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Big Steve’s F**ked it!
- Thread starter Big Steve - Raider
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it will be successful.
Although the arm photo does need a warning.
Yeah @andybond has been good enough to put a spoiler button on the gruesome picture now.
That’s just one screenshot of the Video the surgeon gave me..
Norwich Nick
Well-Known Member
Saw this after your surgery pic but forgot to share….
How’s the arm getting on? Any random firing nerves
(although not a nice feeling, it’s still a feeling)
Still early days though. If you need any diy help give me a shout, I’m pretty handy with the circular saw
Made this the other day…
How’s the arm getting on? Any random firing nerves
(although not a nice feeling, it’s still a feeling)Still early days though. If you need any diy help give me a shout, I’m pretty handy with the circular saw
Made this the other day…
Steve Swan
Well-Known Member
Funnily enough I was also going to ask how your convalescence is going???
How’s the arm getting on? Any random firing nerves
Thanks for asking Gents!
I've got 2 more weeks of wearing this sodding sling, and massively oversized clothing to cover it all before returning to London for them to remove it, and get another MRI scan on 20th Feb. Not feeling much difference with my upper arm and shoulder as yet, apart from the odd fizzing and dull aching every now and again which I hope is the nerves growing and reconnecting as we wish they do..?? It's like old Renault wiring!!
One recent positive though is I definitely feel as though im getting back some movement of my right wrist. Definitely left and right, but less so up & down for the moment.
Fingers on my left hand remain crossed to get something back.
I sent my Driving licence off to the DVLA last week to see what they make of me, I'm expecting them to come back and tell me I'm only licenced to drive Automatic cars until such time i can get enough movement and control of my right arm to hold the steering wheel whilst i change gear......... but lets see. I'm getting really sick of being passengered everywhere for the last 5 Months and really need to regain my independence once more!!
DaveL485
Staff member
I don't think I could have waited...!
I expect you dont fancy joining me for a cycle on the old road bike then either?
Would love nothing more Dave, but I’ve got to figure out getting back cycling with one arm.
Norwich Nick
Well-Known Member
At my first job there was a part time guy who would randomly show up, we’d all be wearing official John Deere clothing and he’d rock up in bright orange overalls, he rode an old delivery bike with the big metal frame on the front for the basket, lovely guy from what I remember, can’t remember his name as we’d just call him orange guy. He mainly assembled and pdi’d new machinery, always seemed happy enough.
Short story long, he only had one arm, strange when you think about it as we could have given him soooo many different names
At my first job there was a part time guy who would randomly show up, we’d all be wearing official John Deere clothing and he’d rock up in bright orange overalls, he rode an old delivery bike with the big metal frame on the front for the basket, lovely guy from what I remember, can’t remember his name as we’d just call him orange guy. He mainly assembled and pdi’d new machinery, always seemed happy enough.
Short story long, he only had one arm, strange when you think about it as we could have given him soooo many different names
I've been doing a bit of Googling on it, and whilst I don't doubt riding a bike with one arm is possible, it gets a bit trick, being able to stop (as you can only actuate one brake) and shift gears (you can only actuate one derailleur).
I know the braking issue could be fixed with an adapted brake splitter, and i guess that the derailleur issue could be fixed with a single rear mech, like you get on gravel bikes, but I've still got the challenge of riding with one arm, having lost the stability of holding the handlebars with two hands.
Therefore it's looking like i would have to switch for a recumbent tricycle like this but when i run through the configurator, it spits out a rather not inconsiderable price of £10,307!? Mind you, given it's looking like I can't drive a Manual car for some, (if not all) time, then I reckon that's like saying A Clio Raider and a couple of grand...?
Norwich Nick
Well-Known Member
I guess that’s why he rode the delivery bike, it was well balanced, pedal back brake, single speed.
So pedal back brake, grip shifter and thumb shift on one side, then you’ve just got to get your balance right on the unicycle.
Easy as that, says the guy who can’t hold a knife and fork at the same time
my wife is looking at a newer car which would be automatic and electric handbrake, not entirely sure it’s needed or where the money will come from but it’s in my best interest apparently and not that she wants a new car 
So pedal back brake, grip shifter and thumb shift on one side, then you’ve just got to get your balance right on the unicycle.
Easy as that, says the guy who can’t hold a knife and fork at the same time
my wife is looking at a newer car which would be automatic and electric handbrake, not entirely sure it’s needed or where the money will come from but it’s in my best interest apparently and not that she wants a new car
That’s a very good idea @Norwich Nick !! Pedal-back brake it a good point.I guess that’s why he rode the delivery bike, it was well balanced, pedal back brake, single speed.
So pedal back brake, grip shifter and thumb shift on one side, then you’ve just got to get your balance right on the unicycle.
Easy as that, says the guy who can’t hold a knife and fork at the same time
DaveL485
Staff member
Trike or sit-down bike? Or an e-version, bit of support while you get back into it wityh regen braking.
