Craig, My feet are numb all the time now and back pain is constant and growing. My MD ordered a back x-ray (took him long enough, jeesh, then he calls, better get in here quick!); looks like the L4 and L5 are out of alignment and the nerves are crushing (facet arthritis is the cause). No more yoga or weightlifting for this dude. Probably will need a fusion at some point before bladder control goes. Looks like all that extreme fun over the years has caught up finally. Thank goodness for early retirement next year. Spending time in the deep end of the pool in a PFD just hanging there decompressing the spine for relief and raiding my wife's morphine supply now that she is in remission - again. And heck, I used to hang around in the ocean in my PFD whenever I bailed and couldn't get back my yak many moons ago...I'll just pretend my kayaks there on the end of a tether leash and it's another great adventure. :-) Doug On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 6:36 AM, Jennifer Pivovar > Aren't we a creaky bunch? Just don't stop!! > It's inevitable, I suppose. But I agree that stopping is deadly. Slow down if you must, but don't stop. I'm taking a mountain bike out later today for a ride. Craig PS: For Doug... haven't tried the wax technique yet.... there are some new arthritis meds out there that don't have deadly side effects. And hydro codone helps a lot. cj *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Mar 06 2012 - 17:36:23 PST
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