El Zen Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 I suffered a proper hamstring pull in a 200m race earlier today. I felt it pop, and almost fell over. Now, I’m used to minor hamstring issues, but this feels more severe. A good six hours later, the pain/soreness is still quite intense, radiating down to my calf and achilles tendon and I’m having a tough time extending my leg properly. Will painkillers and rest do the trick, or should I seek (real) medical advice? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Find a good private physio and just pay the £50/60 they will ask for a 30 minute poking and prodding When I've had injuries in the past and I've either gone to the NHS and been misdiagnosed by their physio or I've done nothing for so long that I've damaged other areas of my legs by compensating 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 14 minutes ago, El Zen said: I suffered a proper hamstring pull in a 200m race earlier today. I felt it pop, and almost fell over. Now, I’m used to minor hamstring issues, but this feels more severe. A good six hours later, the pain/soreness is still quite intense, radiating down to my calf and achilles tendon and I’m having a tough time extending my leg properly. Will painkillers and rest do the trick, or should I seek (real) medical advice? Nah no need for real medical advice when we have several leg AIDS specialists on here. I recommend Calpol then amputation of both legs just in case. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 20 hours ago, sidcow said: Anyone got experience of Moonpig or Funky Pigeon? Is one better or much of a muchness? Yep, use Funky Pigeon. No particular reason over Moonpig, it was just the first one I looked at. Godsend for me as I hate card shopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 19 minutes ago, El Zen said: I suffered a proper hamstring pull in a 200m race earlier today. I felt it pop, and almost fell over. Now, I’m used to minor hamstring issues, but this feels more severe. A good six hours later, the pain/soreness is still quite intense, radiating down to my calf and achilles tendon and I’m having a tough time extending my leg properly. Will painkillers and rest do the trick, or should I seek (real) medical advice? Leg Aids. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 30, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, Xela said: Yep, use Funky Pigeon. No particular reason over Moonpig, it was just the first one I looked at. Godsend for me as I hate card shopping. Too late, went for the pig (story of my life) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 10 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Find a good private physio and just pay the £50/60 they will ask for a 30 minute poking and prodding When I've had injuries in the past and I've either gone to the NHS and been misdiagnosed by their physio or I've done nothing for so long that I've damaged other areas of my legs by compensating I have a guy already, which is worth it I agree. But my main concern now is if I’ve sustained damage that needs more than physiotherapy. It really f***ing hurts, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 10 minutes ago, Xela said: Leg Aids. Every cloud. Should help shift some focus off my pre-existing back aids, at least. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted October 1, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 1, 2022 Knock on the door at 7 this morning. A very kind bin man had found my driving licence a few streets over on top of a bin. Hadn't even realised I lost it; I rarely need it and rarely drive. Had a nice chat, thanked him profusely and went back to bed. Got up later and went to put it in my wallet. I hadn't lost my driving licence. It was a duplicate. WTAF? Had I lost it years ago and got it replaced? I have no memory of this. Has some dodgy geezer/geezeress applied for a replacement for some kind of fraud? All a bit of a puzzle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted October 1, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 1, 2022 20 hours ago, villa4europe said: just pay the £50/60 they will ask for a 30 minute poking and prodding 20 hours? VT, I am very disappointed. You must do better going forward. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 20 hours ago, villa4europe said: Find a good private physio and just pay the £50/60 they will ask for a 30 minute poking and prodding When I've had injuries in the past and I've either gone to the NHS and been misdiagnosed by their physio or I've done nothing for so long that I've damaged other areas of my legs by compensating 100% agree with this, and if you have the cash/insurance it might even be worth getting a specialist to do scans etc. (see what physio thinks). Sounds like a massive rip off, but not treating one injury properly usually leads to other injuries, and if sport is an important part of your life, you won’t regret it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAVFC Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 I rarely drive into Birmingham City centre but my mum and dad and tickets to the Peaky Blinder thing at the Hippodrome. With no trains they were having second thoughts about going. I said I'd take them and have a day in town with my little one. No issue until time to go home. It took 2 1/2 hours to get out of Edgbaston Street car park. An hour and a half of that not actually moving at all. Once out of the car park, some roads were a free for all. 2 lanes of traffic in a single lane, cars coming out of junctions down gaps on the wrong side of the road. Not my most enjoyable journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 1, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, AlwaysAVFC said: cars coming out of junctions down gaps on the wrong side of the road. Not my most enjoyable journey. I've seen a lot of this lately. Was driving through Tyseley earlier and saw it twice in the queue to join the Coventry Rd. I'm convinced it's the Grand Theft Auto generation living out their dreams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 On 30/09/2022 at 18:25, El Zen said: I suffered a proper hamstring pull in a 200m race earlier today. I felt it pop, and almost fell over. Now, I’m used to minor hamstring issues, but this feels more severe. A good six hours later, the pain/soreness is still quite intense, radiating down to my calf and achilles tendon and I’m having a tough time extending my leg properly. Will painkillers and rest do the trick, or should I seek (real) medical advice? I pulled mine playing tennis couple of weeks ago, similar sensations to you and weirdly my calf came out all bruised a few days later I used plenty of ice packs and and did a few sessions with my massage gun , complete rest from any exercise did a 5k run on Weds , exactly 2 weeks to the day I pulled it , did another 5k on Thurs and then did 5k sprint intervals on Friday , no issues at all could depend on the severity of the pull though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 1 minute ago, tonyh29 said: I pulled mine playing tennis couple of weeks ago, similar sensations to you and weirdly my calf came out all bruised a few days later I used plenty of ice packs and and did a few sessions with my massage gun , complete rest from any exercise did a 5k run on Weds , exactly 2 weeks to the day I pulled it , did another 5k on Thurs and then did 5k sprint intervals on Friday , no issues at all could depend on the severity of the pull though I am feeling better today, luckily. Also: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 18 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: I pulled mine playing tennis couple of weeks ago, similar sensations to you. Did a few sessions with my massage gun exactly 2 weeks to the day I pulled it. Could depend on the severity of the pull though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Never thought I’d earn not one but two Kenneth’s talking about torn muscles and tennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 1, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 1, 2022 23 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: Never thought I’d earn not one but two Kenneth’s talking about torn muscles and tennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Big election in Brazil today. Anyone staying up to watch the results come in? No? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted October 4, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 4, 2022 On 02/10/2022 at 17:22, El Zen said: Big election in Brazil today. Anyone staying up to watch the results come in? No? Have been watching closely. It's not a surprising outcome to me, but I feel concerned. Brazil's bifurcated politics are a concern. I'm not a fan of either extreme there right now, and it seems many Brazilians are stuck in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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