kneeeeeeeee

[ScottieJ]

Steve asked what's up with my knee in another thread so thought I'd give you guys a little run down.

As some of you know Im really into riding BMX and have been doing stupid tricks and throwing myself over big jumps for the last 15years. Well this all started 5 years ago when I crashed my BMX at Newport skatepark back then I partially tore my ACL but they didn't pick it up until an MRI scan last year after I sprained my ACL again. Guess how? At that point I had a total of an orthopaedic seeing me and he told me that he wouldn't operate unless I stopped riding, I said that wasn't going to happen and he was just generally a complete prick every time I saw him. So after a few months recovering I got back on my BMX and did it again it didn't seem too bad though and I was riding again after a month off.



Then I was stood at work, turned around and my knee popped out so went into hospital. Since then I've requested to see a different orthopaedic and he's sound! Even said I should be able to push my riding again after I've recovered. I've been at physio every week and they MRI scanned it again. Got my results last week, just after it decided to pop out again while stood in a shop

I have now fully torn my ACL and ruptured my meniscus and I'm waiting for my operation date. Then it's 6 weeks off work, around 8-10 before I'm back riding around and could be up to 20-25weeks before I can properly ride again that also means a lot of time that I won't be in the workshop doing the LWB so I'm gonna crack on as much as I can until my op.

[suzukisteve]

gaaaaaaa! uber painful dude! I hope the op goes ok for ya, as I'd hate the lwb left for too long. im hooked on the build thread

but in all seriousness mate I hope all goes well with it and that you get back on your feet before too long

[twiss]

At least your injury has a decent explanation to go along with it!
Mine's just case of:

Q. How did it happen?
A. Don't know, maybe using my kneecap as a gearbox jack

[ScottieJ]

Cheers dude don't worry the LWB will be on the road by next summer! (Hopefully)As soon as I'm physically able enough to get in the workshop after my op I'll be in there, should have somewhere between 6-12 weeks left until my op anyway so plenty of time to get more welding done.....there's a lot of it

[twiss]

So scottie, what are you actually going to do with yourself if you can't be in the workshop or ride????

[ScottieJ]

So scottie, what are you actually going to do with yourself if you can't be in the workshop or ride????

Ermmmm probably go a bit mental from boredom and loose the plot

Might have to buy an Xbox and GTA5 just to give me something to do???

Draw lots of stuff on CAD maybe?

Sit on 4x4 forums?

[waynesworld]

I you having to sit around for ages doing nothing doesnt happen kida, i am going doolallly here, been off 3 week or so, i forget know lol but as my elbows = work related and arthritis in fingers, knees = my own fault messing with cars to much, i say its owd age but not dam 40 yet
And i am peed somewhat as i want a project to do, killing me helping Neil, but thats it i am jacking in with cars, just my own when i can, or after poping the pills and a bottle of wine or 2 lol.

Hope you get better kida, its shite when its like this, i guess i could get another Xbox or sumat, i need to find an online 4x4 mod game thing, that would be good..

take it easy kida

wolly

[twiss]

Sit on 4x4 forums?

No change there then

[Jordi]

Nasty, hope it all goes well with the operation Scott.

Soon be out doing stupid stuff again.

[ROBBIE]

Yay good work on the op, I'm having physio on mine and now been told got arthritis in the other one. I can think of one thing you can do