Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jun 10, 2012, at 2:04 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: > I had a ruptured disc and truly hideous sciatica about eight, nine years > ago. 12 weeks or so on high-dose oxy AND percocet - which of course lead > to weeks of weaning to get off it. But, the miracle cure for me was 2 > injections of cortisone in the disc space, about six weeks apart. The > first one brought some relief, the second finished the job. I haven't had > a twinge since. As the neurosurgeon said to me, ' we can do nothing, and > there's a 90 percent chance you'll be cured in a year. We can operate, and > there's a 90 percent chance you'll be as good as new in 12 months. Or, we > can try injections, and maybe they'll work, or maybe they won't. Careful, someone is going to evaluate that statistically, Steve > > Good luck. > Typed with big fingers on tiny keys > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > Sender: lug-bounces+bd=bdcolenphoto.com at leica-users.org > Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 13:55:41 > To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Sciatica > > I heard that Pilate is good for training the core. You may want to look > into it. > > With Yoga, just remember to listen to your body and don't do things that > it's telling you not to do. Yoga is now becoming a franchising business so > there are unqualified teachers there. I do Tai Chi myself but real tai chi > is even harder to find. > > Good luck! > > On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > >> Sciatica >> I've just had the most painful three of weeks of my life. >> But went to bed last night with my sweatshirt on and the AC down to 75. >> Instead of tee shirt and 72. >> And woke up not wracked in pain in my legs for the first time in 3 weeks >> and >> I got 8 hours of sleep not 5 or 4. I start Physical therapy Tuesday. I had >> to cancel my Spring Lug Gallery gallery as normally I'd spend the morning >> working on it and I've not been able to sit down for more than a minute >> till >> the sun went down. My last entry was May 24th. >> Its from lifting boxes in my storage cubical in Portland May 10th - 16th. >> I >> got a glimpse of my body of work in the large boxes in the back and my >> pots >> and my books. My CD' are ready to go; to be sent over here. I'll have them >> here soon though not my negs still they were in the back of the room and I >> didn't make it to there. >> The lesson is - when you hit middle age or older: >> Don't loose your inner core strength. >> Do exercises in the morning like Ted has his whole life. >> I'm getting a folding mat. And taking up Yoga and anything else which >> resembles it. Then I'll make up my own. Publish it and be asked to >> demonstrate it on a radio show. >> You never know how many cameras you may have to carry and what they'd all >> weigh. The Leica lenses don't just cost more they also get heavier every >> year. >> >> Summer is in ten days and I'll start and finish a Summer gallery. Picture >> a >> day. From whatever year. >> >> - - from my iRabs. >> Mark Rabiner >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information