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Well, there I was on Thursday evening, meeting a mate for three pints of beer in Oxford. First time out for an ale since early December. Got picked up by SWMBO (she'd had a meal with her niece who's at uni in the city) and was just saying farewells and all that, when I suddenly felt stomach cramps.

The discomfort increased on the way back to London, by the time I got home it was definitely painful, and I'd abandoned my plan to sneak into the local chippie to finish the evening off. And by midnight it was time for the ambulance.

By the time it arrived 30-odd mins later, it was so ruddy painful I don't remember much of the ride to the Royal Free or being admitted, but I do remember that the paracetamol tablets overnight in casualty didn't do a great deal for the pain.

The consultant saw me about noon Friday, I was shifted to a surgical ward about 4pm where they put me on paracetomol drip and morphine gel (that DID work!), and I was up in theatre about 10pm, and back on the ward minus one strangulated hernia about ninety minutes later.

The lingering effects of the anaesthetic probably helped me sleep OK Friday night but thanks to various beeping machines attached to other patients, plus a regime of three-hourly blood pressure checks I didn't get much sleep Saturday night.

I got let out for good behaviour about 5pm on Sunday so currently moving a bit cautiously thanks to a tender middle! And catching up on sleep!

It's a bit of a bugger as the bike training season (totally disrupted last year) had just kicked off, and I had courses booked for the next couple of weeks.

Anyone had a similar op? How long was it till you were back on the bike?

Oh, and I reckon the pub ripped us off. Sold me what was said to be Youngs Best, but didn't taste like it. The trouble is, as you can't order from the bar, you have to trust they're bringing the right beer. I reckon they were serving the ordinary - and fairly execrable - Marstons.
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Whoops.

Not had that, but gws
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Bloody drama queen :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Post by Nobby »

I've a party trick of drinking 3 pints and then filling 2 glasses in less than 30 seconds.
Doesn't hurt though.
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Hope my Alma Mater looked after you ok
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Post by Skub »

That sounds like no fun at all,but then a strangulated anything probably isn't going to be good.

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[X] Poor ops :D

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Post by Wossname »

Inguinal or umbilical or where hernia? And did you know you had the hernia before it went wrong? Either way, lucky it was operated on before too much damage was done. GWS - don't try to ride too soon!
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Is Spin turning into Noggers?
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Yorick wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 6:24 pm Is Spin turning into Noggers?
How very dare you!! He'd never had comparable pink hair!! LOL


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Sounds uncomfortable!

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Pfft, sounds like wind.

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A real bloke would have had 6 pints and staggered to the Radcliffe. Bloody poor show. :obscene-birdiedoublered:

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Post by Horse »

Hernia The Hunter wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 4:50 pmexecrable
I hope the anaesthetic hasn't caused you too many difficulties.
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MingtheMerciless wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 7:23 pm
GWS, bowel problems are shite.
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asmethurst99 wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 5:23 pm Hope my Alma Mater looked after you ok
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Not too bad at all - aside from the rice pudding!

But then I only have a comparison with the moderately rubbish treatment my Dad suffered in Maidstone General. And I have to say the Royal Free has the edge on views... cracking sunrise over the City of London at 4:45 or thereabouts on Saturday morning :)
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Wossname wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 6:18 pm Inguinal or umbilical or where hernia? And did you know you had the hernia before it went wrong? Either way, lucky it was operated on before too much damage was done. GWS - don't try to ride too soon!
Umbilical - and yes, could have been a lot worse! I had a fair idea immediately what the problem was as a mate collapsed with a hernia mid-party years ago.
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Noggin wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 7:06 pm
Yorick wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 6:24 pm Is Spin turning into Noggers?
How very dare you!! He'd never had comparable pink hair!! LOL


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Ah, now that's where you are wrong ;)

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The Spin Doctor wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 9:38 pm
Noggin wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 7:06 pm
Yorick wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 6:24 pm Is Spin turning into Noggers?
How very dare you!! He'd never had comparable pink hair!! LOL


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Ah, now that's where you are wrong ;)

I dyed my hair orange for a party years ago, after the training school boss complained he'd never seen me wearing anything other than black. Unfortunately, the 'washes out' dye did indeed wash out... but left my grey hair a vivid pink. I am sure I have a photo somewhere!
Bloody brilliant!! LOL :banana-dance: :banana-dance: Definitely need the photo on here!

But, I don't think you get the FUF crown just yet! :obscene-drinkingcheers:
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Oh dear! Get well soon.