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Message 116506 - Posted: 29 Jul 2025, 16:18:41 UTC - in response to Message 116505.  

Could be worse, you could just check the first forum, see nothing new, switch to another forum and everything is down for maintenance. Had that here yesterday 😂
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Message 116546 - Posted: 4 Aug 2025, 12:21:14 UTC

Scary.
Received this morning what I thought was confirmation of a hospital appointment, instead it was a discahrge summary from the hospital.
Cause of admittance - Type 2 respiratory failure.

The next line made me sit up.
A CT scan suggested likely heart failure (possibly cor pulmonale) with bilateral pulmonary effusions and ascites.
He had some electrolyte disturbances.

I was given a Zimmer frame at the hospital - it was okay to use on flat smooth surfaces but in the real world - IMO absolutely useless.
2 wheels & 2 legs?

Sent it back after a week as ordered & received a Rollstor - much better.
4 wheels, brakes & a seat if get tired or breathless.
Missus loves it as it means I can go out shopping with her ( I'm guessing that's only because when seat lifted there a a nice small shopping bag attached to the frame).
No matter it gives me back mobility.
What a comedown from 44ton driver to Zimmers.
Can't complain though - still breathing.
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Message 116547 - Posted: 4 Aug 2025, 13:02:19 UTC - in response to Message 116546.  

Some people have performed a rather disgusting modification to those sit-on trolleys, a modification that may best be described as "for waste disposal".......
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Message 116548 - Posted: 4 Aug 2025, 13:15:56 UTC - in response to Message 116547.  

In reply to robsmith's message of 4 Aug 2025:
Some people have performed a rather disgusting modification to those sit-on trolleys, a modification that may best be described as "for waste disposal".......

That'll teach me.
DO NOT read forum posts while drinking coffee at the same time.
Using another K/B.
After cleaning the other one, hope it dries out & no damage done.
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Message 116551 - Posted: 4 Aug 2025, 17:51:33 UTC - in response to Message 116548.  

Glad to have been of "service".

Hope your keyboards recover
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