Re: Joy of this, Joy of that

On Sun, 8 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote:

On Sat, 7 Dec 2024 23:23:24 +0100, D wrote:
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How come? Is it like a thing you feel constantly? Doesn't that get
annoying or is it more that you feel it if you consciously look for it,
but you otherwise forget it?

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https://www.stryker.com/us/en/trauma-and-extremities/products/gamma3.html
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It's mostly at night if I lie on that side. The head of the lag screw
creates a pressure point. During the day it's rarely noticeable. For
example I put the studded winter tires on today and had no problems wuth
all the kneeling to position the jack, sitting to guide the tire on the
studs, standing to torque the nuts, carrying the summer tires to in back
of the shed, etc. Over the summer I was putting on 25 to 30 miles a week,
mostly on mountain trails with no problem.
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The operation itself only requires two small incisions so it's minimally
intrusive. I was up with a walker the next day. I took a Tylenol before
the excursion but didn't notice any effect so I didn't bother after that.
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It took several months to get back to normal. I spent the time in rehab
researching trike conversions or sidecars for the bikes j.i.c. I started
with a push bike to get the required range of motion. The first few
outings weren't very graceful on the dismount but I got the hang of it.
Both the V-Strom and DR650 are pretty tall but with the Sportster I can
step over the saddle.

Got it! Glad to hear it worked and isn't causing you any serious trouble! =) I am starting to get a bit worried about my old father when there's too much ice on the pavement. He did slip last winter on his way home from the grocery store, but nothing serious. He's only a child though (73) so plenty of more year to go!