TT Injured Reserve List

“what happened Helinka?

get well soon”

“i hate hate hate not being strong. bedrest is over but i still can't do anything. not being able to walk sucks.”

“I feel ya Helinka. Patience is hard when you can't do what you want. I hope you heal quickly and get back to doing what you want to. I was off my feet for four months, still can't do everything I'd like to. It helped to do fiddly things with my hands like crochet.”

“Gosh, get well Helinka soon!”

“my butt is starting to hurt from all the sitting around i've been doing. i have never been this inactive ever.”

“sorry for all my complaints&whineing. thanks for the well-wishes. i hope you guys are feeling better soon too.”

“divinity, stretching, power walking, climbing stairs(outdoors, if ya can), isometrics(gut-tighening[like kiegels] and oppositional arm work......like playing a concertina this way and that.......lots of it.....I do it after my shower while drip-drying....stuff like that)

I cannot lift weights any more so I do the oppositional stuff and push-ups.

You must do it every day or nearly so and make it a life habit.

Sitting in a chair place feet and knees shoulder-width apart.
Grab kinees from the outside and push in with the arms and out with the thighs.
Hold a few seconds and relax and repeat.
Place the backs of hands against inside of knees and push out with arms while pushing in with thighs.

While pushing, thighten your gut and then relax along with arms and legs.

Use good posture.

Strengthening your torso should help with lumbar pain but you must make it a life habit.

The human body was made to work.

If you gain enough strength doing chin-ups on a bar is great for the lumbar, even if you are only capable of a few at a time.
The weight of your lower body pulls the spinal system relieving pressure on the lumbar discs.”

“That weird "charley horse" thing finally went away, but I think I'll give it another week or two before I test it...


damn entropy.”

“Thanks Marko.......I am going back to my yoga class, and I started out with slow stretching this weekend ( after the pain wasn't as bad) and very hot baths in a garden tub.....( sooooo wonderful)I won't tell details, but it involved bubbles, strawberries, candles, and whipped cream.....LOL..hahahahahahah(wink)...and actually I have not had any meds since about 2am Sunday.....I have been pain free all day today....wooohoooo.....but no backpacking for awhile while I get my back stronger.......

Hugs to you Helinka and Tilt!!!!.....”

“Helinka. Wow, I completely missed that you're sick! Hope your back on the trail real soon! Now I have to search through this thread to see what happend to you.

Oh this is depressing...I am not coming back to this thread unless I am sick. (knock on wood dammit).

Hope all of you will feel better soon.
last edited: 3/06/05 9:13:42 PM”

“I think I can come off the list for my back surgery now. I did 28-miles in three days this weekend with no back pain. WooHoo! Its hard to believe that I could hardly walk six months ago.”

“WAAAAAAAA I have a toothache :(”

“divinity, soaking in a hot bath tub made my lumbar pain worse and I couldn't figure it out.

When I went to PT I found out that you must alternate ice and heat.

Dang John, did you have bulging discs?

I'm condsidering having my bulging lumbar discs trimmed by way of laparoscopic surgery.

In spite of efforts there is a slight worsening of my pain and stiffness over time.”

“Man, it must suck being old as dirt...”

“MarkO it was spondelathesis (sp) whole spine was shifting. I had a fusion at L4 L5 with two pins and four screws”

““Man, it must suck being old as dirt...”
Nigal
10:14:06 AM
3/07/05

(not saying what thoughts I had at first)

Darlin.....your turn is coming.......”

“Ha, ha! An advantage of getting old is that one no longer has to worry about getting old!”

“4 possibly 5 herniated discs around L3-S1 and a central bulging disc.

I have to go see a neurosurgeon.

Yuck, Yuck, Yuck!”

“damn tango, I am soooo sorry!

well thats what you get for getting giggy with those younger men :)~

really, feel better and heal real soon”

“OUCH! How all goes well Tango!”

“Sorry, that's a bummer, Tango.”

“Damn Tango. Have they told you what they will have to do? I'm falling apart as well but my back is ok. (knocks on wood)”

“Thanks all. Just to see a neurosurgeon. But before I do that, mucho investigation on the internet.

What the heck is that bit!??”

“A guy welding up a truss...”

“All kidding aside though, I hope the docs are able to fix you up without employing any of the bulding trades.”

“i have heard about this new thing called "disc decompression" surgery
maybe it is less invasive
good luck”

“Back surgery just looks so painful. I watched one once where they were installing some metal braces into a woman's back to help correct her scoliosis. What they did to her looked positively medieval. It did help her curvature though.

I have back problems too, but as far as I know it is all muscular from an injury in my teens.”

“Thanks bit. I didn't get that that was a truss. Funny!

I am going to look for nonsurgical treatments first.

Well I am off on my cruise.

Thank you for all you good thoughts.”

“Have fun!”

“have fun tango and i hope you don't need surgery. that is never fun. still working on the knee, but it's getting better.”

“Tango, I really hope everything goes well!”

“I see a specialist on Thursday. He has a litany of awards and board certifications. His clinic specializes in non-surgical treatments.”

“Jeez Tango, I know the hockey lockout is a pain in the nether regions, but you're taking it to extremes.”

“Hope the news is good, Tango!”

“a non-surgically installed orgasmitron???”

“She wishes.”

“A tasp, you mean...”

“I read about that HOI! What a great idea!

Your right Geo! I hope the get their act together.

Thanks for all your good wishes!”

“Be well. Hope to hear that booming voice coming from that little body saying "Flyers suck" again some day.”

“well my knee is hurting like he!!. the inside of the knee is very tender. iv'e had to start taking 1/2 vicodin a couple of times a day and stay off it as much as possible. go back to see the doc on friday morning. hope to get another shot of cortisone.”

“Cortisone didn't help my knee worth a hoot.”

“

Yah, but really, could anything?”

“Bit, you have entirely too much time on your hands. Take a work break.”

“my gosh what happened to your knee?”

“: (
I might be reporting here soon. Seems I may have reinjured my foot. I have an appt with my podiatrist on 3/30. Last time he taped my foot up and I wasn't allowed to bend my foot for 3 months! *crying* Maybe it won't be that bad this time.”

“pixie - Hope it works out OK for you.”

“Thanks nowslimmer. At least this time my bathtub is situated the other way so propping my taped foot up and out of the water won't involve contortions! LOL! What a pain in the a$$. Last time I earned the nickname of gimpy. It's hard to walk without bending the foot.”

“Hang in there Pixie. At least it's not permanent. The time I spent on this list was hell, but I managed to survive it.”

“Good luck Pixie!

UPDATE: I start DRS therapy. It is a computer controlled traction machine. This will go on for 4 weeks 4 times a week. Then, I go to physical therapy for 4-6 weeks.”