Author Topic: Vicodin Stare (Read 1006 times)

AWMac · « **Reply #15 on:** May 09, 2007, 07:27:09 PM »

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I was working my chest yesterday doing a pair of 100 lb. dumb bells...

The Ashley Twins?

Mac

Ripsnort · « **Reply #16 on:** May 09, 2007, 07:36:58 PM »

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The Ashley Twins?

Mac

I like to refer to them as "Pec right and Pec Left". No implants. All natural.

LePaul · « **Reply #17 on:** May 09, 2007, 07:57:17 PM »

Ahh pec pain sucks.

I used to work in the server room, which was freezing. Throughout the shift, you'd be watching the mainframe with your arms crossed, trying to keep warm. By time you went home at night, your pecs would be sore from being flexed for so long. Adding to that was a lousy mattress at home.

For two years I've battled a strained right pec muscle. Its finally starting to be on the mend, thanks to some good physical therapy advice and a new mattress.

Having a sore pec and watcvhing TV was always amusing. That seemed to be when all the anti-cholesterol and Plavix commercials seemed to air most.

Sandy: My friend just had his rotator cuff operated on. Its a maddening surgery since you cant sit, lay down to sit without aching the thing. Hope you heal fast. Enjoy the drugged stare

Ripsnort · « **Reply #18 on:** May 09, 2007, 08:12:55 PM »

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Originally posted by LePaul
Ahh pec pain sucks.

I used to work in the server room, which was freezing. Throughout the shift, you'd be watching the mainframe with your arms crossed, trying to keep warm. By time you went home at night, your pecs would be sore from being flexed for so long. Adding to that was a lousy mattress at home.

For two years I've battled a strained right pec muscle. Its finally starting to be on the mend, thanks to some good physical therapy advice and a new mattress.

Having a sore pec and watcvhing TV was always amusing. That seemed to be when all the anti-cholesterol and Plavix commercials seemed to air most.

Sandy: My friend just had his rotator cuff operated on. Its a maddening surgery since you cant sit, lay down to sit without aching the thing. Hope you heal fast. Enjoy the drugged stare

Ouch! Never pulled a pec muscle. I have strained just about everything muscle group sometime over the past 15 years but never pecs. I'm nursing a strained bicep currently, can't lift anything over 25 lbs. with the right bicep.

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 09, 2007, 08:18:01 PM »

Speaking of strained / sprained things... I sprained my wrist roughly 2 weeks ago. It really hurts still to rotate it either way, or to try to push up with an open palm. For example, it hurts to the point where I can't lift myself up using my arms, so I try to lean all my weight on my left arm.

However, it only hurts a tiny bit if I push off like a gorilla would, with a closed fist hand straight out.

What hurts the most though, is if I place my hand flat on a table where the surface is near at or below elbow level.

I'm hoping this is just sprained, but is there a chance it's broken?

One addendum, it doesn't hurt to be touched at all, anywhere on my wrist / hand.

AWMac · « **Reply #20 on:** May 09, 2007, 08:22:23 PM »

And if you keep doing what your doing that caused your wrist sprain you'll go blind.

Mac

LePaul · « **Reply #21 on:** May 09, 2007, 08:28:10 PM »

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Originally posted by AWMac
And if you keep doing what your doing that caused your wrist sprain you'll go blind.

Mac

How's your Braille Keyboard working out for you, Mac?

AWMac · « **Reply #22 on:** May 09, 2007, 08:30:39 PM »

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How's your Braille Keyboard working out for you, Mac?

My seeing eye dog sez it's t3h uber....

Mac

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 09, 2007, 08:39:50 PM »

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And if you keep doing what your doing that caused your wrist sprain you'll go blind.

Mac

A good hearty round of Intramural Soccer is what caused it, mainly me not wearing cleats and slipping when I went to kick the ball.

It probably wasn't helped by me not relaxing it, and then sailing a few days later.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #24 on:** May 09, 2007, 10:31:11 PM »

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Trashed my shoulder about a year and a half ago while mountain biking. Had surgery on it in October to repair a slightly torn rotator and calcific bursitis...

I thought it was repaired. I got back to my life as before... back to bike riding, etc.

Then I spent a weekend offroading and my shoulder started acting up again. It became inflamed and swollen. The latest MRI showed a severely torn tendon and a torn ligament also. I honestly have trouble identifying the traumatic event that could have torn up my shoulder again, but it is what it is.

