Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-17 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe, maybe, just maybe you should consider spending some time on a bike with a freewheel.  And brakes.  Switching it up a couple days a week might be just what you need. Sadly, I think you may be right. I never

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-16 Thread Ken Waller
: OT - Update on the Injury Front on Feb 15, 2011, at 15:45 , Eric Weir wrote: On Feb 15, 2011, at 5:14 PM, Ken Waller wrote: My tendon was surgically reattached, but I was told it would reattach with out surgery ??? - my orthopaedic doctor recommended surgery. Mine, too. I share your

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-16 Thread Eric Weir
- From: Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Subject: Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front Puzzles me as well. When my bicep detached itself from my shoulder the surgeon told me he had to dig pretty deep into the arm with forceps to find the tendon so he could pull it up to it's original point

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-15 Thread Boris Liberman
On 2/13/2011 11:31 PM, frank theriault wrote: Lots of icing and stretching exercises, and this week it's feeling the best it has since the occurance, plus the swelling it almost gone. I guess that age is catching up to me somewhat, eh? ;-) Time is linear and directed... That, however, does

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-15 Thread Eric Weir
On Feb 14, 2011, at 11:40 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Subject: Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front If you're lucky, like me, it'll snap off at the attachment

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-15 Thread John Sessoms
From: Boris Liberman On 2/13/2011 11:31 PM, frank theriault wrote: Lots of icing and stretching exercises, and this week it's feeling the best it has since the occurance, plus the swelling it almost gone. I guess that age is catching up to me somewhat, eh? ;-) Time is linear and

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-15 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Subject: Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front On Feb 14, 2011, at 11:40 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-15 Thread Eric Weir
On Feb 15, 2011, at 5:14 PM, Ken Waller wrote: My tendon was surgically reattached, but I was told it would reattach with out surgery ??? - my orthopaedic doctor recommended surgery. Mine, too. I share your puzzlement about them reattaching without surgery.

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-15 Thread Joseph McAllister
on Feb 15, 2011, at 15:45 , Eric Weir wrote: On Feb 15, 2011, at 5:14 PM, Ken Waller wrote: My tendon was surgically reattached, but I was told it would reattach with out surgery ??? - my orthopaedic doctor recommended surgery. Mine, too. I share your puzzlement about them reattaching

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-15 Thread Boris Liberman
On 2/15/2011 9:08 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Time works in a very peculiar manner. From age 6 to 60 is an unimaginably long time looking at it from the beginning, yet looking back it's passed in the blink of an eye. John, I can agree with you up to the extent of my nearly 40 years of age

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-14 Thread AlunFoto
2011/2/13 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com: I guess that age is catching up to me somewhat, eh? Sadly, it happens sooner or later. :-) Take good care of yourself, Frank. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-14 Thread Cotty
On 13/2/11, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, unleashed: For some time after the initial injury, some hours, yes, DO apply ice. That keeps the initial swelling down and relives pain. After say 12 hours, DO apply heat, to encourage blood flow and speed repair of the area. Yes of course - talking

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 13, 2011, at 1:31 PM, frank theriault wrote: I guess that age is catching up to me somewhat, eh? Welcome to the phase in life when we start getting stiff in the wrong places. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-14 Thread eckinator
Frank, I'm really glad to hear this! I have to say though that all this talk about stiffness in the morning and putting ice on it makes me think you more than ever need to buy flowers on this special day ]=) Cheers Ecke 2011/2/13 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com: Some of you may recall

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-14 Thread David J Brooks
Glad part of you is on the mend anyway Frank. I have a small knee problem now, so yes, getting old sucks.:-) Dave On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 4:31 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Some of you may recall that back in December I broke a bone in my left hand.  Well, that's healed

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-14 Thread John Sessoms
From: Mark Roberts Actually, it's not inflamed. That's why they now call it tendinosis rather than tendinitis (and why they haven't recommended any antiinflammatory meds for you). It turns out that tendons don't get inflammation. The sad thing is that (as of 2002, anyway) 8 out of 10 *medical

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-14 Thread Scott Loveless
On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 4:31 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Alas, after three days of working through it, I realize that although it's not getting worse, it's also not getting better, so off to the hospital I go.  Sure enough, it's Achilles tendinosis (the new word for

