Wounded warrior

[Wongo]

So I wanted to play basketball at least once a month this year. Well it is Sunday and I thought I should go and meet the target for the month.

5 minutes into the game. Some bozo missed the shot so I had to get up there and grab the damn ball. Got the ball and felt a pop in my right knee and another pop.:eek:

Ohhhhhh……:( :( :( :( :(

Saw the doctor right away and lucky nothing is broken. It could have been a lot worse. I will be on crutches for a while, no work, no shed time.:( Well at least I can chat with you lot all day long now. Could it be the end of my playing time? I hope not.:(

Oh dear lord what have I done to deserve this? Why does it always happen to good honest citizen? I am sure there are plenty of bastxxx out there God can punish but why me???

It is hurting so much:( :( :( and I think I need a hug.:( :( :( :(

[Tikki]

Perhaps you should have gone to church instead? :p :D

Hope your prayers are answered and you're up'n'atit real soon Scott :)

Cheers
Tikki :)

[Termite]

Scott, be glad you're not in a cast. otherwise when you walked you would go...














Wait for it.......















Wong - bok Wong - bok Wong - bok :D

[AlexS]

Don't worry Scott, it only hurts when we laugh:D

[ozwinner]

Know how you feel being laid up for no good reason, at least them cats around your place will heave a sigh of releif...........:p

Al :D

[Groggy]

Only 35 too! It's normally post-40 you fall apart, you're an early achiever Wongo!

[craigb]

So is it cruciate or medial?

This is your body trying to tell you something.

Sorry to hear 'bout your injury mate. Have a get well soon greenie. :D

[DavidG]

Wongo
Hope you get well soon.
Remember the Panadine fort(sp)

ps: You can hobble out to the wood work.
All you need to do is get the nail gun out and fix a board down the side of the leg so the knee does not bend.;)

[Ratbag Oz]

Oh how awful!! <_< here's the hug everyone seems to have neglected to give you, poor thing
&&&&&&{Wongo}}}}

Don't forget, there's always the sketch pad :D You could could brainstorm the next project ;)
Now I'm no rocking horse expert.... by far! but when I was laid up with the reconstruction of my husbands childhood horse on my mind, I took out my sketch pad, and designed it some costumes, I'm no seemstress either, so mum is currently in the process of creating them. There is a knight's charger cape, and a circus outfit, and when I was bored with that, I started creating little accesories, out of model ply, cardboard, and papier mache, like a little water bag, and billy for a stackhorse outfit, and a troopers hat for a light horse outfit, a unicorns horn....... Now the kids can dress the horse up, to match their dress ups, which is great!
(When I finally get it finished)

get well soon, and stay sane ;) Ratbag

[Wongo]

Thanks guys.:)

After nearly 30 years playing ball, this is the first time I have hurt my knee. Busted both ankles and was on crutches for 3 months each time. My back is like 50 years old (just like WB’s:p ). So this is something new to me.

Will try to see a specialist ASAP. I think I will be grounded for at least 6 months. The worst part of being injured is not the pain but the memory of the moment the joint cracks.:o

I not sure if I will play again but it is so hard to give up something I’ve done all my life. I still think I can give those youngsters a good run.:cool: It is probably just tough luck or I did not warm up probably. After all 35 is still nothing.:cool:

[Driver]

Tough stuff, Scott!

But belay all that negative stuff about giving it up. You're 35 and you're right - that's nothing!

So you're crocked for a while. Very frustrating but don't start thinking you can't play again or you never will. The mission is to keep as fit as possible while you're unable to play - so talk to a sports physio who can design a fitness regime for you. That'll help get you back to fitness more quickly and back on court again as soon as.

DAMHIK all this stuff! :rolleyes:

Good luck!

Col
(The superannuated athlete!)

[Auld Bassoon]

Awww mate!

I'm not much into "touchie feelie" things, but have a hug anyway. and take care of that knee. Meanwhile, spark up some nice new woodie things.

Cheers Mate!

[oges]

Been a while since i play basketball .. bit if someone misses a shot doesnt it end up on the ground? where were you grabbing the ball from?

You could always buy a scrollsaw and sit in front of that for a while :D

[RufflyRustic]

Geez Wongo - rough roll of the dice there mate! Hope you feel better soon. At least you get more time at home with your family. Hope you are back up and walking without pain very soon.

cheers
Wendy

[Wongo]

Oh Brett it is called a rebound dude:cool:

Thanks driver for the advice, just send me an invoice sir.:p

Well I had a sleep-in, got up and said goodbye to the girls. Booked a time to see a specialist at 4:15. Cooked my some bacon and egg.:D

Yes it is very frustrated being disabled. Maybe it time for me to settle down and do some soul searching, to find the real me. Hey maybe I should do some meditation or do some of that ‘Far Lone Gone” stuff:D or is it “Fart Long Gone”?:D

Wongo (who has so many WW DVD to watch:rolleyes: )

[oges]

Oh Brett it is called a rebound dude:cool:

...

