Kinda OT: Getting old and feeling it
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Re: Kinda OT: Getting old and feeling it
800 mg, morning and evening....for roughly the last 13 years. Don't function real
well without it, or something stronger, which I dont like to take. This is WITH a
doctors supervision however (and blood tests roughly every 6 months)! Its a PITA,
but better than being in pain all the time - like I used to be.
Like someone pointed out...its the "stupid things I did as a kid, and the stupid
things I still do now" that cause that. And if you ask some of my freinds, etc, they
will say that wheeling is one of them. =(
In your case, 400-600mg prior (several hours prior) and again after (before bed) for
a few days probably wont hurt you when you have a wrenching session.
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:06:01 -0500, travis <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>OK, I'm just uh...middle-aged no matter what my kids say, but I've
>>gotten to where I can "feel it" a couple of days after some hard
>>wrenching on my vehicle. Hands get all swollen up and stiff and my
>>back just about kills me for a couple of days (at least) after. Like
>>the body lift I put on Saturday. I worked on that from about 10am
>>until 6pm or so and I still feel it. A guy at work said he doses up
>>to about 600mg of ibuprofen before woing anything like I do and takes
>>600mg during his activity and then goes down to about 400mg after it's
>>all over with. I don't wanna be a druggie, but am considering the
>>ibuprofen idea. What do y'all do to "get over it" after hours of
>>working on your rides? I kinda thought when I finally got a
>>compressor and air tools that I'd never be sore from working on a
>>vehicle again, but it ain't workin' out that way.
well without it, or something stronger, which I dont like to take. This is WITH a
doctors supervision however (and blood tests roughly every 6 months)! Its a PITA,
but better than being in pain all the time - like I used to be.
Like someone pointed out...its the "stupid things I did as a kid, and the stupid
things I still do now" that cause that. And if you ask some of my freinds, etc, they
will say that wheeling is one of them. =(
In your case, 400-600mg prior (several hours prior) and again after (before bed) for
a few days probably wont hurt you when you have a wrenching session.
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:06:01 -0500, travis <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>OK, I'm just uh...middle-aged no matter what my kids say, but I've
>>gotten to where I can "feel it" a couple of days after some hard
>>wrenching on my vehicle. Hands get all swollen up and stiff and my
>>back just about kills me for a couple of days (at least) after. Like
>>the body lift I put on Saturday. I worked on that from about 10am
>>until 6pm or so and I still feel it. A guy at work said he doses up
>>to about 600mg of ibuprofen before woing anything like I do and takes
>>600mg during his activity and then goes down to about 400mg after it's
>>all over with. I don't wanna be a druggie, but am considering the
>>ibuprofen idea. What do y'all do to "get over it" after hours of
>>working on your rides? I kinda thought when I finally got a
>>compressor and air tools that I'd never be sore from working on a
>>vehicle again, but it ain't workin' out that way.
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Re: Kinda OT: Getting old and feeling it
800 mg, morning and evening....for roughly the last 13 years. Don't function real
well without it, or something stronger, which I dont like to take. This is WITH a
doctors supervision however (and blood tests roughly every 6 months)! Its a PITA,
but better than being in pain all the time - like I used to be.
Like someone pointed out...its the "stupid things I did as a kid, and the stupid
things I still do now" that cause that. And if you ask some of my freinds, etc, they
will say that wheeling is one of them. =(
In your case, 400-600mg prior (several hours prior) and again after (before bed) for
a few days probably wont hurt you when you have a wrenching session.
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:06:01 -0500, travis <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>OK, I'm just uh...middle-aged no matter what my kids say, but I've
>>gotten to where I can "feel it" a couple of days after some hard
>>wrenching on my vehicle. Hands get all swollen up and stiff and my
>>back just about kills me for a couple of days (at least) after. Like
>>the body lift I put on Saturday. I worked on that from about 10am
>>until 6pm or so and I still feel it. A guy at work said he doses up
>>to about 600mg of ibuprofen before woing anything like I do and takes
>>600mg during his activity and then goes down to about 400mg after it's
>>all over with. I don't wanna be a druggie, but am considering the
>>ibuprofen idea. What do y'all do to "get over it" after hours of
>>working on your rides? I kinda thought when I finally got a
>>compressor and air tools that I'd never be sore from working on a
>>vehicle again, but it ain't workin' out that way.
well without it, or something stronger, which I dont like to take. This is WITH a
doctors supervision however (and blood tests roughly every 6 months)! Its a PITA,
but better than being in pain all the time - like I used to be.
