NC30 + bad back = bollocks

GP mostly uninterested, checked reflexes(!) and prescribed painkillers.
Another GP who I saw for something else referred me to an osteopath for this
back thing. Seen here a couple of times, she seems to know her stuff (she was
a "proper" GP back in her native Hungary). She bent me about a bit and gave
me some exercises. Unlike me, she doesn't think I'm dying or heading for
imminent paralysis. Or doesn't /seem/ to think so anyway. Hasn't suggested
any scans.

This is a pretty good point, actually. I've been told that sitting for long
periods could contribute to my back issues, but mostly in the upper back, not
the lower, where this new problem is. So maybe any riding is going to be less
than ideal, assuming I'm sitting on the bike, which is a fairly safe bet.

A less upright posture = less weight on the spine. Maybe if I can strengthen
my abs (or some appropriate muscles) to take more of the strain, then the
normal sprotsbike gripping with thighs posture might not be as bad for me as I
assumed. I've been told it's all about keeping the lordosis in the lower
back and not letting it curve the same way as one's buttocks.

I saw the pictures and I don't think it's for me.

^^

 

That's one of the things I worried I had. After MS, prostate cancer,
ankloysing spondilitis, spinal stenosis et al. That'll teach me to look up
symptoms on the web.

Problem is that I don't know if I'm a good enough rider to make sure I hit the
telegraph pole dead-on. I haven't been reading for a while - hope there has
been good progress with said legs.

 

And I know this stuff because a) my dad was a very good industrial
pharmacist and b) I'm made up from the floor sweepings of the genetic
lottery reject bin..

Phil

 

You're not alone.

I was told 20 years ago that I needed to take drugs on a daily basis
because of arthritis in my neck and my only reaction was that I was
too young to be on daily drugs for the rest of my life so I only ever
took them when I had to.

I still don't think I need them and when it acts up I just take
ibuprofen for a week or two until it clears up. When I declined the
drug offer my doctor fixed me up with a decent physiotherapist and the
exercises I was told to do then still work now if I ever feel I need
to do them.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Champ

Clearly you did not hit it square on, or your nose would have acted as a
crash-bung and you'd have walked away.

 

More likely he'd have stuck in the telegraph pole like a dart, with
associated 'thunggggg' noise.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, ogden

Christ, but I'd pay good money to see that!

 

Waves packet without the second 'e'. And last year the chemist changed
brand and the price halved to 2.50 euros a month.

 

had that a couple of times and saw the GP because it was fucking
painful while it lasted. His comment was when first qualified he'd
have told me to lie on a plank, take it easy etc but now the advice
was to munch some pain killers and keep moving.

 

Me too. Even when I'm prescribed drugs I rarely take them, unless they
are anti-biotics. In the past I've had no idea what ones I've been on
and just take them as told on the packet. If I need to know what
effects they'll have I'll ask either my eldest or Pip, cos they know
about these things.

--
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Versys 650 Tourer
Fireblade 929 (For sale)
CBR600F-W trackbike
SR250 SpazzTrakka,
SR250 wivva topbox
TS250C
RD400F, somewhere
I see a bright new future, where chickens can cross the road with no
fear of having their motives questioned

 

I imagine this isn't news to you, but you're all cunts.

 

Don't think that's what's happening here. Basically, it's a dull ache as
opposed to a sharp pain, which sometimes goes to both hips and the back of my
thighs. Have had a couple of sharp twinges in both big toes, but not
constant. Yet. So sciatic nerve could be involved, but on both sides - bit
unusual AFAIK.

GP reckoned it's postural or something, but I've been trying to sit properly
for nearly ten years, since my upper back problems started. What the fucking
**** else am I supposed to do?

I'm most worried that it'll affect my pelvic thrusting motion, especially
during the vinegar strokes. Nothing selfish, I simply feel sorry for the
ladies who'll lose out if I can't give them a good seeing-to.

 

Care to recommend me yours? I'll give this one a few weeks then next stop
yours. Email in headers works.

Selfless too. I suppose I could get them to sit on my lap and grab onto the
wheelchair arms.

 

Mine are free (the *one* benefit from being a sugar-mong).

Phil

 

I went there on holiday once!

 

Did you see the big ship stranded just off the coast?

 

There are very few, gasrric irritation aside.

That's putting it far too strongly. Gastric problems are a known and
common AE with most of the NSAIDs, but many people, such as myself,
seem to be able to take large doses regularly over a very long period
of time with no bad effects whatsoever.

I can't bear the idea of taking tablets without copious amounts of
water. Meybe that's why I never get stomach problems with them.

 

<Waves>

But only if I take the ibuprofen or ibuprofen/codeine with milk. Taking
them without milk guarentees an upset gut.

Phil.

 

Hardly. http://xkcd.com/552/

And anyway, I really shouldn't have said 'copious amounts'. Normally
it'd just be half a glass, but copious enough to wash it down
properly.

Yes. "Can cause". Not "almost certainly", which was the over-strong
bit I referred to.

Sure. But http://xkcd.com/552/