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MEASURE TWICE

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Update on Cubital Tunnel Surgery Recovery


Test went well for getting into drysuit to snorkel in Pacific. The cove was calm, but the wind picked up and more wave action. I was already done snorkeling and so that did not matter. The cove had no breakers, unless you count 4" height right at the lapping water at the edge of the beach.

Another beach goer's dog was a bit rambunctious. The guy did not control the dog, (though small), it did put some scrapes in my drysuit. Tonight, cleaning the suit, the washing of the suit showed the marks gone, though they did appear before washing. I took pictures, just if later it leaks in that area.

I don't expect I would see that person again. I mean like if I had a costly repair and wanted to collect on it. I always get the sand off my suit by once more going in the water. It basically is just to get the water proof zipper rinsed of the sand and neck seal. I have water in my truck to rinse as well.

In going back in the water for an initial rinse, after the incident with the dog, this after they guy came over, and I said get the dog off me, if there was a puncture, it may have shown a leak.

I mean may, as at depth like 33ft sea water (extra 1 atm of 14.7lbs), or say still to max recreational scuba of 130ft the pressure of water there could show up something that in 5 feet depth wouldn't.

I would not think the suit has any issue.

The getting into the suit and back out of it, does abrade my elbow where the incision is, but with the caplin water wicking undergarments and the high loft 2 way stretch polar guard undergarment I found it not so bad. Later I had minor issue by the elbow.

This was immensely less a problem that when using my remote-control land yacht model transmitter. Though the transmitter does not weigh much, my elbow is at 90 degrees bent static. I guess that is not quite as ergonomic, but till I go back to windsurfing, what else.

Yep, a wetsuit for windsurfing, even with wearing a rash guard under the wetsuit, it might be a little more adventurous to my elbow, but that would likely be the next step. Excepting that windsurfing is some of the time a bit of static stress on the elbow, even though some is relieved by the harness line. The gearing to get set up to windsurf, is also something that probably is at a much later date. More time healing makes sense for the more intense sport!


Will have to see about scuba diving with a tank and regulator. The forecast I will see if something can happen soon.



Not that I am so concerned about the ocean, though through the 4th of July, there were a few river and ocean fatalities. Boating and someone just being near the ocean or river, with the holiday, kind of know this is stuff that could have other things involved with whatever.



My dad was in the Navy and a lifeguard, before physics professor. I got training by him to swim underwater breath hold swimming a few feet under the surface of a regulation Olympic size pool.



With either a push off, or a dive, and then a somersault-push-off the opposite end, I’d cover 150ft horizontally, underwater about 3ft depth on a breath hold. I suppose it helped with when abalone diving was legal, which it closed now for California since some years ago. With that sport, I suppose the 12ft depth at the end of the pool helped with that sport also.



I do remember him saying, stay the h*** out of the ocean, this when I was talked about windsurfing in a harbor in gale force winds. The winds are blowing you on shore in a harbor. Some other windsurfer would sail in 15-foot swells.

I saw pics and videos of this, but I never participated in it. The onetime, a breaker that high was a set that had me on an E-ticket at the water world. No harm, but it ended my day sailing. How another sailor at the same location, decided to get back composure and sail back out, baffles me?



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Windsurfing is a real mans sport. I think my last setup was a couple of small sails 3 or 4m^2? and a sinker board that took some getting used to. Had to tack fast or I’d sink. Got to where I was doing the quick tack behind the sail getting under the tip of the boom. Soon after I moved away from the ocean and that was the end of that.
 

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Quick update:

This heatwave the past couple weeks really tore me a new one with the pain and fatigue. I guess any extreme weather is a no-no.

The good Lord put two healers in my life recently. One is a guy I did a little ebike job for. I swapped his 26x4 knobbies to slicks and fixed his brakes. Those fat tires are actually somewhat tricky to mount because of how weak the beads are. I didn’t feel like charging for this minor job so instead asked him to get a real full face motorcycle helmet for himself as he uses the bike for UberEats and is on the road a lot. He does massage too, got a folding table in his car for his mobile work and all. He does a great job.

Tom you had said a nurse girlfriend will take good care of you for a long time. Well I found one. We are completely wrong for each other and it’s super complicated so maybe not a long term thing. Real healer, my hand was near her one day and she just started massaging it. After a couple minutes I moved myself and hand closer and she continued for almost an hour. Her voice is so soft and soothing too. I suspected she’d be a great kisser since I met her last year, so as she massaged my hand I told her that, pulled her close, and gently massaged her lips with mine.
 