Like someone pointed out...its the "stupid things I did as a kid, and the stupid
things I still do now" that cause that. And if you ask some of my freinds, etc, they
will say that wheeling is one of them. =(
In your case, 400-600mg prior (several hours prior) and again after (before bed) for
a few days probably wont hurt you when you have a wrenching session.
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:06:01 -0500, travis <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>OK, I'm just uh...middle-aged no matter what my kids say, but I've
>>gotten to where I can "feel it" a couple of days after some hard
>>wrenching on my vehicle. Hands get all swollen up and stiff and my
>>back just about kills me for a couple of days (at least) after. Like
>>the body lift I put on Saturday. I worked on that from about 10am
>>until 6pm or so and I still feel it. A guy at work said he doses up
>>to about 600mg of ibuprofen before woing anything like I do and takes
>>600mg during his activity and then goes down to about 400mg after it's
>>all over with. I don't wanna be a druggie, but am considering the
>>ibuprofen idea. What do y'all do to "get over it" after hours of
>>working on your rides? I kinda thought when I finally got a
>>compressor and air tools that I'd never be sore from working on a
>>vehicle again, but it ain't workin' out that way.
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Re: Kinda OT: Getting old and feeling it
800 mg, morning and evening....for roughly the last 13 years. Don't function real
well without it, or something stronger, which I dont like to take. This is WITH a
doctors supervision however (and blood tests roughly every 6 months)! Its a PITA,
but better than being in pain all the time - like I used to be.
Like someone pointed out...its the "stupid things I did as a kid, and the stupid
things I still do now" that cause that. And if you ask some of my freinds, etc, they
will say that wheeling is one of them. =(
In your case, 400-600mg prior (several hours prior) and again after (before bed) for
a few days probably wont hurt you when you have a wrenching session.
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:06:01 -0500, travis <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>OK, I'm just uh...middle-aged no matter what my kids say, but I've
>>gotten to where I can "feel it" a couple of days after some hard
>>wrenching on my vehicle. Hands get all swollen up and stiff and my
>>back just about kills me for a couple of days (at least) after. Like
>>the body lift I put on Saturday. I worked on that from about 10am
>>until 6pm or so and I still feel it. A guy at work said he doses up
>>to about 600mg of ibuprofen before woing anything like I do and takes
>>600mg during his activity and then goes down to about 400mg after it's
>>all over with. I don't wanna be a druggie, but am considering the
>>ibuprofen idea. What do y'all do to "get over it" after hours of
>>working on your rides? I kinda thought when I finally got a
>>compressor and air tools that I'd never be sore from working on a
>>vehicle again, but it ain't workin' out that way.
well without it, or something stronger, which I dont like to take. This is WITH a
doctors supervision however (and blood tests roughly every 6 months)! Its a PITA,
but better than being in pain all the time - like I used to be.
Like someone pointed out...its the "stupid things I did as a kid, and the stupid
things I still do now" that cause that. And if you ask some of my freinds, etc, they
will say that wheeling is one of them. =(
In your case, 400-600mg prior (several hours prior) and again after (before bed) for
a few days probably wont hurt you when you have a wrenching session.
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:06:01 -0500, travis <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>OK, I'm just uh...middle-aged no matter what my kids say, but I've
>>gotten to where I can "feel it" a couple of days after some hard
>>wrenching on my vehicle. Hands get all swollen up and stiff and my
>>back just about kills me for a couple of days (at least) after. Like
>>the body lift I put on Saturday. I worked on that from about 10am
>>until 6pm or so and I still feel it. A guy at work said he doses up
>>to about 600mg of ibuprofen before woing anything like I do and takes
>>600mg during his activity and then goes down to about 400mg after it's
>>all over with. I don't wanna be a druggie, but am considering the
>>ibuprofen idea. What do y'all do to "get over it" after hours of
>>working on your rides? I kinda thought when I finally got a
>>compressor and air tools that I'd never be sore from working on a
>>vehicle again, but it ain't workin' out that way.
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Re: Kinda OT: Getting old and feeling it
Duh! You dont put bubbles in a whirlpool/jetted tub. Thats what bath crystals/salts
are for.
