The wife

[mickle]

What a total total bummer.

If theres anything i can do - in terms of having a full pro workshop at my disposal in York - to help you get this bike assembled, do let me know.

 

[Dangermouse]

Cheers mickle and everyone else, going to keep my eye on P-X too that looks promising

 

[Red Light]

How can something like that be allowed to happen?

Unfortunately it happens far too often. Because of my medical connections I often get asked to help friends get sorted. One needed very major risky surgery and his consultant and team were very keen to do it and reading up all about what they needed to do. I got him out of there to someone who did 100 of the operations a year with a very high success rate and it has all turned out fine. Another was going to have a totally unnecessary operation that would have done nothing for him but getting him to one of the UK experts it was all fixed with a short course of drugs. In major surgery like this (too late for the unfortunate Mrs Mouse) it does to do your research so you start at the Sheffield Clinic or one of the many good NHS clinics, not at Scunthorpe. The data is out there and these days you can request where you want to go, although it may not be near where you live.

 

[fossyant]

Best wishes and I hope the missus is ok after the next op.

 

[Scoosh]

Very sorry to hear of this Dm and really hope for a good outcome.

Would be nice to tell her that all on CC wish her the best - but then she might come looking to say thanks or something.

 

[Dangermouse]

Thanks guys, its great to hear all the good will coming through.....thanks

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I feel for Mrs. Mouse, hope she'll get sorted soon.
Now, if she lived here, the outcome of her knee pain would have been very different: hospital consultant said I've got a damaged knee cartilage, only way to fix it is knee replacement, come back in 25 years as I'm too young for it, the replacement lasts just 20 years, doing it now is not cost effective.
When I damaged my knee I was 45: apparently if you're not an OAP you're not worth a new knee in Glasgow
She would have been advised not to cycle, do physio exercises, take painkillers.

 

[Doseone]

Your poor wife. I hope she makes a good speedy recovery and can get back on her bike as soon as possible.

I must say, from the few people I know who have had knee surgery it seems a very hit and miss thing. I'm not sure any of them are actually much if any better off after the surgery than before.

 

[neil earley]

So sorryto here about the awfull experience and hope in time she will recover and be back to normal. I have had major surgery to my spin 5 procedures to my spine L4-5 FUSION C4-7 FUSION and i am left in constant pain , thankfully I have got back riding th recumbent way bike and a trike which are comfortable for me . Just a thought it may be an option for your wife also a friend of mine rides a crank forward DF cant remember the make and he swears by it as he was hit from behind riding his motorbike whil stationary causing him injury to his left leg; Knee cap replacement and 6 pins holding his ankle back on . So please tell your wife chin up an I,m sure with your help things will get better and she will be back on a bike with you, ps probably overtaking you lol.

 

[TheLondonCyclist]

I had a pain in my knee for a few ride but then I adjusted my seat height a little higher and it done the trick; no knee pains whatsoever. I'm deeply sorry to hear what happened and I hope all goes well.

 

[GordonB]

What quality of bike are you looking for? My sons bike will be for sale in a few days, it's a small alloy frame Trek with 650c wheels, full Tiagra group set. Pm me if this is of any use.

Gordon

 

[MattHB]

My god. Thoughts to you both. Hope you get it sorted and get suitably recompensed for the trouble!

 

[ufkacbln]

I feel for Mrs. Mouse, hope she'll get sorted soon.
Now, if she lived here, the outcome of her knee pain would have been very different: hospital consultant said I've got a damaged knee cartilage, only way to fix it is knee replacement, come back in 25 years as I'm too young for it, the replacement lasts just 20 years, doing it now is not cost effective.
When I damaged my knee I was 45: apparently if you're not an OAP you're not worth a new knee in Glasgow
She would have been advised not to cycle, do physio exercises, take painkillers.

Slightly OT...

The issue is one of age, linked with life expectancy.

YOu can expect 20 years, and a second or revised replacement before it is a case of unable to do any more.

As life expectancy is now extending it is a case of being able to cope better now than at 75 / 80

Practicality rather then worth

My wife is due bilateral knee replacements and is unable to ride as she canot guarantee being able to put her knee straight and support when stopping.

I bought a recumbent trike with Bionx motor. This has selective power settings so it can be effectively "off" to use as a normal bike, but offer grades of assistance if the knees play up or she becomes tired.

Having said that the most effective adaptation of all was a pedal extender which puts the pedals further out allowing for the deformation in her joints. An instant increase in comfort.

 

[Saluki]

Wishing Mrs DM lots of luck for the coming op and we really hope that it gets sorted for her.

As victims of a bad GP and local hospital ourselves in the last 5 or 6 years, we have nothing buy sympathy for Mrs DM, its just not funny when they cock things up to such an extent.

 

[Iainj837]

All the best to Mrs DM and I hope your solicitor finds out why this happened