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Andy L
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posted August 26, 2009 12:48 PM
I mentioned this a while back. I fell out in my yard moving a chicken coop in June. My arm swelled up and turned black. After a couple days, my wife made me go to the doctor. I had broken my elbow. I wore a sling for a month or so and it healed up but continued to hurt.
Well, I just got back from an Orthopedic Surgeon. I gotta go in for MRI next friday. But he is pretty sure that I ruptured a disc in my neck and tore my rotator cuff as well. The symptoms are right for the rotator tear. He said he can see on the xray the disc is bad, so its pretty pronounced, but wont know the extent until the MRIs are done.
He says some level of surgery is going to be most likely required to fix both. It could be anything from orthoscopy to full surgery.
You know, I have done alot of crazy shit in my life. Been throwed off horses, stomped and kicked and beaten by horses, cattle and men. I fall in my fuckin yard and screw up my shoulder, elbow and kneck in a blink of an eye.
I dont know what this will do to my campout plans. Have to see next week I reckon.
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DAA
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posted August 26, 2009 01:02 PM
I feel for ya Andy. Stuff I used to shrug off like nothing, hurts for weeks or months or even forever (my back) now.
I wrecked my motorcycle yesterday morning. Nothing serious at all. Just laid it down in the middle of the road at about 25 MPH to avoid an idiot. All I felt yesterday was a hell of a bruised up hip and leg. Woke up this morning hurting in all kinds of new places. Turns out I have a sprained or maybe broken thumb and something is hurting like hell in my shoulder too. Can't turn my neck either. Hell of it is, far as I know, I did all that in my SLEEP last night!
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Andy L
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posted August 26, 2009 01:27 PM
My family doctor keeps tellin me Im not 21 anymore. Maybe you aint either?
Hang in there buddy. I hope your not seriously hurt.
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posted August 26, 2009 01:28 PM
Sorry to hear that, but I guess that's the bitch about getting old. I am relatively young at 35, but I have had 7 knee surgeries and a pin in my shoulder to tie it back to my collar bone. every day I hurt. bad thing about shoulder sourgery is that most people develop degenerative bone disease in the neck,which I have, and the only solution is fusing.
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Daryl
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posted August 26, 2009 03:00 PM
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You know, I have done alot of crazy shit in my life. Been throwed off horses, stomped and kicked and beaten by horses, cattle and men. I fall in my fuckin yard and screw up my shoulder, elbow and kneck in a blink of an eye.
I reckon you better not be doing any dive rolls our of my truck then, huh? Sheesh, you old guys are great to hunt with, but seem a bit fragile at times.
That's ok though. Come on out and call some coyotes with me, Andy. I'll take it easy on ya; I promise!
Ok, I'll shut up now. Been feeling it myself for while.
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Andy L
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posted August 26, 2009 03:05 PM
LOL Daryl, your a hoot. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Leonard
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posted August 26, 2009 03:29 PM
I'm not kidding. I broke my toe getting out of bed three or four days ago. My back has been bothering me so I decided to not put a strain on it and just roll out of bed, like I have never done before. I caught my little toe in the metal handle on one side of the dresser drawer, which is shaped like a recurved bow, tapered at both ends....perfect! I still can't figure out how I did it? Hurt like a MF. I have not worn a pair of shoes since.
Good luck on the MRI, Andy. I just got a shock two weeks ago on my hip and lower back MRI. The damned copay was $331!
Good hunting. LB
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Cdog911
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posted August 26, 2009 03:54 PM
I had this really funny story to tell about the first time I blew my neck out, but it got too long and I deleted it. The second part was about the pain balm Ronnie sent me that made it feel a LOT better. That went, too.
I'll just tell Andy that I know how that neck feels, feel for ya man, and hope the MRI gets you going toward getting her fixed up. The wife is having her entire shoulder cleaned out a week from today for an injury somewhat like that RC tear.
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Lonny
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posted August 26, 2009 04:31 PM
Several years ago at the place where I work, a couple employees had the bright idea to form a softball team made up of co-workers and join a summer league.
I decided not to play because it had been at least a decade since I played any organized sport and I thought it would be a good way to probably screw up some part of my anatomy before hunting season.
A bunch of co-workers signed up with the majority in the 25-40 year-old range, but still consider themselves in 18-year-old bodies. After the first game, three people did not make it to work the next day. Backs, ankles, and shoulders all took a beating and the sick-time was being used at a rapid pace with one guy needing surgery. The next game got another guy or two bunged up. If I remember correctly, they barely finished the season due to a lack of healthy bodies. This was all from a group who do mostly physical work for a living but the rough world of city league softball dropped them like flies.
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Kokopelli
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posted August 26, 2009 05:08 PM
"Boomflop"
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Lonny
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posted August 26, 2009 05:19 PM
DAA and Leonard,
I'm not one to try and dole out medical advice, but you both mentioned backs hurting.
My back was giving me hell about a dozen years ago for an extended time. A guy I know suggested a system of stretches known as the Egosque Method that had helped him. I started doing them religiously every day before and after work.
It wasn't a two-week miracle change by any means, closer to several months, but things came around and I could notice small amounts of relief shortly after starting. I can honestly say that I feel great now and my back never gives me trouble anymore. Even when doing stuff that used to bug the hell out of me like running a chainsaw all day.
To each his own and like I said, I hate to give out medical advice, but after trying a bunch other remedies outside of surgery, this was the one that worked for me.
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DAA
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posted August 26, 2009 06:14 PM
Appreciate the thought Lonny. I do, have been for a couple of years now, religously every day, a routine of stretches and lumbar stabilization exercises that the last doctor I saw taught me. Helps. A lot. Pretty sure I'd have got cut, glued and screwed back together by now without it.
