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JimH wrote:
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JimH wrote:
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JimH wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Feb 9, 4:00 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing

wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Come on over to my house tonight and watch me glow
in the dark.
Radiation and bone scan today - WHOO HOO!!!
I wonder what color I will be. :)
You feeling OK today? I haven't seen any bizarre posts yet.
No - I feel like crap, thank you very much.

Chemo today and it didn't go well.

I hate chemo.

~~ mutter ~~

However, tomorrow is another day.
Damn.......it sounds serious. I wish you the best of luck in
getting
better and beating whatever medical condition you have Tom.

BTW: I spent close to an hour in an MRI tube today. I have had
difficulty walking since the operation due to the loss of muscle
control in my calf and quad in my right leg. I am hoping that it
is just swelling on the nerves that is causing the problem.
Did they fuse the disc?

Had a friend who had a L4/5 disc hernia - took him
about a year to get completely better after a fusion.
No. They cut away the herniation.
Have you started PT yet?

The nerves went whacko about 8 weeks after my laminectomy and
discectomy and they continue to give me problems two years later.
My surgeon did not want in house PT knowing they need to justify their
time and would have me doing things he did not want me doing.

I do leg lifts from the sitting and lying position, as well as walking
as much as I can.............PT ordered by the surgeon and things I can
do on my own without a therapist at my side.

This MRI will tell the story on what is wrong............hopefully
showing that it is all due to inflammation from the surgery. ;-)
An EMG and NCV will tell a better story about what the nerves are doing.

Thanks but I will stick to my doctors (my surgeon and my PC) advice. ;-)

Jim you are your own best advocate, waiting for the doctors to do
something may result in the loss of nerve function and use of the leg. If
you don't push them to find a cause and then a course of corrective action
you will be the looser and not them. You will be limping home and they
will be driving their big huge luxury cars.

Your surgeon only sees surgical solutions. Your PC passes out pills and
referrals.

Believe it or not the best thing you can do now is weight training and
aerobic exercise. You need to find a competent PT who specializes in the
spine.

Please don't sit around waiting for someone to tell you to do something.


Thanks for the advice but I have a handle on how I should proceed with this
set back. (I am sure John Herring and Reggie/Corsair will jump in soon to
tell me about the bad Karma I have or make some other nasty comment.)

The orthopedic surgeon who did the operation is known nationally for his
work. He has operated on star athletes and celebrities from across the
Country...........I was lucky to have him do the operation only because my
sister works for him.

BTW: Don't take this the wrong way but perhaps I can offer you some advice.
If your primary care physician does nothing but pass out pills to you then
you need to find a better one. ;-)

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BAR wrote:
JimH wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
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JimH wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message
ups.com...
On Feb 9, 4:00 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing

wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
oups.com...
Come on over to my house tonight and watch me glow
in the dark.
Radiation and bone scan today - WHOO HOO!!!
I wonder what color I will be. :)
You feeling OK today? I haven't seen any bizarre posts yet.
No - I feel like crap, thank you very much.

Chemo today and it didn't go well.

I hate chemo.

~~ mutter ~~

However, tomorrow is another day.
Damn.......it sounds serious. I wish you the best of luck in
getting
better and beating whatever medical condition you have Tom.

BTW: I spent close to an hour in an MRI tube today. I have
had difficulty walking since the operation due to the loss of
muscle control in my calf and quad in my right leg. I am hoping
that it is just swelling on the nerves that is causing the problem.
Did they fuse the disc?

Had a friend who had a L4/5 disc hernia - took him
about a year to get completely better after a fusion.
No. They cut away the herniation.
Have you started PT yet?

The nerves went whacko about 8 weeks after my laminectomy and
discectomy and they continue to give me problems two years later.
My surgeon did not want in house PT knowing they need to justify
their time and would have me doing things he did not want me doing.

I do leg lifts from the sitting and lying position, as well as
walking as much as I can.............PT ordered by the surgeon and
things I can do on my own without a therapist at my side.

This MRI will tell the story on what is wrong............hopefully
showing that it is all due to inflammation from the surgery. ;-)
An EMG and NCV will tell a better story about what the nerves are doing.

Thanks but I will stick to my doctors (my surgeon and my PC) advice. ;-)

Jim you are your own best advocate, waiting for the doctors to do
something may result in the loss of nerve function and use of the leg.
If you don't push them to find a cause and then a course of corrective
action you will be the looser and not them. You will be limping home and
they will be driving their big huge luxury cars.

Your surgeon only sees surgical solutions. Your PC passes out pills and
referrals.

Believe it or not the best thing you can do now is weight training and
aerobic exercise. You need to find a competent PT who specializes in the
spine.

Please don't sit around waiting for someone to tell you to do something.

You do understand this is the person who accepted his mechanics
suggestion that he did not have to change an impeller of unknown age,
because the engine was not overheating at that time. Many people gave
him very prudent advice, but his response was, I will follow the advice
of my mechanic. Only after having major expensive problems due to bad
recommendation by his mechanic did he chose to find another mechanic.

