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  1. The Chairman

    Diving "Conservative" vs Nitrox

    Of course, not. They gots papers. Well. OK, you've got papers too. They just don't know it. Me? I'm a putz. I just know what works for me. That's about all I need, too!
  2. The Chairman

    A new normal...

    The last people my mom would borrow from would be from her captors for 5/6 years. I don't think she hated the Japanese, but I don't ever recall her stating one way or the other. She had a lot to say about Germans, though. Languages are fluid. My mother learned much of her Chinese from her Ahma...
  3. The Chairman

    A new normal...

    I've been racking my brain over this... I knew the first word was Gai, but had to look up the second. I don't think it was Lao. The more I think about it, my mom used the word Gai Chi, or Gai Zhi. Apparently, the latter means "calcium", but she was adamant that it was an epithet used of white...
  4. The Chairman

    Diving "Conservative" vs Nitrox

    The older you get, the less elastic your cells are through aging. The less N2 you absorb, the less you have to deal with, so sure. I dive NitrOx even in the pool. However, I really started feeling better when I made my minimum safety stop at least five minutes long, and not just three. If I'm...
  5. The Chairman

    A new normal...

    I have in an earlier injury. My mother was born and raised in Tiensin, China (daughter to the Dutch Ambassador, so I'm not Chinese). She sent me to the daughter of her Ahma (sp?) back in the 70s for a sport injury. Those eyes. It would have been a match made in heaven, but I am a "Gai Lao" (I...
  6. The Chairman

    A new normal...

    Well, I've shared bad news, so here's some that is good: I have lost 47 pounds since Christmas, and I just got back my Lipids panel... My BP that day was stoopid high, and my pulse is almost making me a tachycardic. The good doc says we'll check that after I get rid of all the pain in my...
  7. The Chairman

    another lurker....

    You're not deep enough. It gets black.
  8. The Chairman

    another lurker....

    Where did you want us to begin? First there are two types of divers: Those who pee in their wetsuits and those who lie about it. (It's why I avoid wet and dry suits). There are a few rules of diving #1 Never hold your breath. #2 You can call a dive at any time, for any reason, and there's no...
  9. The Chairman

    A new normal...

    They sent a video about the upcoming procedure. Even though I've had two already, I far better understand the process they'll be using. I have to give Kudos to Meroney and UF Health. I'd share it with you, but it's password protected. One thing I might have failed to mention, is that Meroney...
  10. The Chairman

    A new normal...

    Thankfully I don't have that in addition to the piriformis. It's enough pain by itself.
  11. The Chairman

    A new normal...

    Mine usually stops hurting if I sit in a recliner or lie on my bed. Most of the time. I only allow myself to take Oxy when I'm going to sleep.
  12. The Chairman

    A new normal...

    You're a ScubaBoarder. What else do I need to know?
  13. The Chairman

    A new normal...

    Isn't it??? As a former mechanic, I learned to absorb pain. Burns, cuts, gouges, and I even broke a bone straightening out a twist in some metal. It just needed to be done, no matter the pain incurred. But this is incessant. I can no longer find a comfortable position to drive my van. Today, I...
  14. The Chairman

    A new normal...

    Interesting. I had not thought of that. How do I find a competent attorney who does these things in Cave Country?
  15. The Chairman

    A new normal...

    I'm having a problem with my piriformis nerve. While the sciatica goes through the pelvis to the inside of the thigh, the piriformis wraps around from the butt, then around the outside of the pelvis and down to the top of the knee.
  16. The Chairman

    A new normal...

    Fanning is less than a half-hour away. I saw my first shark there as a little kid. Yeah... in the spring. :D :D :D
  17. The Chairman

    A new normal...

    That's always been my forte. When life gives me lemons, I don't just make lemonade, I open a stand. :D In DM, I wrote this and I think it might shed more light on the situation. I have confidence in this team now. The second doctor I saw of this team really let things slide, and I went to...
  18. The Chairman

    A new normal...

    Only if I don't have to smoke it. Yeah, I'm an old time fan of Cheech and Chong (remember Bassetball Jones?), but I was never a stoner. I don't like my senses numbed... except for the narcosis I get at 80 FSW, where there seems to be no pain. :D As close as I can get is still phenomenally far...
  19. The Chairman

    A new normal...

    PS... and sorry if I miss responding to everyone. Both the springs I like to go to use stairs. While it was fun to use a tank (it's been over a year and a half), I think I just want to swim for now. I guess my big worry, is how do I manage the stairs better? At Itchetuckne Springs the stairs...
  20. The Chairman

    A new normal...

    Not a prescription one, no. The OTC braces feel like they should work, but they don't. I do find pressure on the back seems to help, so I'm thinking of using my TENS unit on it and see if that disrupts the cycle. I tried PT for 3 months last year. Physical therapy and stretching hurt without...
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