The General Chat Room

[antongould]

Very best wishes for your recovery, ts. Hope evrything is sorted and you can put this behind you.

.... and from me too ts .... hope you can still befuddle the middle order with reverse swing ....

[BBMmk2]

All the best TS! I have had a similar op done in the past, as well. Seems ok still!

Just a ereminder about what goes on in this thread, the title syas it all really. Generally chat about most things, as long as it's not political or rude!

[EdgeleyRob]

Well, my music loving chums, I find myself strangely compelled to share on this thread, since it seems to include peoples health news, that I am at home recovering from hernia surgery. It seems to have gone well, despite being a somewhat complex operation, as I had already had one earlier repair.

My treatment seems to encapsulate all the best, and some of the less desirable elements of the NHS. Sadly, hernia repair is your genuine postcode lottery. Ten years ago when I first developed two hernias, ( and was self employed with all the income implications) I was more or less refused surgery, despite being in a pretty incapacitated and very uncomfortable state . Consequently, I had to pay for private surgery, which although it was with a highly reputable surgeon, didn't go entirely to plan.

Last year I started getting some more symptoms, and this time, with the help of a highly sympathetic GP, ( who had recently been on a course specialising in these conditions) and a specialist NHS surgeon, I went from scan and diagnosis to having the surgery in four months. I really can't imagine how surgeons do their job,incredible skill and no little bravery.
Hopefully this time he has nailed it.

One thing almost everybody in this country agrees on, whatever their political views, is that we should cherish and properly fund the NHS. Quite how a few politicians and lobby groups can thwart what the vast majority want, is beyond me.

( On the postcode lottery thing, I have a colleague whose partner has two hernias, and has been refused treatment for both. Another colleague's partner, living in the same area, had his done in a matter of weeks.)

Best wishes for a speedy recovery ts,hope tonight's result hasn't set you back.

[Petrushka]

Best wishes from me too, ts. Use the recuperation period as an opportunity to listen to even more music than normal.

[Richard Barrett]

Sorry to hear about your troubles, ts, I hope you'll be back up and about soon!

One thing almost everybody in this country agrees on, whatever their political views, is that we should cherish and properly fund the NHS. Quite how a few politicians and lobby groups can thwart what the vast majority want, is beyond me.

Well, at the risk of getting my post obliterated, there's a way of dealing with that if enough people can be bothered!

[cloughie]

.... and from me too ts .... hope you can still befuddle the middle order with reverse swing ....

...and from me too ts, stay off the punk music, it won't help your recovery.

[Serial_Apologist]

Good luck with the recovery, teamsaint. Best advice - not to... carry the world around on your shoulders.

[gradus]

....me too, best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[greenilex]

Take it easy and look after yourself, teamsaint. Not too much marching in just yet...

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

....me too, best wishes for a speedy recovery.

And from me, too, ts: hope you feel better very soon, and get better in your own good time.

[Pulcinella]

TS: Now you've 'gone public' () I'll add my already privately expressed good wishes to this thread.
Hope you're fit and well enough to fully enjoy your holiday in Scotland next month.
Let us know which Rach 1 you go for!

[teamsaint]

Thanks so much for your good wishes everybody , which are really appreciated.Some great wisdom in the various pieces of advice !!
I feel very sore, but that will pass, otherwise feeling well, I'm pleased to say.
I'm signed off work for two weeks, and have plenty of music awaiting my attention of course, including RB's new work, so looking forward to using the opportunity of using the downtime to good effect.

[BBMmk2]

We are herer as a team. All fopr one and one for all, as The Three Muskateers said!

[Beef Oven!]

Thanks so much for your good wishes everybody , which are really appreciated.Some great wisdom in the various pieces of advice !!
I feel very sore, but that will pass, otherwise feeling well, I'm pleased to say.
I'm signed off work for two weeks, and have plenty of music awaiting my attention of course, including RB's new work, so looking forward to using the opportunity of using the downtime to good effect.

Can’t you work from home? For moral reasons, I mean.

[teamsaint]

Can’t you work from home? For moral reasons, I mean.

Since you bring morals into it...

I've been doing a little work from home, which, since I am legally signed off, is probably in some way illegal, immoral or whatever.

But on the up side of the moral slope, I might earn a bit of bonus as a result, and pay more tax, AND , I've been ordering some CDs, and thus boosting the VAT coffers.

So my conscience is clear, unlike all you licence dodgers......