Fall Shoot 2022 AAR

[Matt.Cross]

On 11/27/2022 at 6:39 PM, 392heminut said:

My surgeon wants to put the right knee off as long as possible but said it will most likely be within the next 4 or 5 years. The left one has osteoarthritis too but it's not as bad as the right one. I have a friend that I've shot USPSA with for a couple of decades who had bilateral knee replacement. He told me "Whatever you do, DON"T do both of them at the same time!"

Nobody will give you better advice than your Docs, and I know you and the wife well enough to know you'll do the PT and make a full recovery.

Just don't delay longer than you have to, because once you're back at full capacity you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner.

 

[Sisco]

20 hours ago, 392heminut said:

Do it brother! Do it NOW! This schit sucks, and mine is apparently a milder case. I thought about getting the shingles vaccine and the pneumonia vaccine about a month ago and didn't do it. I am sorry I put it off.

Did it today. Had a Doc visit scheduled anyway so he could kick the tires now that I turned 74. Looks like I have some time left. Got a lot of ammo I need to shoot up.

[392heminut]

On 11/27/2022 at 5:16 PM, Armed Eye Doc said:

Are you only on the antivirals?  If so, ask if gabapentin is an option for you.  Susan had a very mild case of the shingles a few years ago.  I saw it early and she got on meds the next day.  She was given antivirals and gabapentin and it went away quickly with little after effects.  Gabapentin is a nerve medication and can have some bad side effects, so ask if it is right for you.  Steroids are also a possible treatment for the inflammation.  But, again, they're not for everyone.

Damn Doc, you're really up on this! He gave me a nerve medication but I didn't know what it was. Just went and looked and yup, It's gabapentin! The antiviral is valacyclovir. Mayra said it hasn't spread anymore and the lighter spots on my back and chest are fading away.

[392heminut]

On 11/28/2022 at 1:03 PM, Sisco said:

Did it today. Had a Doc visit scheduled anyway so he could kick the tires now that I turned 74. Looks like I have some time left. Got a lot of ammo I need to shoot up.

Glad to hear that Sisco!

[392heminut]

On 11/27/2022 at 7:47 PM, Matt.Cross said:

Nobody will give you better advice than your Docs, and I know you and the wife well enough to know you'll do the PT and make a full recovery.

Just don't delay longer than you have to, because once you're back at full capacity you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner.

 

Yeah, this crap has severely limited what I can do, and my times are so slow on stages at the local matches that require any kind of movement it's pathetic. If he can't get me back close to normal with the cleanup surgery and lubrication shots then I'm going to push for a joint replacement. Right now, I can't do anything that I have to get down on my knees for. You never realize just how much you do a certain thing while going through a normal day until you can't do it!

[dpete]

1 hour ago, 392heminut said:

lubrication shots

Hemi, those Cortisone shots ain't cheap!  I had one this past January thinking that because the injury was work related that the shot would be covered.  Surprise!  Damn Fed Ex denied the claim and I was stuck getting a shot that cost me over 1K.  The worst was I couldn't tell if it did anything for me or not.  YMMV

[Sisco]

2 hours ago, 392heminut said:

Glad to hear that Sisco!

I sailed through 4 Covid vaccinations without a side effect. This shingles one put me down and out for a day. Injection site pain, a headache and general lethargy. Coming out of it now. I hear you on the loss of mobility. I had to have the ball joint of my right foot fused together 6 years ago so I can no longer run. It sucks.

[392heminut]

19 hours ago, Sisco said:

I sailed through 4 Covid vaccinations without a side effect. This shingles one put me down and out for a day. Injection site pain, a headache and general lethargy.

I sailed through my Covid vacs too. Just to make you feel a little better, I've had a fukkin headache for two weeks now, it's one of the symptoms of shingles. It has seemed to ease off over the last few days though.

