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What are you doing today, II

Booked a hotel and some flights.

It looks like I'll be coaching at the Junior Olympics in Salt Lake City in late February. A total of 7 of our kids qualified. 4 of which are actually my students. The other 3 are students I don't personally coach but are kids I work with, one I helped with college selection, another I hooked up with an Olympian to coach because she is way too good for me to help.

Normally 1 have 1 student, or less, qualify. So normally no coach at the event. But 7. Unprecedented.
 
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Getting over a cold today. So, I'll be finishing the plywood rock box for my truck. I'm tired of having to fish errant stones out of the corners of the truck bed.IMG_4937.JPG
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Here's two. The oversized tailgate becomes the transfer plate over the tailgate by slipping under the main 4X8 Bed plywood sheet. It keeps stones out of the crack between the bin and the tailgate.IMG_4937.JPG
 

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Been getting our ass kicked all week, we installed the chicken pie made from chicken shit platform I assembled in the shop a couple weeks ago, between two other platforms for quicker access.
That was Monday, then back to the shop getting ready for the next go. Looking like Christmas Day and New Years day will be the only days off for a while.
 
Glad to be home for a few days. I'm just going to kick back, relax and rest my left shoulder. I did a hell of a number somehow on it last week and the pain has radiated throughout my entire arm to my fingers. Moderate at the worst, it's since subsided and I'm feeling better. While no doubt an inconvenience, it blows when you don't have full use of your hand and it sometimes hurts like hell to drive.
 
Jumpin' Jack McDaniels said:
Glad to be home for a few days. I'm just going to kick back, relax and rest my left shoulder. I did a hell of a number somehow on it last week and the pain has radiated throughout my entire arm to my fingers. Moderate at the worst, it's since subsided and I'm feeling better. While no doubt an inconvenience, it blows when you don't have full use of your hand and it sometimes hurts like hell to drive.
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I've beenexperiencing the same issue fo about 6 months now. Especially when I drive. Since most of my vehicles are manual tranny, that puts a lot of work on my left arm.

Hurts all night at times. Nothing seems to help, heat, cold, aspirin. No relief. Scotch helps but how much of that therapy is good for you?
 
FrancSevin said:
Hurts all night at times. Nothing seems to help, heat, cold, aspirin. No relief. Scotch helps but how much of that therapy is good for you?
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I've taken Bayer briefly before I switched to Aleve. It nullified the pain, but I still experienced a few sharp, shooting pains mainly in the upper middle section of my left shoulder blade to my tricep and down towards my forearm. It's gotten better but damn....I hate the tingly/numb feeling in half of my left hand. It's under my index and ring fingers to my wrist. These two fingers just feel weak even typing this.

As for the rest of my therapy, I've included a hot bath, heating pad and pain relieving creme mixed. I just hope to god this doesn't culminate in a doctor's visit.
 
And hell, I couldn't find any real comfortable position for my left arm when driving for at least two to three days. The most comfortable position was resting my wrist over the steering wheel while driving with my right and that still wasn't comfortable. No way my job helps.
 
I find ADVIL (in the generic form ibuprofen) to be the most effective at controlling my various aches and pains. Aspirin used to help. I found Tylenol to be good for headaches, but not body aches. ALEVE is good for minor general aches and pains, but if I have a specific joint or two, in fairly intense pain, I turn to ADVIL. If it is too intense for Advil then I go to the doctor prescribed drugs. But Advil seems to control most of my issue better than the other over the counter drugs.

Bourbon, of course, is a great pain killer. A short glass at night helps. Sometimes two.

There is also a TOPICAL GEL RUB that used to be prescription only but now is available in generic form. It helps a lot. Best if used a couple times a day for multiple days. Seriously good medication. VOLTAREN ... or generically Diclofenac Sodium Topical Gel 1%. I used to buy it O-T-C in Europe and stock up to bring it back to the US. But now CVS and Walgreens sell it and its 1/2 price generic variant. Well worth it. It does not work if you apply it one time. But apply it over a couple days on those nagging pains that seem constant and it works very well.
 
