Hip and disc hell
December 15, 2020
Next update: September 7th
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Well, I have had the worst 2 months of my life.
The hip operation went ok but was in a lot of pain for some time.
Some horrible hospital nights bunged up with painkillers and no-one
allowed to visit, you really are on your own. Seeing the whole
of Breaking Bad helped to take my mind off a bit.
The whole op experience was way worse than I was expecting. I won't
go into graphic details.
My other leg started to cause more problems.
Would you believe it - my problems all arose because unknown
to me at the time of the op, I had a slipped disc - this is what makes
the other leg so painful. I have l5/l4 slipped disc.
At least I now know why it wasn't a breeze. The slipped disc is causing
a lot of pain at the mo - main problem is it is hard to sit as that
puts pressure on the back. I can't stand for longer than 45 mins.
So I'm in a not so great cycle of standing/sitting for hour then bed for 2. It feels
like existing not living for now.
But, I am waiting for a steroid injection next week which should help a lot
for a while then it's a question of hoping the disc rights itself
over time - they usually do, then I can avoid another operation.
I am also looking at a more natural injection with Algocells which uses
your own blood palette. Trouble is do I have that or the steroids?
If I have the steroid, I then can't do the palette for 4 months. But
that could be a gamble, what if it does not work?
I need
something because this kind of life is existing and not living.
Elizabeth continues to look after the emails which is such a help!
If injections work, and out of pain I can get the updates doing again I have
missed doing them and thanks for your patience during my absence.
Sorry for such a downbeat update but ...
I guess I have never had anything go wrong and always being fit.
I miss swimming, walking and having a good time. It's a real challenge
for me and I am trying not to feel fearful.
It all came out 6 weeks after the op when a visiting physio got me in
the pool for a walk and then a shower. I cried buckets and was rather
embarrassed afterwards!
Anyway I wish you all a lovely Xmas and hope if all goes well to be
back in the new year with regular updates. Some market
comments below somewhere.
oct 1 update:
Great to meet some of you virtually last week - some great questions and "craic" in the chat room!
Some nice trade ideas also came up live but some very messy shelves from many of you plus one Rangers scarf. (It must be annoying always
coming second to Celtic). (Although not as annoying as being a Fulham
fan, we could be the first ever team to get no points at all).
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I was hoping they had the same value as hotel ones and judged by feedback
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Whichever you think - that's the winner of the election!
Can you believe the US Presidential debate?
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I guess though anything is better than Trump?
But if he loses don't expect Trump to go quietly. He'll probably take the nuclear button and threaten to press it unless we let him stay.
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The effort and determination that went into producing the show is marvellous and a lot of sacrifices in leaving family behind to work in a bubble.
You can tell who Paul Hollywood already fancies. (The youngest female contestant obvs).
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I have a kind of love-hate thing with this. Collectively the characters are
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The best storyline is more the father-son relationship and why it failed rather than why their marriage failed.
Perhaps there could have been either more fun or more bite, something was missing somewhere.
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Blast it. This just kept me watching and now I kind of regret it as it really was a load of old cobblers. I added a star to it as it did keep me watching
somehow though I fast forwarded through the most gruesome parts. There is a whole day live edition coming up. That is crazy!
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Can't believe Jeremy Corbyn managed nine guests to his party.
If you'd been the seventh what a great way to get out of it.
Drat, sorry Jezza rule of six, sadly I must go home and watch a carabou cup penalty shootout..."
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It's been a while, please see top of page above for my terrible hip and slipped disc troubles
which have prevented updates.
But I can manage a quick one in the ten mins I am able to sit.
Marketwise it still looks quite bullish though if someone gets the vaccine and
turns into a weirwolf that could knock it. For some reason it doesn't seem
bothered about Brexit.
Obviously stuck mainly in bed I haven't done much but lucky for me the portfolio
has boomed without me needing to do much.
I bought some Avast (AVST) the web security company.
