#161675 - 01/07/09 12:23 AM
Re: Ailments continue to plague me...
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"...if one has back surgery a zipper should be installed..."
Yup. Had lower back surgery in 1983, again in '87 to remove scar tissue from the first surgery that had caused some non-repairable nerve damage to my left leg/foot. Luckily I have been able to avoid another procedure (so far) with a combo of caution, motrin, flexril, neuronton, and vodka or rum. Only resort to the knife when you are living flat on your back 24/7, not eating or drinking 'cuz you are afraid to have to get up and go to the bathroom...
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#161733 - 01/07/09 01:44 PM
Re: Ailments continue to plague me...
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I've not heard of McKenzie PT before. The PT I've gone through has run the gamut from massage to infrared to EMS to traction to heat and cold therapy to conditioning, some of it works, some of it only made it hurt. Then give it a try. Not all PT's are trained alike. In 4-5 sessions of PT from a McKenzie trained therapist you'll know if it is going to help.. or know if it isn't..IMHO There are several McKenzie trained folks in Denver.
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#161742 - 01/07/09 03:00 PM
Re: Ailments continue to plague me...
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So, got over the pseudo mumps, got past the nasty cold, got past the stomach virus. New Year's day I went to pick up a magazine off the couch and there went the lumbar. Went to the Chiropractor today and left hip is over an inch above the right one. Will need to get adjustments 3 times a week for the next month. In the meantime, I am eating Ibuprofren like jelly beans and will have to ice the backstrap tonight.
Sucks to be getting old. Went up to Estes park over the weekend and could barely walk the two blocks around downtown without moaning like an old fir tree in a strong wind.
Not exactly the best way to start the new year healthwise, but at least everything else in life is going okay. Be thankful you can still feel the aches and pains. It is not a good thing if your body gets so old you no longer can get ill of feel the hurts.  All I know is all the checks my body wrote in my teens through my 30's have come due and are payable judging by all the hurts I have now.
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#161751 - 01/07/09 04:29 PM
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I don't know if I would wait too long. I am only 37 (well 38 on the 17th), and this surgery stuff is not getting easier than when I was younger.
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#161907 - 01/08/09 03:10 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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I will look into the Mckenzie PT. For now, after my 2nd trip into the Chiro yesterday, my pain went from a 7(approaching unbearable) on Monday to a 1 last night. This morning it is back to 3, but it is subsiding.
Ergonomics is what seems to be my biggest bain right now. My work chair is not appropriate, and I am tired of requesting an upgrade. I will be shopping for one this weekend.
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#161912 - 01/08/09 03:23 PM
Re: Ailments continue to plague me...
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Hot tubs are nice for easing the pain too. Although that might not go over so well in most offices. Hope you get back to "normal" soon.
Edited by GarlyDog (01/08/09 03:25 PM)
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#161929 - 01/08/09 04:32 PM
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Rapscallion
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 02/06/04
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Loc: Anchorage AK
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Thanks all for your thoughtfulness, concern and advice. I take it to heart.
Yep, I think we got a pretty good campfire going here. That alone takes some of the pain off my mind.
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#161952 - 01/08/09 06:59 PM
Re: Ailments continue to plague me...
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Rapscallion
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 02/06/04
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Loc: Anchorage AK
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Well, at least a round of Koom-By-yah maybe...
Golly gee whiz.
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#161957 - 01/08/09 07:33 PM
Re: Ailments continue to plague me...
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Several years ago a client was buying Herman Miller Aeron Chairs for his office and I plunked down the cash for a pair for myself. I use one in my home office and have another that I take for long-term jobs. The difference between sitting in one of these all day vs most any other chair is just amazing. If you are a desk-bound professional, I highly recommend one of these.
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