Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
I'm not a regular at it
I'm 50 later this year, & my air-travel history is;
1978 (or 1979) = Gran Canaria
October 1998 = Canada (honeymoon)
February 2012 = Florida*
I'm not bothered about going abroad, it just doesn't interest me, but my wife presumes I'm scared of flying
That said, my best flight was back in 2005, when a friend with a Private Pilots Licence took me up in a 4-seater, to fly over the Dales for a couple of hours
Wonderful!!
*Florida 2012 wasn't good for me, physically (or perhaps psychologically afterwards)
I'd fallen heavily on my left knee during a cross-country race, hitting a rock, not long before going
On landing at Orlando, I had problems walking, but put it down to the flight
That continued throughout the time there, I did try running, but it was impossible
It even got to the point of contemplating a private MRI scan whilst there, to see if there was a real problem
On return to the UK, I went to work, could barely walk, booked myself it & was given analgesia (& X-rays)
Later that day, I collapsed, was rushed downstairs to A&E
'Scared the sh1t' out of Sarah, one of the Consultants who I know, as she phrased it to me later, & she still mentions it, if she sees me in running, or cycling clothing
I was kept in overnight (on the Stroke ward!), CT scanned the next day, as past history was the fall, long-haul flight & the collapse
A PE (Pulmonary Embolism) was suspected
Thankfully no blood-clot in the lung (to subsequently travel to the brain)
Just judged to be a mixture of fatigue, painkiller reaction & possible dehydration?
Had a MRI scan on the knee, a couple of weeks later, & I'd chipped the Femur (@ XC race), only just above the knee - hence the pain & difficulty walking
It was hypothesised that the lower cabin air pressure had allowed fluid to get into the chip, & blow it out of place slightly (like ice bursting a pipe)
Still have some issues with knee, I can't make a fast start at a (running) race
I'm 50 later this year, & my air-travel history is;
1978 (or 1979) = Gran Canaria
October 1998 = Canada (honeymoon)
February 2012 = Florida*
I'm not bothered about going abroad, it just doesn't interest me, but my wife presumes I'm scared of flying
That said, my best flight was back in 2005, when a friend with a Private Pilots Licence took me up in a 4-seater, to fly over the Dales for a couple of hours
Wonderful!!
*Florida 2012 wasn't good for me, physically (or perhaps psychologically afterwards)
I'd fallen heavily on my left knee during a cross-country race, hitting a rock, not long before going
On landing at Orlando, I had problems walking, but put it down to the flight
That continued throughout the time there, I did try running, but it was impossible
It even got to the point of contemplating a private MRI scan whilst there, to see if there was a real problem
On return to the UK, I went to work, could barely walk, booked myself it & was given analgesia (& X-rays)
Later that day, I collapsed, was rushed downstairs to A&E
'Scared the sh1t' out of Sarah, one of the Consultants who I know, as she phrased it to me later, & she still mentions it, if she sees me in running, or cycling clothing
I was kept in overnight (on the Stroke ward!), CT scanned the next day, as past history was the fall, long-haul flight & the collapse
A PE (Pulmonary Embolism) was suspected
Thankfully no blood-clot in the lung (to subsequently travel to the brain)
Just judged to be a mixture of fatigue, painkiller reaction & possible dehydration?
Had a MRI scan on the knee, a couple of weeks later, & I'd chipped the Femur (@ XC race), only just above the knee - hence the pain & difficulty walking
It was hypothesised that the lower cabin air pressure had allowed fluid to get into the chip, & blow it out of place slightly (like ice bursting a pipe)
Still have some issues with knee, I can't make a fast start at a (running) race
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