I met a couple of girls from Splott many years ago when walking the Cornish coastal path. They asked me if I could help them put up their tent, of course I was happy to oblige 
It was my father from Splott.
Biological or domestic heating?
The former. Aneurysms and carotids for street cred and varicose veins to pay for abris, pool liners and French taxes.
Can solder a mean T joint but would never make a living.
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Facinating and I feel I should apologise now as someone who is interested in the human body and health so may well say things you disagree with 
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Don’t apologise for having an opinion! Hopefully this forum can tolerate all sorts of those. My day job is to give advice base on proven facts.
It is very topical to remember that Obama said: Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. No-one is entitled to their own facts!
His successor could do with remembering that.
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We are a very tolerant lot here 
. Thats the the thing about science its evolving, often starting with an opinion (hypothosis) and then migrating through to facts. Then just as it all settles down a new discovery and off we go again. Atherosclerosis has plagued humans for a long time and seems to be increasing yet the glycocalyx is a recent discovery, love science
Depends a lot on what you did and age. My neighbour did her properly- compound fracture on one side and tore the ligaments on the other. She lives alone. 45 days in an SSR - no weight bearing on ankle , plaster off and then another 2 weeks at least for kine on the ankle. She did get kine every day Monday to Friday for 2 hours to nake sure all her other leg muscles didn’t loose strength while she couldn’t walk.
I so admire the French health system for its aftercare, which is so important.
Just received this from a friend in the UK whose young granddaughter has been in a wheelchair since Christmas having badly damaged her back in a fall. "It was 6 weeks before she got her first physio appointment and has only had 3 in all this time."
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They only seem to book a few sessions 3, 6 then go away and join the queue again.
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I didn’t have to have an op just wear a bit boot which doctor said was better than plaster. Just a a little awkward propping it on pillows in bed.
So just X-rays followed by seeing doctor every 2 weeks and daily nurse visits injecting me against DVT. Service is phenomenal here, just missing out on the lovely weather when I could have been doing so much work.
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Nurses told me eat yoghurt, cheese, eggs and milk for the calcium to help repair the break. I’m taking calcium tablets as well as Vit D as not able to go outside (steps etc) plus Vit B12 and C. Hoping all that will help 
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All very sensible but the most important part is to take them alongside a varied, balanced diet. As much fresh stuff as you can and avoid processed foodstuffs as far as possible.
I hope your recovery is swift and that you’re back to normal very soon.
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Very rarely eat processed food always cook from scratch and eat lots of fruit. Thank you I can’t wait to get back on my own two feet but I know I will have to be careful and not go at things full speed like I used to 
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Well its a thought, however calcium suppliments can reduce stomach acids required for the full breakdown of what we eat. The other things are all high in protein which is far more essential than the calcium.
Thank you for that advice . I’m hoping that my intake of meats and poultry will cover that with my frozen veg and the fresh from my lovely French neighbours. Always good to get advice here as never know if you are missing from doing something that helps your situation. Great forum 