TOTALLY GEEKED!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

RE: Finally Friday

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

flan327 wrote:
Lily, what would you say if one of your kids was in as much pain?

flan

It isn't that simple.

Pain meds can be both expensive and dangerous.

I have a lot to consider.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

lilyofcourse wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Lily, what would you say if one of your kids was in as much pain?

flan
It isn't that simple.
Pain meds can be both expensive and dangerous.
I have a lot to consider.

Fair enough.

flan

Vette · Owl drink to that!

I'm so aggravated! I was at sears and saw a beautiful necklace that I wanted to buy for my sister. The lady pulled it out of the case and said she had to look up the price. She came back a few minutes later and said she couldn't find the necklace anywhere. I said what do you mean, it's in your hand. She said she couldn't look it up or find it in the inventory so it's probably not available yet. I'm just like, why the **** is it out on display then??? Not in those words but I was really mad. I can't even fine it online.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

VetteGirl wrote:
I'm so aggravated! I was at sears and saw a beautiful necklace that I wanted to buy for my sister. The lady pulled it out of the case and said she had to look up the price. She came back a few minutes later and said she couldn't find the necklace anywhere. I said what do you mean, it's in your hand. She said she couldn't look it up or find it in the inventory so it's probably not available yet. I'm just like, why the **** is it out on display then??? Not in those words but I was really mad. I can't even fine it online.

Hey, I don't care if it's THEIR mistake. Someone should be authorized to fix it.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Getting ready to head back out...I'm too old for this!

flan

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

boy what a day. Got a call from the school counselor. On the playground, DD kicked a boy, after he kicked a friend of her's and the a whole rumble broke out which DD was not involved with. Apparently this boy kicked DD and her friend when they were lining up to come in off the playground. DD kicked him, then some other girl kicked him and he punched this other girl, her name is Paris. Paris wound up and slugged him back and then a bunch of other kids jumped in. The boy, Mark, who started it all is the one who blew the whistle! He received detention (recess and lunch) for a week, DD got 2 days. I told her she shouldn't kick someone because you don't know when that person might do something worse to you. I then suggested she hi five Paris when she goes back to school. Yeah, flame me,

My wifi is dead! Need to go and get a new router tomorrow. My routers seem to last no more than 3 years. Is that normal?

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

No flames here.

flan

Lindley · Guru

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
boy what a day. Got a call from the school counselor. On the playground, DD kicked a boy, after he kicked a friend of her's and the a whole rumble broke out which DD was not involved with. Apparently this boy kicked DD and her friend when they were lining up to come in off the playground. DD kicked him, then some other girl kicked him and he punched this other girl, her name is Paris. Paris wound up and slugged him back and then a bunch of other kids jumped in. The boy, Mark, who started it all is the one who blew the whistle! He received detention (recess and lunch) for a week, DD got 2 days. I told her she shouldn't kick someone because you don't know when that person might do something worse to you. I then suggested she hi five Paris when she goes back to school. Yeah, flame me,

My wifi is dead! Need to go and get a new router tomorrow. My routers seem to last no more than 3 years. Is that normal?

No flames from me. Sounds like the girls won.

Ohfour · Hooker

This is how big my cat is...he could fit in our hands when we got him.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Ohfour wrote:
This is how big my cat is...he could fit in our hands when we got him.

OH MY WORD!! Your cat is HUGE!!! Beautiful, but HUGE!

Did I mention that he is HUGE?

How do you grow a cat that big?

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Awww..... He looks like my Charlie! Only twice the size.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Lexxy wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
LOL, it appears none of us think mechanic is associated with injuries.
CORRECT!! After being a mechanic for 14 years and talking to people who had injuries he decided to become a doctor and treat some of the chronic pain that people suffer. He is so nice. I'm too young for knee replacements but in my left knee I have no cartilage. It is so eaten away by damage from injuries and arthritis that it is now two bones rubbing against each other. Every time I bend, move, walk, or do anything the bones crunch and rub. It's painful. In my right knee I have a tiny thin layer of cushion that will not last much longer. It's painful too but I have a lot of muscle spasms in that leg. He's a really great doc. He said no one should have to live in constant pain.
Why are you too young? I mean that if you have no cartilage & are in constant pain who cares what age you are? That seems sort of stupid. If you were in a bad accident & shattered your knee they would do a replacement if they couldn't fix it right?

This is to you and ohfour. They say knee replacements have a limited life so if you get one put in too young you're screwed later in life. That's what I've been told by three doctors. But I have ladies at church not too much older than me that have had them done so I don't understand why they won't do them. The pain doc said not unless I'm totally crippled as in in a wheelchair. They all say at 70. That's 22 years away for me. My left knee is WAY worse. No cartilage at all. Bone on bone. Yes, I'm in constant pain. That's why I sought out a pain doctor because I don't want to live in pain for the next 22 years.

I think pain doctors vary. I think you have to find someone you're comfortable with. This doctor wrote me a codeine pain script. I'm allowed one in the morning and one at night. He also gave me flexiril which is a muscle relaxer and I can take one a day. The point is not to be doped up all the time but to control the pain.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I know a couple people who have had multiple knee replacements.

Mom was one.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

lilyofcourse wrote:
I know a couple people who have had multiple knee replacements.

Mom was one.

I know. And it doesn't make sense to me. I'm going to ask some of the women at church.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

It is strange.

I hate to say it, but it might have more to do with insurance than doctors or age.

I know I have run into that wall a couple times. The insurance stops procedures.

Might be worth a little investigating.

