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Gosh, months since....And, I skimmed the questions. I only take drugs when I am in so much pain I cannot lie down without moaning.

So, I think the last time I took any of the narcs was June???
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Pretty much a science guy, not a spiritual guy.

A few months ago, it seemed that out of the corner of my eye, mostly while working on my rural farm, I would "catch a glimpse" of something that...

So, Being in Oregon, I have been flooded with people tellling me to use CBD, as well as actual marijuana....here's my take:

I have a lot to be down about, but realize if I take that path I am most...

Well:

After being bed and wheelchair -bound for nearly three months, I nearly put myself back in the hospital.

A DUII driver (uninsured career criminal of course) crossed over and smacked into...

The golden decievers are now some 60 pounds each and still a handful.

Their antics are pretty crazy. They just went in for their "surgeries" so we do not have any "special needs" puppies. So,...

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The only time they behave.....

Evertytime I duck back here, it is a gamble if I will remember my password. So far, so good.

Nothing really new. Still dealing with depression, chronic pain and all those all beasts, which I know...

Rose:

Your note is sheer poetry and wisdom all woven together in a beautiful tapestry.

I sincerely appreciate the substantial time and effort you put forth to write to me -- a person you do not...

Gosh, Rose.

Can't really argue, but can point at the posts. Anyway, I am actually on a slippery slope at the moment. A VERY VERY close friend just died.

I cannot repeat how close.

I am...

Dudes:

You are talking into the wind....Mark...the sole holdout for so long, finally gave up and left the forum more than a year ago.

I visit on an extremely irregular basis -- been many...

Ah, the old legs numb thing. Know it well. Isn't it fun.

Yes, dating. Wifey died of cancer back when I was -- what 35 -- right after all my neuro stuff started. That combined with all the spinal...

I understand what you are saying, of course.

And, I really, really, try not to live in the past. But, there was just something about the dynamic back there. Sort of the "greatest minds of our...

The party that never ended....hmmm....well....that sort of described the forum back in the 1990s, when you could, sort of get a little wild.

Don't get me wrong. There was a lot of GOOD information...

Mark:

You do exist! Hooray!

One of the best things you can do is have a dog. The medical studies support all the great things they do for your health -- including making you walk in the snow,...

Oh, I ran away several months ago. It is tough running for trolls, we have these strange feet.

So, I have not really changed my opinion about recent forum changes and have no plans to become a...

dropped in for a moment, since I am debating a can of Budweiser or six or a walk....hmm.

Rose, the deal is that I have come back a few times in the past several years and it seems that each time I...

Time to duck under the bridge again and go off into the wilderness by myself.

Mark, missed talking to you. Hope you are still around? Thought I might hang around the boards for a few months this...

CCleaner really does not use resources, but if you use the registry cleaner part of CCleaner, it can muck things up -- like all registry cleaners. So don't use the registry cleaner function -- and...

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I question no one, except this post? :smile:

Follow my advice on malware and the odds of you having trouble will be greatly reduced.

Just one P.S.

The last couple of months, I keep getting Word documents -- and lately photos -- as e-mail attachments in my inbox -- and they are supposedly sent by ME!

The first one I saw was a...

Aye, another day, another temptation, isn't it. I was working on my land (I have about 25 acres of forest) and something nasty decided to take a nip. Having spent much of my time hiking, working and...

As my screen name might suggest, I tend to lean to the dark side (not really, but it is a nice fantasy). Anyway, There is an auto forum I sometimes frequent that every once-in-awhile, up pops an...

Yuck, trolls don't like coconut water and rum....probably a good thing too!:lemo:

Dave here. Been a long while since I have haunted those hallowed boards...but...I just came in from working on my car (a hobby, I think I screw up more than I fix) and went to the refrigerator and...

So, since there are hundreds of you reading this :stupid:, I may have to remind some that I sometimes resort a bit too much to the liquid cures -- ie -- tequila, etal.

But, honestly, and why not...

No, this is not a St. Paddy's day thread.

Nor, am I talking about those short of stature, or those of "little means."