It's in a growth area still and profits are going nicely. If forecasts
are right there is more to come. It doesn't look overly expensive.
I've bought new listing Calnex Solutions (CLX). This looks an excellent
long-term hold though it is now a fair bit over the listing price. It describes itself as:
Provider of test and measurement systems for the global telecom industry. The Company designs, produces and markets test instrumentation and solutions for network synchronization and network emulation, enabling its customers to validate the performance of the infrastructure associated with the telecom networks.
The Company offers its network synchronization systems and solutions for mobile networks to work correctly and get synchronized with nearby mobile radio transmitters or base stations.
There is a lot of testing needed in this area of the market, fundamentals look
good and it has some cash. It's one of those that could grow very strongl
I added more Codemasters as it went up then came the bid! Way too low
then came another bid and there is a chance of yet another! With all the
rises I've ended up with around £250,000 worth of these shares, I've
made something like £150,000 on them at the current price and is the
biggest winner of the year for me.
I will probably sell some of the ones I have on a quarterly spreadbet as
they expire today. Otherwise why not wait and see I reckon, perhaps
another 10pc left. I won't wait forever though and may look to start
banking some profits soon.
I'm using cdm profits to buy into another games co SUMO.
It's not as cheap as CDM was on first buy but when we see the
various bids for CDM this could be one of the next.
Its fundamentals like a lot of these cos look great and I have tucked
it away for a potential 500p.
The CDM bid brought Take Two Interactive (TTWO) to my attention which is a US
company which wanted to buy CDM.
I like the look of this one so bought it on the spreads with the intention of holding
it for a while. Worth more than 16bln but the valuation looks ok and it
keeps on rising.
Talking the US I was going to buy some Air Bn B but when I saw the price..
150 dollars!! I thought 80 dollars looked ok! I tried to short it then but
couldn't. I would buy long term but it would have to be cheaper than this.
I have bought more I Energiser (IBPO) - a very decent statement and it's
on a multiple which looks way too low, it's one of those when one
morning you unexpectedly wake up to a bid.
Also added more Flutter - take a look at the massive USA deal. Although
the govt here is trying to regulate betting more, the US is where
the big money is going to be.
I also added IG group (IGG) - with volatile markets expected to last this one
along with CMCX should really continue to benefit and the price
should get over 900p soon enough.
Qinetic (QQ.) looks superb value and topped up there, a very bullish
recent statement.
As I've been out for the count I haven't sold much except for taking
profit on Kingfisher which ended up more than doubling for me, profits
of over £5,000. The train short got stopped for a small profit.
Everything has gone well and nothing in much of a loss. ITV, Clipper,
888, Thinksmart among the big winners.
K3C reported ahead of expectations today - revenue will be 20p higher
than forecasts - a very upbeat statement, with some patience there could
be 50% plus upside here. K3C still looks great value.
My tiddler
TP Group is finding buyers. It's one of those that you can imagine a tip in
the sunday mail pushing it up 25%!
I've taken part in the santa rally buying the FTSE and all well with that
so far.
I've gone for lower stakes this year as it is riskier with the virus, vaccines,
and brexit all making it a bigger risk than usual.
A no deal brexit could push up the ftse due to bigger cos trading
in dollars.
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Can't sit anymore so that's it
for now. I hope the steroid injection next week will sort me out for a bit and the
discs heal themselves.
So I hope to be back with regular updates from early next year. In the
meantime have a good an Xmas as you can. One thing I have learned
for sure this year - health matters way more than wealth!
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Trade tables follow! Trades are current open and recently closed trades. Closed trades feature the closing price and the amount I won or lost. All others are open. Trades get updated a little later than the narrative. Trading costs are ignored, however I also do not add in dividend payments and with the kinds of companies I buy, dividends tend to equal or outweigh costs. Spread rollovers ignored for web purposes. Tables as accurate as poss however a mistake or two can creep in and very occasionally if I forgot I sold or bought something it will be added at a later time. Trades first reported in the diary under Markets every other Thursday afternoon.