I had to petition and prove I needed certain things.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Ok I have internet for now. I'm sure it will die soon. cable company wasn't opened when I went to get a new modem tonight. I somehow got is working.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
LOL, it appears none of us think mechanic is associated with injuries.
CORRECT!! After being a mechanic for 14 years and talking to people who had injuries he decided to become a doctor and treat some of the chronic pain that people suffer. He is so nice. I'm too young for knee replacements but in my left knee I have no cartilage. It is so eaten away by damage from injuries and arthritis that it is now two bones rubbing against each other. Every time I bend, move, walk, or do anything the bones crunch and rub. It's painful. In my right knee I have a tiny thin layer of cushion that will not last much longer. It's painful too but I have a lot of muscle spasms in that leg. He's a really great doc. He said no one should have to live in constant pain.
Why are you too young? I mean that if you have no cartilage & are in constant pain who cares what age you are? That seems sort of stupid. If you were in a bad accident & shattered your knee they would do a replacement if they couldn't fix it right?
This is to you and ohfour. They say knee replacements have a limited life so if you get one put in too young you're screwed later in life. That's what I've been told by three doctors. But I have ladies at church not too much older than me that have had them done so I don't understand why they won't do them. The pain doc said not unless I'm totally crippled as in in a wheelchair. They all say at 70. That's 22 years away for me. My left knee is WAY worse. No cartilage at all. Bone on bone. Yes, I'm in constant pain. That's why I sought out a pain doctor because I don't want to live in pain for the next 22 years.
I think pain doctors vary. I think you have to find someone you're comfortable with. This doctor wrote me a codeine pain script. I'm allowed one in the morning and one at night. He also gave me flexiril which is a muscle relaxer and I can take one a day. The point is not to be doped up all the time but to control the pain.

We do about 20 total joints a week. I'd say the average age is in the early 60's. I've seen them done on people in their 80's as well as in their 30's. There's no magic number. Just the need to have it done. And they don't last forever. A lot of it depends on how compliant the patient is with PT and keeping their weight down.

jlbear71 · Guru

Thank you for the anniversary wishes! We are having a quiet night at home. Tomorrow we will go out for dinner. No clue where yet.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

jlbear71 wrote:
Thank you for the anniversary wishes! We are having a quiet night at home. Tomorrow we will go out for dinner. No clue where yet.

Happy Anniversary!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

just Czech wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
This is how big my cat is...he could fit in our hands when we got him.

OH MY WORD!! Your cat is HUGE!!! Beautiful, but HUGE!
Did I mention that he is HUGE?
How do you grow a cat that big?

That's a big kitty!

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Happy anniversary jlbear!

ohfour, that cat is HUGE! And I see your DH is as dapper as ever!

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Southern_Belle wrote:
We do about 20 total joints a week. I'd say the average age is in the early 60's. I've seen them done on people in their 80's as well as in their 30's. There's no magic number. Just the need to have it done. And they don't last forever. A lot of it depends on how compliant the patient is with PT and keeping their weight down.

Yes, the reasoning is they don't last forever. I'm also overweight and that adds more wear and tear to them. So I think it's a combination of me being too young and also my weight to a tiny extent. They said if the pain became so unbearable that I became chair bound they'd do it whether I was thin or fat. Tomorrow DH and I are going to go get me some work out clothes so I can start exercising again.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Southern_Belle wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
LOL, it appears none of us think mechanic is associated with injuries.
CORRECT!! After being a mechanic for 14 years and talking to people who had injuries he decided to become a doctor and treat some of the chronic pain that people suffer. He is so nice. I'm too young for knee replacements but in my left knee I have no cartilage. It is so eaten away by damage from injuries and arthritis that it is now two bones rubbing against each other. Every time I bend, move, walk, or do anything the bones crunch and rub. It's painful. In my right knee I have a tiny thin layer of cushion that will not last much longer. It's painful too but I have a lot of muscle spasms in that leg. He's a really great doc. He said no one should have to live in constant pain.
Why are you too young? I mean that if you have no cartilage & are in constant pain who cares what age you are? That seems sort of stupid. If you were in a bad accident & shattered your knee they would do a replacement if they couldn't fix it right?
This is to you and ohfour. They say knee replacements have a limited life so if you get one put in too young you're screwed later in life. That's what I've been told by three doctors. But I have ladies at church not too much older than me that have had them done so I don't understand why they won't do them. The pain doc said not unless I'm totally crippled as in in a wheelchair. They all say at 70. That's 22 years away for me. My left knee is WAY worse. No cartilage at all. Bone on bone. Yes, I'm in constant pain. That's why I sought out a pain doctor because I don't want to live in pain for the next 22 years.
I think pain doctors vary. I think you have to find someone you're comfortable with. This doctor wrote me a codeine pain script. I'm allowed one in the morning and one at night. He also gave me flexiril which is a muscle relaxer and I can take one a day. The point is not to be doped up all the time but to control the pain.
We do about 20 total joints a week. I'd say the average age is in the early 60's. I've seen them done on people in their 80's as well as in their 30's. There's no magic number. Just the need to have it done. And they don't last forever. A lot of it depends on how compliant the patient is with PT and keeping their weight down.

Ohfour · Hooker

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Happy anniversary jlbear!

ohfour, that cat is HUGE! And I see your DH is as dapper as ever!

Isn't he though!!! I don't deserve him, but I've never pretended otherwise!!! biggrin biggrin

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Ohfour wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Happy anniversary jlbear!

ohfour, that cat is HUGE! And I see your DH is as dapper as ever!
Isn't he though!!! I don't deserve him, but I've never pretended otherwise!!!

Tell him I said hi and to go sniff a pillow!

Ohfour · Hooker

Snnniiffff the pillllowwww!!!! biggrin biggrin

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Ohfour wrote:
Snnniiffff the pillllowwww!!!!

We invented smell the flowers long before Carol was ever even around!

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Ohfour - your cat looks just like my Belladonna.