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03-15-21, 05:13 PM
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Only thing that bothers me about lifting the mask mandate at these states, is, gunna be a huge problem when we deal with passengers from those states. Up until this point, once a day we would have someone refuse to wear a mask or just be an a hole about it. I imagine it’s going to get a lot worse.
03-15-21, 05:19 PM
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03-15-21, 05:38 PM
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My disc is heart shaped instead of being round. Epidural once i get approval to stop blood thinner from my Cardiologist. I don't know how this works over the course of my life. The bulge is going to be there potentially forever from what i was told. The fibers that hold it in place are torn and that is why it is bulging since it is not being held in place. I guess if it shrinks it might stay in place until it is jarred again and slips out of place. Not real good communication of what this means to me in layman's terms. I was told it is not too bad but that is easy for them to say since it not their back or quality of life that gets pissed on. #LemonsLemonade
They do the epidurals on Monday and Friday and i need the cardiologists approval so that will take this Friday and probably next Monday out of play. Maybe next Friday the 26th? I should feel better in less than 2 days.
Below is the technical verbiage which means nothing to me.
LesterOfPuppets
They Nurse Practitioner going over it with me literally said "we got this" I thought of you since you said that a few days ago. Positive vibes...
They do the epidurals on Monday and Friday and i need the cardiologists approval so that will take this Friday and probably next Monday out of play. Maybe next Friday the 26th? I should feel better in less than 2 days.
Below is the technical verbiage which means nothing to me.
LesterOfPuppets
They Nurse Practitioner going over it with me literally said "we got this" I thought of you since you said that a few days ago. Positive vibes...
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03-15-21, 05:41 PM
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Sharing is caring.
03-15-21, 05:46 PM
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03-15-21, 05:57 PM
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My disc is heart shaped instead of being round. Epidural once i get approval to stop blood thinner from my Cardiologist. I don't know how this works over the course of my life. The bulge is going to be there potentially forever from what i was told. The fibers that hold it in place are torn and that is why it is bulging since and not being help in place. I guess if it shrinks it might stay in place until it is jarred again and slips out of place. Not real good communication of what this means to me in layman's terms. I was told it is not too bad but that is easy for them to say since it not their back or quality of life that gets pissed on. #LemonsLemonade
They do the epidurals on Monday and Friday and i need the cardiologists approval so that will take this Friday and probably next Monday out of play. Maybe next Friday the 26th? I should feel better in less than 2 days.
Below is the technical verbiage which means nothing to me.
LesterOfPuppets
They Nurse Practitioner going over it with me literally said "we got this" I thought of you since you said that a few days ago. Positive vibes...
They do the epidurals on Monday and Friday and i need the cardiologists approval so that will take this Friday and probably next Monday out of play. Maybe next Friday the 26th? I should feel better in less than 2 days.
Below is the technical verbiage which means nothing to me.
LesterOfPuppets
They Nurse Practitioner going over it with me literally said "we got this" I thought of you since you said that a few days ago. Positive vibes...
03-15-21, 07:27 PM
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My disc is heart shaped instead of being round. Epidural once i get approval to stop blood thinner from my Cardiologist. I don't know how this works over the course of my life. The bulge is going to be there potentially forever from what i was told. The fibers that hold it in place are torn and that is why it is bulging since and not being help in place. I guess if it shrinks it might stay in place until it is jarred again and slips out of place. Not real good communication of what this means to me in layman's terms. I was told it is not too bad but that is easy for them to say since it not their back or quality of life that gets pissed on. #LemonsLemonade
They do the epidurals on Monday and Friday and i need the cardiologists approval so that will take this Friday and probably next Monday out of play. Maybe next Friday the 26th? I should feel better in less than 2 days.
Below is the technical verbiage which means nothing to me.
LesterOfPuppets
They Nurse Practitioner going over it with me literally said "we got this" I thought of you since you said that a few days ago. Positive vibes...
They do the epidurals on Monday and Friday and i need the cardiologists approval so that will take this Friday and probably next Monday out of play. Maybe next Friday the 26th? I should feel better in less than 2 days.
Below is the technical verbiage which means nothing to me.
LesterOfPuppets
They Nurse Practitioner going over it with me literally said "we got this" I thought of you since you said that a few days ago. Positive vibes...
The natural history of disc protrusions like this is intermittent exacerbating and remitting symptoms until the disc shrinks or crumbles as part of the degenerative process. The best thing you can do is to strengthen the muscular support for the spine to preserve alignment and keep that disc in place.
They inject a mixture of an anesthetic and a steroid. If the target is correct, there should be some immediate relief. Definitive improvement takes a few days.
03-15-21, 07:39 PM
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Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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03-15-21, 07:40 PM
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03-15-21, 07:57 PM
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I don't know if it's true, but the people all say
That his herniated disc grew THREE SIZES that day!
That his herniated disc grew THREE SIZES that day!
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03-15-21, 08:01 PM
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03-15-21, 08:04 PM
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03-15-21, 08:51 PM
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03-15-21, 08:57 PM
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The closest I ever came to being flattened was a right hook. I was moving along at a good clip and then there was a car in my path. I locked both brakes and somehow didn't make contact. There wasn't an inch to spare. I stopped riding that part of town. And now I don't ride in that town at all. In the last ten years population has increased by 25%. Traffic by 45%. We don't have meaningful drivers tests here. Or traffic enforcement.
03-15-21, 09:00 PM
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03-15-21, 09:02 PM
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Just realized I replied to your sig line.
03-16-21, 03:22 AM
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I keep threatening to do it. Maybe some day. I think the larger engine comes on the automatic. I might have to drive one and see how they are.
03-16-21, 03:49 AM
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To a lot of people from a particular political bend, they are proving thier worth to the cause. The fact that in doing so they endangers others isn't any concern of theirs.
03-16-21, 06:07 AM
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I kinda miss Velo Vol, do we know if he is coming back?
03-16-21, 06:10 AM
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It's happening.
03-16-21, 06:30 AM
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But is the price right?
03-16-21, 06:32 AM
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03-16-21, 06:45 AM
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03-16-21, 06:46 AM
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I'm sure it'll be $1k, or thereabouts. With my P2M, I wouldn't personally get them any time soon, but I would certainly consider it a couple few years down the line. Being able to swap pedals with only a wrench would be nice and then I could run whatever cranks I'd like.
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Apparently all the "brains" are in the cleat and not the pedal. Which means the cleats require occasional maintenance and are finicky.