Jumpin' Jack McDaniels said:
Glad to be home for a few days. I'm just going to kick back, relax and rest my left shoulder. I did a hell of a number somehow on it last week and the pain has radiated throughout my entire arm to my fingers. Moderate at the worst, it's since subsided and I'm feeling better. While no doubt an inconvenience, it blows when you don't have full use of your hand and it sometimes hurts like hell to drive.
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Even though you are feeling it in your shoulder arm and reduced strength, it may be originating from one of your vertebra. Likely between your shoulders or neck.
 
Jumpin' Jack McDaniels said:
That's what I'm afraid of. I've felt it up to the base of my neck.
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Have you been doing anything that involved an opposing pulling action with your arms, similar to using a manual post hole digger? That action puts a lot of stress on your spine around the neck area. The weakness in your arm is telling you something, are you experiencing any numbness in your arm or hand?
 
Mine is likely from picking up 100 Lb packs of Architectual Shingles with my left arm and walking up a ladder to put them on the roof. The rotator muscles/ligaments on the back of my left shoulder are torn from their bone mounting. That is where most of the radiating pain comes from. And yes, it often extends to the hand and fingers.

And in addition, there is a nerve issue from the possible separation of vertebrae in the neck.

I use a chiropractor once to twice a week. There has been improvement over time. But the ligament separation takes forever to heal
 
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Have you been doing anything that involved an opposing pulling action with your arms, similar to using a manual post hole digger? That action puts a lot of stress on your spine around the neck area. The weakness in your arm is telling you something, are you experiencing any numbness in your arm or hand?
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There’s a little numbness when wake up in the morning, but it quickly wears off and later returns in the evening. I’m a vendor but some of our product is very heavy when packed in cases.
 
It is in the high 80's today, so I am doing the third and final leaf sweeping of the back yard. The deck and patio are knee deep in oak leaves. As is most of my backyard.

Also, two of the Alaskan Evergreens I transplanted last winter did not survive. So have new ones to plant. Along with a five-gallon Le6yland Cypress I bought some four years ago when it was just a pup.

The wife is doing some last-minute shopping ala Wally World today. I'm hoping she survives in time for dinner tonite.
 
Jumpin' Jack McDaniels said:
There’s a little numbness when wake up in the morning, but it quickly wears off and later returns in the evening. I’m a vendor but some of our product is very heavy when packed in cases.
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Yep, that action of bending over and pulling to your chest with both arms, is likely the cause. I would maybe suggest some rowing machine workout to strengthen that area if you plan to keep doing that chore without injury.
 
Enjoying another day off. I'm deciding on whether or not to even go onto tomorrow. If I do, I'll take Friday through Sunday off again. Work shouldn't be too difficult this week.
 
Recovering from a food comma today. We had a big turkey dinner yesterday with all the fixings.

My gutts can't handle much food these days since I had 2 separate hernia repairs. The double layer of mesh in my abdomen acts like a gastric bypass allowing me to only eat so much before hitting that wall where I can't take another bite then feel bloated for days.
 
I've felt like I've been eating ham for weeks lol
Had a fairly nice holiday, or as good as can be expected considering Ty was not feeling it ever since his friend passed away, so I went to see the grandies at their Mother's house with their presents.
Jeff went to his Dad's, and Kasey is still in PA.
I worked overtime on Christmas Eve, then went to late church services with my friend Jules and her Mother.
Today is just quiet.
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Left over standing rib roast, corn, garlic smashed potatoes and creamed onions for breakfast this morning!

I will be assembling some toys today. Pretty sure the lovely Mrs_Bob will be heading up to JoAnn Fabrics or some similar store to pick up crafting supplies to work on projects with Melen. Melen is staying with us for 1 more night and will return to Chicago tomorrow afternoon.

We get Kobe back here tonight at dinner time after spending the last 4 days with his grandmother. So tomorrow morning we will have another visit from Santa. Just for the little boy.
 
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