Wake's Place

[Ernie S.]

[MENTION=34688]Grandma[/MENTION]

Have you ever massaged your joints with Bagbalm? I swear by that stuff. Comes in bigger tins, too. Lasts forever. When I am aching really bad, I just rub it all over my wrists and hands...and continue to rub. I also apply it to my knees and ankles.

Bag Balm was originally used as an ointment to soften cows udders and protect them during milking. In 1937, an expedition to the North Pole proved just how useful this product could be for human skin as well. Bag Balm is made of only 3 ingredients: Lanolin, petrolatum, and 8 hydroxyquinoline sulfate. That last ingredient is an antibiotic which gives Bag Balm a healing property for cuts and scrapes. A tin of Bag Balm will last quite some time since it is so concentrated and can be cheaper than commercial lotions and antibiotic ointments.

Bag Balm

My doc said it has antiflamatory agents in it too, and I did well googling it and using it in my RA control routine.

So far I haven't used anything but 800 milligram ibuprofins. But this year the pain's worse than usual, so I'm going to have to look into alternatives.

Actually the other night I had my legs go numb. I was standing up just long enough to butter some toast and my lower spine started hurting, then the pain went over the top of my hip bones, like always, so I started to walk over to the bar stool, 4 steps away. My legs started tingling and I didn't think I'd make it to the stool. That's never happened before.

It could be a big problem, but maybe I just need some vitamins or calcium or something. I've been eating crappy junk lately. I don't know.

I'm going to look into the Bag Balm, I like sulfa drugs, they're a great all-purpose antibiotic.

I have near constant back pain. Sometimes I barely notice it since it's been there for 40 + years, but sometimes it's so bad I have to slide out of bed to my knees and climb the side of my dresser to get to my feet. I find that grabbing the top of a door and hanging from my hands relieves the back pain and occasional numbness in my legs.
If you can't reach the top of an open door, you might try crutches, just get them set in your arm pits and relax your legs enough so you're hanging on the crutches. Your lower body weight will stretch your spine and relieve pinched nerves. You may even get a bit taller if you do it often enough.

 

[R.D.]

4) What is one of your weird quirks?

I avoid backtracking. If I go somewhere I always take an alternate route back, or schedule stops to avoid it.

 

[Wake]

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I have trouble standing or walking for more than a minute, on a good day. A friend told me to get some cheap barstools to use in the kitchen and in the laundry room. It was great advice, I can do a lot of cooking and dishwashing now!

That's good advice, Grandma. Used to do that after having pulled a bunch of muscles in the back.

 

[BDBoop]

1) USMB's calendar's updated up to 2010. Do you think it's time for it to be updated? Does anyone have a birthday coming up?


2) Honestly, what would you say is your best feature?


3) True Facts About The Mantis Shrimp - YouTube


4) What is one of your weird quirks?


5) This is one of the recipes I used from Food in Jars for making Gingery Pickled Beets:

6) Haven't watched season 4 of The Walking Dead yet, but it looks like the Governor died. The 3rd season was my favorite so far. Are you a fan of the series?

1) everybody has a birthday coming up.

2) normally, it would be my sense of humor

3) what?

4) when I smile, I wink.

5) ??

6) no.

 

[Wake]

RA sucks...got it in my knees and shoulder.
Cortisone shots helped in the knees, but not 100%.
When I walk up the stairs I sound like click and clack...bone on bone.
They want to wait a few years before replacing them (I am only 49)

Sorry to hear that, man. Arthritis sucks, especially when the weather affects it. There's this stuff called Move Free, which is glucosamine and chondroitin. Maybe that could help some?

 

[Wake]

Well, I went exploring a bit this morning, and found a few things.

Geese are scary as hell. They're like flying pit bulls. I was walking from my client's house to go get the mail today. It's a short walk to the post office. So here I go walking and enjoying the cool breeze. And the warm sun... ... *HISssssssssss* ...I hear this god-awful low hiss, and it's not in front of me. So I look behind to my right and my eyes bug out—staring right at me with its cold dead eyes is a rather large Canadian goose. Hissing. Like, with spit.

