tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post6403255185364901699..comments2024-03-21T14:41:14.622-07:00Comments on Graphic Firing Table: No, I don't want a little cheese...FDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-30429639599783105402011-09-04T15:25:47.098-07:002011-09-04T15:25:47.098-07:00p.s. -- I'm quite sure the fellow I know (in h...p.s. -- I'm quite sure the fellow I know (in his early 80's) who had the successful hip replacement would be happy to talk w/ you about it, if you wished.<br /><br />(CSM Jergens is a tough cuss, in Jim's eyes, but I see his gentle side, the one that loves working with abandoned cats.)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-68795373057382149752011-09-03T10:26:09.223-07:002011-09-03T10:26:09.223-07:00FYI: Jim's former 1st Sgt. just had the hip re...FYI: Jim's former 1st Sgt. just had the hip replacement you speak of, and it has been a resounding success. (It was performed @ the Hughston Clinic in Columbus, GA).<br /><br />He'd put it off for years suffering pain and debility. When he could no longer manage, he relented. Now he wonders why he ever out it off. Some medical procedures seem folly, but it seems as though they have come close to perfecting this one.<br /><br />Jim says wait for Tricare to pay it(?)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-51133533570153706792011-08-25T12:23:26.093-07:002011-08-25T12:23:26.093-07:00Doc's verdict is in.
Total right hip replacem...Doc's verdict is in.<br /><br />Total right hip replacement.<br /><br />In the x-ray both the condyle of the right femur and acetabulum of the right hip look like a relief map of the coast of Norway; totally eaten up with arthritic degeneration. It's a fucking mess. The orthopod said that it was as bad or worse than those he'd seen on eighty-year-olds.<br /><br />The real downside, tho, was the information I got on the replacement parts. It sounds like they are quite fragile. I was told that anything outside gentle exertion risked dislocation of the replacement joint, and that in all likelihood I would be back in surgery between 10 and 20 years from now replacing the replacement. Grrr.<br /><br />I'm not ready for that yet. I think I'm going to get some good painkillers to help me sleep through the night and live with this mess I've made of my leg until it gets just too unbearable to move with. Hopefully I can make it to 60...<br /><br />Fuck.FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-88353475438422325132011-08-24T06:27:08.652-07:002011-08-24T06:27:08.652-07:00Chief,
All Americans as a general rule should lose...Chief,<br />All Americans as a general rule should lose weight to remove stress from knees and hips.<br />I weigh 30 lbs more than i should.<br />jimrangeragainstwarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126542922536584950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-40636290543233667902011-08-23T16:44:27.139-07:002011-08-23T16:44:27.139-07:00jim: Check and roj on the weight loss. I know I&#...jim: Check and roj on the weight loss. I know I'm 30 pounds too heavy, and that's not helping.<br /><br />I just need every donut on Earth to spontaneously combust.FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-19795103149140070742011-08-20T10:56:43.683-07:002011-08-20T10:56:43.683-07:00Chief,
Outhouses are great arch. sites. They all a...Chief,<br />Outhouses are great arch. sites. They all are like the one that you experienced.<br />As for service connection- you can legit claim enhancement of a pre-existing condition.Jumping, or more appropriately LANDING didn't exactly help your joints.<br />Also Ranger says-LOSE WEIGHT.<br />jimrangeragainstwarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126542922536584950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-44168263865027691072011-08-19T09:15:53.801-07:002011-08-19T09:15:53.801-07:00Oh -- sorry to hear that.
