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Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: BeenDown139 on April 17, 2025, 06:33:27 PM
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so i show up at rehearsal today with the dog as i always do (2 1/2 year old goldern retriever 90 lbs. US) put out her in the back yard to play with her buddy (ezactly the same as her except brown). i bend down to unhook my dog, the other one body checks me while i'm not looking. foot stays planted, whole body rotates. dislocated ankle, leg broken in 3 places. pain like i've never had.
so - off to the ER, got a big honkin temp cast. probabaly gonna hafta have surgery. got our maiden flight gig memorial day. just took a load of pain pillls and now im gonna pass out while thinking of a better life. rats! :-(
at least we settled on a band name and got a spiffy new logo so i guess it coulda been worser. pills are kickin in. whoooOOO000OOOOooooo....
web site's glitchin out on me now. wtf
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OOOOOWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well that sux. You might want to get yourself a good stool as you may well be playing sitting down for a while. I use one of these (I have spinal stenosis and can no longer stand for a 2-3 hour gig). Hope you feel better soon.
Bill, tgo
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I feel your pain!
Or at least I feel some pain, and thus can relate (my current burden is spondylolisthesis (T12 done went and slud back on L1 and is pressing against the spinal cord) and an utter and complete lack of disc material betwixt L5 & S1 - which the evil AI says is "a rare and significant condition, often a result of advanced degenerative disc disease or injury. This can lead to instability in the lumbar spine, potentially causing pain, nerve compression, and other complications."
May 28 they're going to put spacer cages in those 2 places & fuse L2-S1 and then (the hardware for that fusion being a long-ass lever & S1 being a tiny bone) out onto the pelvis.
Recovery from which will be complicated by the fact that Senior Management went in April 3 & had Her C2-C5 fusion extended to C2-T3; brought Her home Monday.
Remember that lever thing I mentioned? Saturday it fractured T3 where the screws went in, & pressed a piece into the spinal cord hard enough that She couldn't stand; Monday they went back in, relieved the pressure, and fused C2-T6. Don't know when She'll get out of the hospital - but when She does, it will be to move to a residential acute rehab facility (those of you have been around 5 years or more may recall my own adventures in such as establishment.....) for an undetermined length of time.
All of which is a long, round-about way of saying "Damn! That sucks, and I have an idea just how badly!"
Take care, Been; follow the medicos' instructions closely, go slow, and take Bill's advise to heart. Remember, sitting worked just fine for Skunk Baxter, Tal Farlow, plenty of other jazz pickers, most keyboardists & drummers, etc., the overwhelming bulk of classical and Dixieland cats, and so on. No shame to it.
Hope you heal soon & well.
Peter (who, no, will not be playing fusion music after......)
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Prayers for a speedy recovery my good man :)
Your tough, this aint gonna beat you 8) 8) 8)
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Don't reckon I will ever forget this viewpoint...
Hope you get outta' there soon.
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Hoping everyone's recovery, including Mrs. Cowboy, goes well.
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thanks for the support guys! it's tougher when ya live alone with no safety net. looks like a cold crappy day here in the mile high so we're gonna spend the day making phone calls to doctors, etc. the temp cast doesn't really bend at my knee so i hadda take a drywall saw to it and relax it a little. surprisingly, now that the ankle's back place, the pain's manageable with weed and caution. my bandmates have been quite accomidating. i guess i would'nt be a fall risk if i didn't have 90 lb. dogs body-slammin me.
i have just enough mobility to get in and outta the car and hobble aroud the house. hopefully the next cast is below the knee.
gonna press on as best i can. obtw, our keboard player opened an AI session and told it to makes us a logo. it does pop. imho. and least no more band name bingo. that was getting tiresome.
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Man, that’s terrible. I hope you are all right and have a speedy recovery!
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Well, I don't know the band to say if either is more appropriate, so I'll say that just on GP, Madhouse kicks butt on Bingo....
Peter
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Whoa! Man, super sorry to hear this. Here's to a speedy recovery.
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Well, last year my Alembic's played a great role in my recovery.....It was my main motivation for PT and healing. That day I reached up and grabbed the neck of my Classico is burned in my memory banks. Partly because I was talking to Mica at the time about my tale of woe. Didn't realize what happened until the next day.