Bluetooth gear shifters on one handlebar, hydraulic brakes operating off one lever or have two levers, voice activated gear shift (New SRAM patent includes voice-activated shifting), foot pedal braking... I reckon theres a combo out there for you for sure.
Steve Swan
Well-Known Member
Could go full on Velomobile to keep the rain off. Pity we don't have the infrastructure here
The six week sling was finally removed this week! @Millie_Bee and I left home at 5:20am and with a combination of Driving and Tube we were at Baker Street tube station by 7:45am. (Note the Sherlock Holmes statue behind us)
Quick power up with breakfast at the ‘Spoons
…before leaving to travel on to Great Portland Street Tube station, and then walk the short distance to the outpatient clinic at Bolsover Street:
Was in there about an hour and a half and met my new physio Team who it looks like I’m going to be seeing a lot of over the next months.
FINALLY I was able to remove the bloody sling, and put my own T-Shirt (note it’s a TurboRenault one
)
My arm felt REALLY stiff following its week in the sling. I can’t straighten it any further than you see in the picture, And my arm looks like one of Popeye’s!!
I STILL CANT MOVE MY ARM AT ALL MYSELF…
They gave me a REAL thorough look over, finding out exactly how much every joint could move, and logging it in their little book. To give you an idea of my current lack of movement with my arm. If I could move it myself, I couldn’t eat an apple
if I was holding it in my right hand, I can’t get my hand to my mouth because of stiffness.
I saw a great diagram that shows exactly how I’ve F*cked it… I’ve pulled out the Purple and Red nerve Roots from my spine in the accident, and they’re the ones that operate my shoulder and Bicep/Tricep muscles in my right arm:
With the Physio done, we left to travel to the next hospital, and two crazy things happened.
Firstly we saw a guy in the reception of the Clinic wearing a Peterborough United jersey, so we stopped to say hi and discussed the Semi-Final game being played that night in Blackpool (WE WON!)
Then secondly we went back to Great Portland Street tube station, and whilst standing on the platform, I asked Sarah to take this picture of me:
Just as she took the picture, this voice says “God, you can’t get away from ClioSport!” I replied “You mean TurboRenault!?”
He then said “Hi Steve, how’s the arm???
Turns out it was a chap called Russ from the Cheltenham area who used to have a 172, but he sold it and bought a Porsche Cayman, and now goes by the name of Pegasaurus Rex over there. We had a great little chat standing on the platform waiting for the train to arrive.
Sarah and I then The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery near Kings Cross station for a couple of MRI’s as part of me being part of the Marmite Study..?
Love it or hate it I guess??
Lots of Physio/ Stretching in the mean time..
Quick power up with breakfast at the ‘Spoons
…before leaving to travel on to Great Portland Street Tube station, and then walk the short distance to the outpatient clinic at Bolsover Street:
Was in there about an hour and a half and met my new physio Team who it looks like I’m going to be seeing a lot of over the next months.
FINALLY I was able to remove the bloody sling, and put my own T-Shirt (note it’s a TurboRenault one
)My arm felt REALLY stiff following its week in the sling. I can’t straighten it any further than you see in the picture, And my arm looks like one of Popeye’s!!
I STILL CANT MOVE MY ARM AT ALL MYSELF…
They gave me a REAL thorough look over, finding out exactly how much every joint could move, and logging it in their little book. To give you an idea of my current lack of movement with my arm. If I could move it myself, I couldn’t eat an apple
if I was holding it in my right hand, I can’t get my hand to my mouth because of stiffness.I saw a great diagram that shows exactly how I’ve F*cked it… I’ve pulled out the Purple and Red nerve Roots from my spine in the accident, and they’re the ones that operate my shoulder and Bicep/Tricep muscles in my right arm:
With the Physio done, we left to travel to the next hospital, and two crazy things happened.
Firstly we saw a guy in the reception of the Clinic wearing a Peterborough United jersey, so we stopped to say hi and discussed the Semi-Final game being played that night in Blackpool (WE WON!)
Then secondly we went back to Great Portland Street tube station, and whilst standing on the platform, I asked Sarah to take this picture of me:
Just as she took the picture, this voice says “God, you can’t get away from ClioSport!” I replied “You mean TurboRenault!?”
He then said “Hi Steve, how’s the arm???
Turns out it was a chap called Russ from the Cheltenham area who used to have a 172, but he sold it and bought a Porsche Cayman, and now goes by the name of Pegasaurus Rex over there. We had a great little chat standing on the platform waiting for the train to arrive.
Sarah and I then The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery near Kings Cross station for a couple of MRI’s as part of me being part of the Marmite Study..?
Love it or hate it I guess??
Lots of Physio/ Stretching in the mean time..
Hi Steve…Russ here! Was nice speaking with you. Makes you realise how small the bloody world is. Hope to see you at CSF, even if it’s not this year!The six week sling was finally removed this week! @Millie_Bee and I left home at 5:20am and with a combination of Driving and Tube we were at Baker Street tube station by 7:45am. (Note the Sherlock Holmes statue behind us)
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Quick power up with breakfast at the ‘Spoons
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…before leaving to travel on to Great Portland Street Tube station, and then walk the short distance to the outpatient clinic at Bolsover Street:
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Was in there about an hour and a half and met my new physio Team who it looks like I’m going to be seeing a lot of over the next months.
