windrush:
Hope for a swift recovery for you Kev, forget all about being waited on as gentle exercise is the answer otherwise you might seize up. Take no notice of ‘Rigsby’s Ruse’, he was just lazy!Pete.
Thanks Pete, 
kevmac47:
kevmac47:
I’m in the RVI Ncle at the moment, I had an operation on my upper spine/neck yesterday. Like many other drivers I put it down to lifting soaked sheets from the floor to the trailer bed.
With a bit of luck I’ll be home tomorrow to practice the ‘Rigsby Ruse’ with the family! I.E. Pass the papers, yes I’d love another cup of tea pet, and pass that bottle opener please!! Not to mention my feet up on the settee,:evil
Not to bad this RVI gaff just been brought my lunch Fish and Chips and mushy peas!!
Get well soon Kev.
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Johnny
Hope you are soon back up and about Kevin, get well soon.
Cheers, Leyland 600
Many thanks to you all for your good wishes, I managed to get home this evening, which was an unexpected result!! It will take a couple of weeks to get back to fitness, the ‘bride’ will be well fed up with me being under her feet, plus she will have to do all the driving!! Regards Kev
Just in case you/her are tempted, I have it on good authority that the operation of household gadgets- vacuum cleaners, dishcloths, etc.- is strictly forbidden during the recovery process.
And for some time after if you can get away with it! 
I found that the occasional little whimper helped speed up service ! Jim.
Retired Old ■■■■:
Just in case you/her are tempted, I have it on good authority that the operation of household gadgets- vacuum cleaners, dishcloths, etc.- is strictly forbidden during the recovery process.And for some time after if you can get away with it!
It’s absolutely forbidden at any time, operation of household implements and equipment comes under ‘DOMESTIC DUTIES’, she’ll just have to put a bit more effort in and attend to your every need. 
P.S…are you sure about letting her drive, when mine gets in the saddle she scares the hell out of me. 
grumpy old man:
Retired Old ■■■■:
Just in case you/her are tempted, I have it on good authority that the operation of household gadgets- vacuum cleaners, dishcloths, etc.- is strictly forbidden during the recovery process.And for some time after if you can get away with it!
It’s absolutely forbidden at any time, operation of household implements and equipment comes under ‘DOMESTIC DUTIES’, she’ll just have to put a bit more effort in and attend to your every need.
P.S…are you sure about letting her drive, when mine gets in the saddle she scares the hell out of me.
Mine banned herself from driving, with my wholehearted agreement, after fainting and writing off the car by putting it in a ditch and hitting a culvert.
Sadly, she now includes all the aforementioned household tasks in the same bracket, just in case she faints again and writes off the vacuum, cooker, washing machine, brush and dustpan, duster and window cleaner. Guess who does all that now. 
We tremble in fear as she occasionally washes up, pegs out washing and switches the microwave and telly on and off. 
You’ve all revived my faith in the lorry driving brotherhood! Great advice and support . I will keep you all informed when she puts me back in hospital for insubordination.
Surgery is a last resort to vertebral pain relief Kev, so must have been giving you aggro for a while with no doubt a few other remedies tried. All the best to a speedy recovery.
I have had cervical spondylosis(degeneration of the top 7 vertebrae) for few years now and a bad wee spell just over 3 weeks ago when the neck muscles seized up, applied a bit of heat and eased it a bit, following morning 6ish still very tight and watching early news when I went blind in one eye, lasted about 5 to 10 secs so consulted Dr Google, the advice, better ring GP, sounds like a mini stroke he said, we’ll get you seen to pronto, in the meantime NO DRIVING, at this stage he added “I won’t report you to DVLA” until further tests have been done, (he prescribed a muscle relaxant for neck, temporary relief). The hospital tests including a scan(carotid arteries) found nothing untoward with regard to clots or narrowing. I tried to impress upon them the seized neck problem may have caused a TIA (transient ischemic attack) which it can do. All being well back on the road Wed(officially 
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Apologies for prolonging Emergency Ward 10, off to sort a few lorry snaps.
Oily
oiltreader:
Surgery is a last resort to vertebral pain relief Kev, so must have been giving you aggro for a while with no doubt a few other remedies tried. All the best to a speedy recovery.
I have had cervical spondylosis(degeneration of the top 7 vertebrae) for few years now and a bad wee spell just over 3 weeks ago when the neck muscles seized up, applied a bit of heat and eased it a bit, following morning 6ish still very tight and watching early news when I went blind in one eye, lasted about 5 to 10 secs so consulted Dr Google, the advice, better ring GP, sounds like a mini stroke he said, we’ll get you seen to pronto, in the meantime NO DRIVING, at this stage he added “I won’t report you to DVLA” until further tests have been done, (he prescribed a muscle relaxant for neck, temporary relief). The hospital tests including a scan(carotid arteries) found nothing untoward with regard to clots or narrowing. I tried to impress upon them the seized neck problem may have caused a TIA (transient ischemic attack) which it can do. All being well back on the road Wed(officially
Apologies for prolonging Emergency Ward 10, off to sort a few lorry snaps.