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Man this heat is killing me. Can only really do work before 11am or after 7pm. Several months ago I’d do one day then be floored tired for 3 days now the ratio is nearly 1:1. Got lots of jobs to do round the house after this year.

I realize my reality is within my consciousness, and I choose life/positivity. I feel better, good things happen to me, and people around me are uplifted. I’ll start a project soon just not sure what exactly. Almost bought a minibike the other day sat on it and said nooooope. But I Coulda bought it to build it? Idk.
 

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Quick update:

This heatwave the past couple weeks really tore me a new one with the pain and fatigue. I guess any extreme weather is a no-no.

The good Lord put two healers in my life recently. One is a guy I did a little ebike job for. I swapped his 26x4 knobbies to slicks and fixed his brakes. Those fat tires are actually somewhat tricky to mount because of how weak the beads are. I didn’t feel like charging for this minor job so instead asked him to get a real full face motorcycle helmet for himself as he uses the bike for UberEats and is on the road a lot. He does massage too, got a folding table in his car for his mobile work and all. He does a great job.

Tom you had said a nurse girlfriend will take good care of you for a long time. Well I found one. We are completely wrong for each other and it’s super complicated so maybe not a long term thing. Real healer, my hand was near her one day and she just started massaging it. After a couple minutes I moved myself and hand closer and she continued for almost an hour. Her voice is so soft and soothing too. I suspected she’d be a great kisser since I met her last year, so as she massaged my hand I told her that, pulled her close, and gently massaged her lips with mine.
Dude! ;)
What is complicated? She is older? Has children? Can you provide for her long term? Sounds like you are on the proverbial first base. But do not take advantage of her empathy. Earn her respect. It ain't easy. She has seen your kind on a regular basis.

Been there done it Tom from Rubicon
 
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Dude! ;)
What is complicated? She is older? Has children? Can you provide for her long term? Sounds like you are on the proverbial first base. But do not take advantage of her empathy. Earn her respect. It ain't easy. She has seen your kind on a regular basis.

Been there done it Tom from Rubicon
Lol @ this hound dog! Yeah complicated, I’ll tell you later. First base or not, a gentleman doesn’t tell. Anyway, it was all over after I whispered in her ear.
 

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Yeah she’s older, her kids are all grown, still married but separated, neither needs to marry again so they just left it to avoid losing money. There’s other irrelevant stuff. We’re looking for different things and will keep it casual until one of us finds it.

Been trying to do little jobs around the house. Coming up on my anniversary; and since I’m the builder in the family things haven’t gotten done for that long. 4 months ago I could do a Big Job on my feet for a day, resting half the time; then I’d be floored tired for 3 days. Now I can do it resting 1/3 the time, and go two or three days straight if I really load up on the painkillers and shorten dose intervals, then be tired for the rest of the week. It gets better much faster if I stay active. The heat really had me floored tired for several weeks.
 

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I thought my thumb nail I got caught in the dump wagon latch 2 months ago was getting ready to have a new nail. It never came off, but recently their was the bloody dried up stuff under the nail looking to move to thumb tip and be gone.

Unbenouced til now, there is puffiness to my thumb and it is sore. Just the last couple of days this happened.

Dr looked at it and xrayed it. Nothing broken, but on anibiotic for a while and will get another appointment if it does not clear up.

Not the nail fully being replaced, just the infection that they say is why it is puffed up.

The nail to push out the old bloody part that was from something done two months ago and was not an issue I thought til the infection of recent, yea, they say it can take 4 months from now for that to happen.

Will hope antibiotic (and probiotic I always am taking), will fix things right soon.

As for my cubital tunnel surgery and cervical spine possible issue too, I am patient, though I did do a round trip 1000 miles in a week driving of recent.

No tanks and lead weight doing scuba just yet. I did get into the Pacific Ocean to snorkel I must have posted a while back. Am planning to do that some more.

The valve job an putting engine back on bike, I'd best wait for the thumb infection to go away first.

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I noticed that the antibiotic capsules I am supposed to take 3 a day for a week, I had only been taking 1 a day, I guess I am not far off now. Just now finishing my 3rd from my weekly medicine container for today. Spacing out 8hrs apart.

