new tilers, kneepads, wear them!

[CJ]

I used to play a lot of football. Then I got into the **** and alcoholic beverages.

I got talked into going back to footy at the ripe old age of 36, just about got through the training, then first match of the new season, after a blinding run, which resulted in a cracker of a goal by yours truly. I got chopped down by a kid half my age.......fractured knee/fluid on the knee. First of many trips to hospital.

2 years later, my cartlidge was removed. I was told then that not "IF" but when I get arthritis, that will be the first area I get it.

Other than the cold getting to that knee......I am getting away with it. "So Far"

52 this year, so it's all downhill.

 

[White Room]

I must of got away light but did no real sports at school now 57 nothing wrong with the knees...

 

[jonnyc]

I must of got away light but did no real sports at school now 57 nothing wrong with the knees...

I've just been connecting the fact very recently that most of the people I know who have knee problems now ,played a lot of sport or ran.
seems a bit unfair !!!
I was playing squash 7 days a week at school on top of other sports .another crazy decision with known ligament problems.
but we think we are invincible when young and keep thinking so till we start falling apart!!!

 

[Mr Tiler]

I boxed for about 6 years in and just after school so im buggerd lol... mind you me heads already gone so other ligaments cant hurt lol

 

[Old Mod]

exactly the same Johnny, exacerbated now by not wearing the pads.

Doug, that's a real rough deal u got urself there, sorry to hear that.
I'm in my VERY early 50's and I dunno what I'd do in your position, not an easy choice.
Blue Sky's m8!

 

[Dougs Third Go]

I used to play a lot of football. Then I got into the **** and alcoholic beverages.

I got talked into going back to footy at the ripe old age of 36, just about got through the training, then first match of the new season, after a blinding run, which resulted in a cracker of a goal by yours truly. I got chopped down by a kid half my age.......fractured knee/fluid on the knee. First of many trips to hospital.

2 years later, my cartlidge was removed. I was told then that not "IF" but when I get arthritis, that will be the first area I get it.

Other than the cold getting to that knee......I am getting away with it. "So Far"

52 this year, so it's all downhill.

my onset started I believe when I was 12, done the 100m and heard a "ping" in my knee, collapsed and had to e helped back to changing room. My mum took me to doctors and he said it was growing pains, kept going whinging but just to be told same until I went when I was 21 with an unexplained lump on outer side of my knee,,had an artroscopy and found that my cartilage was completely torn through in 3 separate places and had been for a number of years due to the calcification, ie the lump. A year, to the week, I was playing rugby at Leeds and had the same but on the inside of my knee,,,I got whipped in rather sharpish for that one removed lol.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

Doug, that's a real rough deal u got urself there, sorry to hear that.
I'm in my VERY early 50's and I dunno what I'd do in your position, not an easy choice.
Blue Sky's m8!

Bluey's to you too 3-fall, what's your home DZ?, mine was Cark

 

[White Room]

Growing pains heard that more than once....

 

[Old Mod]

Bluey's to you too 3-fall, what's your home DZ?, mine was Cark

Silver stars Cirencester and Empuriabrava, much nicer haha warm skies Mediterranean seas,Pyrenean Mountains and so chilled out!

 

[Old Mod]

Doug I'm really sorry to hear about this.i think we are about same age or you couple years younger.
ive been told a year ago that I have to either have left knee replaced or break to realign which must be similar op to yours I imagine.
mine is cartiledge and ligament lack of and damage .
i have put it off for a year and it's getting too much but I can't bear thought of maybe not being able to carry on in same capacity as I could before. But really I have probably made things worse by putting off and I know I have to make a decision now in next month .
i have to get done whether retire or not .
my decision is to grow my business and just run it and see what happens.
we just have to get on with what we've got but I am very worried and know exactly how you feel right now.
hope your decision works out.

Just read the whole post! U too Jonny! Totally crap!
I Hope whatever decisions u have to make, go well for you!

 

[John Benton]

that Col, was my undoing, at 30+ I could still do the 100m in under 11 sec....nobody's invincible guys.

Was that a vertical drop that you could cover the distance in Doug? :sofahide:

Seriously, you need to think long and hard about your next move, is there any chance of you going into teaching Doug?

 

[John Benton]

You could become a Gigolo Doug.


Mmmm, maybe not. Not a big call for a Ginge gigolo. That, and I've seen ya pics.

No knee tremblers though!!!

 

[Dougs Third Go]

Silver stars Cirencester and Empuriabrava, much nicer haha warm skies Mediterranean seas,Pyrenean Mountains and so chilled out!

I was Mark Kirkby (arizona airspeed, multiple 4-way, 8 way world champs)'s best man at his wedding :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Dougs Third Go]

Was that a vertical drop that you could cover the distance in Doug? :sofahide:

Seriously, you need to think long and hard about your next move, is there any chance of you going into teaching Doug?

I have most of qualifications to go into teaching John, but seriously I'm not cut out for teaching, I leave that to the Mrs (welding lecturer).

 

[White Room]

This could be an interesting thread starter....