Hopefully it's repaired. This last surgery was far more intrusive than the first. It's going to take me months to get through therapy.

Sandy what were your specific symptoms. I just had an MRI on my shoulder (the most disturbing thing that's ever happend to me really.....20 minutes in a round coffin listening to all sorts of weird beeps and buzzes. The US should look into using this to extract info from insurgants)

Any how, I currently on Motrin 800mg for what my doc thinks is bursitis. I cannot rais my arm nearly as high as the good shoulder. The mornings, after having slept on it are more and more painfull.

I have to say though after a month of physical theropy it's not getting any better.

AWMac · « **Reply #25 on:** May 09, 2007, 10:37:43 PM »

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Originally posted by lasersailor184
A good hearty round of Intramural Soccer is what caused it, mainly me not wearing cleats and slipping when I went to kick the ball.

It probably wasn't helped by me not relaxing it, and then sailing a few days later.

Bet you have already worn yer Mom's underwear...

Face it, yer Ghey!!!

Mac

Sandman · « **Reply #26 on:** May 09, 2007, 10:58:44 PM »

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Sandy what were your specific symptoms. I just had an MRI on my shoulder (the most disturbing thing that's ever happend to me really.....20 minutes in a round coffin listening to all sorts of weird beeps and buzzes. The US should look into using this to extract info from insurgants)

Any how, I currently on Motrin 800mg for what my doc thinks is bursitis. I cannot rais my arm nearly as high as the good shoulder. The mornings, after having slept on it are more and more painfull.

I have to say though after a month of physical theropy it's not getting any better.

I don't see how physical therapy can help your bursitis at all. It's inflamed. Ice, rest, and anti-inflammatory drugs are needed, AFAIK.

I had difficulty moving my arm. Before the last cortisone injection and the round of Naprosen, the shoulder was swollen. Even after the swelling subsided, I had real difficulty raising my arm.

FWIW, the majority of my first shoulder surgery was spent repairing the "massive calcific bursitis." The word massive came from the post-operative report. It's worth noting that the doc saw zero evidence of bursitis in the MRI. He didn't see that until he opened me up. The initial plan was to do a repair of a small tendon tear using arthroscopy. Once he found the bursitis, he cut into the top of my shoulder, split my deltoid along the fibers and went to work on the bursae.

On this second surgery, with a different doc by the way... the MRI found a "severely" torn supraspinatus tendon and a torn coracohumeral ligament. The intent from the beginning was to open up my shoulder.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #27 on:** May 10, 2007, 07:47:22 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
I don't see how physical therapy can help your bursitis at all. It's inflamed. Ice, rest, and anti-inflammatory drugs are needed, AFAIK.

I had difficulty moving my arm. Before the last cortisone injection and the round of Naprosen, the shoulder was swollen. Even after the swelling subsided, I had real difficulty raising my arm.

FWIW, the majority of my first shoulder surgery was spent repairing the "massive calcific bursitis." The word massive came from the post-operative report. It's worth noting that the doc saw zero evidence of bursitis in the MRI. He didn't see that until he opened me up. The initial plan was to do a repair of a small tendon tear using arthroscopy. Once he found the bursitis, he cut into the top of my shoulder, split my deltoid along the fibers and went to work on the bursae.

On this second surgery, with a different doc by the way... the MRI found a "severely" torn supraspinatus tendon and a torn coracohumeral ligament. The intent from the beginning was to open up my shoulder.

I'd stop going to theropy cept the doc is cute and she does cool things with my back to help my posture. Either way my arm is mobile and I'm on vitimin "M" (motrin 800) and it seems to help cept I have really bad mornings.

Actually now that I think about it my doc does some good stretches with my arm and it increases the mobility in my shoulder by about 30%. Currently I cannot lift anything over 5lbs over my head without some major pain.

Curval · « **Reply #28 on:** May 10, 2007, 08:20:35 PM »

SKJohn · « **Reply #29 on:** May 11, 2007, 10:18:27 AM »

I don't know why people think the effect of taking vicodin is "cool"? I've been living on vicodin, percosett, and fentanyl patches for 3+ years now, and hate the feeling. You can't stay awake, you feel groggy and stupid, etc. How is that "cool?"