Paul De Tourtoulon Posted September 20, 2024 Share Posted September 20, 2024 23 minutes ago, Geoff S said: I disagree - that toast is perfect! I So your mother burnt everything like mine did, ok she was a Northerner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted September 20, 2024 Share Posted September 20, 2024 Well done and best wishes Matty from us.. Ken Anderson....ne....1...Matty B Dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted September 21, 2024 Author Share Posted September 21, 2024 On 08/09/2024 at 11:43, MattyB said: Hi everyone, just wanted to share that I have done a homework project to try and pass on all the things I have learnt from this experience to other patients who suffer a neurological injury: https://tinyurl.com/neurorehabguide I received some more incredible feedback on my guide yesterday from my old rehab centre, they seem to love it - so they are going to give a printed copy to every new patient who is admitted there from now on!!! It just feels amazing, to know all my hard earned knowledge will help others in their recovery journies! 😎 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted September 21, 2024 Share Posted September 21, 2024 TOAST? cooking your own breakfast has got to count as a major achievemet, I struggle doing cornflakes. 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted October 6, 2024 Author Share Posted October 6, 2024 Yes look what I managed to do yesterday! The mower I borrowed from my neighbour wasn’t ideal as it was quite heavy and not a self propel , but my petrol mower would be too scary and heavy for the immediate future 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickw Posted October 6, 2024 Share Posted October 6, 2024 If you are free later this week, my lawn needs mowing as well 😁. BUT That is great news, well done and keep going. 👍 Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted October 6, 2024 Author Share Posted October 6, 2024 5 minutes ago, Dickw said: If you are free later this week, my lawn needs mowing as well 😁. BUT That is great news, well done and keep going. 👍 Dick Literally you are about the 5th or 6th person to request via social media that I mow their lawn since I first posted that picture on Facebook yesterday!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickw Posted October 6, 2024 Share Posted October 6, 2024 Looks like you have the potential to start a new business! Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted October 6, 2024 Author Share Posted October 6, 2024 18 minutes ago, Dickw said: Looks like you have the potential to start a new business! Dick Except I am not yet cleared to drive yet so couldn’t get myself to jobs as the dvla still haven’t got back to me on whether I passed my visual field test or not! Besides I already have a full time job thanks that pays better than lawn mowing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted October 8, 2024 Author Share Posted October 8, 2024 (edited) Damn, the cranioplasty op to repair the hole in my skull has been postponed until 12th Nov because I had Covid last week, even though I’m now resting Covid negative - the surgical team take the risk of infection super seriously obviously! 😢 it’s very disappointing though, as I am desperate to get rid of the rubber helmet once and for all but I just have to tell myself it’s only a few weeks more! Until this is in my noggin! Edited October 8, 2024 by MattyB 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted October 9, 2024 Share Posted October 9, 2024 Good grief - that's massive! Not sure what I was expecting, but not that... Fingers crossed you're able to get your skull upgraded on 12th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payneib Posted October 9, 2024 Share Posted October 9, 2024 Wonder what that does for the range of your Tx. 🤔😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted October 9, 2024 Author Share Posted October 9, 2024 (edited) 7 hours ago, GrumpyGnome said: Good grief - that's massive! Not sure what I was expecting, but not that... Fingers crossed you're able to get your skull upgraded on 12th. It's a big hole - ~4" at the widest point! and the plate has to be screwed into the bone either sode, so a large overlap is required Edited October 9, 2024 by MattyB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted October 9, 2024 Share Posted October 9, 2024 4" ! Wow..... not exactly keyhole surgery........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted October 9, 2024 Author Share Posted October 9, 2024 1 hour ago, GrumpyGnome said: 4" ! Wow..... not exactly keyhole surgery........ Mo, Definitely not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted October 9, 2024 Author Share Posted October 9, 2024 (edited) 8 hours ago, payneib said: Wonder what that does for the range of your Tx. 🤔😉i It won’t make any difference because tit’s non ferrous, the same reason that my head won’t beep when scanned at the airport! Edited October 9, 2024 by MattyB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted October 9, 2024 Share Posted October 9, 2024 2 hours ago, MattyB said: It's a big hole - ~4" at the widest point! and the plate has to be screwed into the bone either sode, so a large overlap is required 🤢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted December 11, 2024 Author Share Posted December 11, 2024 (edited) So… On Thursday last week I finally went in for my cranioplasty (skull repair operation which had already been cancelled twice previously in November, first when I got Covid and second the night before because someone else needed the emergency craniectony surgery I had back in February. So as a result I now basically look like a nightclub bouncer but my head is a much nicer shape again and it no longer pulses in and out when I chew! And I also have no less than 74 staples in my head until 20th December. Edited December 11, 2024 by MattyB 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted December 11, 2024 Share Posted December 11, 2024 In fairness, if you built a fuselage like that, you would chop it and reglue. Get well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted December 11, 2024 Share Posted December 11, 2024 Hope that all works out for you Matty - get well soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted December 11, 2024 Share Posted December 11, 2024 Now you know what you'd look like if you decided to become a monk - or OTOH just get old like a lot of us! Glad you're making progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted December 11, 2024 Share Posted December 11, 2024 Spanking shiner Matty, happy things are moving forwards for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted December 11, 2024 Share Posted December 11, 2024 Matty,your a superstar....best wishes to you.. Ken Anderson...ne....1...Matty B dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted December 11, 2024 Share Posted December 11, 2024 Really great to see your smiling face Matty, after what you've been through 👍 I had a prostate TURP (rebore) operation 9 days ago but it pales into insignificance compared with your adventure. Mind you they fitted me up with an industrial size catheter to keep me company for a week before kicking me out. No pictures you'll be happy to note 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted December 11, 2024 Share Posted December 11, 2024 (edited) Matty I've just picked up this thread and it looks like you have had quite a journey after your stroke. I'm 54 and have had a pacemaker for the last nine years. I was lucky that my heart irrgularity was picked up as one of the possible consequences of it not being treated would have been a stroke. I'm on medication now to protect against that and I'm regularly monitored by the doctors. As many here have experienced, being long term ill is very draining and sometimes it's our hobbies that allow us to 'forget' our other worries. I sincerely wish you a successful recovery. For the record my lawn is artificial so no mowing needed. Edited December 11, 2024 by Declan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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