I have a major injury on my arm, can i still get into plumbing?

[exedon2]

I to carry injuries from broken bones in my 20`s a fall from height I busted my leg split my femur pushing it up into my pelvis , also broke my collar bone and damaged my spleen took two surgeries to patch me up, I'm 59 now and suffer pain from the past injuries and struggle on really hard day's at work kneeling all day plays me up , can you honestly say your pain free after a hard day ? Kop

Very rare without some pain I added 2 prolapsed disks along the way .
Knees were really bad from years of first fixing but went back to cycling about 10 years ago has helped a lot.
I'm 70 soon and reckon this will be my last year on site.

 

[Roy_66]

Don't laugh (too much) but (mostly) desk jobs can be very bad for your health. Had to give mine up in the mid 50's. I have got some injuries from site work. You need a job that gives you enough time off to do other stuff to build your fitness. Don't ignore this.

Cheers,

Roy (amateur at everything)

 

[WC1]

Does anyone know the scene in Jaws where theyre on the boat and they show each other their scars?

 

[Retired-due-to-injury]

To be honest I think you will struggle. I’m 36 and have had chronic rheumatoid arthritis since birth. At my stage I struggle to even lift a full kettle of water now, let alone do anything intricate. There are times now where I think to myself why do I even bother continuing thinking about my trade. I suppose the only real answer is I know a lot about what I’m trained in and I was always passionate about mechanical and electrical engineering. Realistically I should think about things I can do, which is unfortunately not much. Probably not what you want to hear but it’s an honest response.

I also suffer from RA, have done since I was in my mid 20's. It's bloody painful when I have a flare-up, I had to retire from plumbing as it got to bad to work.

 

[Lou]

(Just bumping a few older threads, they will drop off what is new soon)

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