[392heminut]

20 hours ago, dpete said:

Hemi, those Cortisone shots ain't cheap!  I had one this past January thinking that because the injury was work related that the shot would be covered.  Surprise!  Damn Fed Ex denied the claim and I was stuck getting a shot that cost me over 1K.  The worst was I couldn't tell if it did anything for me or not.  YMMV

Cortisone is a different shot, that's a steroid shot. After my first one it didn't do a damn thing for me. The lubrication shots are something altogether different, and sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. My insurance (a Medicare Advantage plan) covers the shots, I just have to pay a $35 copay for seeing a specialist. My knee surgery was only $175!

[dpete]

4 hours ago, 392heminut said:

My insurance (a Medicare Advantage plan) covers the shots, I just have to pay a $35 copay for seeing a specialist. My knee surgery was only $175!

I hope I make it to Medicare before I have to get the knee operated on.

[unforgiven]

This bought me 6 mo's. before the inevitable knee replacements. https://www.drugs.com/synvisc.html

[unforgiven]

The application suked

[DNP]

You know how you can tell this is an old group? We went from after action report to knee replacements and medical insurance. Not saying stop, or even expecting a thread to stay on topic. Just a funny observation.  About the only thing we’re missing is a talk about fiber and keeping regular. 

Edited December 1, 2022 by DNP

[sketch]

34 minutes ago, DNP said:

You know how you can tell this is an old group? We went from after action report to knee replacements and medical insurance. Not saying stop, or even expecting a thread to stay on topic. Just a funny observation.  About the only thing we’re missing is a talk about fiber and keeping regular. 

Fuckin reading my mind ^^^ this happens at Thanksgiving dinner also. I'm better prepared now and I do Pay attention 🍻🍻

[unforgiven]

11 hours ago, DNP said:

You know how you can tell this is an old group? We went from after action report to knee replacements and medical insurance. Not saying stop, or even expecting a thread to stay on topic. Just a funny observation.  About the only thing we’re missing is a talk about fiber and keeping regular. 

Taking a good $hit is like sex.. just sayin. You'll see 😂

[Sisco]

2 hours ago, unforgiven said:

Taking a good $hit is like sex.. just sayin. You'll see 😂

That deserves a new thread.🤣 This one has been corrupted enough.

[392heminut]

23 hours ago, DNP said:

You know how you can tell this is an old group? We went from after action report to knee replacements and medical insurance. Not saying stop, or even expecting a thread to stay on topic. Just a funny observation.  About the only thing we’re missing is a talk about fiber and keeping regular. 

Alright! My first appearance in several months and I managed to hijack a major thread! Awesome!!!

Sorry @98Z5V, I'll go back to my corner now.😞

Edited December 2, 2022 by 392heminut

[98Z5V]

1 minute ago, 392heminut said:

Alright! My first appearance in several months and I managed to hijack a major thread! Awesome!!!

Sorry Tom, I'll go back to my corner now.😞

I'm laughing my ass off over here... 

[DNP]

If it had to be hijacked by anyone, I’m damn glad it was you hemi. 

[sketch]

This^^^

[unforgiven]

Hahaha 🍻🍻😁 nice job brother 

[Rsquared]

Leave it to Larry to drive us into the weeds.

[98Z5V]

On 11/29/2022 at 5:53 PM, Sisco said:

I sailed through 4 Covid vaccinations without a side effect.

Not possible.  You'll have side effects.  Later.  You just don't see any of them yet.

But, you will...

[Sisco]

13 minutes ago, 98Z5V said:

Not possible.  You'll have side effects.  Later.  You just don't see any of them yet.

But, you will...

Wishful thinking to support your skepticism. I will be fine. And a lot better then the roughly 1/3 of people over 60 who have had Covid that suffer long term effects, including my neighbor who has since come down with arrythmias. 

[98Z5V]

2 minutes ago, Sisco said:

Wishful thinking to support your skepticism. I will be fine. And a lot better then the roughly 1/3 of people over 60 who have had Covid that suffer long term effects, including my neighbor who has since come down with arrythmias. 

You'll see...