On 02-Apr-24 23:56, Sn!pe wrote:
> Mr Guest <tom@guest-spamtrap.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Sn!pe wrote (apparently) in uk.rec.sheds on Tue 02 Apr 2024 23:15:00:
>>> Tease'n'Seize <tease-and-seize@invalid> wrote:
>>>> Nicholas D. Richards wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There are still people around who have a prejudice against
>>>>> people who are bearded.
>>>>
>>>> Well, I don't even like the look of *myself* with a beard
>>>
>>> Being a zbqrea sort of a wader I hold the opinion that stubble
>>> is the thing in these fine latter days. Accordingly, I do a rough
>>> mowing once a fortnight.
>>>
>> Ordinarily do similar. Unfortunately my dear old mum is in hospital with
>> Covid, so I have to wear masks to visit. Had a proper shave else the hairs on
>> my throat ratchet the mask down all the time.
>>
>> Otherwise happy to do the lack of shaving thing.
>
> Sorry to hear about Mum, all good wishes for her early full recovery.
>
> As it happens, Mrs Sn!pe is going in to see the sawbones tomorrow;
> she's having a hip replacement. Any cruciate digits for her will be
> gratefully received.
>
Digits suitably disposed here.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery - although they seem to be keen on not
letting people lie around afterwards.

--
Sam Plusnet

Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:
[...]
> > As it happens, Mrs Sn!pe is going in to see the sawbones tomorrow;
> > she's having a hip replacement. Any cruciate digits for her will be
> > gratefully received.
> >
> Digits suitably disposed here.
> Best wishes for a speedy recovery - although they seem to be keen on not
> letting people lie around afterwards.

Ta. Yes, she expects to be out on Friday, as soon as she can show that
she can manage stairs. Fortunately her daughter is able to take a week
of compassionate leave to come and help out. I don't think I'd cope
otherwise, dilapidated old bird that I am these days.

--
^Ï^. Sn!pe, PA, FIBS - Professional Crastinator

My pet rock Gordon just is.

In article <gl0PN.603831$PuZ9.200552@fx11.iad>, Sam Plusnet
<not@home.com> on Wed, 3 Apr 2024 at 00:16:28 awoke Nicholas from his
slumbers and wrote
>On 02-Apr-24 23:56, Sn!pe wrote:
>> Mr Guest <tom@guest-spamtrap.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Sn!pe wrote (apparently) in uk.rec.sheds on Tue 02 Apr 2024 23:15:00:
>>>> Tease'n'Seize <tease-and-seize@invalid> wrote:
>>>>> Nicholas D. Richards wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> There are still people around who have a prejudice against
>>>>>> people who are bearded.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, I don't even like the look of *myself* with a beard
>>>>
>>>> Being a zbqrea sort of a wader I hold the opinion that stubble
>>>> is the thing in these fine latter days. Accordingly, I do a rough
>>>> mowing once a fortnight.
>>>>
>>> Ordinarily do similar. Unfortunately my dear old mum is in hospital with
>>> Covid, so I have to wear masks to visit. Had a proper shave else the hairs on
>>> my throat ratchet the mask down all the time.
>>>
>>> Otherwise happy to do the lack of shaving thing.
>>
>> Sorry to hear about Mum, all good wishes for her early full recovery.
>>
>> As it happens, Mrs Sn!pe is going in to see the sawbones tomorrow;
>> she's having a hip replacement. Any cruciate digits for her will be
>> gratefully received.
>>
>Digits suitably disposed here.
>Best wishes for a speedy recovery - although they seem to be keen on not
>letting people lie around afterwards.
>
Unless it is expressly contraindicated to do so, these days they want
you out of bed and on your pins as soon as possible. There is good
evidence to show that lying still is bad for you.

Unless you are young, they glue the replacement in place so you are good
to go immediately. However a cow worker was only in his late twenties
(his hip joints had ossified - Ankylosing Spondylitis) when they
replaced his hips. In his case he was immobilised until the bone had
grown around the attachment.
--
0sterc@tcher -

"Où sont les neiges d'antan?"

Sn!pe wrote:

> Mrs Sn!pe is going in to see the sawbones tomorrow;
> she's having a hip replacement. Any cruciate digits for her will be
> gratefully received.