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:23:26 -0500, travis <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>Yeah, I tried taking a hot bath in the whirlpool tub thingie the
>>morning after and just wound up making a big mess. It's only the
>>third or fourth time I've used it (normally I take a shower so don't
>>be funny...heh heh) since we've lived here over a year. Amazing how a
>>tiny bit of bubble stuff can make *that* much bubbles. When I got
>>out, my hands looked like a pair of those "hulk hands" you can buy at
>>a toy store. OW!!!
are for.
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:23:26 -0500, travis <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>Yeah, I tried taking a hot bath in the whirlpool tub thingie the
>>morning after and just wound up making a big mess. It's only the
>>third or fourth time I've used it (normally I take a shower so don't
>>be funny...heh heh) since we've lived here over a year. Amazing how a
>>tiny bit of bubble stuff can make *that* much bubbles. When I got
>>out, my hands looked like a pair of those "hulk hands" you can buy at
>>a toy store. OW!!!
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Re: Kinda OT: Getting old and feeling it
Duh! You dont put bubbles in a whirlpool/jetted tub. Thats what bath crystals/salts
are for.
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:23:26 -0500, travis <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>Yeah, I tried taking a hot bath in the whirlpool tub thingie the
>>morning after and just wound up making a big mess. It's only the
>>third or fourth time I've used it (normally I take a shower so don't
>>be funny...heh heh) since we've lived here over a year. Amazing how a
>>tiny bit of bubble stuff can make *that* much bubbles. When I got
>>out, my hands looked like a pair of those "hulk hands" you can buy at
>>a toy store. OW!!!
are for.
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:23:26 -0500, travis <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>Yeah, I tried taking a hot bath in the whirlpool tub thingie the
>>morning after and just wound up making a big mess. It's only the
>>third or fourth time I've used it (normally I take a shower so don't
>>be funny...heh heh) since we've lived here over a year. Amazing how a
>>tiny bit of bubble stuff can make *that* much bubbles. When I got
>>out, my hands looked like a pair of those "hulk hands" you can buy at
>>a toy store. OW!!!
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Re: Kinda OT: Getting old and feeling it
Duh! You dont put bubbles in a whirlpool/jetted tub. Thats what bath crystals/salts
are for.
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:23:26 -0500, travis <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>Yeah, I tried taking a hot bath in the whirlpool tub thingie the
>>morning after and just wound up making a big mess. It's only the
>>third or fourth time I've used it (normally I take a shower so don't
>>be funny...heh heh) since we've lived here over a year. Amazing how a
>>tiny bit of bubble stuff can make *that* much bubbles. When I got
>>out, my hands looked like a pair of those "hulk hands" you can buy at
>>a toy store. OW!!!
are for.
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:23:26 -0500, travis <travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>Yeah, I tried taking a hot bath in the whirlpool tub thingie the
>>morning after and just wound up making a big mess. It's only the
>>third or fourth time I've used it (normally I take a shower so don't
>>be funny...heh heh) since we've lived here over a year. Amazing how a
>>tiny bit of bubble stuff can make *that* much bubbles. When I got
>>out, my hands looked like a pair of those "hulk hands" you can buy at
>>a toy store. OW!!!
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Re: Kinda OT: Getting old and feeling it
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 23:17:14 GMT, Lon Stowell <LonDot.Stowell@ComcastPeriod.Net>
wrote:
>> Ordinary aspirin and ibuprofen are both good anti-inflammatories.
>> Never tried taking any before the activity, but have noticed that
>> as more and more parts creak [mine, not the vehicle] taking 2
>> aspirin or 1 ibuprofen before bedtime helps a bit with what can
>> charitably called "morning after wrenching" hangover. Altho
>> it seems counterintuitive, taking a nice hot bath right after
>> working, no matter how good it feels, can make it worse by
>> causing swelling. However, darned if I'll use ice like pro
>> athletes do.
Yeah, ice is no fun. Never, ever, ever, fall asleep on those big therapy gel
packs!!! Gave myself one heck of a case of frostbite on my back one time. Sucked
big time. The PT folks got a good laugh out of it tho.
wrote:
>> Ordinary aspirin and ibuprofen are both good anti-inflammatories.
>> Never tried taking any before the activity, but have noticed that
>> as more and more parts creak [mine, not the vehicle] taking 2
>> aspirin or 1 ibuprofen before bedtime helps a bit with what can
>> charitably called "morning after wrenching" hangover. Altho
>> it seems counterintuitive, taking a nice hot bath right after
>> working, no matter how good it feels, can make it worse by
>> causing swelling. However, darned if I'll use ice like pro
>> athletes do.
