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ICEBALL585

ICEBALL585

Bacontard
Sep 8, 2009
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Morning.

Saw two accidents and drivers were crazy during the morning commute to work. It's days like this I wish I still lived 4mi from the office. It's moar coffee time...
 
eric strt6

eric strt6

Resident Curmudgeon
Sep 8, 2001
23,284
13,564
directly above the center of the earth
Home healthcare nurse said my wife's knee replacement surgery site is healed up enough to not need a dressing on it. The Staples should be ready to come out at the end of the week although there is still some swelling and tenderness so the cold ice water knee wrap pad machine remains in play 24x7. Me I'm driving Paratransit in the Livermore area today

 
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Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
Happy Wednesday. Lovely sunrise again this morning. I'm thinking about making a back appt. over in Portland to see a different specialist. The wait in Bend is like 4 months. Ridiculous.
 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
SkaredShtles said:
Good idea. The more opinions the better. Make sure that they FIX you.
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Everyone just keeps telling me it should get better. Well, it's not, so now what? The crappy thing is I can't sit for more than about 15 minutes without unbearable pain so the 3 hour car ride to PDX becomes quite a challenge.
 
eaterofdog

eaterofdog

ass grabber
Sep 8, 2006
8,294
1,541
Central Florida
Found on reddit in a basic training thread

"One guy was in formation and decided to start watching planes fly over. He kept leaning back and looking around at the flight patterns so the instructors pulled him out of formation and yelled at him for a bit. They made him spin in a circle like a radar antenna, point, and say "There!" every time he saw an airplane."
 
SkaredShtles

SkaredShtles

Michael Bolton
Sep 21, 2003
65,639
12,701
In a van.... down by the river
Heidi said:
Everyone just keeps telling me it should get better. Well, it's not, so now what? The crappy thing is I can't sit for more than about 15 minutes without unbearable pain so the 3 hour car ride to PDX becomes quite a challenge.
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I presume they've done an MRI? The initial few weeks after my injury they recommended the "wait and see" conservative approach. But when the progress was *obviously* not in the right direction I told my primary care that I had to have a referral & whatever else needed to be done to properly diagnose & fix it.
 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
SkaredShtles said:
I presume they've done an MRI? The initial few weeks after my injury they recommended the "wait and see" conservative approach. But when the progress was *obviously* not in the right direction I told my primary care that I had to have a referral & whatever else needed to be done to properly diagnose & fix it.
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Yes, a tear L3/4 and a bulge 4/5. I skipped the primary care and went straight to an orthopedic surgeon.
 
jimmydean

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
41,150
13,321
Portland, OR
Morning Monkeys.

Lots to do today, had a good time at the company gig last night. Would have rather stayed for the arcade run, but had to get home for the kid and stuff.
 
jimmydean

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
41,150
13,321
Portland, OR
Heidi said:
Everyone just keeps telling me it should get better. Well, it's not, so now what? The crappy thing is I can't sit for more than about 15 minutes without unbearable pain so the 3 hour car ride to PDX becomes quite a challenge.
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Not sure what your insurance is like, but there is a sports medicine clinic that has walk ins as well for sports related injuries.By the hospital just off HWY 26 on the west side. http://www.oandfs.com

When I blew up my knee playing soccer last time, I walked in on a Monday, they had me scheduled for an MRI and I ended up getting surgery within a few weeks. Not only was the service top notch, but it was fast. Not like going to my primary care doc.
 
CBJ

CBJ

year old fart
Mar 19, 2002
12,874
4,214
Copenhagen, Denmark
Knee replacement, back surgery, surgery for potential cancer, sleep disorder Ridemonkies are getting old. Best of luck to all of you and wishes for a speedy recovery.
 
CBJ

CBJ

year old fart
Mar 19, 2002
12,874
4,214
Copenhagen, Denmark
Of course I do I ride all year round on the road bike. I just use a heavy pair of wool socks and a nice windstopper boot. I tried a lot of different versions and a lot of them were crap but I this one from Gore Bike Wear is really high quality and not very bulky:

http://www.goreapparel.com/GORE-BIKE-WEAR®-ROAD-WINDSTOPPER®-Soft-Shell-Overshoes/FOXYGT,default,pd.html?dwvar_FOXYGT_color=0800&start=6&cgid=gbw-men-geartype-accessories

So far that has managed to keep my feet warm even at night and freezing weather.
 
DirtyMike

DirtyMike

Turbo Fluffer
Aug 8, 2005
14,437
1,017
My own world inside my head
CBJ said:
Knee replacement, back surgery, surgery for potential cancer, sleep disorder Ridemonkies are getting old. Best of luck to all of you and wishes for a speedy recovery.
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Well here is my update......

Right kidney is still bleeding quite a bit, still not sure if the upper part were the blood flow issue has become necrotic or if its going to heal.... Still also not exactly sure as to what caused the blood flow issue in the first place, could be the stone, could be something worse.... Still might lose a kidney.......... Still cannot find exactly what is causing the pain.... Cannot have another CT scan for a while because I have had too much exposure these last two weeks....... On top of possible necrosis inside my kidney, kidney function is dropping.

That was my morning, so I got the ok to go ahead and get a light workout, hiking, walking no more..... Went for a decent hike... Came back to this





I really hate thieves.... they took the stereo, both my cd binders, two jackets, and my blood glucose meter. Just to rub it in, they took my brand new pack of ****ing bubble gum..... Eff wednesdays

So Yeah, I am in a less than stellar mood
 
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eric strt6

eric strt6

Resident Curmudgeon
Sep 8, 2001
23,284
13,564
directly above the center of the earth
DirtyMike said:
Well here is my update......

Right kidney is still bleeding quite a bit, still not sure if the upper part were the blood flow issue has become necrotic or if its going to heal.... Still also not exactly sure as to what caused the blood flow issue in the first place, could be the stone, could be something worse.... Still might lose a kidney.......... Still cannot find exactly what is causing the pain.... Cannot have another CT scan for a while because I have had too much exposure these last two weeks....... On top of possible necrosis inside my kidney, kidney function is dropping.

That was my morning, so I got the ok to go ahead and get a light workout, hiking, walking no more..... Went for a decent hike... Came back to this





I really hate thieves.... they took the stereo, both my cd binders, two jackets, and my blood glucose meter. Just to rub it in, they took my brand new pack of ****ing bubble gum..... Eff wednesdays

So Yeah, I am in a less than stellar mood
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could be worse, could have woken up in a bathtub full of ice missing the kidneys
 
Nick

Nick

My name is Nick
Sep 21, 2001
24,034
14,644
where the trails are
bullsh!t, those kidneys are nothing but trouble for DM.





Kidding. things HAVE GOT to get on an upward trend Mike ... stay positive, feel better soon.
 
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