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Thanks John. I probably should have crouched down to get to his eye level, but getting up becomes more of an issue as you age!
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Dogs Dogs (part II)
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Thanks John. I probably should have crouched down to get to his eye level, but getting up becomes more of an issue as you age!
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- Beaumaris, Melbourne, Australia
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- John ...
Tell me about it, Rose!Thanks John. I probably should have crouched down to get to his eye level, but getting up becomes more of an issue as you age!
Serious painkillers between 2 to 4 times a day ameliorates the problems - it certainly doesn't stop the pain. While my hips and knees are not good, my main problem is all my lumbar discs are buggered, ditto all my lumbar facet joints. I try to get down only where I can use my arms to get back up now, otherwise it's very tricky.
Lawrence A.
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- Larry
Getting old is just plain not fun.
Lawrence A.
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- Larry
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I'm pretty fit really, but scared I'll get cast. And I have had some issues with lumbar facet joints at times in the past, and when I do I can barely move because of the spasm.
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- Beaumaris, Melbourne, Australia
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- John ...
Rose, a spasm while standing stock still in the kitchen thinking "Will I make myself a coffee?" started what I think is now a permanent "episode" in September 2020. Some months using a four wheel walker, 8x Panadeine Forte a day followed.
Too much Paracetamol per day long term, so my Doctor weaned me onto SR Oxycodone (Targin 10/5) plus Valium for the spasms. Played havoc with my INR initially! I have always tolerated opiates well, and Valium works superbly as an anti-spasmodic, without any tranquillizing effect.
This regime is settled, playing nicely with all my other medications. My INR is stable! And I can use Paracetamol as a rescue pain killer without getting anywhere near toxic doses. It works better than Endone as a rescue medication, as it potentiates the efficacy of the Targin, as it does with Codeine and Ibuprofen.
It looks as if I will be taking the Targin for the rest of my life.
So, yeah, getting old ain't for sissies, as my old friend, Bill Turner, used to say.
iamknudsen
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I say if it doesn't hurt, it will turn grey or fall off.
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...or both!
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Lawrence A.
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Lawrence A.
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Pretty much. His name is Sammy and his owner just told him to stop and lie down. He did, a bit reluctantly .
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- Cambridgeshire, UK.
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- Charles
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- Cambridgeshire, UK.
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- Charles
You are too kind Apollo. Thank you.
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- Cheshire, England
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- Martin Connolly
docfox
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Dear Martin,
Your new camera rig seems to really agree with you! I like all three of your shots, especially the second; it's a perfect pup portrait.
Regards,
George
Your new camera rig seems to really agree with you! I like all three of your shots, especially the second; it's a perfect pup portrait.
Regards,
George
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