Now, apparently, these feathered f****** hate big guys in blue scrubs. Mom always taught me to not mess with a wild bird. So I keep walking, and it's very slowly creeping forward uttering its evil hiss, like it's protecting its territory. Since it's delicious it has every reason to be on guard. Maybe I should buy that small crossbow...

 

[Shaitra]

Hi Wake! Nice place you have here. I hope you don't mind that I dropped by.

 

[Barb]

1) USMB's calendar's updated up to 2010. Do you think it's time for it to be updated? Does anyone have a birthday coming up?


2) Honestly, what would you say is your best feature?


3) True Facts About The Mantis Shrimp - YouTube


4) What is one of your weird quirks?


5) This is one of the recipes I used from Food in Jars for making Gingery Pickled Beets:

6) Haven't watched season 4 of The Walking Dead yet, but it looks like the Governor died. The 3rd season was my favorite so far. Are you a fan of the series?

This is exactly why I have such a hard time writing my own resume.

1. December 31

2. see # 4

3. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09KL2HUXE6Q]Shrimp... According To Bubba Gump - YouTube[/ame]

4. Could also be the answer to # 2

5. I like broiled chicken livers wrapped in unprocessed bacon. Most people hate that as much as I hate beets in any form.

6. My son loves that show. I like the Bates Motel.

 

[daws101]

Good afternoon everyone. It's a pleasure to be here.

I love people, and talking with them about anything. You know, life would suck if we didn't have people to go through it with us. In the grand scheme of things, our time on this planet is so unbelievably brief. The resounding wisdom from the old folk I care for is that it's better to live life to the fullest, and have no regrets. That said, I think it's time I follow their advice and put down some roots. I think I'm gonna like it here. Nothing fancy—just my own place.

Please feel free to stop on by and talk with this simple man.

who does your cleaning?

 

[Mertex]

Well, I went exploring a bit this morning, and found a few things.

Geese are scary as hell. They're like flying pit bulls. I was walking from my client's house to go get the mail today. It's a short walk to the post office. So here I go walking and enjoying the cool breeze. And the warm sun... ... *HISssssssssss* ...I hear this god-awful low hiss, and it's not in front of me. So I look behind to my right and my eyes bug out—staring right at me with its cold dead eyes is a rather large Canadian goose. Hissing. Like, with spit.

Now, apparently, these feathered f****** hate big guys in blue scrubs. Mom always taught me to not mess with a wild bird. So I keep walking, and it's very slowly creeping forward uttering its evil hiss, like it's protecting its territory. Since it's delicious it has every reason to be on guard. Maybe I should buy that small crossbow...

That's so funny....probably not to you. My friend has a big ranch, and they have a pond with swans....those things are so pretty but can be so mean. She was out there feeding them one day, and darn if one of them didn't go into attack mode. He was beating on her with his wings.....the elbow part of it's wings. He had them folded and actually bruised her up pretty bad, knocked her to the ground. Fortunately her husband, who thought it was funny at first, came to her rescue and shooed it away.....

I've heard that ducks are like guard dogs.....

 

[Mertex]

Good afternoon everyone. It's a pleasure to be here.

I love people, and talking with them about anything. You know, life would suck if we didn't have people to go through it with us. In the grand scheme of things, our time on this planet is so unbelievably brief. The resounding wisdom from the old folk I care for is that it's better to live life to the fullest, and have no regrets. That said, I think it's time I follow their advice and put down some roots. I think I'm gonna like it here. Nothing fancy—just my own place.

Please feel free to stop on by and talk with this simple man.

who does your cleaning?

Good Housekeeping.....it's obvious, isn't it?

 

[Luddly Neddite]

[MENTION=34688]Grandma[/MENTION]

Have you ever massaged your joints with Bagbalm? I swear by that stuff. Comes in bigger tins, too. Lasts forever. When I am aching really bad, I just rub it all over my wrists and hands...and continue to rub. I also apply it to my knees and ankles.



