Foot op… take 2

Just when you thought it was safe…  Foot Op 2 .. coming July 2008

I’ve had a letter this morning informing me that the op on my foot to correct the problems after the last one which was done in October will take place in July, so around a month to go and hopefully this time it will be done the same way as when my other foot was done a few years ago where the forefoot was shortened, as I’ve had no problems at all with it.

I’ll keep you posted on any developments.

Next upgrade on the horizon

Well I’ve seen the surgeon and after a new set of x-rays showing the extensive damage to my right knee taken this afternoon I’m now on the waiting list for my next upgrade.

The total knee replacement op will take place within the next 4 months or so from today, taking us up to September.

At the moment isn’t as bad as it has been and my mobility has improved slightly. Obviously I’ll keep you all posted as to the latest developments and my continuing cyborg upgrades

Wii Fit

Thanks to Steph, I managed to get a go on Wii Fit on Monday, and despite my dodgy knee I was able to do a few of the challenges it holds.

The balance board is quite substantial, a lot heavier than I thought it would be, it’s also very sensitive too. Steph set up my Mii, and it asked me to step on so it could work out my BMI. Well I knew where it was going as since the time I was on steroids for my RA, I’ve had a real fight getting rid of the weight i piled on taking them, this has been made worse by my knee which makes exercise difficult.

What I wasn’t expecting was the Wii Fit to inflate my Mii to resemble the fatty I am

The heading footballs was the first challenge I tried, and while I had no problems with those in front of me or to the left, I missed all the right sided ones, as I couldn’t get my knee to bend enough to head the ball.

I also did the running which, surprisingly,  I was quite good at, I also had a few runs on the snowboarding, which I improved on each time I tried. The balance exercises weren’t too bad either. But lets not talk about the ski jump, I ended up as a snowball after falling off the end of the ramp.

Steph enjoys the step aerobics game, and she was getting loads of perfects during the session.

I held off getting Wii Fit, as I was unsure if I’d be able to use it with my knee problems, I do think I’ll invest in one, as it could help shed a few pounds which has to be good all round.

Now it’s just a case of finding one, which will be a challenge in itself.

Ozzy announces ‘I’m Sick And Tired’ Of Reality TV

Everyone’s favourite shambling zombie Ozzy Osbourne recently told the Sunday News:

“I’m sick and tired of it,” Ozzy said.”I don’t like being on the TV we learned that the hard way with having cameras on us 24 hours a day from “The Osbournes” show.”It seems that every time I turn on the TV they’ve got another bunch of celebrities with cameras in their faces following them around for a new show and I can’t stand it.

“The only good reality show I can think of now is taking a whole bunch of kids, a wild animal and a bucket of dogshit,” he laughs. “That’s what I think of the whole thing.”

Too late Ozzy, they’ve already made that show, it was called The Osbournes

Microsoft cut Vista price to shift dodgy OS

http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/02/29/vista_price_cut/

The recent news that Microsoft are to cut the price of all the Vista operating system packages puts me in mind of some dodgy car salesman trying offload that motor that he knows isn’t what it should be. Since it’s introduction Vista hasn’t been the uber leap forward that users were expecting, it’s this generations Windows ME, Many hardware firms have gone back to supplying XP with new machines and even the much touted service pack for Vista seems to create a whole new set of problems (especially with 3rd party security software)

For a great spoof Vista add head here http://blip.tv/file/34069