Oily
Hi Eddie, I hope your aches and pains heal up very soon, Kind Regards, Ray.
Ray Smyth:
oiltreader:
Surgery is a last resort to vertebral pain relief Kev, so must have been giving you aggro for a while with no doubt a few other remedies tried. All the best to a speedy recovery.
I have had cervical spondylosis(degeneration of the top 7 vertebrae) for few years now and a bad wee spell just over 3 weeks ago when the neck muscles seized up, applied a bit of heat and eased it a bit, following morning 6ish still very tight and watching early news when I went blind in one eye, lasted about 5 to 10 secs so consulted Dr Google, the advice, better ring GP, sounds like a mini stroke he said, we’ll get you seen to pronto, in the meantime NO DRIVING, at this stage he added “I won’t report you to DVLA” until further tests have been done, (he prescribed a muscle relaxant for neck, temporary relief). The hospital tests including a scan(carotid arteries) found nothing untoward with regard to clots or narrowing. I tried to impress upon them the seized neck problem may have caused a TIA (transient ischemic attack) which it can do. All being well back on the road Wed(officially
Apologies for prolonging Emergency Ward 10, off to sort a few lorry snaps.
OilyHi Eddie, I hope your aches and pains heal up very soon, Kind Regards, Ray.
I’ve had the cervical spondylosis since ‘86. No fun is it. Haven’t had the temporary blindness, but constant pain. Exercise, physio’, heat, you name it. Basiacally our necks are knackered. Keep yer chin up.
Spardo:
grumpy old man:
Retired Old ■■■■:
Just in case you/her are tempted, I have it on good authority that the operation of household gadgets- vacuum cleaners, dishcloths, etc.- is strictly forbidden during the recovery process.And for some time after if you can get away with it!
It’s absolutely forbidden at any time, operation of household implements and equipment comes under ‘DOMESTIC DUTIES’, she’ll just have to put a bit more effort in and attend to your every need.
P.S…are you sure about letting her drive, when mine gets in the saddle she scares the hell out of me.
Mine banned herself from driving, with my wholehearted agreement, after fainting and writing off the car by putting it in a ditch and hitting a culvert.
Sadly, she now includes all the aforementioned household tasks in the same bracket, just in case she faints again and writes off the vacuum, cooker, washing machine, brush and dustpan, duster and window cleaner. Guess who does all that now.
We tremble in fear as she occasionally washes up, pegs out washing and switches the microwave and telly on and off.
It’s a con job, she’s got you stitched up like a kipper (well, ok, we’ll gloss over putting the car in a ditch, had she had a drink?)…but you’ve got to keep em working, once they know they can get away with something it ‘happy days’ for them.
Tell her there are new T&C.s in the marriage and to put her back into it.
And if she objects stop her ■■■ rations for a few days, she’ll soon see the error of her ways.
grumpy old man:
Spardo:
grumpy old man:
Retired Old ■■■■:
Just in case you/her are tempted, I have it on good authority that the operation of household gadgets- vacuum cleaners, dishcloths, etc.- is strictly forbidden during the recovery process.And for some time after if you can get away with it!
It’s absolutely forbidden at any time, operation of household implements and equipment comes under ‘DOMESTIC DUTIES’, she’ll just have to put a bit more effort in and attend to your every need.
P.S…are you sure about letting her drive, when mine gets in the saddle she scares the hell out of me.
Mine banned herself from driving, with my wholehearted agreement, after fainting and writing off the car by putting it in a ditch and hitting a culvert.
Sadly, she now includes all the aforementioned household tasks in the same bracket, just in case she faints again and writes off the vacuum, cooker, washing machine, brush and dustpan, duster and window cleaner. Guess who does all that now.
We tremble in fear as she occasionally washes up, pegs out washing and switches the microwave and telly on and off.
It’s a con job, she’s got you stitched up like a kipper (well, ok, we’ll gloss over putting the car in a ditch, had she had a drink?)…but you’ve got to keep em working, once they know they can get away with something it ‘happy days’ for them.
Tell her there are new T&C.s in the marriage and to put her back into it.
And if she objects stop her ■■■ rations for a few days, she’ll soon see the error of her ways.
G.O.M. you should apply for a job with the HSE, your imagination is in perfect harmony with their crackpot ideas!! Regards Kev.
A good few of us had the joy of this for an office!!
grumpy old man:
It’s a con job, she’s got you stitched up like a kipper (well, ok, we’ll gloss over putting the car in a ditch, had she had a drink?)…but you’ve got to keep em working, once they know they can get away with something it ‘happy days’ for them.
No, hasn’t had a drink for years, but you might have had a point in a way. Did she put the car in the ditch on purpose, a bit like the husband who, desperate to get out of his dishwashing duties, deliberately drops a plate every time. Hmm
coomsey:
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A good few of us had the joy of this for an office!!
Kew Dodge? Or at least another version of LAD?
Just had another look, not the Dodge, the bonnet on that curved down towards the back giving a nice smooth passage for the bedding arrangements.
Or Albion, the Leyland versions I drove had posher coverings of the dash than that.