tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post6713956168191382692..comments2023-10-21T04:15:51.229-06:00Comments on CHROME ON THE RANGE: IN WHICH BEAR REPORTS ON SURVIVING WEEK TWO AT THE PAIN CLINICRob-bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-39052695655740119232012-02-24T22:46:50.771-06:002012-02-24T22:46:50.771-06:00® JeannetteLS: Thank you so much for coming by and...® JeannetteLS: Thank you so much for coming by and visiting. (I love visitors!) <br /><br />I'm so sorry to hear of all the struggles you've been through. That is so "not fun"! But I'm glad you've been gutsy in dealing with your difficulties. <br /><br />My concerns are relatively small in comparison to yours, though I have struggled with dysfunction as you have. The process at the pain clinic has been so significant, and I'll be writing more about it this weekend. Lots of hopeful signs and possibilities.<br /><br />Thanks, again.<br /><br />® Hilary: Thanks. The plan is coming together, and I am starting to feel a bit improved. I'll have more on the weekend.<br /><br />® About Last Weekend: Sorry to hear of your mom's difficulties. I do hope things improve for her.<br /><br />I'm intrigued more and more about Devon. I have some understanding of the place from which mother's family came. I check it out on the map when people talk about Devon. I don't ever expect to make it to Devon, but I've seen pictures of the modern community. That will have to be enough.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-11597253668956597102012-02-23T11:37:17.129-06:002012-02-23T11:37:17.129-06:00This is all so interesting about pain. My mother s...This is all so interesting about pain. My mother suffers a lot with her back and a number of issues - and like you - she is a person who gets much done in her life....How wonderful to hear about your family in Devon which is a fabulous place, I have great memories walking down a cobblestone path to a beach with donkeys. There is a great Brit series in this area called Doc Martin, very atmospheric.About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-56002343202041476002012-02-23T10:48:24.920-06:002012-02-23T10:48:24.920-06:00Sounds like you have been given wise advice and ar...Sounds like you have been given wise advice and are on the right track. I hope you'll be able to manage your pain before too long. It all makes good sense to pace yourself.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-20397040500151627132012-02-22T23:50:53.064-06:002012-02-22T23:50:53.064-06:00Rob-bear, I had my first surgery when I was twenty...Rob-bear, I had my first surgery when I was twenty-eight. I'd managed the pain and the condition for about eight years with exercise. After the sixth surgery I entered the type of pain management and PT they use today and I need to tell you it changed my life. YES, it has gone down the tubes now because I have such widespread damage and, well, I'm nearly sixty.<br /><br />BUT, for about fifteen years I managed to get OFF disability, and at my best, did some heavy duty hiking and paddling for a few years, even. In my forties. It was a long, hard process, but it DID help for a very long time.<br /><br />After this last dip downward, I had to relearn how to walk for the third time, and just now am beginning to put those pain management lessons back to work.<br /><br />It really can help enormously. I gardened for years. We're talkin' digging turf. I had four ruptured disks and nine surgeries... but was able to do that BECAUSE of the therapy.<br /><br />I'm sorry you are going through this Rob-Bear.<br /><br />I am enjoying your writing. It's not like anyone else's and I love that! My late brother played the banjo and guitar and we'd sing together when we were teenagers. The late Dick Fegy (David bromberg band) taught him... Great memories.<br /><br />I'm gonna have to stay and follow your blog to learn more.<br /><br />Sorry this was long--your back concerned me and I feel as if, when I was stabilized through surgery, it was then the PT and pain management that saved the quality of my life.<br /><br />Now it's writing, singing and painting. Hugs to you, too.JeannetteLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528285846408727632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-18114074822118429732012-02-22T21:32:36.769-06:002012-02-22T21:32:36.769-06:00® Better is Possible: Now that I have some of the ...® Better is Possible: Now that I have some of the basics, the question comes up: what did these people do? They were farmers. And what else? Some may have fought in the War of 1812. All kinds of fascinating possibilities.<br /><br />® Just Two Chicks: Actually, I'm who has to work hard at keeping me from being too gung-ho. If I get that way, my muscles hurt even more. Recovery is slow process.<br /><br />However, the grandchildren are with us for a few days, so reading to them, and listening their stories, is fun. And if I read something wrong, my grandson corrects me!<br /><br />Your word verification horror is still there. So, . . .<br /><br />At the very top of your blog, you should see a title "Design" at the top of your main page (right side). Click on that, then find the tab which says "Settings." Click on "Settings" then go to the "Comments" title in the header bar, just below Settings, and click on Comments<br /><br />Near the bottom of the Comments page, you'll find a title on the left side: "Show word verification for comments?" Make sure that is on "No." (It is on "yes" at this point.) It's right under comment moderation title. You're using comment moderation, so you don't need the word verification. Everyone will be happier when you make the change.