Random Thought Thread

000Robert said:
I don't remember the numbers of my bad disks. But I can guarantee that yall don't want them. LOL!
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They can be rehabilitated. I was close to needing a cane in my 30's. Do the back exercises where you'd draped over a big ball for a few weeks (15 min a day, this is low hanging fruit) until your back can support itself and then get a good elliptical and use it for 30-60 min a day. Within a year you'll be a lot better and within three years you'll be pretty good. You'll have arthritis build up and narrow spaces that limit you in things like running, jumping, bending and twisting etc, but you can be fully functional with much less pain with some effort. Pharmaceuticals and surgery are the product (and can be useful), but they are not the answer.

The answer to back problems is to move. You need to move. Sitting is the absolute worst thing you can do to you back. Driving a truck is rough. Listen to me, I know what I'm talking about.
 
Here's something cool I've been doing at work

The newest guy in the shop wants to learn to paint (he tears down cars for estimates now) he worked as a prepper before here , but has marfan syndrome and was in the hospital for a long time and nobody thought he would survive

The other shop let him go and he's at mine now... so anytime I have a chance I bring him over and show him how to prep/mask/ basecoat/ clear etc

Excellent person and an excellent student , he thanks me everytime I work with him and always tells me nobody would even try to teach him and he's learned more in a few weeks, than the couple years he's done this before

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Sorry for the long post and the word soup jumble that you read ... but it's nice to help some one learn!
 
Most people won't do this (fix their back). There is a mind block or something. I don't think it's laziness and self-hatred, but most people won't take the steps needed. But folks who will put in the effort can rehabilitate even the most jacked up spine.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
They can be rehabilitated. I was close to needing a cane in my 30's. Do the back exercises where you'd draped over a big ball for a few weeks (15 min a day, this is low hanging fruit) until your back can support itself and then get a good elliptical and use it for 30-60 min a day. Within a year you'll be a lot better and within three years you'll be pretty good. You'll have arthritis build up and narrow spaces that limit you in things like running, jumping, bending and twisting etc, but you can be fully functional with much less pain with some effort. Pharmaceuticals and surgery are the product (and can be useful), but they are not the answer.

The answer to back problems is to move. You need to move. Sitting is the absolute worst thing you can do to you back. Driving a truck is rough. Listen to me, I know what I'm talking about.
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That's not gonna work on me, I have DDD. Surgery is not an option either.
 
The liver is probably one of your most forgiving major organs which tends to take lotsa abuse yet not show signs of something serious till in most cases it becomes too late.

We, as a family, have been dealing with this nightmare scenario for well over 3 years now. Luckily for her and the kids she survived despite being given very low odds. However the treatment and rehabilitation is a long arduous process with those who tend to use and abuse alcohol.

I know that it’s a Saturday and that life is to be lived, as in live a little mantra, but if you think that your liver is a bit sketchy, get more proactive about treating it better. This message is meant to be as jarring as it sounds.
 
000Robert said:
That's not gonna work on me, I have DDD. Surgery is not an option either.
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I don't know the specifics of your degenerative disc disease. But everybody has degenerative disc disease past a certain age. Bulging discs? Not a big deal herniated discs? Still not a big deal. No disc remaining and in need of a disc replacement or a fusion? That's kind of a big deal. But even that can be rehabilitated. Once a person starts thinking of themselves as crippled, for whatever reason, people tend to resist taking the steps to change it. I have permanent nerve damage in both of my legs but I'm getting around now just fine now. It took some lifestyle changes and a commitment to getting better. But degenerative disc disease is no excuse. At my age there are more people with it than without and most show no symptoms.
 
Richard338 said:
I hurt my L4-L5 and L5-S1 many years ago, but I still remember the numbering.
If you have an L6, then you have a pretty unusual spine.
See the chart, no L6.
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Wish my back looked as good as that one.

Definitely listen to Nathan. Doing the exercises, not sitting for long hours, moving as much as possible, and sleep (which I’m terrible at), can make a huge difference. I have mild degenerative disc disease in all of my vertebrae, no disc between L4 and L5, and advanced degenerative arthritis in my left shoulder (maybe from a surgery).

Being consistent with mobility, balance, and resistance exercises, has kept me moving pretty well. I probably shouldn’t try to keep up with Bennie on the dead lifts or get into heavy jujitsu, but I’m still moving. I let things slack early on and got to the point that it was very painful just to get out of bed in the morning. I haven’t had that problem in years.

It often doesn’t feel like things can get better when you’re in the middle of it, but the human body is amazingly resilient. If one can make the time and is motivated, things can often begin improve. Mike
 
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Nathan the Machinist said:
I don't know the specifics of your degenerative disc disease. But everybody has degenerative disc disease past a certain age. Bulging discs? Not a big deal herniated discs? Still not a big deal. No disc remaining and in need of a disc replacement or a fusion? That's kind of a big deal. But even that can be rehabilitated. Once a person starts thinking of themselves as crippled, for whatever reason, people tend to resist taking the steps to change it. I have permanent nerve damage in both of my legs but I'm getting around now just fine now. It took some lifestyle changes and a commitment to getting better. But degenerative disc disease is no excuse. At my age there are more people with it than without and most show no symptoms.
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I suppose different people have different problems.
 
Mike157 said:
Wish my back looked as good as that one.

Definitely listen to Nathan. Doing the exercises, not sitting for long hours, moving as much as possible, and sleep (which I’m terrible at), can make a huge difference. I have mild degenerative disc disease in all of my vertebrae, no disc between L4 and L5, and advanced degenerative arthritis in my left shoulder (maybe from a surgery).

Being consistent with mobility, balance, and resistance exercises, has kept me moving pretty well. I probably shouldn’t try to keep up with Bennie on the dead lifts or get into heavy jujitsu, but I’m still moving. I let things slack early on and got to the point that it was very painful just to get out of bed in the morning. I haven’t had that problem in years.

It often doesn’t feel like things can get better when you’re in the middle of it, but the human body is amazingly resilient. If one can make the time and is motivated, things can often begin improve. Mike
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Well, I got more problems than my back. My hips are going out on me and my left knee acts up sometimes. Most of my life was spent doing hard labor, so I know what work is.
 
Like this...Let's talk nerve damage and parts is parts
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