Yeah, ice is no fun. Never, ever, ever, fall asleep on those big therapy gel
packs!!! Gave myself one heck of a case of frostbite on my back one time. Sucked
big time. The PT folks got a good laugh out of it tho.
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Re: Kinda OT: Getting old and feeling it
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 23:17:14 GMT, Lon Stowell <LonDot.Stowell@ComcastPeriod.Net>
wrote:
>> Ordinary aspirin and ibuprofen are both good anti-inflammatories.
>> Never tried taking any before the activity, but have noticed that
>> as more and more parts creak [mine, not the vehicle] taking 2
>> aspirin or 1 ibuprofen before bedtime helps a bit with what can
>> charitably called "morning after wrenching" hangover. Altho
>> it seems counterintuitive, taking a nice hot bath right after
>> working, no matter how good it feels, can make it worse by
>> causing swelling. However, darned if I'll use ice like pro
>> athletes do.
Yeah, ice is no fun. Never, ever, ever, fall asleep on those big therapy gel
packs!!! Gave myself one heck of a case of frostbite on my back one time. Sucked
big time. The PT folks got a good laugh out of it tho.
wrote:
>> Ordinary aspirin and ibuprofen are both good anti-inflammatories.
>> Never tried taking any before the activity, but have noticed that
>> as more and more parts creak [mine, not the vehicle] taking 2
>> aspirin or 1 ibuprofen before bedtime helps a bit with what can
>> charitably called "morning after wrenching" hangover. Altho
>> it seems counterintuitive, taking a nice hot bath right after
>> working, no matter how good it feels, can make it worse by
>> causing swelling. However, darned if I'll use ice like pro
>> athletes do.
Yeah, ice is no fun. Never, ever, ever, fall asleep on those big therapy gel
packs!!! Gave myself one heck of a case of frostbite on my back one time. Sucked
big time. The PT folks got a good laugh out of it tho.
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Re: Kinda OT: Getting old and feeling it
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 23:17:14 GMT, Lon Stowell <LonDot.Stowell@ComcastPeriod.Net>
wrote:
>> Ordinary aspirin and ibuprofen are both good anti-inflammatories.
>> Never tried taking any before the activity, but have noticed that
>> as more and more parts creak [mine, not the vehicle] taking 2
>> aspirin or 1 ibuprofen before bedtime helps a bit with what can
>> charitably called "morning after wrenching" hangover. Altho
>> it seems counterintuitive, taking a nice hot bath right after
>> working, no matter how good it feels, can make it worse by
>> causing swelling. However, darned if I'll use ice like pro
>> athletes do.
Yeah, ice is no fun. Never, ever, ever, fall asleep on those big therapy gel
packs!!! Gave myself one heck of a case of frostbite on my back one time. Sucked
big time. The PT folks got a good laugh out of it tho.
wrote:
>> Ordinary aspirin and ibuprofen are both good anti-inflammatories.
>> Never tried taking any before the activity, but have noticed that
>> as more and more parts creak [mine, not the vehicle] taking 2
>> aspirin or 1 ibuprofen before bedtime helps a bit with what can
>> charitably called "morning after wrenching" hangover. Altho
>> it seems counterintuitive, taking a nice hot bath right after
>> working, no matter how good it feels, can make it worse by
>> causing swelling. However, darned if I'll use ice like pro
>> athletes do.
Yeah, ice is no fun. Never, ever, ever, fall asleep on those big therapy gel
packs!!! Gave myself one heck of a case of frostbite on my back one time. Sucked
big time. The PT folks got a good laugh out of it tho.
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Re: Kinda OT: Getting old and feeling it
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 23:32:49 UTC travis
<travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I turn 36 next month. I didn't start "feeling it" until 3-4 years
> ago. Get ready. ;-) In the meantime I go for something more like:
> 2 parts Jim Beam
> 1 part coke
> A few ice cubes.
> Consume until eyes cross. ;-)
Wait until you have to do warmup exercises before you feel like
walking out to collect the SS check each month!
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
<travist34removethis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I turn 36 next month. I didn't start "feeling it" until 3-4 years
> ago. Get ready. ;-) In the meantime I go for something more like:
> 2 parts Jim Beam
> 1 part coke
> A few ice cubes.
> Consume until eyes cross. ;-)
Wait until you have to do warmup exercises before you feel like
walking out to collect the SS check each month!
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>