I'm 49 and played since I was 15. You know the routine: ZEP,Skynyrd, Boston, Hendrix, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Alice I.C., etc. My fret-boarding left arm surgery was for the terrible triad to the...
Great thread. Dreamsong sounds like a hardworking self-employed gal that deserves her own massage parlor at the end of the day. I am self-employed in the woodworking field. I have never read or heard...
After falling about twelve feet and catching all my weight of 212 lb. with my left arm, I had surgery and anesthestization 3 times in order to repair my elbow with this injury, two"big bone"...
I picked up an old-style home bp unit with the stethoscope and air guage. I can hear the systolic, but cannot hear the diastolic when it comes through. I would recommend one with a digital readout,...
Talon, It appears that you ran into one of those "obsequious, purple, and clairvoyant" individuals that Steve Martin sung about many years ago. It was called "Grandmother's Song". An excerpt: " Be...
You're welcome. One of my first jobs was in HVAC as a grunt under crawl spaces for a family-owned business. I know a little about the filtering thing, so I offer that suggestion as an added aid for...
Sorry if I am a little rough around the edges here, but I have seen a lot of blue collar injuries in my family, including my wife with a giant scar from knee surgery in 1984. She cleaned at an old...
Merrida, Poor dear. I cannot imagine two hip replacements and spinal surgery without pain for the rest of your life. Even if you are reserved to experiencing it due to the complications, it does not...
Thanks for the replies from the mod's. Personally, I think many professionals are cowards and that they enjoy giving ridicule to the legitimate patients who suffer pain. They know that we aren't the...
Lost my grandmother in 2002, but sort of in an Alzheimers way. In the course of years passing. It is quite similar in many ways. She had Dimentia with Lewy Bodies, where her brain cells were somehow...
Abilene said... Welcome JackLegofAllTrades, I'm glad you found this great place to share experiences with people who understand. Just a question. Did you catch yourself with your dominant arm/hand?...
All I can tell you then, is to spray the intake thoroughly with anti-allergenic disinfectant and get one of those square anti-allergenic filters for central AC air-return holes to cover the inlet...
Merrida is absolutely right about pharmacists getting between you and your doctor. We did not surrender our patient-rights nor did our doctor disavow his Hippocratic oath to a pharmacy. This is big...
Actually, landlords in gov't housing especially, are responsible for providing heat and AC equipment, but that doesn't make them do anything properly. Likewise, if you buy a new unit you should still...
Amen !...
I had an issue with my shoulder after operations from extensive ULE breakages, including three fragmentations of the distal radius, now held together with screws, and stainless steel pegs in my elbow...
The only time I ever needed pain med's (other than ibuprophen for fatigue) was after falling about 12 ft.' and trying to catch my 212 lb. body with my arm. Needless to say, I suffered the 'terrible...
The only time I ever needed pain med's other than ibuprophen for fatigue was after falling 12' and trying to catch my 212lb body with my arm. Needless to say, Isuffered the 'Terrible Triad", two...
My dosages vary as understood by my doctor from 50-200mg, according to my activities and pain that come with it. I cannot say I have had any complications such as yours. When I am not hurting too...
Yeah. "And by the way, your next premium is due by the 5th of this month."...
Thank you for the kind welcome too, Vickie. Everyone's posts I have read on other subjects as well indicate that this is a truly supportive group....
Hi Mercy...and thank you Susie. The CVS Caremark remark was due to recent controversy about tramadol, since it hit the local news that they were getting complaints from CVS mailed to the Dr's offices...
Reminds me of my cousin who requested itemized bills from his hospital when his son was born. Turns out he was circumcised three times ! He should become the next Seinfeld when he gets older....
Most people who know everything about injuries have never experienced the chronic pain accompanying nerve damage and acutely painful complications from damaged nerves, reparations hardware beneath...
...and sorry for typo's. I have a small screen on my phone and have to type with my thumb. The other one still twitches from my injuries over a year ago....
CVS Caremark made the local news in my neck of the woods too. After serious ULE injuries last year and getting off of oxycodone (of my own volition) I was taking librium for nerve damage from an...
...sorry about typo's. My phone screen is entirely too small for typing with my thumb, and my other hand still jitters with nerve palpatations. The message screen nearly disappears also when the...
CVS Caremark made the local news in my neck of the woods too. After serious injuries last year and getting off of oxycodone (of my own volition) I was taking librium for nerve damage from an exited...