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So, all you nurses out here. What or how do you treat what I'm guessing is Achilles tendonitis. Calf is sore, but below the head of the muscle. Seems to be tendon or maybe soleus. Annoying as hell, and hurts to walk. Going on a week now. Some days worse than others.

Trying gentile stretching, light walking right now.
Have you seen a podiatrist? If not, please consider. You may need some orthotics or other supportive footwear. You can use ibuprofen or aleve for pain; do not exceed the recommended daily dosage. Try resting also. AT is frequently caused by overuse.
 
Good Morning or whatever time applies...
Last night was hell for Lady K! You see she has thyroid issues, COPD, severe scoliosis, with a kyphosis. I
She was in excruciating pain all day and her meds weren't as effective probably because of the weather.
She has a lot of such days, but some are more painful than others
I feel helpless because there is nothing I can do to alleviate her pain. It's the worst torture imaginable. She turned down a medication that contains fentayl because she doesn't want to get addicted..
I know I can speak freely here, but I'm sorry to say all this. Thanks for being here for me. 💜 🫂 :rose:

Im sorry to read this. I’m on a lot of meds and the only pain meds I can take are hydromorphone and fentanyl. Toradol, a strong nsaid, anlso can help. After surgery I had tons of hydromorphone, like 2 pills every 4 hrs for weeks. As the pain lessened, I gradually tapered down and stopped without trying to.
I only have had fentanyl in medical settings. It’s also the only time I’m not in any pain, so I totally get its appeal psychologically but I can’t stand on fentanyl.bits also physically addictive esp if you’ve had previous addictions to alcohol, cigarettes or other meds.
I totally get her worry. Is there a medical facility where she can go and get fentanyl rather than take at home.
If you’ve got fentanyl at home, it would be good to have narcan handy just in case.
For myself, the pain seems to eat the meds and I can get by with less if I take then when the pain starts to rise.
Fentanyl was designed for unrelenting intractable pain, and in the case of a dying friend, we didn’t care if she became addicted, and she didn’t, but if she had she was in no position to do much with it.

At this point, I take Celebrex and low dose naltrexone ( ldn) LDN blocks the opiate receptors several hours a day and had pretty much gotten rid of my bone pain. On ldn I can’t take opiates as they won’t work so if I need them, I have to go off ldn.
You might investigate ldn. I can send links to studies if that helps.
I hope she feels better soon,
 
Good morning or evening according to your time zone. I am just sitting having breakfast with my mum. Then it’s an eight hour drive to N Devon to see my grandchildren for a few days. I will pop by the Bar when I can but they are my priority when I get there.

Take care everyone!
 
Heh, I wasn't clear. I'm back home for the weekend. I head back tomorrow. What should have been 2.5 weeks out of town may stretch to 4 depending on factors outside my control. That said, it's sunny outside and in the 50s, my cat is deliriously happy to have me home, and I have absolutely nothing beside laundry left to do today. I plan to enjoy that.
Then enjoy your time home, your cat, and your bed! You will be able to return to your class refreshed and ready to stuff more learning in your head! 🥰
 
I have talked to this lot about this with my plantar fascism in my left foot. I was hating Life. I went to a (young) foot doctor and she was kindly and helpful but I think I got better advice here, and I did some thinking.


Hold on to your testicles . . . .


Freeze a bottle of water and roll it under your foot some. Ice packs are decent, too. The plantar and the Achilles both make things feel tight in your calfs. Best way to stretch those is on a stair, heels over the edge and down to pull the calfs. Make sure you hold onto the rail so as not to lose your balance. 2-3-4 minutes a day is quite helpful. I found some shoe inserts with more arch support to be helpful, too. Walmart has some stuff in the foot section at the pharmacy that helps, too, to keep a bit of pressure up on the plantar. It's all tied together.


Of this mixed bag of stuff, I think the stretching has been of the greatest benefit.
This is great advice, Wat! 😘🥰
 
I guess your just a bunch of hypocrite bitches! I can't believe you chastise me and not Wat_Tyler. those pitches of naked women are bad for this site.
Um... You know you're on a sex site... right? Or did you think you stumbled in here looking for the PC room in the library?

This is our thread; we will conduct it the way WE choose. I'm thinking you would be much happier elsewhere. Run along now! The adults are talking.
 
I appreciate that the company I'm training with has a mandatory stretching exercise every morning (we join a teams call on our phones) and they encourage us to stretch again after lunch. Nice to work for people who don't just say "we care about your health and safety" they actually make time for both.
That's amazing!
 
What a day. Because we had the water heater leak a few weeks ago, we are cleaning up the basement.

Pulled out the drop ceiling today.

Cleaned cleaned and then cleaned some more. We have a cleaning and mold remediation team coming on Monday.

And had a bunch of wood to split today too, so got a half cord done.

Now wife and I going to see Murphy’s law and agnostic front tonght in Jersey city.

I’ll haveta catch up later.
I hope you and Mrs. W had a good time!
 
Your both not anything but hypocrites
Oh, dear. Time for
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Your = possessive adjective. You probably mean YOU'RE, which is a contraction of YOU and ARE. This is something generally learned in 6th grade English class. Perhaps you didn't get that far...


Good thing I have been appointed a moderator position,

The comma would indicate there was more to this sentence. It appears your train of thought derailed here.


Either you both apologize

Or what?


LMAO at you peasants!

Again, it appears you are in the wrong room. The GOT thread is two floors down. There you can play out your Joffrey fantasies to your heart's content. He was an insufferable prat, too!


Byeee now! Run along!
 
So, there is this TDK critter what lives at Wat's house. This will come as a shock to you, but that gorgeous wee girl is quite a curtain climber. As in, very. She doesn't just jump up and hang but rather she'd adjust her feetses and go on up the things. I'm tired of convincing old rods not to look bent - she weighs a bit - so I decided to angle some 3" screws into the wood work and put the curtains on . . .


a piece of 1/2" re-enforcing rod. Four feet long. She watched me try out the first one, but all she wanted to climb was the step ladder.


It's ready for her.
What a good cat daddy you are! Keeping your baby girl safe! 🥰🥰
 
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