I hope that being an elective, rather than emergency, procedure improves
the chances of a rapid recovery?

Peter said:
> Tease'n'Seize <tease-and-seize@invalid> wrote in news:vt-
> cndgx7Zh3jpH7nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@brightview.co.uk:
>
>> Nicholas D. Richards wrote:
>>
>>> There are still people around who have a prejudice against people who
>>> are bearded.
>>
>> Well, I don't even like the look of *myself* with a beard

I shaved mine off a few years ago, I didn't like the look of myself
without it.

> I can't remember the look of myself without a beard. 'twas April 1969 when I
> started it.

'70, in my case. There's a *lot* less prejudice now than there was then
(esp. when combined with long hair).

--
Richard Robinson
"The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem

My email address is at http://qualmograph.org.uk/contact.html

Tease'n'Seize <tease-and-seize@invalid> wrote:

> Sn!pe wrote:
>
> > Mrs Sn!pe is going in to see the sawbones tomorrow;
> > she's having a hip replacement. Any cruciate digits for her
> > will be gratefully received.
>
> I hope that being an elective, rather than emergency, procedure
> improves the chances of a rapid recovery?

Quite so and yes indeed, it's elective. I'm just back from hospital
having delivering her this morning. Everybody tells me it's a very
routine op. these days but of course every procedure carries some
risk. I'll be very glad to have her home safe again.

--
^Ï^. Sn!pe, PA, FIBS - Professional Crastinator

My pet rock Gordon just is.

Nicholas D. Richards said:
> In article <XnsB1489CB8BACDDFactura3476@135.181.20.170>, Peter
><myshed@prune.org.uk> on Tue, 2 Apr 2024 at 14:24:22 awoke Nicholas
> from his slumbers and wrote
>>Tease'n'Seize <tease-and-seize@invalid> wrote in news:vt-
>>cndgx7Zh3jpH7nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@brightview.co.uk:
>>
>>> Nicholas D. Richards wrote:
>>>
>>>> There are still people around who have a prejudice against people who
>>>> are bearded.
>>>
>>> Well, I don't even like the look of *myself* with a beard
>>
>>I can't remember the look of myself without a beard. 'twas April 1969 when I
>>started it.
>>
> How times have changed. In the sixties and seventies going shaveless
> was a subject of comment, often not very pleasant comment.
>
> Today I doubt if anyone would say anything at all. It is a long time
> since anyone has made a derogatory comment about my set.

I still get "Oi, Santa Claus" from time to time. But I don't have to
start wondering if it's time to run. ~11 months of the year I can just
tell them I'm on holiday and going incognito so it'd be polite to
pretend they don't recognise me. It usually gets a grin, if I grin
first.

--
Richard Robinson
"The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem

My email address is at http://qualmograph.org.uk/contact.html

snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) writes:

> I'm just back from hospital having delivering her this morning.
> Everybody tells me it's a very routine op. these days but of course
> every procedure carries some risk. I'll be very glad to have her
> home safe again.

16 years ago, SWMBO had her hip replaced. Short time in the OR, short
horspital stay, 3" incision, rapid recovery to state far better than
formerly.

Fifteen years later, the prosthesis snapped spontaneously. The only
upside was that it didn't happen while she was descending our late
19th c. break-neck stair. She just fell down next to the kitchen
sink.

But hip arthroplasty *revision* is very different from initial hip
arthroplasty. Three hours in OR, 12" incision, collateral tissue
trauma, almost a fortnight in horspital, slow and as yet incomplete
recovery.

So take care of her. No heavy-impact recreation and like that.

On the topic of surgical *revision*, cardiac pacemaker is another
worrisome instance. A long-time friend had a pacemaker with an
endocardial lead installed ca. 25 years ago. 15-minute surgical
procedure. Never any problems until a valve replacement became
necessary. Pacemaker had to go, now regarded as unsuitable anyhow for
the original diagnosis.

First, specialist endocardial lead removal cardiovascular surgeons spent
3 hours removing the lead. Then they went home and a new team of
cardiovascular surgeons undertook the valve replacement. IIRC, he was
on the table for over 6 hours.