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-14 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On Feb 13, 2011, at 1:31 PM, frank theriault wrote: I guess that age is catching up to me somewhat, eh? Welcome to the phase in life when we start getting stiff in the wrong places. Better than the next phase where you stop getting stiff in the right places. - No

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-14 Thread Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote: Here's an editorial from the British Medical Journal on the subject for anyone interested in that sort of thing: http://www.robertstech.com/stuff/tendonosis.pdf I guess it makes a good case that it's not inflammation, but it didn't give me a clear understanding of what

RE: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-14 Thread Bob W
I guess that age is catching up to me somewhat, eh? Welcome to the phase in life when we start getting stiff in the wrong places. Better than the next phase where you stop getting stiff in the right places. after which you get stiff all over, forever. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
Well, not all over, damn it all. On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I guess that age is catching up to me somewhat, eh? Welcome to the phase in life when we start getting stiff in the wrong places. Better than the next phase where you stop getting

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-14 Thread Eric Weir
On Feb 13, 2011, at 4:31 PM, frank theriault wrote: So, a three weeks ago I get the green light to get back on the bike, and the next day I notice a somewhat acute (but bearable) pain where I know the Achilles tendon to be. I continue to ride, hoping I can work through it and it might go

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-14 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Subject: Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front On Feb 13, 2011, at 4:31 PM, frank theriault wrote: So, a three weeks ago I get the green light to get back

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-13 Thread Jack Davis
Sounds like you're getting past it all. Hope all's completely well soon! Jack --- On Sun, 2/13/11, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: OT - Update on the Injury Front To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Sunday,

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-13 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 4:41 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Sounds like you're getting past it all. Hope all's completely well soon! It feels like I'm improving, that's for sure! And, hey, if I've got to be off my bike, mid-winter is a good time for it. ;-) Thanks, Jack! cheers,

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-13 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Sorry to read that report - but glad you are faring better. You certainly have lots of ice available to help it, eh? xo, ann frank theriault wrote: Some of you may recall that back in December I broke a bone in my left hand. Well, that's healed quite nicely, thanks to weekly visits for

RE: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-13 Thread Bob W
Glad to hear your hand is OK. Strengthening exercises should get it back to 100%. At least, it worked for my wrist. Sorry to hear about the Achilles, but keep exercising it or it'll never get better. Although it's stiff in the morning, it soon feels pretty much normal It's a guy thing, Frank,

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:31 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: ... The good part is that I'm getting lots of pictures while walking and transiting. Yup. Good to hear the hand is improving, but we'll miss the photographs when you're back in the saddle. ;-) -- Godfrey  

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Sorry to hear that you're still a bit out of commission. Hope you're fully healed soon! Paul frank theriault wrote: Some of you may recall that back in December I broke a bone in my left hand. Well, that's healed quite nicely, thanks to weekly visits for physio and flexibility exercises

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-13 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault wrote: Some of you may recall that back in December I broke a bone in my left hand. Well, that's healed quite nicely, thanks to weekly visits for physio and flexibility exercises that were diligently performed several times per day at home. Although it's stiff in the morning, it

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/2/11, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Actually, it's not inflamed. That's why they now call it tendinosis rather than tendinitis (and why they haven't recommended any antiinflammatory meds for you). It turns out that tendons don't get inflammation. The sad thing is that (as of

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-13 Thread Keith Whaley
Cotty wrote: On 13/2/11, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Actually, it's not inflamed. That's why they now call it tendinosis rather than tendinitis (and why they haven't recommended any antiinflammatory meds for you). It turns out that tendons don't get inflammation. The sad thing is

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-13 Thread Steven Desjardins
I had that after I trained for a 5K a few years ago. It's awful. I'm hoping it goes away someday.;-o Just kidding, although like any tendon problem it takes awhile. In my case, about 9 months before I didn't notice it anymore. I could still run, it just stiffened up afterwards. On Sun, Feb

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Frank, Getting older is a bitch, but the alternative isn't pretty! Get well. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:31 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Some of you may recall that back in December I broke a bone in my left hand.  Well, that's healed quite nicely, thanks

Re: OT - Update on the Injury Front

2011-02-13 Thread Christine Aguila
Glad you're healing, Frank. Stay healthy! And good you're taking lots of pictures. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 3:31 PM Subject: OT - Update on the