FINALLY I was able to remove the bloody sling, and put my own T-Shirt (note it’s a TurboRenault one
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My arm felt REALLY stiff following its week in the sling. I can’t straighten it any further than you see in the picture, And my arm looks like one of Popeye’s!!
I STILL CANT MOVE MY ARM AT ALL MYSELF…
They gave me a REAL thorough look over, finding out exactly how much every joint could move, and logging it in their little book. To give you an idea of my current lack of movement with my arm. If I could move it myself, I couldn’t eat an apple
I saw a great diagram that shows exactly how I’ve F*cked it… I’ve pulled out the Purple and Red nerve Roots from my spine in the accident, and they’re the ones that operate my shoulder and Bicep/Tricep muscles in my right arm:
View attachment 216662
With the Physio done, we left to travel to the next hospital, and two crazy things happened.
Firstly we saw a guy in the reception of the Clinic wearing a Peterborough United jersey, so we stopped to say hi and discussed the Semi-Final game being played that night in Blackpool (WE WON!)
Then secondly we went back to Great Portland Street tube station, and whilst standing on the platform, I asked Sarah to take this picture of me:
View attachment 216664
Just as she took the picture, this voice says “God, you can’t get away from ClioSport!” I replied “You mean TurboRenault!?”
He then said “Hi Steve, how’s the arm???
Turns out it was a chap called Russ from the Cheltenham area who used to have a 172, but he sold it and bought a Porsche Cayman, and now goes by the name of Pegasaurus Rex over there. We had a great little chat standing on the platform waiting for the train to arrive.
Sarah and I then The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery near Kings Cross station for a couple of MRI’s as part of me being part of the Marmite Study..?
Love it or hate it I guess??
Lots of Physio/ Stretching in the mean time..
Hey @Russyh !!!
You proper made my day in Great Portland Street tube station, thank you so much mate!! I deffo owe you a beer next time we meet!!
Been a while since I updated this thread, so here’s a quick update:
Arm’s still f***ed.
Thanks for reading!!
There’s not a great deal more to say at the moment, I’ve not seen any movement come back in my arm, not a flicker of anything, but I’m still going to regular Physio sessions at both Peterborough Hospital and Stanmore Hospital where I had the surgery.
I see two different Physio’s at Stanmore, one who’s looking at my arm, and one my hand. Met the hand physio today and had a very interesting session where she was doing a sensory assessment on what I can feel in my hand.
She has a selection of pens fitted with different diameter filaments (think diameter of various weight fishing lines) and prodding my hand three times whilst I’ve got my eyes closed. This was the result:
Not easy to read, but it does show I can feel more on the right side of my hands & fingers, than the left/thumb area.
Was asked today how I’m getting on emotionally with the injury and commented that I find myself saying “I hate my life” every single day.
It’s just the feeling of bloody hopelessness and despair when I want to do most things. Ranging from getting dressed to trying to eat something. Our washing machine went on the blink last night, and that would have been no problem for the old me, but the new me struggled to just check & change the fuse in the plug…..
Thankfully old Jez aka @jas_racing was on hand to come over and fight the fight with me, and we soon had the bed-sheets pulled out of it, before relegating it to the garden
Did have a bit of a surprise today tho when the physio suggested I could be invited for a 2 week intensive physio session back at the Hospital when I do see a flicker in my arm..? Was interested in that, will take anything offered if it can help..!!
Arm’s still f***ed.
Thanks for reading!!
There’s not a great deal more to say at the moment, I’ve not seen any movement come back in my arm, not a flicker of anything, but I’m still going to regular Physio sessions at both Peterborough Hospital and Stanmore Hospital where I had the surgery.
I see two different Physio’s at Stanmore, one who’s looking at my arm, and one my hand. Met the hand physio today and had a very interesting session where she was doing a sensory assessment on what I can feel in my hand.
She has a selection of pens fitted with different diameter filaments (think diameter of various weight fishing lines) and prodding my hand three times whilst I’ve got my eyes closed. This was the result:
Not easy to read, but it does show I can feel more on the right side of my hands & fingers, than the left/thumb area.
Was asked today how I’m getting on emotionally with the injury and commented that I find myself saying “I hate my life” every single day.
It’s just the feeling of bloody hopelessness and despair when I want to do most things. Ranging from getting dressed to trying to eat something. Our washing machine went on the blink last night, and that would have been no problem for the old me, but the new me struggled to just check & change the fuse in the plug…..
Thankfully old Jez aka @jas_racing was on hand to come over and fight the fight with me, and we soon had the bed-sheets pulled out of it, before relegating it to the garden
Did have a bit of a surprise today tho when the physio suggested I could be invited for a 2 week intensive physio session back at the Hospital when I do see a flicker in my arm..? Was interested in that, will take anything offered if it can help..!!
