8th & 9th September 2018 Boinger Bash --- Event and Payment Details

[TonyL]

Cheers Tone and Paul

Its painkillers and exercise really. I've been referred to the orthopaedic department as I think they've realised its actually pretty serious damage occurring in the lower spine. It is much better now than it was a couple of weeks ago and I managed to do some of my work although I have had to let the plastering jobs go. I've actually accepted that i'm not taking on any more plastering as every time a do a large ceiling i'm screwed for a couple of weeks afterwards. I'm going to sell the Africa but keep the XJR and pay the money off our mortgage to try and get that down a bit and in the mean time look for a huge career change. I'm a qualified sparky by trade with my 2391 in testing and inspection so quite possibly going to look into to setting up a small testing business among other things. Something will pan out. It all got on top of me a bit the other day but I thing a change could lead to good things so looking at it as a positive challenge lol!!!!

Guessing you've never had an MRI scan, Mike? Be useful would that. Try and push for one as at least they'll know exactly what they're dealing with. The exercise will be good mainly for strengthening the core to relieve strain and pressure on your vertebrae and discs, yes?

If you have never tried accupuncture, as in the proper, traditional Chinese one, give it a try. Worked for me a few years ago and definitely worth a go matey.

Y'know, with the bikes, sometimes a bike with a riding position where you just lean slightly forwards as opposed to sitting bolt upright can help, relieving pressure on the lower back.

And that career change sounds like a good thing to look into.:

[MikeHW45]

Guessing you've never had an MRI scan, Mike? Be useful would that. Try and push for one as at least they'll know exactly what they're dealing with. The exercise will be good mainly for strengthening the core to relieve strain and pressure on your vertebrae and discs, yes?

If you have never tried accupuncture, as in the proper, traditional Chinese one, give it a try. Worked for me a few years ago and definitely worth a go matey.

Y'know, with the bikes, sometimes a bike with a riding position where you just lean slightly forwards as opposed to sitting bolt upright can help, relieving pressure on the lower back.

And that career change sounds like a good thing to look in to.

I have indeed had an MRI Scan which is why i'm rather concerned to be honest. Some of the wording: Degeneration on L3/4, L4/5, and L5 S1 discs. Also degeneration to corresponding facet joints. posterolateral bulge disc L4/5 with annular tear indenting on the intrathecal sac and narrowing the exit. This was from just over a year ago and the conclusion is basically the onset and progression of osteoarthritis possibly caused by a back injury snowboarding some years back, playing golf and my job in the general building game. Possibly hereditary too as my dad suffered severely from his early 50's until he passed away at 69.

[TonyL]

I have indeed had an MRI Scan which is why i'm rather concerned to be honest. Some of the wording: Degeneration on L3/4, L4/5, and L5 S1 discs. Also degeneration to corresponding facet joints. posterolateral bulge disc L4/5 with annular tear indenting on the intrathecal sac and narrowing the exit. This was from just over a year ago and the conclusion is basically the onset and progression of osteoarthritis possibly caused by a back injury snowboarding some years back, playing golf and my job in the general building game. Possibly hereditary too as my dad suffered severely from his early 50's until he passed away at 69.

Ouch, ouch, ouch and OUCH!

Bloody hell, Mike, I thought mine were bad.....that's really crap.

The very best of luck for some proper speedy and successful intervention matey to get you feeling better.

Thinking of you Mikey.

[MikeHW45]

Ouch, ouch, ouch and OUCH!

Bloody hell, Mike, I thought mine were bad.....that's really crap.

The very best of luck for some proper speedy and successful intervention matey to get you feeling better.

Thinking of you Mikey.

Cheers mate. It will improve in time for a few months before something else triggers it.

[gtfreight]

Cheers mate. It will improve in time for a few months before something else triggers it.

Hi Mike,
I hope it settles down for you soon. The change of work should help that.
Mine went 3 years ago and the mri scan shows number 3 disc to have prolapsed onto my spine and I must have bent down whilst lifting something heavy which nipped the disc and cut it in two so I have half of it resting on my spinal chord causing me some lovely sciatica. The specialist told me that the disc on my spine should disintegrate in time. They didn't want to operate as it could have made things worse.
The physio gave me some palate exercises to do which brought me on leaps and bounds (figuratively speaking).
As for exercise, the only one I'm ok with is cycling.

[MikeHW45]

Hi Mike,
I hope it settles down for you soon. The change of work should help that.
Mine went 3 years ago and the mri scan shows number 3 disc to have prolapsed onto my spine and I must have bent down whilst lifting something heavy which nipped the disc and cut it in two so I have half of it resting on my spinal chord causing me some lovely sciatica. The specialist told me that the disc on my spine should disintegrate in time. They didn't want to operate as it could have made things worse.
The physio gave me some palate exercises to do which brought me on leaps and bounds (figuratively speaking).
As for exercise, the only one I'm ok with is cycling.

Cheers mate. I'm ok with the cycling once the muscles go out of spasm. For the moment i'm out walking regularly and doing the recommended stretching exercises from the physio. They've said to me in time as my buggered discs degenerate more and harden up although movement will be more restricted the pain may be less. Also same as you they've said its a high risk operation for where my problem is so avoiding that for the moment.

[TonyL]

20 to go, peeps.