Doctors are nothing more than very well paid mechanics. I would go in
and ASK specific questions about moderate weight training or other
exercises. I would never go against my doctors advice, without getting
another opinion, but to sit back and wait for the doctor to tell you
what to do, will guarantees at best you will get mediocre care.

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JimH wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message
ups.com...
On Feb 9, 4:00 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing

wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
oups.com...
Come on over to my house tonight and watch me glow
in the dark.
Radiation and bone scan today - WHOO HOO!!!
I wonder what color I will be. :)
You feeling OK today? I haven't seen any bizarre posts yet.
No - I feel like crap, thank you very much.

Chemo today and it didn't go well.

I hate chemo.

~~ mutter ~~

However, tomorrow is another day.
Damn.......it sounds serious. I wish you the best of luck in
getting
better and beating whatever medical condition you have Tom.

BTW: I spent close to an hour in an MRI tube today. I have had
difficulty walking since the operation due to the loss of muscle
control in my calf and quad in my right leg. I am hoping that it
is just swelling on the nerves that is causing the problem.
Did they fuse the disc?

Had a friend who had a L4/5 disc hernia - took him
about a year to get completely better after a fusion.
No. They cut away the herniation.
Have you started PT yet?

The nerves went whacko about 8 weeks after my laminectomy and
discectomy and they continue to give me problems two years later.
My surgeon did not want in house PT knowing they need to justify their
time and would have me doing things he did not want me doing.

I do leg lifts from the sitting and lying position, as well as walking
as much as I can.............PT ordered by the surgeon and things I can
do on my own without a therapist at my side.

This MRI will tell the story on what is wrong............hopefully
showing that it is all due to inflammation from the surgery. ;-)
An EMG and NCV will tell a better story about what the nerves are doing.
Thanks but I will stick to my doctors (my surgeon and my PC) advice. ;-)
Jim you are your own best advocate, waiting for the doctors to do
something may result in the loss of nerve function and use of the leg. If
you don't push them to find a cause and then a course of corrective action
you will be the looser and not them. You will be limping home and they
will be driving their big huge luxury cars.

Your surgeon only sees surgical solutions. Your PC passes out pills and
referrals.

Believe it or not the best thing you can do now is weight training and
aerobic exercise. You need to find a competent PT who specializes in the
spine.

Please don't sit around waiting for someone to tell you to do something.


Thanks for the advice but I have a handle on how I should proceed with this
set back. (I am sure John Herring and Reggie/Corsair will jump in soon to
tell me about the bad Karma I have or make some other nasty comment.)

The orthopedic surgeon who did the operation is known nationally for his
work. He has operated on star athletes and celebrities from across the
Country...........I was lucky to have him do the operation only because my
sister works for him.

BTW: Don't take this the wrong way but perhaps I can offer you some advice.
If your primary care physician does nothing but pass out pills to you then
you need to find a better one. ;-)

Good luck Jim and I mean good luck because you are going to need luck.

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Gene Kearns wrote:
On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 10:31:51 -0500, JimH penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

wrote in message
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On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 16:28:39 -0500, "JimH"
wrote:

Where have you been Bassy?

Nope.... the "other" smithers....
--

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.


Another Reginald Smithers alias?


Sort of... this is the acerbic one that posted tons of crap using
anonymous remailers....



It's amazing how all these a**holes use the same a**hole.

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On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:08:04 -0500, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 10:31:51 -0500, JimH penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:


wrote in message
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On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 16:28:39 -0500, "JimH"
wrote:


Where have you been Bassy?


Nope.... the "other" smithers....
--

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.



Another Reginald Smithers alias?


Sort of... this is the acerbic one that posted tons of crap using
anonymous remailers....

That wasn't the Reggie referred to by JimH, who has a huge reading
comprehension problem, BTW.
--
***** Have a super day! *****

John H

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On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:43:28 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Gene Kearns wrote:
On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 10:31:51 -0500, JimH penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

wrote in message
...
On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 16:28:39 -0500, "JimH"
wrote:

Where have you been Bassy?

Nope.... the "other" smithers....
--

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.


Another Reginald Smithers alias?


Sort of... this is the acerbic one that posted tons of crap using
anonymous remailers....



It's amazing how all these a**holes use the same a**hole.

It's amazing that this group is honored with the presence of one as neat as
you, Harry!
--
***** Have a super day! *****

John H

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"JLH" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:43:28 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Gene Kearns wrote:
On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 10:31:51 -0500, JimH penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

wrote in message
...
On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 16:28:39 -0500, "JimH"
wrote:

Where have you been Bassy?

Nope.... the "other" smithers....
--

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.


Another Reginald Smithers alias?


Sort of... this is the acerbic one that posted tons of crap using
anonymous remailers....



It's amazing how all these a**holes use the same a**hole.

It's amazing that this group is honored with the presence of one as neat
as
you, Harry!
--


No, what's amazing is that he can't just simply type the word asshole, as it
is meant to be typed. Maybe the term is a bit too close to home for him to
be entirely comfortable with. But he seems to believe using wildcards
offers some bizarre sort of indemnity against being called out for his true
message. A pulled punch, if you will; very girlie-like. Then again, maybe
he just can't type worth a ****.