Bag Balm

My doc said it has antiflamatory agents in it too, and I did well googling it and using it in my RA control routine.

So far I haven't used anything but 800 milligram ibuprofins. But this year the pain's worse than usual, so I'm going to have to look into alternatives.

Actually the other night I had my legs go numb. I was standing up just long enough to butter some toast and my lower spine started hurting, then the pain went over the top of my hip bones, like always, so I started to walk over to the bar stool, 4 steps away. My legs started tingling and I didn't think I'd make it to the stool. That's never happened before.

It could be a big problem, but maybe I just need some vitamins or calcium or something. I've been eating crappy junk lately. I don't know.

I'm going to look into the Bag Balm, I like sulfa drugs, they're a great all-purpose antibiotic.

I have near constant back pain. Sometimes I barely notice it since it's been there for 40 + years, but sometimes it's so bad I have to slide out of bed to my knees and climb the side of my dresser to get to my feet. I find that grabbing the top of a door and hanging from my hands relieves the back pain and occasional numbness in my legs.
If you can't reach the top of an open door, you might try crutches, just get them set in your arm pits and relax your legs enough so you're hanging on the crutches. Your lower body weight will stretch your spine and relieve pinched nerves. You may even get a bit taller if you do it often enough.

[MENTION=42649]Gracie[/MENTION] [MENTION=34688]Grandma[/MENTION] [MENTION=19374]Ernie[/MENTION] @others with chronic pain,

I didn't name this thread very well because the links really do talk a lot about pain relief. You might want to check then out. I have such severe pain that I've had to curtail parts of my life and I've ordered this product. Got my fingers crossed.

http://www.usmessageboard.com/health-and-lifestyle/348593-tobacco-and-hypothroidism.html

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Well, I went exploring a bit this morning, and found a few things.

Geese are scary as hell. They're like flying pit bulls. I was walking from my client's house to go get the mail today. It's a short walk to the post office. So here I go walking and enjoying the cool breeze. And the warm sun... ... *HISssssssssss* ...I hear this god-awful low hiss, and it's not in front of me. So I look behind to my right and my eyes bug out—staring right at me with its cold dead eyes is a rather large Canadian goose. Hissing. Like, with spit.

Now, apparently, these feathered f****** hate big guys in blue scrubs. Mom always taught me to not mess with a wild bird. So I keep walking, and it's very slowly creeping forward uttering its evil hiss, like it's protecting its territory. Since it's delicious it has every reason to be on guard. Maybe I should buy that small crossbow...

They're not all bad. You know I work with big birds of prey - hawks and owls - but they're a piece of cake compared to some smaller critters.

But, one day, driving down the road, I spy a big goose just walking down the center line. Another person stopped but was afraid of getting bitten. Between the two of us, we got him cornered and I caught him. He didn't struggle, just sat there in my arms.

I called the wildlife facility where I was working and asked for someone to meet me with a german shepherd size pet carrier. Problem was, they brought me a regular little cat carrier. No choice but to put the goose in the back section of the facility van.

We got back to the facility, I opened the back of the van but no goose. He had gone over the seats and just as I spotted him in the front seat, he plopped one huge foot on the horn.

He turned out to have fishing line wrapped around one foot, lost half the foot but did well in captivity in the big pond we maintained. If he had been released, he would not have been able to swim - except in circles.

But, yeah, I wouldn't want to tangle with a big wild Canada goose. I'll take my little hawks and owls. They're easier.

 

[Moonglow]

I've tried it all to relieve back pain. I have had it since I started weightlifting at 13, now it's chronic, but drugs are not the answer, neither is surgery..... My secret, I move as much as I can and even strain myself to feel the burn like the old days.
All I need now is a job to match my handicap, I've been brainstorming since last May but have not committed myself to another self employed parley with capitalism. I have all the capital to start but......

I am thinking about hitting the road again and being an entertainer, let's see if it sucks as bad as last time..

Comedy is the hardest to write...

 

[HenryBHough]

Comedy is the hardest to write...

Agreed.

But there is a trick that never fails.

