Health and age

[Landdownunder]

Ya fall to bits eh after 60.
Had ganglion and its now coming up for 6th procedure in 13 months hopefully fixed this time.

Scaphoidectomy 4corner fusion volar ganglion excision are my next wrist fixes.
A scaphoidectomy and four-corner fusion (4CF) is a surgical procedure that removes the scaphoid bone and fuses the other carpal bones together to treat wrist pain and instability. Few screws and loctite be good to go.
I kid you not I’ve had a broken wrist since 2016 wondered why it was annoyingtis what’s lead to ganglion issue.?

Surgeon said you've got a broken wrist

Remember the break was lifting a tractor on rim on back of ute/pick up, rolled it on a block so it was higher to get balance point then two of us lifted it back in 16.

Lifting lifting was balanced quite right rather heavy sons going lift lift ya ***** then something snapped in wrist said ive broken me wrist son of course keep effffing lifting got it on. Son drink cement and harden up. Swelling went down in two days annoying pain thought ligament stretched. been annoying ever since ganglion formed about two months after put up with it till jan 24.

Live and learn. Ah private health cover to rescue getting it done in 10 days time

[blackpowder]

I'd like to say " if I'dve known I was going to live this long I'dve taken better care of myself".
But all I can say is that I spent most of my money on beer and women, the rest I just wasted.

Lifted half a 400 pound pallet last month. Got lucky. Didn't hurt myself but the adrenaline made my back feel great for 3 days lol.

U are lucky you have a working mix of public private. We don't seem to have either.

[Hamloc]

I'd like to say " if I'dve known I was going to live this long I'dve taken better care of myself".
But all I can say is that I spent most of my money on beer and women, the rest I just wasted.

Lifted half a 400 pound pallet last month. Got lucky. Didn't hurt myself but the adrenaline made my back feel great for 3 days lol.

U are lucky you have a working mix of public private. We don't seem to have either.

Yes my sister that has lived in Australia many years quite often points out how much quicker treatment is available there compared to Canada. We both have arthritic joint issues requiring replacement. She simply chose when it worked for her and it was done. Here your on a list for years. With the socialistic system in Canada treatments like joint replacement are rationed equally lol.

[blackpowder]

Yup. Equal for the poor in country, equal for the rest out of country.
Didn't want to derail thread however.

[Landdownunder]

Surgeon visit 7th jan operation 20th not bad. 3 people on my gold corporate cover hospital cover silver extras cost me $700 a month don't even bother hardly with normal GPs except for referrals. Many arsehats say its unfair I say BS keeps me out of public system one less to clog system up.

If you can afford it do NOT drain the public system self defeating. PS you just cannot get my cover anymore been on this level since 98.

I can upgrade extras but I don't use em much example $1100 pair of glasses I have tri focal transitions get $400 off with extras so $700

Dental all check ups free and work done at discount but aint been to dentist for 23 yrs zero fillings zero caps teeth only good part of me