However, my dad had kne...Oh -- sorry to hear that.<br /><br />However, my dad had knee and hip surgery done a long time ago by a dr. who had cut his teeth in VN, and had developed some great new knee-fix technique. (Dad was a semi-pro hockey goalie, so had some damage prior to his injury, to be sure.) Anyway, he's 75 and walks miles each day.<br /><br />I wish the same excellent results for you should you need to go under the knife.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-86030688971835267552011-08-18T19:18:07.277-07:002011-08-18T19:18:07.277-07:00basil: The thing I live most in fear of on a job i...basil: The thing I live most in fear of on a job is digging up some actual object of archaeological note. Stop work faster than a building inspector...<br /><br />We had an interesting job in Salem, Oregon some years ago. The site was going to be a mini-mart of all things, and it had been undeveloped since the homestead days. The old house had indoor plumbing when it was demoed, but back in the day it had an outhouse, long since destroyed and covered over. But we found the old shithole digging out the site of the future underground gas tanks.<br /><br />The actual nasty used food had long since composted, but it was the other stuff that was cool. Apparently the one-holer was also the trash bin back in the day. We found broken plates, metal bits, buttons, spoons...the funnest was the whiskey bottles; beautiful 19th Century things with the distiller's label actually cast into the outside in glass. Very cool.<br /><br />And we found DOZENS of the things. Ol' Sparky must have used the crapper as his tippling spot and just hucked the empties down the hole. People.<br /><br />Prayer is fine. I actually had soem sort of street preacher guy notice me limping and prayed over me the other day. Didn't have a noticeable effect on the leg, but it was a nice gesture. I'm afraid that unless the Big Guy is willing to pick up a bone-shaving knife I'm gonna have to depend on another mortal to fix this...FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-68123988691690258702011-08-18T18:21:40.697-07:002011-08-18T18:21:40.697-07:00You should be thankful you're not doing this w...You should be thankful you're not doing this work in Rome or Athens or some other world-famous archeological site.<br /><br />This trash you dig up would stop everything for months then.<br /><br />OTOH, possibly a change of career into Archeology?<br /><br />As for the rest, I could only offer my best, prayers are out, I assume?<br /><br />bbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-70804485503290172082011-08-17T19:54:26.717-07:002011-08-17T19:54:26.717-07:00Hey, guys (and Lisa)...
This one is bad, I'm ...Hey, guys (and Lisa)...<br /><br />This one is bad, I'm afraid, and it has something to do with degeneration of the hip joint, the condyle of the femur, or both. I don't know if PT will help; I'm afraid I will need some sort of repairs, first, then PT/OT...<br /><br />No sciatic pain, Lisa; it's localized in the hip socket, with concurrent decrease in range-of-motion.<br /><br />I wish, jim - sadly, the hip is on me - I think it relates to playing soccer goalkeeper and landing heavily on my right side. The knees, however, ARE an Army problem, and when I go to get them fixed I'm going to ring in my pals at the VA...FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-28231273151048796472011-08-17T05:20:46.459-07:002011-08-17T05:20:46.459-07:00Chief,
Have you considered trying to get service c...Chief,<br />Have you considered trying to get service connected disability for this medical problem.<br />There's a presumption of service connection for these types of things for guys who have been on jump staus. <br />I don't know all the facts, but if i were u i'd check it out.<br />VA disability is better than sweeping floors.<br />jimrangeragainstwarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126542922536584950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-87218189004326913402011-08-16T20:03:34.535-07:002011-08-16T20:03:34.535-07:00Dear Chief,
I am very sorry to hear of your knee ...Dear Chief,<br /><br />I am very sorry to hear of your knee and hip woes. I will wish you good luck at the ortho. <br /><br />Do you have sciatic pain? I wonder that it might involve your iliopsoas muscle? Maybe IT band, or Piriformis Syndrome?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-44018411669931227522011-08-16T05:26:31.098-07:002011-08-16T05:26:31.098-07:00I've had similar problems with my knees and wr...I've had similar problems with my knees and wrists my entire life, Chief. So far I've been able to avoid surgery by avoiding some physical activities (I didn't have much of a career as a downhill skier anyway), plenty of Physical Therapy, and going back to the doc as needed.<br /><br />It sounds to me like you need to go back to the doc and probably the PT people about your hip.<br /><br />At least in my case, I can't emphasize how important PT has been for me. It TRULY is the no-pain-no-gain theory of life but at least you do have a gain, usually a big one in my case.<br /><br />Your story about the contractor was pretty funny from a safe distance, sometime I'll tell you about when one of our drill rigs struck oil in downtown Minneapolis.<br /><br />P.S. - I also have some hip problems but know the exact cause, I got sideswiped by a van while directing traffic at a grand opening of a new store about 20-25 years ago. That's what happens when you and the driver are inattentive for just a moment in a crowded parking lot.<br /><br />P.P.S. - I had my kneecap repositioned when I was 15 by a doctor who'd just finished working for the Atlanta Falcons. His comment in a slow Southern drawl on seeing my X-Rays for the first time, "Son, if I didn't know better, I'd say you were coming off a mighty fine line-backing career."<br /><br />NOT what you want to hear at that age.Plutonoreply@blogger.com