Big Blue Huddle

Just wondering if you or someone you know was in a similar situation.

Six months ago, I developed pain in my hip. An x-ray showed my hip joint was OK.  I went for physical therapy and it slowly helped for the most part.  A month ago I developed sciatic nerve pain down my right leg. I was the approved for an MRI.

The MRI shows that I have Severe Inner Channel scoleosis in my lower back.  My spinal cord is very narrow between L4 and L5. It is being compressed by my backbone.

My spine doctor recommended surgery but he wants me to go home and think about it as it is a serious decision.

The surgery involves a rod and screws into my backbone between L4 and L5. There is a chance I will be in a lot of pain after surgery and recovery time is 3-4 months. There is no guarantee it will relieve the pain and pain relief could be 25%, 50% or 100%. There is a small chance or nerve damage during surgery or an infection.

Currently my pain profile has changed. I don't have shooting pain down my right leg to my foot but I have shooting pains from my lower back into both buttock areas. I would give the pain level a 3 out of 10. My right leg feels a little more numb and heavy footed than my left leg. It kind of feels a little asleep.  I'm afraid the pain may increase suddenly or the sciatica may come back. It's hard to sleep with sciatic nerve pain.  In the meantime, I'm still doing physical therapy.

I'm not going to make a decision off of your comments but your thoughts are welcome.

I just watched the movie "I Think We're Alone Now" on Tubi. It's a post apocalyptic movie.

Peter Dinklage plays the possible last human on earth who seems to like his reclusive life. He encounters a young free spirited woman that upsets his life.

It's a slow burn but Dinklage kept me watching. Not a great movie but it's free.

Quote from: LennG on March 05, 2024, 01:59:49 PMSquib

Several people from the board usually go to camp on assorted days. I'm sure someone would be willing to supply a ride for you. PLUS, I usually never go to camp here, but if you decide to come down I would love to meet you and would definitely attend a session.

Gosh, how I miss our get-togethers in Albany.

I would love to meet with you too, Lenn, and anyone else who wants to join in. I'll have to work on my wife a bit since she is not into football but I think I can persuade her.

..this year and where do you out of towners usually stay. I recently turned 70 and life is short so I'm going to try and go to training camp.

Funny how I felt like I had to have a Landau roof on my '83 Cutlass Supreme because that was the in thing and it looked cool. Now I would never consider it.

When I saw the picture of the Plymouth Barracuda, the first thing I thought of was that old Barracuda commercial where a young guy is driving his mother in one and the mother calls the car "Bananacuda". Funny what the mind remembers.

As far as muscle cars, I love the look of a black '67 Pontiac GTO convertible and the Shelby Cobra.

There was an Outer Limits episode that really scared me. It's the episode where a space ship lands near an army outpost. Out of the spaceship came a bunch of oversized ants. They crawled all over the outpost and eventually entered and attacked the soldiers.

I made the mistake of reading the Exorcist. It gave me major anxiety. Just like the early part of the book, I started to worry that things in the room would begin moving on its own.

I'm not trying to revive this thread but I left out a big one.

I know religion and politics are touchy subjects. I'm on a private Facebook page that discusses Christianity and the Bible. Sometimes I post my opinion on something and try to back up why I believe it. Several times I have gotten "I'm laughing at you" emojis.

I think it's so rude and it shows an intolerance towards people with opinions different than their own.

My obese parrot died today. I miss him but it's a big weight off my shoulder.😆

Rome Odunze or Malik Nabers?

Those intentionally ripped jeans bug me especially the ones that cost a fortune to buy.  It's ugly and makes no sense.

The slang word "sick" as in "That concert was sick".  What does sickness have to do with greatness?  Sick is something I associate with not feeling good.

The slang word "fire".  "That song was "fire".  Come on. Just say it was excellent.

My wife is a great person and I'm happy she is in my life. She's a talker and could use some patience. She has a habit of interrupting me because she can't wait for her turn.

I own it.

Since it's slow here I thought I would ask. Not an exciting question.

Me and my wife are retired. We bought for her a new 2023 Honda CRV last April. The CRV has only 2600 miles on it. The maintenance schedule says change the oil every 7,500 miles or six months.

Today the Maintenance A light went on indicating an oil change is needed. Given the age of the oil at 10 months and the mileage of 2600 I am not sure of the best plan.

Change the oil at one year? Change the oil at 5000 miles instead of 7500? Or ask the dealer and probably be misguided.

Has anyone been more forgotten? The Giants traded up in the third round to get him so he must have something going for him.

If he is 100% healthy, is he good enough to help the team?

I'm in the dog house. Today my wife asked me to say something romantic to her like "I love you as long as the ocean touches the sand". So I said "I love you as long as the bears keep sh$#ing in the woods". I'm sleeping on the couch. What did I do?