Happy to report that he's made full recovery, is once again flying to
rightpondia for wine and opera. But The *revision* procedure prognosis
beforehand was scary and uncertain enough the he bid all his friends
farewell.

--
Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada

Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:

> snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) writes:
>
> > [hip replacement]
> > I'm just back from hospital having delivered her this morning.
> > Everybody tells me it's a very routine op. these days but of course
> > every procedure carries some risk. I'll be very glad to have her
> > home safe again.
>
> 16 years ago, SWMBO had her hip replaced. Short time in the OR,
> short horspital stay, 3" incision, rapid recovery to state far better than
> formerly.

[horror story excised, gulp]

I'm very glad to report that surgery went well; the memsahib
is back in her room and the pain relief has not yet worn off.

--
^Ï^. Sn!pe, PA, FIBS - Professional Crastinator

My pet rock Gordon just is.

Sn!pe wrote (apparently) in uk.rec.sheds on Tue 02 Apr 2024 23:56:20:

> Mr Guest <tom@guest-spamtrap.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Sn!pe wrote (apparently) in uk.rec.sheds on Tue 02 Apr 2024 23:15:00:
>> > Tease'n'Seize <tease-and-seize@invalid> wrote:
>> >> Nicholas D. Richards wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > There are still people around who have a prejudice against
>> >> > people who are bearded.
>> >>
>> >> Well, I don't even like the look of *myself* with a beard
>> >
>> > Being a zbqrea sort of a wader I hold the opinion that stubble
>> > is the thing in these fine latter days. Accordingly, I do a rough
>> > mowing once a fortnight.
>> >
>> Ordinarily do similar. Unfortunately my dear old mum is in hospital
>> with Covid, so I have to wear masks to visit. Had a proper shave else
>> the hairs on my throat ratchet the mask down all the time.
>>
>> Otherwise happy to do the lack of shaving thing.
>
> Sorry to hear about Mum, all good wishes for her early full recovery.
>
> As it happens, Mrs Sn!pe is going in to see the sawbones tomorrow;
> she's having a hip replacement. Any cruciate digits for her will be
> gratefully received.
>
Oxygen sats happily much better now than when checked at the nursng home
prior to ambukance dash to the hospital. Not sure how things ought to
proceed but hoping slow but sure wins the day.

Of course thoughts also with you and Mrs Sn!pe and hope all goes well.
--
Mr Guest
Always, seemingly, on the road to nowhere

snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) wrote in
news:1qrgjjs.lnyj2d1wiuwifN%snipeco.2@gmail.com:

>> snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) writes:
>>
>> > [hip replacement]
>> > I'm just back from hospital having delivered her this morning.
>> > Everybody tells me it's a very routine op. these days but of course
>> > every procedure carries some risk. I'll be very glad to have her
>> > home safe again.
>
> I'm very glad to report that surgery went well; the memsahib
> is back in her room and the pain relief has not yet worn off.
>

Good news! Best wishes to Mrs Sn!pe.

--
Peter
-----

Peter <myshed@prune.org.uk> wrote:

> snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) wrote in
> news:1qrgjjs.lnyj2d1wiuwifN%snipeco.2@gmail.com:
>
> >> snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) writes:
> >>
> >> > [hip replacement]
> >> > I'm just back from hospital having delivered her this morning.
> >> > Everybody tells me it's a very routine op. these days but of course
> >> > every procedure carries some risk. I'll be very glad to have her
> >> > home safe again.
> >
> > I'm very glad to report that surgery went well; the memsahib
> > is back in her room and the pain relief has not yet worn off.
> >
>
> Good news! Best wishes to Mrs Sn!pe.
>

Ta, Peter.
We've just spoken - the pain relief has worn off... [frownie thing]
Otherwise, all is progressing as hoped, with luck she'll be home
tomorrow.

--
^Ï^. Sn!pe, PA, FIBS - Professional Crastinator

My pet rock Gordon just is.

snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) writes:

> I'm very glad to report that surgery went well; the memsahib
> is back in her room and the pain relief has not yet worn off.

Excellent. All good. Take care of her.

--
Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada