The Dad_Ohs
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Nov 14, 2013 23:47:01 GMT -5
Hey all,
Just wanted to drop a note while I am able, and in between trips to the head, that I apologize for not being here to take care of things that I am entrusted with in a timely manner.
Over 2 1/2 months ago, I came down with symptoms of the Flu, which a week later evolved into Gall Bladder issues, which 2 1/2 weeks and $1000.00 later turned into nothing. about the same time, the anti-inflammatory meds I have been taking for my hip which has a tendon issue, decides they don't want to work anymore. So the doc adds Oxycodone & valium to my list of things I don't want to take. This gives me the lovely side effect of dizziness, and the ability to keep walking in a straight line while the rest of me is turning a corner, but the pain is gone, mostly, after 4 days so I am not really complaining, just makes it harder to do things like type coherent sentences, you think this is bad... HA !!, but after a week I am only taking 1 oxycodone/day and maybe 2 valium /week, I can deal with this. I then got about 3 days of life, & the universe, and then I get a severe sinus infection that puts me on anti-biotics for 2 more weeks.
Oh and did I mention that my Birthday was Nov. 6th!!! turning 51 is a real B***H !!!! I think everything that has not happened tome in the last 5 yrs has decided to hit me now all at once.
Anyways... after 2 wks of anti-biotics I can breathe again and now I have what my mom calls the grips... like a giant hand grips your insides and squeezes everything out.. one end or another....so I have been living on Gatorade for the last week and a half and it will soon be 3 months that this has been going on... so at this time I wish to apologize to all for my lack of participation in t hings like the traveling box, it will go out tomorrow, even if I have to go buy a box of depends to do it!! and to not be there to offer advice or share in the ups & downs people have as they progress through this wonderful hobby of ours.
I had to stop twice just to write this, and I feel another reading time is upon me, so I am off to the library, once again, I hope no one ever has to go through what I am going through for the last few months or any part of it... although if you have the time .. the valium and Oxycodone can be interesting if you have something to watch!!
Be Blessed one & all, and I will be back !!
Mario
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Post by drocknut on Nov 15, 2013 1:28:37 GMT -5
Oh geez Mario, sounds like you are falling apart quickly. Hope you get to feeling better real soon. Happy belated birthday.
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Post by catmandewe on Nov 15, 2013 7:48:21 GMT -5
I feel for ya Brother, I just spent the last 6 weeks sticking close to the house because I had a flare up of my Crohn's disease so I know exactly what you are going through. I hate that oxycodone though, I had some when I broke my leg and I had to get weaned off of it, it is highly addictive.
Hope you feel better soon, Happy Belated Birthday!
Tony
PS-Denny told me once gettin old aint for sissies!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2013 11:30:34 GMT -5
No need to apologize dude. Take care of yourself and do whatever it takes to get well. Hope it is soon. Jim
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The Dad_Ohs
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Nov 15, 2013 11:36:42 GMT -5
Oh geez Mario, sounds like you are falling apart quickly. Hope you get to feeling better real soon. Happy belated birthday. Thanx Diane ( I have plenty of Opticon, if needed to pull myself together !!) I feel for ya Brother, I just spent the last 6 weeks sticking close to the house because I had a flare up of my Crohn's disease so I know exactly what you are going through. I hate that oxycodone though, I had some when I broke my leg and I had to get weaned off of it, it is highly addictive. Hope you feel better soon, Happy Belated Birthday! Tony PS-Denny told me once gettin old aint for sissies! Thanx Tony, you ain't lying about that getting old part... if I survive this I may go find something safe to do like testing bombs by hitting them with a hammer!! As far as the Oxy, I take very little and only when the pain really flares. I am paranoid of becoming hooked on anything!!
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Post by wireholic on Nov 15, 2013 12:45:38 GMT -5
Yeah - that oxycodone is addictive but it WORKS! My DH has been able to manage with 1 of those lately instead of a handful of vicodaine
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 15, 2013 13:55:03 GMT -5
Sorry to hear your ills, Mario. I hope you turn the corner soon (your head and the rest of your body). I just turned 51 myself and had my 4th form of cancer (melanoma) this summer. Fortunately cancer hasn't gotten me yet!
I _hate_ narcotics, especially oxycodone, vicodin, and percocet. Among other things, they make me nauseated and feel completely out of it (in a bad way). FYI: oxycodone is 2 to 3 times stronger than vicodin.
Chuck
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The Dad_Ohs
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Nov 16, 2013 17:18:46 GMT -5
thank you all for the well wishes, and yeah oxycodone is a real B***H, but 1/day has kept me walking so I am happy if I only have to take 1 a day to manage pain. The Valium is gathering dust right now as I have no had much hip issue other than an occasional twinge that I can deal with.
I made my first excursion out into the world today and lasted all of 1 1/2 hours in the mad house that is Wally World... much better than I thought, but by the ! !/2 hour ,ark my wife I looked like crap so we had better head home to rest.... I feel pretty good for getting out for a bit and hopefully I am turning the corner to see the light at the end of the tunnel!! Fingers Crossed!!
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The Dad_Ohs
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Feb 22, 2014 20:14:22 GMT -5
so... I figured I'd update this thread...... I finally got over all of this buy the 2-3rd week of December, and my hip issues got better until I did a bone head maneuver in January, Lifting the base of a concrete fountain so I could install a new pump so my mom could could sit outside and read while listening to the fountain... wellll............. I lost 6 - 8 inches off my waist from all the gatorade I drank, and didn't eat, and apparently lost the layer of fat that protected the nerve that runs over my pelvic bone and with the tendon for the out thigh muscle inflamed from lifting the fountain, it is causing all kinds of interesting pain down the outside of my left leg when the tendon and nerve meet. It's called Miralgia Parasthetica, or something like that... pain pills don't work on the nerve pain but help with the muscle pain from them pulling so tight when the nerve flares. I am taking 2 different muscle relaxers... 1 for morning and afternoon, and 1 for night time, which knocks me out in less than 20 minutes. sleep has been a highly sought commodity, as I average about 3 hours a night and 3 hours every 2-3 days from being tired from lack of sleep. I'm using a walker to get around and have had to stop working so I only go to the show put on by the 2 rock clubs I'm in, mostly to see if I can help.
It's been 3 wks now and I am finally starting to move more than 15 feet without a lot of pain, and with any luck I'll be up and about, as much as I can, in another 4-5 wks!! if the inflammation continues to subside.
Anyways ... enough rambling.... thanx for listening, have a good 1 folks... I'll be lurking around as I can!!
I'm not looking for any sympathy from anyone here, just bored from being in the house for 3 weeks without the ability to drive or even walk more than 100 feet without pain, so I figured I'd share.... On the plus side, I have almost enough pain killers and assorted extras to open my own pharmacy!!
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Post by roy on Feb 22, 2014 20:41:11 GMT -5
well glad to here you had some inprovment! you might try some natural pain stuff may be some killer brownies might help some ? just saying ?? take it easy Mario
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The Dad_Ohs
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Feb 22, 2014 21:10:32 GMT -5
well glad to here you had some inprovment! you might try some natural pain stuff may be some killer brownies might help some ? just saying ?? take it easy Mario Hmmm... Killer Brownies !!??.... Diabetic !!?? They just might do that!!! LOL J/K Just gotta convince the wife to make them !!!
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Post by roy on Feb 22, 2014 21:36:19 GMT -5
.puff puff pass lol!
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Feb 23, 2014 9:40:38 GMT -5
Wow, Mario that all kinda sucks! Hope you get moving around real good soon!!!! Last time I had killer brownies, was the last time I had killer brownies!!! Man oh man was I wasted!!!! That was a loooooooonnnnnng time ago you all!!!
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 23, 2014 10:30:33 GMT -5
Get better Mario!!! That Oxy is killer stuff,I use it because of my back,but only take it when I really need it,to easy to get hooked on buddy! Killer brownies...LOL I bet its been 40 years since I've tried them...LOL
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Post by roy on Feb 23, 2014 23:27:13 GMT -5
Wow, Mario that all kinda sucks! Hope you get moving around real good soon!!!! Last time I had killer brownies, was the last time I had killer brownies!!! Man oh man was I wasted!!!! That was a loooooooonnnnnng time ago you all!!! lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The Dad_Ohs
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Feb 24, 2014 20:39:09 GMT -5
Wow, Mario that all kinda sucks! Hope you get moving around real good soon!!!! Last time I had killer brownies, was the last time I had killer brownies!!! Man oh man was I wasted!!!! That was a loooooooonnnnnng time ago you all!!! Last time I was offered any brownies was at the family reunion last year, but they used Vermont shrooms in the recipe... I declined, but most of my cousins didn't and as wasted as they were I would not be surprised to find that I have a few more baby showers to attend to before the year is out!! + + = you're what !!
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Feb 25, 2014 10:07:52 GMT -5
(rofl)Oh God, Mario! That is sooooo funny!!!
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Post by tkvancil on Feb 25, 2014 10:51:19 GMT -5
You certainly are on a bad run. I'll be 52 this year, so in a way I can feel your pain. Take care of yourself and get better soon.
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The Dad_Ohs
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on May 2, 2014 14:46:52 GMT -5
Well, here it is, the 2nd day of May and I thought it time for another update!!!!
I spent the months of January and February using a walker to get around as the outer thigh muscles in both legs would occasionally lock up by themselves and the rest of my leg muscles would not be enough to keep me standing without something to hang on to. I was getting regular shots of muscle relaxer injected directly into my butt (OH JOY !!) about every other week in January, then only once in February, as an addition to the muscle relaxer and anti-inflammatory I was already taking. I had stopped the fun pills so this was not a fun time!! I graduated to a cane for the months of March/April and only used the walker when walkig for exercise because the doctor was afraid of me developing nueropathy in my legs from lack of movement. Again my once a month 'pain in the butt' helped me along with the current drugs I was taking to help control spams of the outer thigh muscles. (At this point I was very agitated and trying not to take any pain relievers unless absolutely necessary) Towards the middle of April, I began to use a therapy pool for my walking which allowed me to walk farther due to the buoyancy of the water, heated to 90 degrees!!, and by the end of April I was actually walking on my own, with a pronounced limp, but still walking!! At this time I also began to remove the muscle relaxer I was taking from my daily routine as the narcotic in it was not doing me any good and I wanted to drive my truck, so, they moved out of my daily pill box and back into the cabinet.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..... here I am it's the beginning of May and I am only taking the anti-inflammatory now. I still bring my cane with me just in case, and I am working on building a thicker walking stick that I can top with a nice piece of Obsidian or maybe a Jasper... have not decided yet. The main thing is I feel so much better for not having to take those extra 2 pills and I am walking. My legs need work to get back to near where they were, but I am willing to do that... time to go rock hounding and build those leg muscles!!! And I can also go back to volunteering at my daughters school, which, by the way, has a cabinet in the library full of Jane and my Crystals!!, they let us put them in for 2 weeks to display... very cool, also some cabs and wrapped pieces I did including Janes Dalmatian Jasper necklace which has her walking tall because others can see it and a couple of her friends want me to make them pieces too. Also when setting up I was able to talk to students and hand out soem free samples of different crystals and what not, like small tumbled Lapis, quartz, and blue Kyanite to the younger kids. Getting comments like; 'I'll cherish this forever!' which really made me feel good. Next year they want me to bring them back and talk to the younger kids, if no one else as it had the biggest impact on them.
So, long story short..... Drugs+Walker=gimping, + P.I.A.= relief for a month. Then excercise + drugs + P.I.A. = ability to use a cane. ability to use a cane - 2 drugs = piece of mind, piece of mind + 1 drug + therapy pool = no more cane + Happiness. no more cane / Happiness + rock/mineral display at school = childs wonder + warm feelings of sharing joy of discovery in a young mind!!!!
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Thank You for being there for me from day 1 that I joined this group. There are too many people here for me to single any one out and I would not want to forget anyone by accident. I only hope that someday I can return the favor. The true measure of RTH is the love & friendship I feel when I read the pages of this forum. Thank you, one & all. My many and varied, but always valued, friends! Mario
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Post by Rockoonz on May 3, 2014 1:41:42 GMT -5
Thanks for the update Mario. By this time next year you should be in a marathon or something from the rate you're mending. I don't like the drugs either.
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