Also Sunday is S labeled, Saturday is S labeled, Tuesday is T labeled, & Thursday is T labeled. Could anything go wrong with that? OK, left to right, the week starts on Sunday. Just make sure the compartment opens infront of yourself and all is good!

Thumb is got to get better soon, dang swelling ain't so swell!

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I wrote up a whole post venting and just deleted it. Today was horrible from the start; two of my ongoing issues were already at a fever pitch when usually I could almost be at a tolerable level for the first 5-6 hours after waking. It’s been a year and I was really hoping the end would be in sight by now. At least I’m meetin more nurses. One told me Arthur’s coming for me much sooner. Is that true? That scares the hail outta me!!
 

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Greg58, I hope you have an uneventful recovery - I'm wearing two leg braces to keep my bad knees out of needing replacement, which is ill-advised with my complicating low bone density. Aging ain't all it's cracked up to be!
 

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True, one thing I’ve always told my son, be careful because what you hurt when you’re young will really hurt when you’re old.
^ Somebody forgot to tell me that, except a Dr. when I was 4 years old, recovering from Inguinal Hernia surgery. Something like, "You will regret a repeat on the other side." . Well my Lady Dr. is not impressed with my current and been forever herniated inguinal canal other side.

Osteoporosis sucks bigly.

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Dam. I think if it got bad in my old age I’d get a ninja 1000 or something. Way faster than an r1. Always wanted to learn how to drift. Tried once on wet grass and the hub just went to 100 when it broke traction, 180’d and threw me on the ground. Twice. Gave up.

It’s really time to build something. So many projects in mind. Been wanting to fab up a little 6” stepping step with skateboard grip tape on top for certain people to get into my car. I thought I had a little plastic one somewhere but can’t find it. I’ll set it down for them then set it in the back. I can’t afford the electric steps they sell for $1000 so I thought for about 5 minutes about fabbing up a cable operated one. Just have to draw it up in 3d and make sure its geometry locks it at both ends… like a kickstand. I probably have enough metal and bolts to make it happen. Also been using my 3rd leg for all sorts of stuff from a long light switchin finger to hitting heavy stuff hard to move it, well and it got bent. Maybe time to do the carbon fiber tube leg and the skull head with red eyes that brighten on every step.
 

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Just call it tendonitis, because it is Greg.
I have had it in both arms at various times, not much you can do until the inflammation subsides and figure out what was the cause, and do a work around.
Crashes on both my motorcycles in the course of two weeks in 84 ripped rotator cuffs in both shoulders. Girls can throw better than I.

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Just call it tendonitis, because it is Greg.
I have had it in both arms at various times, not much you can do until the inflammation subsides and figure out what was the cause, and do a work around.
Crashes on both my motorcycles in the course of two weeks in 84 ripped rotator cuffs in both shoulders. Girls can throw better than I.

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Yea Tom I kissed a girl yesterday, well she kissed me passionately right away for our first kiss, after I invited her to come and get up on the tailgate with me and she did. I really haven’t even initiated physical contact for the few years I’ve known her, and she’s been cautious. We have had good eye fks these years though and she always submits to me. It took her a long time to trust me like that. Her owner got jealous and pulled her off me. Then she started licking my toes and boy it felt so great, she was so good at it with that masterful tongue. He pulled her off again. Afterwards I moved my feet away as she attempted and instead began massaging her hips between my feet. It’s good exercise for me and she liked it. The doggie.

Got you guys excited for a minute there I’m sure
 
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Been polishing your creative writing skills Toni, well done!

Tom
I may have checked out romance novels at bookstores once or twice. Research. Dunno have early onset CRS.

The nice doggie was abused by her first owner. Kept in a small cage and all that. .

I earned the trust of a super aggressive chihuahua once, she may still be alive. She did NOT want to be touched by a wuss. No, she needed a good hard messing around with, pinning down her head so she wouldn’t bite, playing rough. However she did scratch my hand pretty good with her teeth a couple times before I pinned her down and started to tickle her around the front legs and belly. I had machinist hands at the time, super rough and I could handle it. After that she was the loveliest doggie, offering herself for belly rubs, giving kisses, etc. It got to where my buddy’s wife started complaining she NEVER gets that kind of love from her. (^) (^) (^)

I wonder if she will remember me. I will call my buddy and ask tomorrow. (she passed away)
 
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