The best comedy comes from life. Watch. Listen. Remember.

Then......contort!

So many things are said which can be understood in many ways, some of them hilarious. Casually analyze everything you see and hear and imagine how someone else might have "seen" or "heard" it differently. Shift emphasis on words or phrases.

Real life is outrageously funny if you watch it through fun-house glasses.

 

[Mr. H.]

I've tried it all to relieve back pain. I have had it since I started weightlifting at 13, now it's chronic, but drugs are not the answer, neither is surgery..... My secret, I move as much as I can and even strain myself to feel the burn like the old days.
All I need now is a job to match my handicap, I've been brainstorming since last May but have not committed myself to another self employed parley with capitalism. I have all the capital to start but......

I am thinking about hitting the road again and being an entertainer, let's see if it sucks as bad as last time..

Comedy is the hardest to write...

Is chiropractic of any benefit? You may have mentioned it already. Sorry I don't hang out here much.

Oh- I've read that you should keep your last 7 years worth of tax returns handy... so I've got a date with the swedder. Gonna swed about 10 years worth.

 

[Moonglow]

I've tried it all to relieve back pain. I have had it since I started weightlifting at 13, now it's chronic, but drugs are not the answer, neither is surgery..... My secret, I move as much as I can and even strain myself to feel the burn like the old days.
All I need now is a job to match my handicap, I've been brainstorming since last May but have not committed myself to another self employed parley with capitalism. I have all the capital to start but......

I am thinking about hitting the road again and being an entertainer, let's see if it sucks as bad as last time..

Comedy is the hardest to write...

Is chiropractic of any benefit? You may have mentioned it already. Sorry I don't hang out here much.

Oh- I've read that you should keep your last 7 years worth of tax returns handy... so I've got a date with the swedder. Gonna swed about 10 years worth.

I have tried the chiropractor and acupuncture, it really didn't seem to help...tax returns, i have many years of them on disk...

 

[Moonglow]

Comedy is the hardest to write...

Agreed.

But there is a trick that never fails.

The best comedy comes from life. Watch. Listen. Remember.

Then......contort!

So many things are said which can be understood in many ways, some of them hilarious. Casually analyze everything you see and hear and imagine how someone else might have "seen" or "heard" it differently. Shift emphasis on words or phrases.

Real life is outrageously funny if you watch it through fun-house glasses.

yes it is, the problem you do run into on the road is that regions have a different funny bone... ty

 

[Luddly Neddite]

[MENTION=34688]Grandma[/MENTION]

Have you ever massaged your joints with Bagbalm? I swear by that stuff. Comes in bigger tins, too. Lasts forever. When I am aching really bad, I just rub it all over my wrists and hands...and continue to rub. I also apply it to my knees and ankles.

Bag Balm was originally used as an ointment to soften cows udders and protect them during milking. In 1937, an expedition to the North Pole proved just how useful this product could be for human skin as well. Bag Balm is made of only 3 ingredients: Lanolin, petrolatum, and 8 hydroxyquinoline sulfate. That last ingredient is an antibiotic which gives Bag Balm a healing property for cuts and scrapes. A tin of Bag Balm will last quite some time since it is so concentrated and can be cheaper than commercial lotions and antibiotic ointments.

Bag Balm

My doc said it has antiflamatory agents in it too, and I did well googling it and using it in my RA control routine.

Bag Balm is just petroleum jelly (like Vaseline)/lanolin with a a very effective added anti-infective called 8-hydroxyquinoline - definitely not an antibiotic. Great for cuts and scrapes, that sort of thing but won't do anything for closed skin. You're probably benefiting from the massage.

Some sites say they've stopped using lanolin but I don't know. Also, they don't put mercury in it any more.

I'd be curious to know what the anti-inflammatory agents are because I can't find anything like that and there are none listed on the product.

TIA

 

[Gracie]

Well, from this point on, if anyone has any questions pertaining to my own medical situations and what has been tried and what helps and what doesn't....pm me.

Seems I talk too much about it because I need attention and my rent paid?

So...no more from me on the public board.
Just a heads up.