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#161429 - 01/05/09 07:13 PM Ailments continue to plague me...
benjammin Offline
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Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 02/06/04
Posts: 4020
Loc: Anchorage AK
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.
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#161432 - 01/05/09 07:26 PM Re: Ailments continue to plague me... [Re: benjammin]
Dagny Offline
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Registered: 11/25/08
Posts: 1918
Loc: Washington, DC
Yikes, makes my back twinge to think about it. Best wishes on a speedy recovery.

Enquiring minds now want to know:

"What magazine?"






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#161437 - 01/05/09 07:34 PM Re: Ailments continue to plague me... [Re: benjammin]
snoman Offline
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Registered: 09/22/02
Posts: 181
Just be glad you're not a horse!! grin

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#161449 - 01/05/09 08:29 PM Re: Ailments continue to plague me... [Re: benjammin]
Blast Offline
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Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 07/15/02
Posts: 3760
Loc: TX
You are really starting to scare me! Is this what I have to look forward to? eek

How you heal soon, friend.

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#161454 - 01/05/09 09:22 PM Re: Ailments continue to plague me... [Re: benjammin]
rescueguru Offline
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Registered: 09/02/06
Posts: 119
Loc: Southeastern USA
Good Luck on a speedy recovery from the back injury. I share your pain. This "getting old" crap ain't all it cracked up to be. Guess it beats the alternative though.
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#161472 - 01/05/09 10:32 PM Re: Ailments continue to plague me... [Re: benjammin]
OldBaldGuy Offline
Geezer

Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 5695
Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
"...eating Ibuprofren like jelly beans..."

Me too. Mine are 800mg. Hope you get morebetter soon...
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#161473 - 01/05/09 10:33 PM Re: Ailments continue to plague me... [Re: Blast]
OldBaldGuy Offline
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Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 5695
Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
"...Is this what I have to look forward to?..."

Oh yeah. I could tell you stories that will curl your hair (you lucky dog, you have hair)...
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#161475 - 01/05/09 10:45 PM Re: Ailments continue to plague me... [Re: benjammin]
ironraven Offline
Cranky Geek
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 09/08/05
Posts: 4642
Loc: Vermont
Ben.... you are really casting doubt on my plan to die at a 120 from an overdose of 20 year olds. Knock it off, get better.
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#161484 - 01/05/09 11:01 PM Re: Ailments continue to plague me... [Re: ironraven]
Desperado Offline
Veteran

Registered: 11/01/08
Posts: 1530
Loc: DFW, Texas
Amazing how one can pick up heavy things all day an no problem. Then pick up a quarter from the ground and become a walking lowercase "r". Good Luck
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#161490 - 01/05/09 11:13 PM Re: Ailments continue to plague me... [Re: OldBaldGuy]
Jeff_M Offline
Addict

Registered: 07/18/07
Posts: 665
Loc: Northwest Florida
I know you know this already, but it bears repeating. Watch your daily and accumulated total dosages. NSAIDs are really tough on the liver, and it's surprisingly easy to get to a toxic blood level, where Really Bad Things happen. Take care, my friends and fellow chronic back pain sufferers.

Jeff

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