How do we,who need to take medications daily,stay compliant,(take them as prescribed) and why do we go off them, knowing the results if we do.

asking

Cool! That it came out so well and that you have people asking you to do work.

I had a good day today. Volunteered helping kids with science fair projects at the local junior high school, went for a walk with a friend, looking at old houses and stone work in my favorite neighborhood.

After thought....My basement is full of hand split shakes from the decrepit house I tore down to build the one I'm in. I use it for kindling. Is that really bad? Is it rescuable? Some of it is rotten, but some is quite solid still. It's about 100 years old.

KBC

NO,it is very good kindling,all the scraps/cut-off pieces from the barn,the customer wanted for either the new 'chicken coop,,,uggg, or for kindling,it burns great doesn't it?

Rescuable/reusable? Not in the conventional way,to use the old ones might be acceptable for restoration( they are already gray and weathered) but the insurance type work,and the new wouldn't go for anything used(maybe slate/tile,something man made)

I would use them though,,great shims for large openings in door frames,maybe to shim a joist/rafter that needed adjusted,,,something like that.Much less in art work or making a bird feeder roof...hmmm, Maybe I need to see what you have????

asking

I have used them for shims on occasion. They do burn wonderfully! which is why I would not really want a roof made of them here in wildfire central...

The rafters in my old house were held up by redwood branches. When there was an earthquake a lot of them would fall down and I would have to go up in the attic and put them all back in place. They weren't even nailed in. A bit of a shack, but I lived there for 5 years.

I don't think my shakes are worth mailing across the country, but I'm happy to post a photo if you really want to see them?

KBC

Just a joke,,,I have sooooooo many shakes (and I make my own for interesting little gifts).

Made some from oak once(mostly band saw cuts)They eventually curled up so much the birds simply landed on them,looked around for predators(and competition) and went to eat.

asking

Mine are cedar I think. Nasty splinters. They do not curl!

I can see oak curling.

I've got a lot of tight grained oak rounds I am trying to get my two teenage sons to split. They thought it was fun for half an hour...

Are there any exercises that help your knee? Or is it all bad?

KBC

To bend even halfway down,the left knee(injured) will shoot pain through the entire leg,then the foot is in pain,only on the inside of the foot though.

Both knees used to crack on a regular basis(probably from many years roofing..etc) and I would purposely kneel to pop them on a regular basis(probably going to have arthritis later in life.Better hurry up though,not much life left...lol)

So any real stresses on the left are kind of out,the right leg I can stretch out though.

KBC

Great news!

The Doctor called,said that someone canceled their appt. for surgery!!!Woo hoo

Now it'll be my turn on DEC 24th.

Don't really care if Christmas is a little painful,It's already painful and I would rather be in recovery than in this constant nagging pain anyway(sure,I say this today..... )

Apparently the squeaky wheel is going to get greased.

These Hydrocodone are not all their cracked up to be,I am more than ready to get some clarity back in my thoughts.Hopefully I'll be off of them soon!

asking

Congratulations, Ken! I'm happy to hear this. I guess this is your Christmas present.

As far as exercises, I wasn't thinking of deep knee bends! Heaven forfend.

More like some of these. Anything that can be done without pain.
Knee Pain Exercises

I agree about hydrocodone. My feeling at this point is that opiates generally are wonderful for short term use and if you are really stuck with severe chronic pain. I don't think, for example, that NSAIDS like ibuprofen are in any way better. They just have different trade offs and, overall, opiates are much safer. But even aside from physical dependency, opiates have cognitive side effects that are subtle but persistent.

Good luck with the surgery!

KBC

Christmas came early this year,The surgery got advanced again,,Had it this AM!It went great,and I was home by 2PM.

Now the pain pills are doing for recovery instead of nursing the long term pain.

I meet with the psych Dr. in the AM and I feel confident the meds will stay the same,as I am doing well enough this year(so far.. )

asking

Busy, busy, busy! This is great and I hope you recover quickly.
Merry Christmas and sleep well tonight.