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I drove out to Cannon Beach today
not too big of a crowd there. the people who were, looked at me really funny when they saw me walking down to the water.
i jumped in. it hurt like hell. turns out the water temp is 44* today. yikes.
fun drive though. i'll do it again if someone else wants to cruise over there
not too big of a crowd there. the people who were, looked at me really funny when they saw me walking down to the water.
i jumped in. it hurt like hell. turns out the water temp is 44* today. yikes.
fun drive though. i'll do it again if someone else wants to cruise over there
I drove out to Cannon Beach today
not too big of a crowd there. the people who were, looked at me really funny when they saw me walking down to the water.
i jumped in. it hurt like hell. turns out the water temp is 44* today. yikes.
fun drive though. i'll do it again if someone else wants to cruise over there
not too big of a crowd there. the people who were, looked at me really funny when they saw me walking down to the water.
i jumped in. it hurt like hell. turns out the water temp is 44* today. yikes.
fun drive though. i'll do it again if someone else wants to cruise over there
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had 2 fusions back in the day.. the last one involving metal rods, screws, cage, etc.
so on monday they're going to remove the metal (as the fusions are pretty well solid now)
not sure what the recovery will be like, but the last two were pretty awful. this surgeon says i'll be able to walk the day after. i hope he's right.
i'm healthy otherwise. just bad luck with my spine. i told him i want to get back to skydiving and he said i should just try something else, "like wrestling bears or something less dangerous"
so on monday they're going to remove the metal (as the fusions are pretty well solid now)
not sure what the recovery will be like, but the last two were pretty awful. this surgeon says i'll be able to walk the day after. i hope he's right.
i'm healthy otherwise. just bad luck with my spine. i told him i want to get back to skydiving and he said i should just try something else, "like wrestling bears or something less dangerous"
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had 2 fusions back in the day.. the last one involving metal rods, screws, cage, etc.
so on monday they're going to remove the metal (as the fusions are pretty well solid now)
not sure what the recovery will be like, but the last two were pretty awful. this surgeon says i'll be able to walk the day after. i hope he's right.
i'm healthy otherwise. just bad luck with my spine. i told him i want to get back to skydiving and he said i should just try something else, "like wrestling bears or something less dangerous"
so on monday they're going to remove the metal (as the fusions are pretty well solid now)
not sure what the recovery will be like, but the last two were pretty awful. this surgeon says i'll be able to walk the day after. i hope he's right.
i'm healthy otherwise. just bad luck with my spine. i told him i want to get back to skydiving and he said i should just try something else, "like wrestling bears or something less dangerous"
Mike
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Well crap man, that sucks about the fusions. Has it limited your mobility at all? My GF has been through one neck surgery which worked great, but then two lower back surgerys because the first one failed. If this second one doesn't work out she's looking at fusion as the next alternative. Read a bunch of mixed reviews on the fusion.
Mike
Mike
the hip grafts add pain and cause some loss of balance, so i can't really do squats and lunges at the gym anymore. well i can, but it hurts like **** and i know i shouldn't.
i'd advise against getting a fusion done. there seems to be a lot of other medical options available now. don't dare go into chiropractors for their quackery either. find a decent modern spine expert and get a real opinion for the solution for that specific patient/injury
edit: also, i used to enjoy playing basketball often. being only 5'11", i could easily drop step and dunk before the surgery. now that's never going to happen again
swimming feels weird, due to the restricted motion. walking/jogging are still easy to do, but it's not like i'm out doing marathons or anything. i retain my upper body strength and keep my bench around 250 while still being pretty slim
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No action plan. This place was doomed once people got hooked on facebook and how intriguing it apparently is to see what others eat (I still don't get that ****). And who can forget all the really clever meme's and,,,,, the drama, can't forget that too..... So hard to compete with all that!
I mean, all this place offers is a forum for car guys, without; seeing what people eat, or their stupid vacation pics to exotic Multnomah falls, or hearing when they got home, or went grocery shopping, or got a flat tire, or got attacked by a vicious parakeet, or the drama associated with all the 'queens' out there.
But hey, that's just my take on it all. I'm old school though. Rant over,,, again.
Mike
I mean, all this place offers is a forum for car guys, without; seeing what people eat, or their stupid vacation pics to exotic Multnomah falls, or hearing when they got home, or went grocery shopping, or got a flat tire, or got attacked by a vicious parakeet, or the drama associated with all the 'queens' out there.
But hey, that's just my take on it all. I'm old school though. Rant over,,, again.
Mike
Originally Posted by Mikey 97Z MF8707704
No action plan. This place was doomed once people got hooked on facebook and how intriguing it apparently is to see what others eat (I still don't get that ****). And who can forget all the really clever meme's and,,,,, the drama, can't forget that too..... So hard to compete with all that!
I mean, all this place offers is a forum for car guys, without; seeing what people eat, or their stupid vacation pics to exotic Multnomah falls, or hearing when they got home, or went grocery shopping, or got a flat tire, or got attacked by a vicious parakeet, or the drama associated with all the 'queens' out there.
But hey, that's just my take on it all. I'm old school though. Rant over,,, again.
Mike
I mean, all this place offers is a forum for car guys, without; seeing what people eat, or their stupid vacation pics to exotic Multnomah falls, or hearing when they got home, or went grocery shopping, or got a flat tire, or got attacked by a vicious parakeet, or the drama associated with all the 'queens' out there.
But hey, that's just my take on it all. I'm old school though. Rant over,,, again.
Mike