When the return valve in my right leg stopped working due to years of overuse the surgeon at the local hospital suggested that the only alternative was to kill the main vein by inserting a catheter and then running a wire inside it from the ankle to the groin and slowly removing it while combining heat and vibrations to inner wall of the vein so that it shrunk, and then other blood vessels would take over. The incentive was that on completion I would be given a cup of tea and a biscuit. What a bargain I thought; but I am eighty four so I asked if I could have the tea and biscuit before the operation just in case I never came out from the anaesthetic. So I had the operation today and so far it has gone well; fingers crossed. I forgot I cant cross my fingers because they are all bent.
Three days before the operation one of my teeth disintegrated and the dentist put a temporary cap on it, then said, ‘ one of your teeth is quite sharp, does it hurt you ? I shook my head and said thoughtfully. ‘No but I have to wear dark glasses in the daytime and I get quite excited at the sight of blood. The dentist wasn’t impressed.
After years of trying to get my innovative products made I have found a local company who may be interested. They have a very old Bridgeport Milling machine which I may be able to use to make samples subject to first renovating it. ( I spent many year as a die miller at various factories and Bridgeport’s were amazing machines but not suitable for production work which would require a CNC ) But I wont hold my breath as its very difficult to make new products in the UK even if you make them yourself.
Still if I can get samples made it would be a step in the right direction.
