What's Become of You?

[Topdad]

Jools oh I don't know I'm finally getting my Knee sorted on the 30th and I want to be around at least long enough to put some mileage and wear on the new one LOL

[Greybeard]

Jools oh I don't know I'm finally getting my Knee sorted on the 30th and I want to be around at least long enough to put some mileage and wear on the new one LOL

Mine also but on the 29th. Good lucky buddy🍀

[Topdad]

Hope everything goes well ,my first time in hospital so don't know what to expect but certainly looking forward to eventual mobility again ,take care and we can compare ops LOL  ps you, you B*****  even got me interested in getting a new bike ,will see the outcome of knee butb quite fancy a Honda 600 hornet  but some way off yet.

[Greybeard]

Hope everything goes well ,my first time in hospital so don't know what to expect but certainly looking forward to eventual mobility again ,take care and we can compare ops LOL  ps you, you B*****  even got me interested in getting a new bike ,will see the outcome of knee butb quite fancy a Honda 600 hornet  but some way off yet.

The NHS  has handed my knee op off to a private clinic in Plymouth. I was asked to go there today for pre-op tests. I drove 90 minutes each way 138 miles total. All they did was take a blood sample!

[sean]

Jools oh I don't know I'm finally getting my Knee sorted on the 30th and I want to be around at least long enough to put some mileage and wear on the new one LOL

Can you kick start a bike after a knee replacement?

[Bsareg]

I've had both replaced. I can start most of the bikes but the ones I've found hardest are the Dbd 34 and the two smallest a 1929 Francis Barnett 196cc Black Hawk. And Triumph Sports Cub, must be something to do with gearing, but after 7 yrs I'm still improving!!

[Topdad]

Thats good news my consultant won't commit to kick starting but he could be completely unaware of what I'm talking about. As a load of friends on here have told me I'll knuckle down to doing the exercises and hopefully speed up my recovery ,fingers crossed

[Greybeard]

I've had both replaced.....
.....after 7 yrs I'm still improving!!

Private message sent 👍

[RogerSB]

Remember me? If so you may remember I had to surrender my licence in December 2023 due to a sudden and unexpected medical incident, which was diagnosed as epilepsy, but may not be the case now. Well, after two and a half years of not being able to ride my A10 I decided to sell it. I was sad to see it go, but I knew keeping it covered up in my garage wouldn’t do it any good over time.

It was sold to a Cornishman, so it stays here in the West Country and hopefully will be winding its way through the narrow Cornish roads for a long time to come. I encouraged the new owner to join the forum, so I hope he has, or will.

I’ve been logging into the forum regularly but not being an A10 owner and rider anymore there’s not a lot I can contribute these days, but I do enjoy checking out the various posts, especially by the names familiar to me.

Just thought I’d let you know I’m still here (living  ) and . . . sort of still on the forum.

Rog.

[muskrat]

G'day Rog.
Good to hear from you.
You don't need to stay out in the cold. You'd still have great memories and be able to contribute.
Look after yourself and I hope to see you here again.
Cheers

[a10 gf]

Remember me?

Oh yes. Thanks for posting. Sad the 2 wheels life had to stop, butl life on 2 feet still has lots to give and enjoy, best luck forwards :O)

[Colsbeeza]

Hi Roger,
  That will come to us all sooner or later. I have very much appreciated your detailed cotributions over the years and I hope they do not stop.
   Please keep on the Forum.
Col

[Joolstacho]

My SR still sits in the workshop. Haven't been able to ride it due to side effects of the TN drug I'm on. But I still can see it and touch it every day, because I have the excuse that it's in there waiting to be 'kept' by one of my grandsons. I don't HAVE to part with it (yet).

[RogerSB]

Thanks for your kind comments. With luck there may be a better outcome in the future.

The epilepsy I was diagnosed with caused me to go out like a light without any warning and I’d go down, wherever I was or whatever I was doing just like a toy soldier. Luckily in the 7 times it’s happened I’ve been sitting down at home.

This is why things may be better: In March my neurologist organised for me to be wired up to wear a heart monitor 24 hours for 5 days. And sods law (and in retrospect lucky for me) I had a seizure on the 4th day. It showed up on the trace that my heart had stopped for 21 seconds, followed by the seizure.

I then had a phone call from the cardiology unit to say get to the hospital immediately. Next day I had a pacemaker implanted and in the evening I was home again. They now think it was my heart stopping causing the seizures and it may not be epilepsy after all. The pacemaker kicks in if detects the problem and that will prevent a seizure. If it has been my heart all along and not epilepsy it means I’ve died 7 times and come back to life again (I’ve had plenty of experience, so let me know if you want to know what it’s like to die).

All this time I’ve not let it get me down and I’ve carried on with my life as normally as I can while having to follow certain restrictions for safety, such as stay off stairs and steps as much as possible, don’t go in or near any depth of water, etc.
 
Since I had to surrender my licence I’ve been starting my bike every few weeks, running it for 10 minutes or so in the garage to keep the oil flowing (and even changed the oil twice). I’ve also been moving it around now and again so its not on the same part of the tyres for too long. Even doing that was risky for me because if I’d had a seizure while moving the bike then both of us would be on the deck. At least I don’t have that chore anymore.

Anyway, when things get tough or go drastically wrong we had a saying in the marines  ‘You shouldn’t have joined if you can’t take a joke’.

Rog.

[berger]

roger i know what it's like to die i did it and am lucky to to breathing on this planet again. take care glad you're back with us