Yes it is very frustrated being disabled. Maybe it time for me to settle down
Oh yeah :o

I suppose you will be taking all the good disabled parkin spots a bunnies now :p :rolleyes:

[TassieKiwi]

Sympathies to you Scott. Similar thing happened to me. Best advice (from a sport-mad anaethsetist) after wasting time and $$ on charlatans, was to "Get a referral to an orthopaedic surgeon. He'll do an MRI, find the problem and fix it". Well, that's what happened, and I could have been pain-free 12 months sooner.

Good luck.

Den

[MajorPanic]

I told ya you should of stayed in QLD!!!

[Wongo]

Someone please make me a wooden leg.:D

OK one good news and one bad news. The good news is the knee is fine and it should heal ok. The bad news is it is not strong enough to do all the sharp turnings, twisting and jumping in basketball. If I still want to play then I need a knee re-construction which I am not prepared to do.

I guess this is it. I will have to switch to swimming, running or even tai chi.

It is a heartbreaking moment:( but hey life goes on right.:)

[Auld Bassoon]

My sympathies mate! Playing basketball is not something us "old buggas" have to worry about - yer young whipper-snapper :)

[oges]

bad news mate .. but theres always lawn bowls

[echnidna]

real bad news mate.
if the knee won't handle bowls get a scrabble set.

[RufflyRustic]

Ah geez Wongo - sorry to hear that - but hey, the bright side is you'll have more time for, yep, wood work and the forum ;) and your family.

Cheers
Wendy

[AlexS]

Hard luck about the basketball...but can you still cook?:D

[Zed]

being older, and still being able to play basketball, tennis, aerobics etc... all I can say is "sucked in" :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Wongo]

being older, and still being able to play basketball, tennis, aerobics etc... all I can say is "sucked in" :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Yeah but can you really play basketball?:cool:

[Rocker]

Scott,

Sorry to hear about the knee, and the end of your basketball career; but there are plenty of other less demanding sports that a young whipper-snapper like yourself should still be able to engage in. Anyway, this seems like a perfect opportunity to get into TurboCAD.

Rocker

[silentC]

You're lucky Scott. My wife did eactly the same thing, only she actually snapped the medial ligament and had to have a reconstruction, involving the ligament being stretched across and stapled in place. The scar is about a foot long (days before keyhole surgery). She still plays netball with a knee brace but basketball is out.

Do you own a netball skirt? :p

[Zed]

Do you own a netball skirt? :p

being chinese he probably owns a silky dress of some sort or another, probably "flag red" oin colour too... :p

[jow104]

Best wishes from the UK for a speedy recovery.
Turned 40? Been there done that!

I expect you have had a good innings, very few men play with big balls after 40 so time to change to the small one and a caddy. Hope Al. doesn't read this one.

[craigb]

Wongo's 35 I believe.

Still got a few years till forty.

[jow104]

Sorry Wongo, I have added to your miseries, are well 35 ish, plenty of time left then.

[Wongo]

Thanks again people.:)

Only a few weeks ago I thought most basketball players have a bad knee but I didn’t. So my knees must be pretty strong. Isn’t it ironic?:o

Thinking about it now, I was very lucky. At least I can walk again this soon. Once a bloke landed on my foot and dislocated his ankle. The foot (shoe) pointed side way and it wasn’t pretty to watch.

[ozwinner]

The foot (shoe) point side way and it wasn’t pretty to wash.

Why you wash it??

Al :p :D

[Shedhand]

I've been biting my lips Wongo but I can't help myself.:( While I sympathise fully with you :o- as I said when you first reported it - Basketball has to be the most pointless and boring game in the world or at least equally so with Baseball and Gripiron:rolleyes::rolleyes:. What's wrong with AFL, ARL, ARU, Fishing,Cricket and S exx? Much more enjoyable ways to injure yourself.:D:D:D
Hurry up and get back to the shed...do something useful..;);)
Cheers

[Wongo]

Sorly Al, did I tell you that I have dislocated my finger too? So my typing skill is not that great.:o :o :o

[Wongo]

Shedhand, I don’t know what to say to you but you are wrong.:p

[Auld Bassoon]

I've been biting my lips Wongo but I can't help myself.:( While I sympathise fully with you :o- as I said when you first reported it - Basketball has to be the most pointless and boring game in the world or at least equally so with Baseball and Gripiron:rolleyes::rolleyes:. What's wrong with AFL, ARL, ARU, Fishing,Cricket and S exx? Much more enjoyable ways to injure yourself.:D:D:D
Hurry up and get back to the shed...do something useful..;);)
Cheers

Maaate,

If you dislocate a knee during the last mentioned of your (and most of our!) sports, I have to say, my hat is off to you http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Wongo]

They don’t practise safe s.. in Tasmania.:D

[Shedhand]

They don’t practise safe s.. in Tasmania.:DDon't have to we're all related..:D:D

[Shedhand]

I suffered a Potts Fracture of my left ankle ( Potts is a really really really bad one :eek::eek::eek: ) in 1992. Had two lengths of wire 450mm long threaded through all the smashed mess:(:(:(. My shin bone is still tender to touch and I'll never walk without a limp. Damn Go-Karts.:mad:
Cheers