If ya have to "Skunk Baxter" it for the next 12 months it's better than the alternative of not playing at all. Heal Well.
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Well, I don't know the band to say if either is more appropriate, so I'll say that just on GP, Madhouse kicks butt on Bingo..
madhouse is the name of the orginal band from the 80's. i'm hte new guy (the old guy drank hisself to an earrly grave). there was allota heartburn keeping the old name, i was all for it but apparently there was some history and drama to overcome. i think the new logo rocks, i didn't know it was AI generated until later on. hope that doesn't cause some sorta trademark issue.
Well, last year my Alembic's played a great role in my recovery.....I
well i just bought a headless so's i could play 3 or 4 sets standing up. guess i'll hafta go back to playing the SII since i'm gonna be seated now. i'm heartbroken. :-)
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Glad you are home and able to move a bit.
All the new science in weed, doesn’t one of the thc’s or cbd’s (A, B, etc) focus on physical ‘numbing’?
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All the new science in weed, doesn’t one of the thc’s or cbd’s (A, B, etc) focus on physical ‘numbing’?
yeah ive got some high concentration rub that i use on my aching joints and it's quite effective, especially when combined with voltarin. to the point where i stopped taking NSAIDs over a year ago. just had the splint redone. surgery monday 0900 gonna put a plate in to mend the breaks. doc says ill walk in a month.. this pain goes beyond rub, so im on pills. don't like, it id rather be smoking dope but don't wanna compromise my balance since im on crutches. but since im done for the day, gonna get horizontal and baked to the gills here shortly. yay! 😵💫🤯
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Which constituents are recommended for pain relief?
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All the new science in weed, doesn’t one of the thc’s or cbd’s (A, B, etc) focus on physical ‘numbing’?
yeah ive got some high concentration rub that i use on my aching joints and it's quite effective, especially when combined with voltarin. to the point where i stopped taking NSAIDs over a year ago. just had the splint redone. surgery monday 0900 gonna put a plate in to mend the breaks. doc says ill walk in a month.. this pain goes beyond rub, so im on pills. don't like, it id rather be smoking dope but don't wanna compromise my balance since im on crutches. but since im done for the day, gonna get horizontal and baked to the gills here shortly. yay! 😵💫🤯
It is a fact (proven both scientifically & by my own experience) that weed increases the efficacy of opioids, allowing for smaller doses.
Peter who is currently once again on both)
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All the new science in weed, doesn’t one of the thc’s or cbd’s (A, B, etc) focus on physical ‘numbing’?
i'm a stoner not a researcher so idunno. this is the label from the sttuff i use. it's prettey effective on the arthritus, not so much on sore ribs (i mustt've bounced offa something on my way down).
...that weed increases the efficacy of opioids, allowing for smaller doses.
well times have changed since i've had to do serious pain relief. in the old days if ya tweaked yer back or whatever, they'd write ya script for about 50 horse pills of 10 mgs vicodin and then call ya back to see if ya need more. these days yer lucky if ya gets 12 x 5mgs no refill so don't ask.
that being said, yesterday afternoon i was hurting so i dropped a 5mg. vicodin and vaped a chamber of 32% flower. woke up 3 hrs later. the sun had set. the dog wanted out. so yeah, i'd say enhanced.
i really don't like taking vicodin. the threat of dependancy is always there. i get itchy skin and it tends to constipate me so it's not really my thing. i guess i'm an outlier in that regard.
t
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oops forgot the attachment. i do that alot ::)
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...that weed increases the efficacy of opioids, allowing for smaller doses.
well times have changed since i've had to do serious pain relief. in the old days if ya tweaked yer back or whatever, they'd write ya script for about 50 horse pills of 10 mgs vicodin and then call ya back to see if ya need more. these days yer lucky if ya gets 12 x 5mgs no refill so don't ask.
that being said, yesterday afternoon i was hurting so i dropped a 5mg. vicodin and vaped a chamber of 32% flower. woke up 3 hrs later. the sun had set. the dog wanted out. so yeah, i'd say enhanced.
i really don't like taking vicodin. the threat of dependancy is always there. i get itchy skin and it tends to constipate me so it's not really my thing. i guess i'm an outlier in that regard.
t
I guess I'm lucky in a couple of ways. 1, my primary is quite open to managing my pain (which is both serious & long-term/recurring) and will prescribe me what I need, and 2, I seem to be able to kick OK. 3 times I have had to take hydrocodone (combined with 500mg of acetaminophen it's Vicodin - which they no longer make for reasons i will explain in second - and with 375mg is Norco) for extended periods; twice for over a year, once for over 3 years. In each case I was able to stop fine; not enjoyable, but not difficult (the second time, just because I'm a contrary SOB, I did it keeping 2 pills in my pocket the whole time).