I am addressing talking to those who answer the phone at medical offices,...

Hey, Mark:

So: Can't remember totally, but I am just beginning to get some pain back today, Friday. And I think....I could be wrong, Monday was my day of "stings."

Anyway, pain is mild at the...

Hi Everyone:

Yes, I am back. -- just wish I had a new back! Actually that would be neck, but....

Anyway, I found a new fantastic cure for my neuropathy, venom from hornets! It hurts but it...

Tis me again.

Gosh, I felt so embarrassed after I posted that I never wanted to come back here, but I finally did...

Anyway, pretty much "dry" now for a month -- gosh, so long....sarcastic...

Troll again:

To be quite honest with you guys, I really battle the bottle. Alcoholism. I go weeks without an issue, and then, I have a lost weekend, or two. Self-medicate they say for pain, which...

Hi folks:

A few may remember me. LOL!

Just wondering, and I know no one posts here anymore, essentially, but it is still "home," when I have questions....Any docs on the West Coast that come...

So, this poor troll had to manually shovel a 500-yard long driveway. As well as do a lot of other stuff trolls do not like to do.

I actually thought I had posted something earlier, but I do not...

Hey, Mark:

Can't write much at the moment, but thanks for the reply to my post about the lower back. Made lots of sense. Am trying to prepare to go see my son for a few days. I will have some time...

All seriousness aside....

Regarding the OXY, I live in a somewhat rural area....actual road miles to town is only about nine, but in terms of actually getting there in bad weather, it can be a...

Durn:

I sent Witch Hazel back to her cottage a few years ago. All she wanted to do was to cook eyes of newts! *witch

Actually, the pain travels from the waist up, which is what is strange. No...

Guess I hope Mark N. knows, 'cause Mark is most likely the only one to answer...:tickled_pink:

Although, in the event any drunken sailors, or sober surgeons wander by, I will accept answers from...

Hey, Angel, sorry to upset some folks, but you should know that things that took a trained investigator some time and effort can now be accomplished in a few moments by almost any person with a...

Could be, Mark....that's one problem here, it has always been a bit tough to navigate your way here through the maze of neuro forums out there....

Of course, anyone with a real brain would...

Maybe the rest of you knew of this, saw information about this, etc.

But, in trying to find my way back here (which is never easy), I did my normal search for braintalk on Google and the following...

For technical details see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_crawler

But for a basic idea, that might be a bit mushy on hard facts, but is basically correct:

Basically when "searchbots" such as...

HEY___I should look before I leap or in this case type,

this has been covered in The thread A new year and the state of BT.....

So, I apologize for starting a new thread. Since I can't delete...

Hey, folks it is none of you people who have posted on this thread that cause any issues here.

You are all fine and good. Well, except for Mark N. That guy...:playful:

Anyway -- knew I should...

Just ducked in, and hope the "truth patrol doesn't catch me. Doing well, sorry the forum is not. Since my posts seem to cause more trouble than "niceness," I have pretty much tended not to show up...

O.K.: Bad troll, but I was curious and went to the Westin site, not that bad price-wise with the discount...for a queen, under 1,200. I bought mine in 2006 and I think I paid a few hundred more than...

I sent you a PM, take it for what you paid for it. :devilish:

I just was cleaning out my e-mail box and found a contest for a free westin bed and they are 25 percent off right now. I swear, really swear, I am not going to benefit from anyone using the link I am...

Should not have posted. Apologize for any hassles. You know we trolls have no self-control.

Opps. should not have posted. Hasta luego.

Haven't been back here for a month or two.....but got sidetracked by something I was looking at, ended up at a spinal site, which led me back - and here I am...:peaceful:

Anyway, I forget the...

Sorry to see it....have my own opinions on it, but sorry to see it....:crushed:

Hey guys, I am going to slip back under the bridge for a few centuries, but did not want to waddle away Mark and Lee without saying thanks to both of you for the support, kind words, etc. I know you...

OK Alex, fair enough, I get your point and I will get out of your way.

