Tech Clerks - General Debt Matters Thread

[CleverClogs (RIP)]

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It's more likely to have been an injection of steroids than of bearing grease.

[IF]

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Got my fingers crossed the injection works and no more treatment is needed

[The Tech Clerk]

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After all the worry, what happened to-day is that they said more test as they want to make sure the problem is not my back or knee and it is my hip, so they anesthetization me and injected my hip, when I woke up and after quite a while I was asked if the pain in that area was more or less than just before the injection, it was slightly less, then I had to go home quite late this afternoon, been there since 7.30 a.m., and told an appointment again in 6 weeks with Registrar with more results of other test they did whilst I was knocked out. Utter confusion as and lack of information until to-day as once Registrar mentioned the test to-day I realized this is what he told me in November which was going to be done on the next visit in December which did not happen in that visit which another person dealt with. an old lady in the waiting area after said it happened to her in the same way, at least now I also know as Cloggy states it will no doubt entail more time stay in hospital if they do replace the hip and sticks according to the lady in waiting area. Thankyou all for your remarks, just see what happens after this injection and have to report back to them 6 weeks time.

[CleverClogs (RIP)]

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definitely, if it took the pain away!

I'm not sure anything could alleviate the pain of that execrable pun.

[Undercover Elsa]

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definitely, if it took the pain away!

[CleverClogs (RIP)]

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Might a bilateral arthroplasty result in an exclamation of "Hip! Hip! Hooray!" ?

[IF]

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Thinking of you today as well Tech Guy

[Undercover Elsa]

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It's a keyhole technique with just 2 small incisions...pioneered by Zimmer, ironically.
The muscles aren't cut, just moved aside so mobilisation can take place quite quickly. Reduces the risk of DVT's and MRSI's from prolonged immobility/hospitalisation.

T'weren't like that in my days in OT..I can still hear the electric saw!

Good luck for today, but I'm sure you'll be fine Tech Guy

[CleverClogs (RIP)]

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But won't your hip need to be immobilised for a week or more for the muscles to heal?

[The Tech Clerk]

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Out-patient arthroplasty?

Eeek!!

Right!

[CleverClogs (RIP)]

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Out-patient arthroplasty?

Eeek!!

[The Tech Clerk]

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Getting a bit nervous at the moment, due into hospital 7.30 a.m.to-morrow for a total hip replacement operation, they do say day surgery and should leave about 12-1 p.m. hope so, anesthetic it seems, when asked at pre op, they asked have you had anesthetic before, I said yes, it was gas in 1949 at the dentist (a horn like on old cars with the big ball on the end of which they squeezed and out you went), also in or about 1952 the gas at the dentist was then administered like snorkel ( Diving gear/tube) to the nose, the nurse just looked a bit bewildered.

[The Tech Clerk]

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Monday 07 January 2013 by john Hyde in the Law Society Gazette dtd to-day

Three-quarters of personal injury firms are planning to cut staff numbers in the near future unless the government pulls back from plans to reform civil litigation.

A survey carried out by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers found that 118 of the 155 firms questioned were planning to cut their workforce this year.

The survey formed part of APIL’s full response to government plans to cut fixed fees for low-value personal injury work. The new recoverable costs for RTA claims valued under £10,000 would reduce from £1,200 to £500, whilst there are also fixed fees for claims up £25,000 and employer and public liability claims, which would be dealt with by an electronic portal for the first time.

One in six of the firms that took part in the survey said they would stop doing personal injury work under £25,000 if the proposals remain unchecked. More than half are undecided.

In its response, APIL argued that the government was letting independent advice be eroded to the detriment of the injured person. It also claimed that the government had forgotten or ignored the irreducible minimum amount of work required in all cases.

Law firms would be unable to run successful practices advising claimants on pursuing claims for minor injuries and instead claims management companies would move to running the cases themselves.

APIL claimed the government had no evidence to suggest that a £700 cut in costs would be balanced by firms no longer paying referral fees. Furthermore, more than half of personal injury firms do not pay referral fees and would not see any savings from the ban.

‘The government continues to draw conclusions about the link between referral fees and lawyers’ costs which are illogical and flawed,’ added the response.


It is unclear how quickly the government intends to respond to the consultation on fixed costs. The extension of the RTA Portal has been put on hold indefinitely, but the new fees for low-value work could still be in place as early as April.

Nigel Muers Raby, chairman of claimant lobby group the Consumer Justice Alliance, said: 'Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls and head of civil justice, has said that he does not want the changes to the civil justice system to deny access to justice. However, the government must recognise that any attempt to reduce fixed recoverable costs associated with RTA cases would likely result in such cases becoming commercially unviable, leaving consumers finding themselves unable to find legal support following an accident.'

[The Tech Clerk]

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Wouldn't buggering the bankers just remind them of their school days?

Probably right.

[CleverClogs (RIP)]

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bugger the bankers
Home - bugger the bankers

Wouldn't buggering the bankers just remind them of their school days?