Physical Therapy begins..... - Page 2

Charles · #1 03-23-2012, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by bobabode

Thanks! First I thought that that I was 25 at 55, Second I was pulling a tote box full of Xmas lites from an over head shelf 8ft. up whilst standing on a stepladder and held on when I should've let go. Sometimes I'm not the sharpest tool at hand....

I assume the sawbones aren't going to operate, but instead are going to make you work it out?

Chas

bhunter · #2 03-23-2012, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bobabode

Thanks! First I thought that that I was 25 at 55, Second I was pulling a tote box full of Xmas lites from an over head shelf 8ft. up whilst standing on a stepladder and held on when I should've let go. Sometimes I'm not the sharpest tool at hand....

I know how that goes. A 47 year old friend decided to show off to his fifteen year old son at the skate park and promptly broke his hip. He was out of action for several months. Damn aches and pains seem to keep getting worse with every passing year. I hope they plateau at some point.

djv8ga · #3 05-21-2012, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bhunter

How did you injure it?

My guess is an "Occupy" rally.
Don't lie Lefty.

Hope you get well soon.

bobabode · #4 05-22-2012, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by djv8ga

My guess is an "Occupy" rally.
Don't lie Lefty.

Hope you get well soon.

Heheheh- no occupy rallys for this kid, I gave in the late sixties and early seventies in Washington D.C. when I really was a kid. I've had enough protesting for one life, it ain't no fun having the calvary tryin' to ride you down at the Washington Monument. Mayday '71 and '72.

I was on a step ladder and pulled down a large tote box full of Christmas lights at a clients house. My grip and forearm turned out to be stronger than the rotator cuff. Full tear and impingement so the sawed a chunk of bone out of my shoulder.

Thanks for the get well wishes, DJ. No lie, I do appreciate it. Now go away wingnut!

Charles · #5 03-22-2012, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bobabode

Apologies proffered retroactively and into the future if I've offended anyone too deeply.
Screwed my right shoulder up and after four months of increasing pain I'm finally biting the bullet by letting those shamanistic medicos try to put me right, (I do not trust 'em, they're amateur butchers that are all too often scalpel happy.)
At least there aren't any breaks or fractures according to the xray folk.
So off to the Hoag Memorial today for physical therapy and an MRI.

My GP wouldn't give me anything stronger than 500mg Naproxin which is ineffective without a few fingers of bourbon to wash it down. I'm hoping for some stronger shit cause it ain't healthy starting my day with bourbon and naproxin, of that I'm sure!

Hey, maybe I'll get lucky and they'll prescribe cannabinoids! I wonder what the co pay will be?

Naproxin is what the bastards gave me the last time I had a sinus infection.

I filled the script because I didn't know what is was. When I got home my wife told me what it was and I could buy it cheaper at the Dollar Store that what my copay was.

When my back was destroyed, I used to start the day with Oxycodone & whiskey. There were a lot of times that it took me 30 minutes to put my clothes on. And several times I wound up laying in the floor, screaming in pain with tears running down my cheeks.

I would have taken anything to make that go away.

Chas