I surrender the boards to you -- although forgive me, of course they are not really mine to surrender. Anyway, I'll slink...

True, but with a big CAUTION...On a busy board all the chatter makes it easy to "lose threads," miss questions etc. Not to repeat myself (which I did many times way back), but the social chatter can...

Again, I hate to agree about opening the forum to more than "just the spinal issue facts." But, since I have been one of the worst offenders in my current return to the boards....

As Mark said to...

Hola Mark: Things are going good, I suppose. I did take a sip of wine the other evening. And when I say sip, I mean sip. I was curious, because I had not had that particular Louis Latour cuvee, and...

Been biting my tongue a bit.

The PC nonsense is nonsense everywhere, unfortunately it is here to stay. I do agree that some latitude should be shown at times.

But, best I leave it at that. ...

Ha, Ha.....like that characterization....

I have been boring Mark and one other long-suffering spinal disorders person with my alcohol issues on the spinal board. Wonder how that would have...

Thanks for the words, Mark. I actually managed to make it through the tough spot.....

Had some friends over yesterday. Was supposed to barbecue, but we had some of that fine type weather Lee has...

Slipping.....slipping....not quite to fingernail hold yet, but.....if I make it through tonight without falling...I'm trying...

Hola Leon:

Join the "club," so to speak. Had a single level ACDF in 1998. After that, thanks to the wonderful compression in the spinal canal (down to 5 mm around C-5-6-7), the surgeon proposed a...

Gosh, a few live posts....I will crawl out from under the bridge and post something....

I remember the names rockhound and giraffe, I just don't know whether I was "for 'em or agin 'em" :glee: I...

Hey, the Falcon also came in a "ranchero" edition....that is a car front with an open bed behind. Sort of a hybrid car/pickup truck. I had to drive one of those to deliver parts as part of the...

Hey, just realized this is an OLD THREAD....WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM A DRUNK....

AH< well, I wrote a reply, I will let it stand.....it still might help someone............



There is no "answer"...

Oh, come on Lee, the Falcon WAS THE FIRST FORD MUSTANG!

It was exactly the same car. Ford copied it all and just put on a different body for the Mustang...Falcons were great cars, easy to work...

The dizzy days seem to be behind me....one of those mysteries, although if I had to point to something, I almost would say inner ear because it did not bother me if I stayed perfectly still. About...

Lee, as always, fantastic to hear from you.

I actually have no "motorsickle."

I did have one for a short period of time, oh, what was it -- 1979 or so when I was in college.

The bike was a...

A real spinal question, I must be drinking. LOL!

So, cervicogenic dizzy spells are controversial. Many doctors don't believe they exist. Not sure I do either.

But...I may have been struck by...

O.K. One-week clean!

No big deal, done it lots of times.!!!! HHHHHAAAA

Anyway, this will be my last post about this. Over the roughest part, and other than a bit of the shakes the first day...

Again, it's the Troll.

I know this is spinal disorders, not weak-willed Alky talk. But hope you all will indulge me for another day or two, then I promise I will quit the off-topic ramble.
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Lee, always knew you were much smarter than me:pride:

I did get rid of my beer and ale (don't really like it, so not much of a loss...). At the moment sipping coffee, which I don't like much...

Ah, Mark, my post finally did show up in the last couple of hours or so. It does sort of mess with the flow, though, you know. It is back three or five posts ago. So, basically a lost post.

I...

Hola, again, I posted a message on Friday night. Somewhat long and whiney one again.*doink

I included a weblink....I think that was a bad idea...since after I hit the submit button a box popped up...

Lee, thanks for the kind words and prayers.

Well, you know, AA, NA, etal are all good groups, but you know us trolls, we don't like to come out from under our bridges!

I may just make it this...

Hey, folks, I am back....Thanks for all the replies.

Well, decided to say the heck with it and pretty much stop the tippling (nothing new, been doing that on a regular basis for about 18...

Mark, nice to hear from you.

I edited my original post, but, damn this forum, not only can I not see my edits, I cannot see my original post at all...hope it is still there, that was a post worthy...