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Bob, ever thought of having a lounge area were we can just BS about non model topics? This belongs there if you make one. Hope you don't mind me posting this. If I'm breaking the rules, oh well.
We get old. Most of us are in that older crowd. Nearly a year ago, I think a year ago because my mind is selectively forgetful at the age I'm at now, annoys the hell out of me. How bout you? I'm mostly likely going to ramble in this thread, have no place else to do it, and you will see why, as I consider you all my friend and I like this group. So maybe a year ago, maybe longer, I started to develop arthritis in my left foot. It hurts to walk. The skin in the area gets red and irritated. From the x-ray you can see the bones being separated, hence some of the pain. If I can find the x-ray picture I'll post it. My girlfriend Carol likes to walk. I can't walk with her due to this, at least long walks. One of the things I plan on doing while I'm sitting on my butt is clean up my hard drive and organizing it, and finding that x-ray pic. Today I went to the hospital as planned and my podiatrist removed the arthritis and she also said I have something called Lisfranc injury (https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseas...idfoot-injury/). Removing the arthritis she said it should not come back, hope she is right. The Lisfranc repair consists of a screw and a plate in my foot to fuse the big toe bones to the other parts of the foot. She said once healed I won't notice it there. I hope she is right again. Anyone else have this done? Although alarms will be probably be set off going through TSA at the airport.
My recovery consists of this. Foot wrapped and in a boot for four weeks. Cannot put pressure on the foot for four weeks while it heals and keep it elevated above my hips (No standing for a time). Going to be a pain in the a** to shower or use the toilet among other things. But we practiced before the procedure and have the rights 'tools' in place to help mitigate those things around the house. I have a very good nurse. Although I am pretty darn good with model building (there I mentioned it for the sake of this forum), Carol is pretty darn good with people and the body. Although she may be upset with me out of commission in most ways for the next month or so, I feel upset about placing a burden on her. But we are an excellent partnership so we will work through this. I will be able to get up off my butt and scoot around on my knee cart, or crutches (ugh, crutches suck). My huge problem I will not be able the navigate stairs so I cannot get into the basement for now where my shop and office is. THIS is going to kill me!
My plans to satisfy myself for the time being are this, not in any order. Most of these I already procrastinated on foe a while, so now is the perfect time to start on these. To name a few.
Do a wedding video of what video I have for my daughter, married on Oct 1. (Priority #1)
Clean/organize my MacBook hard drive.
Update my web site.
Update party boat progress in this forum
Update Skipjack stuff on this forum
Do some mini-videos for what I have from Subfest 2023.
Read/learn the books I have to get a six-pack boating Captains license, and prep for the test.
Read some other model/nautical books I have.
Start drafting up plans for the next party/fishing boat I will be building. Dining room table.
A maybe, I have a Occre sailing ship kit of the whale ship Essex from te movie & book 'In The Heart of the Sea'. Can use the dining room table for a time.
Off course there is the Type XXIII I which I have everything to start, but it will have to wait.
And there is always TV shows, Most of the Gold Rush shows, Battlebots, and when it comes back Curse of Oak Island. Then there are our shared shows.
I told you I'd be rambling. Enough for now, more rambling to come.
Have a very mean pumpkin staring me down!!
We get old. Most of us are in that older crowd. Nearly a year ago, I think a year ago because my mind is selectively forgetful at the age I'm at now, annoys the hell out of me. How bout you? I'm mostly likely going to ramble in this thread, have no place else to do it, and you will see why, as I consider you all my friend and I like this group. So maybe a year ago, maybe longer, I started to develop arthritis in my left foot. It hurts to walk. The skin in the area gets red and irritated. From the x-ray you can see the bones being separated, hence some of the pain. If I can find the x-ray picture I'll post it. My girlfriend Carol likes to walk. I can't walk with her due to this, at least long walks. One of the things I plan on doing while I'm sitting on my butt is clean up my hard drive and organizing it, and finding that x-ray pic. Today I went to the hospital as planned and my podiatrist removed the arthritis and she also said I have something called Lisfranc injury (https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseas...idfoot-injury/). Removing the arthritis she said it should not come back, hope she is right. The Lisfranc repair consists of a screw and a plate in my foot to fuse the big toe bones to the other parts of the foot. She said once healed I won't notice it there. I hope she is right again. Anyone else have this done? Although alarms will be probably be set off going through TSA at the airport.
My recovery consists of this. Foot wrapped and in a boot for four weeks. Cannot put pressure on the foot for four weeks while it heals and keep it elevated above my hips (No standing for a time). Going to be a pain in the a** to shower or use the toilet among other things. But we practiced before the procedure and have the rights 'tools' in place to help mitigate those things around the house. I have a very good nurse. Although I am pretty darn good with model building (there I mentioned it for the sake of this forum), Carol is pretty darn good with people and the body. Although she may be upset with me out of commission in most ways for the next month or so, I feel upset about placing a burden on her. But we are an excellent partnership so we will work through this. I will be able to get up off my butt and scoot around on my knee cart, or crutches (ugh, crutches suck). My huge problem I will not be able the navigate stairs so I cannot get into the basement for now where my shop and office is. THIS is going to kill me!
My plans to satisfy myself for the time being are this, not in any order. Most of these I already procrastinated on foe a while, so now is the perfect time to start on these. To name a few.
Do a wedding video of what video I have for my daughter, married on Oct 1. (Priority #1)
Clean/organize my MacBook hard drive.
Update my web site.
Update party boat progress in this forum
Update Skipjack stuff on this forum
Do some mini-videos for what I have from Subfest 2023.
Read/learn the books I have to get a six-pack boating Captains license, and prep for the test.
Read some other model/nautical books I have.
Start drafting up plans for the next party/fishing boat I will be building. Dining room table.
A maybe, I have a Occre sailing ship kit of the whale ship Essex from te movie & book 'In The Heart of the Sea'. Can use the dining room table for a time.
Off course there is the Type XXIII I which I have everything to start, but it will have to wait.
And there is always TV shows, Most of the Gold Rush shows, Battlebots, and when it comes back Curse of Oak Island. Then there are our shared shows.
I told you I'd be rambling. Enough for now, more rambling to come.
Have a very mean pumpkin staring me down!!
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