But I am hoping my upcoming surgery will have me feeling well enough soon enough that I can drop them before the week-and-a-half joy of twitchiness is an issue; like I said - not hard, but less than a good time.
As to the end of Vicodin: The hydrocodone isn't the real problem; my 1st pain doc told that a major problem was it getting diverted to the street, and people taking a buttload to get off - and the acetaminophen shutting down their livers. Yep - Tylenol ODs (which are usually blamed on the narcotic, but the Tylenol will kill you first. Though being killed by Tylenol is not a new concept for those of us who were living in Chicago when the Extra Strength Tylenide killings happened.......)
Peter (who lost his baby brother to Fentanyl-laced Percocet - but will save for another time his thoughts on how tighter controls on opioids are a major contributing factor to what they like to call "the opioid crisis")
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sorry to hear of your loss. i think i tend toward an addictive personality which is why i avoid opioids like the plague. thankfully my pain isn't that severe. my ribs hurt more than my foot. the worst part of this is keeping up with my daily activities while on crutches. i'm 69. living on my own, no support network. the dishes still need to be washed, the laundry still has to be done. gotta take bird baths or smell like a street person. got a rowdy 2 1/2 year old golden who doesn't understand why she can't get in dad's lap and wrestle anymore. i've gone from burning 3200 calories a day to maybe 1000. gonna get a plate put in my foot tomorrow.
but, as the song goes - i will survive. dunno how many more of these i got left, tho.
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There are few things in this world that make this world better as much as a Golden does!
Mine passed in '13; this is the longest i have ever been dogless, but, 1) it's easier to go visit grandkids (none of whom live in my time zone) without finding care for a pup, and 2) she was so perfect I'm afraid any other pooch would be a letdown.
Peter
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just gott back from surgery. still kinda groggy. 100% improvement in pain and mobility. can't drive today so might as well cop a (mild) buzz and see if the MKD is more comfortable than the headless playing a 2 hr. set sitting. that headless is great standing up. playing it seated, not so much. memorial day is 6 weeks away. the show must go on. 8)
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Man, I'm so glad you're feeling better :D and the surgery went well :D
you're as tough as they come, they'll never keep you down 8)
Heck , I've never met you but somehow, I know it's true ;)
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Looks better than the last picture. Progress!
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just gott back from surgery. still kinda groggy. 100% improvement in pain and mobility. can't drive today so might as well cop a (mild) buzz and see if the MKD is more comfortable than the headless playing a 2 hr. set sitting. that headless is great standing up. playing it seated, not so much. memorial day is 6 weeks away. the show must go on. 8)
I think we have the same rug!
Peter
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Wow, seems you have "been through the mill " as we say over here, and thankfully you have good spirits and treatment to get through this.
Take care 👍🏾
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Thanks for the cheers, guys!
it's showtime, don'tcha know, laddies!
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And it has brakes in case you start playing too fast.
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And it has brakes in case you start playing too fast.
I sometimes wish drummers had those. . .
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Music therapy can work wonders.👍🏾
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Music therapy can work wonders.👍🏾
Yes; this.
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And it has brakes in case you start playing too fast.
I sometimes wish drummers had those. . .
Just noticed your avatar, Jon - one of the all-time great strips!
For a number of years my tagline here was a Pogo quote.
Peter
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And it has brakes in case you start playing too fast.
I sometimes wish drummers had those. . .
Both comments belong in the humor thread. ;D
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And it has brakes in case you start playing too fast.
I sometimes wish drummers had those. . .
Just noticed your avatar, Jon - one of the all-time great strips!
For a number of years my tagline here was a Pogo quote.
Peter
An artist friend drew it of me when I was showing her my (then) new Dragonwing. I greatly treasure it.