BOOO !

[Nitty Gritty]

I asume you've tried the osteopath route. luckily for me I've had a fix every visit. Went the other day for a neck click as couldn't look down to the right without it feeling tight in the oposite corner. Mentioned my left knee was tender and had been for quite a while on the outside just below the kneecap making wearing motorcycle leathers uncomfortable after a while. Bugger stuck his elbow in my left arse cheek and routed around, gave my foot a twist, bend and yank, never went near my knee, cured in one visit, and given an excercise to do should the problem come up in the future. Apparently quite a common fix, some about to have operations for scrapes etc perscribed by the NHS which have to be cancelled after one visit to an osteopath. £40 well spent. I recommend them to the house.

[O.C.]

Good advice in most cases, however I have a degenerative spinal condition (Stenosis) as such I have to be very careful about manipulation in my spinal or related  areas      

[Boomer]

Just been out for a spin up to Shotley Gate for a view of Felixstowe and Harwich.
Would have been fun but for endless slow, baffled and incompetent drivers, and at least 10 separate sets of roadworks.
Took the fast A12 route home which was equally unenjoyable. All in all a waste of an afternoon.

Starting to think I need to leave Essex, possibly even leave the UK.
Everywhere I look I see people who just don't seem to think of anyone but themselves.
The Britain I used to know is gone, and has been replaced by crass commercialism and greed.

[PRD]

Just been out for a spin up to Shotley Gate for a view of Felixstowe and Harwich.
Would have been fun but for endless slow, baffled and incompetent drivers, and at least 10 separate sets of roadworks.
Took the fast A12 route home which was equally unenjoyable. All in all a waste of an afternoon.

Starting to think I need to leave Essex, possibly even leave the UK.
Everywhere I look I see people who just don't seem to think of anyone but themselves.
The Britain I used to know is gone, and has been replaced by crass commercialism and greed.

Totally agree

[O.C.]

sadly George you are probably right.

Life here in Northern Ireland is all at a much slower pace, in fact it's like England was about 30 years ago, people are incredibly, sometimes  embarrassingly friendly too

[mcfroyce44]

Feck off back to England, sh!thead. Hehe

[O.C.]

Feck off back to England, sh!thead. Hehe

I'm struggling to think what it was that I used to like about you     

[Lonewolf]

I have to say, Scotland sounds like it is in Ireland then. Last week when we were up there we had a number of people just engaging with us as if they knew us. It was strange, but reassuring that people can still talk to other people without wanting to fight them! 

[pross]

I have to say, Scotland sounds like it is in Ireland then. Last week when we were up there we had a number of people just engaging with us as if they knew us. It was strange, but reassuring that people can still talk to other people without wanting to fight them! 

A couple of years back I was down Abereron in Wales .
And I got chatting to this welsh couple nice friendly people I told him I was from Stourbridge in the West Midlands.
And he started telling me about there friends who lived in Stafford and in the next breath he said do you know them    As though they was in the next street   

[Lonewolf]

The Welsh are a strange breed though aren't they? 

[2kwacks]

I guess you could say an old condition for this old man     unfortunately it's one of a few other 'health issues'  which I'm 'enjoying' at the moment

Have a great trip Steve, I hope the weather holds up for you, and we expect your usual excellent report...ride safe and enjoy   

Rog.. Sorry to hear about your troubles getting old is a bummer.. I remember my old dad saying when I was in my teens not getting out of bed till midday "life is wasted on the young"" and when the time comes after bringing up a family and working all our life we can't do the things we could have done when we in a position to do so

I've got the old Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis in my fingers and hip which up to a year ago did give me a lot of pain in my fingers and hip my doctor sent me to a rheumatology consultant who prescribed methotrexate and sulfasalazine and I don't get nearly as much pain in my hip and no pain in my fingers now..

my fingers in the morning use to give me a lot of pain to the point I could hardly move my fingers as they were swollen I needed to put my hands in hot water for about 15 mins before I could even fasten my shirt buttons.. I understand that there are different levels of arthritis and osteoarthritis and mine may have been in the early stages and also aware that you already know about the medication..  also what's helps me may not help you but it's worth asking your doctor/consultant if your not on this medication would it help you.

[O.C.]

Thanks for the advice Dave, I will be making an appointment with my GP, strange you should mention your swollen fingers as I have the same problem     

[virginiajim]

Rog, my wife has had both hips replaced and the difference from before the operations is quite amazing. She can now walk long distances, often more quickly than I am able to do. The downside is that the scar tissue causes lots of chafing on clothing and itching at times. A small price to pay though!

Before the first operation, she was using a product that I saw advertised in a newspaper whilst on a motorcycle touring trip in Scotland. It is called Flexiseq (note spelling) and available over the counter from chemists such as Boots. This is a cream that, after a few days of use, is absorbed through the skin and forms a layer of tough gel within the joint. This allowed her to walk much as normal, without much pain with daily application. Incidentally, when she had the first procedure, the consultant said that the hip was one of the worst that he had seen in someone of her age.

The difference after the operation is so pronounced that, if it were me I would forget about spending on cars and bikes and pay for a hip operation instead. You will, I am sure feel like a new man afterward!

Just ordered some.  Thanks!

[flatfour]

Jim, hopefully it will work for you as well.

My 85 year old Mother had a fall in a car park over 50 years ago and has two damaged discs, for which surgery was advised against due to the possibility of paralysis. Since then, she has survived on painkillers, however the more powerful type that she had used to be prescribed (Distalegic) are no longer available.

We suggested Flexiseq to her a couple of months ago, and she says that she is now able to manage without any painkillers at all on some days, for the first time in half a century.

I don't know what they put in this stuff, however it certainly seems to work.