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-19581338852392277122012-02-22T19:44:19.775-06:002012-02-22T19:44:19.775-06:00I'm glad they're working hard to keep you ...I'm glad they're working hard to keep you from being overly gung-ho!! <br /><br />I love your family history. The only thing I know about my family is that it was extremely dysfunctional. Except for my grandmother on my mother's side. :)<br /><br />I hope your having a great evening. <br /><br />Are my comments now set up so that you don't have to type in a code word? Let me know. I thought I fixed it, but maybe I don't know how?Just Two Chickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588015393799661678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-3582814102257813912012-02-22T03:06:51.252-06:002012-02-22T03:06:51.252-06:00® cheshire wife: Dancing Bear? I hope not. The lif...® cheshire wife: Dancing Bear? I hope not. The life of a dancing Bear was not a happy one.<br /><br />® The Golden Eagle: Yeah; that plan does sound like a good recovery process. So far it's working for me.<br /><br />This family history is not as interesting as Star Trek.<br /><br />® Jackie: I'm going to keep "rooting around" in the elements of my family tree. <br /><br />I recognize that "PACE" is a four-letter word, but then so is "Help." In this case, the two fall into the same category, I think.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-54720767127084586352012-02-21T22:31:52.866-06:002012-02-21T22:31:52.866-06:00Bear roots.
Hmmm. Sounds beary interesting...and i...Bear roots.<br />Hmmm. Sounds beary interesting...and it sounds like you have been having a lot of good times digging up those roots.<br />I commented on another friend's blog that I consider "PACE" to be a 4-letter word...but I do understand that pacing oneself is absolutely necessary. Continued success to you as you "bear up" my friend.<br />J.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214796594702277709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-59853948358329861632012-02-21T18:06:16.296-06:002012-02-21T18:06:16.296-06:00"1. figure out about how much we can do, and
..."1. figure out about how much we can do, and<br />2. start our rebuilding programs at about half of what we can do."<br /><br />That sounds like a good way to begin approaching anything. Slow and steady.<br /><br />Interesting family history!Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-75497223643549708722012-02-21T14:51:41.488-06:002012-02-21T14:51:41.488-06:00Will we soon have Rob the dancing bear?
Intereste...Will we soon have Rob the dancing bear?<br /><br />Interested to see that you have roots in Devon and Wales, as does my husband.cheshire wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944869219641386387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-64681960696573733222012-02-21T08:01:59.526-06:002012-02-21T08:01:59.526-06:00® Posie: Great to see you back in the blogsphere. ...® Posie: Great to see you back in the blogsphere. And thanks for the visit.<br /><br />Tracing one's roots is an interesting exercise, though I would like to know more about these people than just their dates of birth and death. Too bad they couldn't have blogged about life in the 1800s and 1700s!Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-6052899884056945012012-02-21T07:30:30.733-06:002012-02-21T07:30:30.733-06:00Ouch Bear that sounds positively painful, good luc...Ouch Bear that sounds positively painful, good luck with it all, pain is no joke. How fantastic tracing your family history, we could be related as my mother's family generations back are of welsh origin ;-) The happy farmer can trace his family right back to the 1700s, and on this tiny island...so he really knows his roots, and well rooted he is too. Lovely to catch up.Posiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844732200803572416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-87335269443639420482012-02-20T22:20:28.008-06:002012-02-20T22:20:28.008-06:00® Helen: Does it count? Only if you think it does....® Helen: Does it count? Only if you think it does. I'm not making judgements on your life; Bears are way past judgements.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-25188580965028174072012-02-20T21:07:16.648-06:002012-02-20T21:07:16.648-06:00Dear Bear,
I believe Johnny Depp may be my brothe...Dear Bear,<br /><br />I believe Johnny Depp may be my brother ... does that count?Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-69965251646158641912012-02-20T19:35:26.116-06:002012-02-20T19:35:26.116-06:00® Diana: Local vet has already commented on an exp...® Diana: Local vet has already commented on an expected pandemic of generalized grumpiness among Bears this spring. <br /><br />I'm hanging in the the pain program. We're into week three tomorrow. <br /><br />Hope you're getting stronger. Acute pain is not fun. A cute doctor may be fun.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-74973123320919316452012-02-20T19:28:48.786-06:002012-02-20T19:28:48.786-06:00That was some interesting history. Finding out abo...That was some interesting history. Finding out about one's origins can be very interesting as well!