Three Operations
In my thirties I had my tonsils out - FUCK that hurt! 2 days in hospital.
In my forties I had two discs removed from my neck (through the front) and replaced with bonegrafts removed from my right hip and three vertebrae bolted/plated together. Didn't hurt but the bruises were spectacular! 3 days in hospital.
In my (early) fifties I had an operation to remove bone spurs sticking in to my spinal cord and to open up the holes in my spine where the nerves to my arms come out. Painful recovery as they went in from the back and had to go through the trapezoid muscle attachments to the neck to get where they were going - not long in hospital but 3 months recuperation. Scar is gruesome - I don't know 'cos it's on the back of my neck!
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Fri 27 Apr 2012, 11:16, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

Fucking hell
That's hardcore.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 27 Apr 2012, 11:32, Reply)

Ongoing wear and tear
...from a lifetime of being a semi-pro silly bugger. If you keep launching yourself down hills on bikes it'll happen to you too! How's the shoulder btw?
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Fri 27 Apr 2012, 11:35, Reply)

I suppose that's right...contrary to opinion I'm usually a "both wheels on the ground" type cyclist
I've got another month before I can ride a bike offroad again, so spinning classes are keeping me fit in the meantime.

My shoulder needs quite a bit of physio, I can't quite manage a full nazi salute yet. Part of my recovery involves me standing in a corner raising my right arm with my palm flat.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 27 Apr 2012, 11:39, Reply)