The Retirement Thread

[Drago]

Home made chilli for tea, with home made pasata Mrs D had made from my home grown tomatoes and onions. Bursting with flavour.

 

[numbnuts]

Well - went to the hospital this afternoon

turns out that I need a minor hernia operation
should be quite simple - just a small cut and a stitch or two
never had one before

all I can say is that the new Theatre Manager at the hospital had better be good!!
or I will be having words with his Mum (AKA my wife!!!)

anyway - if is minor and no urgency

so I do not expect an appointment this week!

I have one growing, maybe that should be bulging, it's only small and I can only see it if I stand up straight,
not been to the doctors as yet so not too worried about it, just hop it doesn't get any bigger.
google NHS -

If your hernia is not causing you pain or discomfort, advice is to 'watch and wait'. – look for changes and see your doctor if you start to have pain

 

[Dave7]

I have one growing, maybe that should be bulging, it's only small and I can only see it if I stand up straight,
not been to the doctors as yet so not too worried about it, just hop it doesn't get any bigger.
google NHS -

Back in the 80s the works** Doctor diagnosed a double hernia ie both groins. Before keyhole surgery was an option I had 9 stitches each side. I was in agony and off work for 12 weeks.
**I worked for Shell hence an in-house Doctor.

 

[Dave7]

I think that‘s because of the money available for breaking a world record, no point in upping it a load in one go, more lucrative to do it in many increments. Sergey Bubka did the same.

Yes, tv was just saying he was paid $140K for this one. X 14 is a decent payout. Mind you, for being the best in the world imo he deserves it.
2nd rate footballers get more than that every month.

 

[mikeIow]

I have one growing, maybe that should be bulging, it's only small and I can only see it if I stand up straight,
not been to the doctors as yet so not too worried about it, just hop it doesn't get any bigger.
google NHS -

Indeed….I’ve had a small one for a decade or more. Doc took a look once & said there was no point getting it done unless it got bigger or hurt. Hasn’t really changed.

 

[Gunk]

Home made chilli for tea, with home made pasata Mrs D had made from my home grown tomatoes and onions. Bursting with flavour.

Very middle class!

 

[Drago]

Well, I did briefly go to Eton.

 

[Paulus]

Well, I did briefly go to Eton.

I went to Eton once, but i carried on to Windsor on my bike.

 

[Oldhippy]

Eton and I wouldn't have worked out well.

 

[Drago]

It didn't work out well for me. I wasn't happy, had been in a few scraps, and threatened to burn the place down if they sent me back, and I would have done.