Double Whammy

[gammy leg walker]

Been dealt a double whammy that may well mark the end of anymore hillwalking this year,first of was a meeting last Thursday at work where I was told that from this Monday I have been put on a 3 day week so cost wise from now on walking any hills was fairly unlikely,then on the Thursday night I had a long standing appointment with a consultant/surgeon who confirmed what I thought I have a Hernia and now need an operation to repair this moreover there is an 8/12 week waiting list before I get the operation in the mean time I have been advised not to do anything to strenuous hmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!,

[clivegrif]

Not good. Hope things improve for you soon.

Best wishes

[Silverhill]

Oh nooo! Just now you were getting back into the swing of it after the trouble with your ankle. That is very sad
Hope the op goes well and that you're back soon.

[coachmacca]

Know its tough but chin up buddy - remember the hills are here for a very long time to come... maybe just a sabbatical then you can have a proper return soon I hope

[spiderwebb]

Take it easy Gammy, plenty maps to pour over, the weeks will fly by, you'll be back before the snow

[BobMcBob]

The hills will always be there gammy. Rest up, take it easy, and come back stronger.

[RyanfaeScotland]

Been dealt a double whammy that may well mark the end of anymore hillwalking this year,first of was a meeting last Thursday at work where I was told that from this Monday I have been put on a 3 day week so cost wise from now on walking any hills was fairly unlikely,then on the Thursday night I had a long standing appointment with a consultant/surgeon who confirmed what I thought I have a Hernia and now need an operation to repair this moreover there is an 8/12 week waiting list before I get the operation in the mean time I have been advised not to do anything to strenuous hmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!,

Lack of work does mean lack of money but it does mean more free time at least. Find someone to share the petrol money with and make your own sannies for the trek and it shouldn't be that bad, at least not from a hillwalking perspective, hope all is ok otherwise.

The hernia I'm afraid I have nothing helpful to say...emmm... could be worse? Did that help?

[The Rodmiester]

Things are not so bad, I humped a large pack into Knoyart and climbed Ladhar Bheinn two months before a double hernia and the week before climbed Broadcairn, it was always the time after the operation that I was told to take it easy, so there is room for you to pick up a few hills between now and then, they don't have to be munros. Don't do what I did though, rupture your achillies the following year, then you will be p****d off, and forced into reading books!

[gammy leg walker]

Best wishes

Many thanks

[gammy leg walker]

Oh nooo! Just now you were getting back into the swing of it after the trouble with your ankle. That is very sad
Hope the op goes well and that you're back soon.

Thanks been a crap year walking wise.

[gammy leg walker]

Know its tough but chin up buddy - remember the hills are here for a very long time to come... maybe just a sabbatical then you can have a proper return soon I hope

Thanks a good chance to comeback 3/4 stone lighter............not lol

[gammy leg walker]

Take it easy Gammy, plenty maps to pour over, the weeks will fly by, you'll be back before the snow

Thanks Dave was good meeting you on Wyviss.

[gammy leg walker]

The hills will always be there gammy. Rest up, take it easy, and come back stronger.

Ta stronger & older mind you.

[gammy leg walker]

[quote="RyanfaeScotland"

Lack of work does mean lack of money but it does mean more free time at least. Find someone to share the petrol money with and make your own sannies for the trek and it shouldn't be that bad, at least not from a hillwalking perspective, hope all is ok otherwise.

The hernia I'm afraid I have nothing helpful to say...emmm... could be worse? Did that help?[/quote]

I/we always did car share & I always did take my own sarnies,thanks anyway.

Yeh look on the bright side it could have been a double hernia

[gammy leg walker]

Things are not so bad, I humped a large pack into Knoyart and climbed Ladhar Bheinn two months before a double hernia and the week before climbed Broadcairn, it was always the time after the operation that I was told to take it easy, so there is room for you to pick up a few hills between now and then, they don't have to be munros. Don't do what I did though, rupture your achillies the following year, then you will be p****d off, and forced into reading books!

Cheers man,think I may have done it the other way round in the last 3 years have torn my Anterior ligament,fractured my right ankle & have just come back from 6 months out after spraining self same ankle