Tummy ache = 6 weeks no riding :-(

**XP@** · 2nd January 2006, 00:17

Just before christmas I started to feel a bit crook in the gut department.
Chistmas eve I was feeling really shit.
Christmas day was not too bad but not too good.
Not too bad and not to good continued until the docs opened on wednesday.
The doc said dunno what it is so have a scan if you must
I had the scan
Then got a phone call... they are waiting for you in wellington Emergency department, your appendix is a tad inflamed.
Got to wellington at 7:30pm and at 7:30am I was on a ward.
12pm I was in the Operating room
Dunno what time I was out again but my burst appendix had been removed and hopefully cleaned out.
Now I have an extended "holiday" and can't ride for another 6 weeks :-(
ah well... time to relax...

**fishb8nz** · 2nd January 2006, 05:18

Not a very pleasant thing to happen, especially during summer but I'm sure you'll find some "less demanding" activities to fill your enforced holiday.

**What?** · 2nd January 2006, 05:46

Could you not have toughed it out until winter??
Oh well, on the bright side, most of the loonies should be off the road and back at work by the time you are back in working order.

**Swoop** · 2nd January 2006, 06:03

Burst appendix???

Major bummer, hope you get better soon.

**Sniper** · 2nd January 2006, 06:14

Bugger mate, I know how painful that can be. I had my appendix burst 3 days after buying the RG400. It was not nice. Get well soon though.

**Colapop** · 2nd January 2006, 07:58

Lucky it wasn't a burst heamoroid - that could have been a real pain in the arse!

So you back at home? Your missus would be sympathetic when you say you don't feel like visiting rellys.

**Sketchy_Racer** · 2nd January 2006, 08:34

Originally Posted by Colapop

Lucky it wasn't a burst heamoroid - that could have been a real pain in the arse!

BRILLIANT!!!

thats the best pun ive herd for a while....

**crashe** · 2nd January 2006, 08:34

You poor wee thing.......... (my daughter had her's burst on Feb 14 last year)

Ok in that 6 weeks... that means NO HEAVY LIFTING or high stretching either.

Sit back and relax.... feet up and watch tv... and listen to your body... if you start to feel tired, then go to bed and sleep.... sleep is the best healing process...

No driving either for X amount of weeks either.

You can do damage to your insides if you do things you ain't meant to do...

So do as the Doctor so ordered you to do.

REST and REST and more REST.

After the 6 weeks.... take it easy when you get back on the bike.. as your bike fitness level has dropped right off.
Go for short rides.... (50kms to start off with) and then see how you feel..
re build it all up again slowly.

I was off my m/bike for 8 weeks, after my op on 6th May 2005.... and it took a while to get my bike fitness level back up when I was allowed to ride again... I only managed 38km and I was totally shattered afterwards.

Take care and heal well.

LB · 2nd January 2006, 08:45

Take it easy James!!

**James Deuce** · 2nd January 2006, 08:50

BAh, 6 weeks off? I was racing two weeks after I had mine out. Oh, hang on, I crashed. Err, maybe they really meant 6 weeks eh?

Take it easy, and as they say don' lift anything. It's a weird feeling like everything in your abdomen is trying to escape.

**ducatilover** · 2nd January 2006, 09:36

bugger dude i had mine burst or whatever at twelve.

fucken good rest off school though

i certainly tickled a wee bit

**Hitcher** · 2nd January 2006, 12:40

Six weeks off riding? You lucky, lucky bastard...

**madboy** · 2nd January 2006, 14:01

Bugger. Oh well, you're not missing a good riding day today anyway. I had mine out at 8, so can't really remember what the recovery was like. But I know I milked it for all the Lego I could get.