myself down the sides of things on bikes and indeed skis for as long as I can remember.
I've wiped out in the process countless times, suffered minor injuries occasionally over the years but never anything too serious. But yesterday I was rattling down a fairly steep and technical section of singletrack at speed which involved some drop offs and jumps. Fairly full on, but nothing I've not done a thousand times before. Having a rare old time as usual.
Somewhere in the middle of all that nonsense, on a section where it's so steep and loose you really can't stop even if you wanted to, a narrow winding path made of loose rocks through trees with unavoidable jumps, I suddenly felt scared, not a good feeling or particularly useful in the short term where you need all your concentration and confidence.
It started to go through my mind as to what sort of injuries I might suffer if I lost it at that point. Never really felt that before. Never really considered it before. Must be getting old.
Anyway, I didn't come off, and soon I felt OK again and completed the run, but last night I just kept running over and over in my head what could have triggered those feelings of fear. Then I read Nogbad's post about his hip and it made it worse !
I probably shouldn't be doing these things in my late 50s but when I do, I don't feel my age, on the contrary, I just feel so alive its like a drug.
Anyway, I'm rambling now. Hope you have a speedy recovery NB.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2016 11:09:45 GMT
At least he has a comfortable Volvo to drive when he is recovered....
A know a retired doctor, now aged 95 who had a hip replacement after a fall 18 months ago. The operation was done using an epidural. He is back driving and walking. Looking pretty good...Amazing what they do these days.
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Post by WDB on Nov 6, 2016 14:13:19 GMT
Bad luck, Sven. Hope it's all fixed reasonably soon.
I have a friend at work (about Humph's age, as it happens) who broke the neck of one femur in a bike accident two years ago. He's doing all right again now, if that's any encouragement.
From the occasionally helpful Look On the Bright Side department, you've told us you're lighter and fitter than you were a few years ago. You should get the benefit of that in your recovery.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2016 15:25:13 GMT
>>for the first time in my life, I got a bit nervous on my mountain bike
Been there. Its very strange to be suddenly concerned over something that, whilst admittedly a bit dodgy, is something you've been doing for years. It was also difficult to classify. It wasn't that I was scared exactly, I am often scared and it doesn't really affect by behaviour. Almost makes it more exhilarating. It was that I was suddenly worried about the outcome in a fearful way. The "scary what-ifs" if you like..
I was a bit at a loss for a while, and was concerned that it might either become unmanageable or might at the very least disturb my enjoyment. Eventually I decided to just blast through and not try to pretend to myself that it would be alright, not try to pretend that I wasn't scared, and just to force my self to think "f*** it", accept the fear and do it anyway. If I was going to be scared doing this for the rest of my life, then so be it, but I was going to do it anyway.
Had to do that once and then it went away. And hasn't ever come back.
Mind you, I was using a parachute not a bicycle, but death to one side the likely injuries are similar - hard/uncontrolled landings.
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Post by tyrednexited on Nov 6, 2016 16:09:55 GMT
Having a great time in Cuba, slight issue that is causing a bit of agg I have broken my hip. Having resolved my hifi purchasing, I've been spending time ripping music to FLAC. Just done a J L-H CD containing this, which reminded me of you.....
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Post by Humph on Nov 6, 2016 16:41:40 GMT
I love John Lee Hooker, have you ever heard him duetting with Carlos Santana? Just magical how the two sounds blend.
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