<br />I am supposedly a descendant of Ivan the Terrible. Don't think that's worth bragging about but it is what it is!<br />I think Bear is going to be very grouchy come spring with all of the activity that's been going on. Poor Bear, I hope you can fit in some good naps!<br />Love Di ♥Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429812875586479256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-79407896877746356842012-02-20T17:41:35.311-06:002012-02-20T17:41:35.311-06:00® That gentleman's lady: Thank you! And I'...® That gentleman's lady: Thank you! And I'll gladly accepts all the hugs you can give! (Bears are like that, with hugs.)<br /><br />® rosaria: The permanent solution to pain is a life of increasingly strong drugs. Don't think I could Bear that. So, I'm finding alternatives, to at least some of my drugs. And the nuisance of pain.<br /><br />® Inger: Good luck in recovering you range of motion. We work on that, too. The exercises I've been given will promote both muscle strength and RoM.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-60672074946932990642012-02-20T17:34:38.382-06:002012-02-20T17:34:38.382-06:00® The Broad: Welcome. So glad you dropped in. Unle...® The Broad: Welcome. So glad you dropped in. Unless, of course, you've come to raid my cache of honey, berries, and fish.<br /><br />Thanks for dropping over from Jean's place. (I'm very fond of Lulu, having had several poodles in our household.)<br /><br />Chronic pain is, to put it simply, a matter of significant nuisance value. Once you understand that, you can attack it with humour, until the nuisance decreases. At least that's my theory, and I'm sticking with it.<br /><br />® lgsquirrel: Thanks for the encouragement. And more pirates! We'll have to check that out. Please, just don't go squirrelly in the process. I've learned that when one is hunting ancestors, one needs a lot of patience. As is also the case when hunting Bears, but I won't go into that.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-11643846302724577972012-02-20T17:16:30.219-06:002012-02-20T17:16:30.219-06:00® Amanda: Yes, the entire process is is, by turns,...® Amanda: Yes, the entire process is is, by turns, fascinating and helpful.<br /><br />I'm primarily using Ancestry.ca to check my pedigree. I'm assuming it's the Canadian version of the American business.<br /><br />® Blog Fodder: I'll keep hanging in as long as I don't get hung up, or hung.<br /><br />Given where my people lived, I'll bet some of them served in Canadian forces during the War of 1812. (That's even better than pirates!) Um, well, somebody's got to defend Canada from the Americans.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-46836513136383486282012-02-20T17:08:25.547-06:002012-02-20T17:08:25.547-06:00® Rubye Jack: Using muscles to help keep pain unde...® Rubye Jack: Using muscles to help keep pain under control is a central idea in the program. I'm not sure how well it will work, but it seems to have some merit. <br /><br />My identity, in relation to my ancestors, is made up mostly of farmers, with a miller or two. Not sure where this will end. There might even be a pirate. Pirates were often self-employed business people. It's just others were upset with their business. <br /><br />® Helen: I believe I remember that song! Can you guess who did it? You're right: The Guess Who! A Canadian group. Another Canadian influence in your life. Fortunate woman.<br /><br />Do you think you might have pirates in your family tree?Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-81744362241842662122012-02-20T16:18:33.910-06:002012-02-20T16:18:33.910-06:00Hope this pain clinic is of real practical help to...Hope this pain clinic is of real practical help to you. I am intrigued by your family research, particularly as my family live in Devon and we are here in Wales - nice co-incidence! Which part of Wales do your roots lie in?Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-9846981203632178002012-02-20T15:05:16.978-06:002012-02-20T15:05:16.978-06:00I'm proud of you for pacing yourself Bear. I ...I'm proud of you for pacing yourself Bear. I know how hard it must be not to eat all the fish at once.<br /><br />Oh, wait. It's not spring. <br /><br />Or is it?<br /><br />Sigh.<br /><br />I've got some German in me, too. Zer Gut!ReformingGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990465686765948682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-73463997150552135962012-02-20T10:40:28.310-06:002012-02-20T10:40:28.310-06:00I have an injury that I need to work on to regain ...I have an injury that I need to work on to regain range of motion, maybe you inspired me just a little. How typical, Canada negotiates and America fights. Great post!Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-55448338639627178262012-02-20T10:38:24.890-06:002012-02-20T10:38:24.890-06:00Gotta do what you gotta do! It seems unfair though...Gotta do what you gotta do! It seems unfair though. Can't they just find a permanent solution?Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780769436411348454.post-61519700515783957012012-02-20T10:32:03.610-06:002012-02-20T10:32:03.610-06:00Bear is finding his roots!
Big hugs as you go ab...Bear is finding his roots! <br /><br />Big hugs as you go about making yourself strong and fit again!That gentleman's ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662660073866660544noreply@blogger.com