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Rich Higgins
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posted August 26, 2009 06:45 PM
Sorry to hear of the pain, plight and ailments from you old farts.
I, myself, am feeling fantastic.
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Dusty Hunter
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posted August 26, 2009 07:20 PM
Quote: "I, myself, am feeling fantastic." Me too, Rich, and I'm feeling even better now that you are posting again.
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R.Shaw
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posted August 26, 2009 07:23 PM
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FYI, dump the caffeine, dump the refined sugar, increase your water intake and you'll do much better. I drink only caffeine-free, sugar-free pop, decaf coffee, and a gallon of water everyday, and it really helps a lot.
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Six months later, I experienced a reaction to a steroid I was given for allergies and experienced a fun-filled hypertensive crisis where my BP went to 248/122.
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Right after that, I blew a disc in my neck for the first time.
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This past season, I ruptured a disc in my lower back
Damn Lance. Good thing you stopped when you did or you might be dead by now. LOL
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Dave Allen
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posted August 26, 2009 07:26 PM
Don't laugh I myself experianced "Bolt-Action Inflammation" last spring. Some "wimp" doctor referred too my condition as "tennis elbow"
I was sure that my elbow had somehow became fractured or something. Anyway after x-rays & a few doctor visits they put my elbow in a brace & it finally went away.
Weird..I certainly had hoped for a more "Definitive" explanation for the cause of my pain. And in case anybodys wondering no I don't play tennis !!
Oh' Lonny did you go get your wolf tag yet ??
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George Ackley
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posted August 26, 2009 08:34 PM
LB said,
I broke my toe getting out of bed three or four days ago.
your accident isn't funny pal, but how the hell did you brake you toe getting out of bed
Andy i hope all works out pal and a fast recovery
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Lonny
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posted August 26, 2009 09:03 PM
Dave Allen,
No, I didn't get my official wolf tag yet.
Actually I have a permanent, unlimited season, and no bag limit wolf tag that is free. You should get one of those if you haven't yet.
Yep, running those dang 9" grinders gave me a nice case of "grinders elbow" a few years back. I never went to the doc, but WebMD said thats what it was. ![[Smile]](smile.gif) I wore one of the gay looking compression bands for about a month on my forearm (luckily it was hidden under my coveralls) and it seemed to help. All is good now.
Dang, we are a bunch of broken down old men.
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Jrbhunter
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posted August 26, 2009 09:07 PM
George, simple matter of habit. He was used to all those years he woke up with a kick-stand set.
DAA, you really need to put "Don't Laugh" in FRONT of the comments about tennis elbow. Perhaps "Bolt-Action Inflammation" is in order?
I'd love to see those Eli-Lilly commercials; official BAI treatment of the NRA.
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Dave Allen
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posted August 26, 2009 09:45 PM
Jrbhunter, I'm pretty sure your comment was directed toward's me & not DAA. Indeed sir you are correct & I cleaned up my post
Lonny I "gotta" look into one of those tags ![[Razz]](tongue.gif) Myself I didn't stand in line with all the other 10,000 or so that did in the last two day's I didn't figure you did either..Lol..
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Jrbhunter
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posted August 26, 2009 10:01 PM
Sorry DA, sometimes I get excited at the chance to drop double-vowels.
Randy I missed your post above. You're right, when the goin' gets that tough... two words come to mind.
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Locohead
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posted August 27, 2009 03:44 AM
Yikes Andy! Sorry to hear about the fall. I wonder sometimes if the inability to spring right back like when we were young might have something to do with our size - atleast a little anyway. I don't know about you guys, but I was a skinny little guy in High School; that was about 100 lbs. ago! LOL You must fit pretty snug in an MRI machine - I didn't even realize someone with 3 foot wide shoulders could fit into one of those things! Jeepers - I hate those - really really badly. I might even prefer solitary confinement for a day in lieu of 20 minutes in that devil's dungeon. ![[Mad]](mad.gif) ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif) ![[Eek!]](eek.gif) ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
Dave, do you wear a helmet? I wrecked on my bike going pretty fast about 10 years ago (all my fault - not enough front brake and way too much back) Anyway, the momentum was pushing me way faster than I can run when I landed so I rolled and rolled and rolled. All I got was a quarter sized scratch on my elbow and a sore butt. But man 'o man, you should of seen my helmet - really long deep scratches all around it. Very SPOOKY to wonder "What if...?"
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posted August 27, 2009 06:26 AM
Kokopelli---
you got the shotgun part right-- last couple years I have had to change tactics. thick cover and the shotgun have helped get my numbers back up--to much pressure in southern nevada these days
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Dusty Hunter
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posted August 27, 2009 09:36 AM
No disrespect intended but two threads on our aches and pains? Yes, I have my own batch of them. Perhaps we need to start a Forum under Geriatrics.?
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Tim Behle
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posted August 27, 2009 09:53 AM
I was thinking the same thing Fred, But then I'd rather listen to them bitching about themselves, than about each other. These two threads bring a smile to my face.
I figure pain is God's way of letting me know that he's not done with me yet, and he's giving me another day to try and get things right!
I've been beaten, shot at, cut up and cussed more times that I care to recall. But I'm still here, Thankful for each day that I've yet one more chance, to try to make up for the sins of my youth. My daily aches and pains and handfuls of pills are a daily reminder of where I've been and what I've done. I wouldn't wish my afflictions on anyone, but it's nice to know that I'm not alone in feeling the results of life.
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