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Re: The Vent Thread

Post by ngsilver » Fri Feb 07, 2014 5:05 pm

I apparently really need to see a doctor. One thing I've been procrastinating on since I moved back to Detroit is finding an orthopedic surgeon to check out my right knee. First I just didn't have insurance to afford it, but now I've just been lazy and most of the ones I know of around here are not spoken very highly of. I for the most part can deal with the lower mobility I have with my right knee and for the most part the pain is manageable and I keep a cane in my car and a few at home just in case, but recently it feels like it's deteriorating. I'm not sure if it's just the lack of ergonomic seating at home and work, the amount of snow I have to tredge through every day wearing me out, my weight, my age, or a combination of those items (and I have actually been working on the weight thing. I've dropped nearly 50 lbs since I moved into my new apartment in August.)

The past few days have been almost unbearable as far as the pain goes. I joined a bowling league at work we just started up and we bowl every other wed. This week at the alley I was bowling like normal and then all of a sudden I felt my right knee do one of it's 'give out' things in the middle of my throw. (the give out thing is where my knee will just stop carrying my weight, buckle, and I nearly fall but end up catching myself and it works again) It usually hurts a bit when this happens, but this time the pain was almost as bad as it was when I tore my ACL back some 18 years ago. I could barely put weight on in for the rest of the night. I still finished my game, just limped up to the line and did a standing throw (and because my arm had to work extra it hurts from the extra workout) which worked but I was in quite a lot of pain. I had been prescribed by my old doctor to take 600mg of ibuprofen 3 times a day as needed for pain way back when, and I usually haven't needed to use it, but now I'm having a hard time maintaining the pain with 800mg.... I must have really tweaked it bowling, which is usually pretty stress full on my right leg since that's the leg I end my approach on being a lefty, but usually it's just a little sore after...

Either way, it's 2 days later and the pain isn't going away. In some ways it's getting worse. Trying to sit down at BW3's for lunch was not fun.... I always knew I would need to eventually go in for knee reconstruction surgery after 20~30 years after my surgery, the doctor had said that. I always expected I could get another 5~10 years out of this knee but that may not be the case, especially if I want to keep being active and trying to work out and loose weight. I really wanna prove my Mom wrong and not have to spend the rest of my life with handicap parking and all that jazz...

In the meantime guess I'll spend the weekend babying my right leg, keeping it elevated and enjoy some movies and video games from my couch and recliner. I need to ask around and see about getting an appointment to look at the leg soon, especially if the babying this weekend doesn't help lessen the pain.......
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Re: The Vent Thread

Post by catgod » Fri Feb 07, 2014 6:35 pm

Pwolf wrote:
Kimberly wrote:Come live over here, we're in a drought!
Except it's cold and rainy today D:
but we needed it
do you even kininarimasu!?
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Post by Pwolf » Fri Feb 07, 2014 6:40 pm

But it's cold D:

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Post by dreamawake » Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:12 am

The whole NME deal is bothering me quite a bit more than I'm letting on. I miss talking to him.

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Post by Mr. Fuzzyflippers » Tue Feb 11, 2014 3:48 am

I've been feeling exhausted lately. I have trouble articulating any thoughts because of it and I often forget what I'm doing almost as soon as I start doing it. I think I just need a day or two where I do nothing but sleep and watch TV.

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Post by Castor Troy » Fri Feb 14, 2014 2:21 pm

One of my front tires blew out on the way to work today and the other front tire had extremely bad damage. I have no idea what I ran over, but shit. :x

Called my boss and now I have a 4 day weekend, with today being unpaid (since I'm hourly).

Plus, replacing 2 tires was quite a hefty fee, so there goes most of my paycheck. :down: :down: :down: :cry:
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Post by ngsilver » Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:04 pm

Yeah tires are pretty steep. Theyre one of the reasons I keep a sears credit card on hand. For one their warrenty is good and I always have a place to goto to get tires replaced and realigned and rotated and credit to cover it just in case.

Of course, if you spend all that credit on tools you're boned....
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Post by pan_dbgt01 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:29 am

So sick of snow this year! It's snowing AGAIN! URGGG
Just got a notice that they can't deliver my mail until I remove the snow from in front of my mail box. So annoyed!

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Post by Pwolf » Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:02 pm

Ran an update query on a database table without specifying a where clause... thus changing that field for every row in the table... and didn't back it up...

UHG!

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Post by ngsilver » Wed Feb 19, 2014 11:28 am

I'm ready for the snow and ice to be gone. For the first time in a very long time I actually slipped and fell this morning on my way to the car. There is usually a buildup of ice at the end of roof of the car port but I've never actually slipped on it before. Go figure, I slip and fall today, on my way to get an MRI on my knee, and I fall down almost twisting my right ankle and land right on the bum knee itself. So, I go through with the MRI, knee starting to hurt more and more despite it being laying down (though I had to keep it still) and even 4 hours later it is just throbbing and not happy.....

I hope the doctor can tell what is going on with my knee from the MRI and we can decide what is needed to get me back to a more functioning state. Honestly, I can't stand not being able to be active, especially considering my new years resolution was to work out more and try to loose some weight and hopefully a few inches off my belly.

And bowling league is tonight. Guess I'll take some meds (I need to eat lunch first) and just walk up to the line....
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