NWI INGO General Thread #27 - Fresh Pink Air On US-30 smells like...

[repeter1977]

I never been to one... How many showed up? I followed a few posts that some were busy.

It always depends. We usually have at least a couple showing up but as stated we often have quite a bit more. They are lots of fun, getting the chance to use each other's firearms or just sitting and talking

 

[cg21]

Avoid back surgery if you can! I’ve been down the rabbit hole of back surgery 4x and if I had the chance to go back in time I would have said no!
But if you do think about it, consult a neurosurgeon, not a regular orthopedic surgeon. Get MRI done and analyzed by a neuroradiologist who specializes in reading vertebral MRI looking to pinpoint the exact source of your pain and the nerves involved.
Trust me, I’ve learned this the hard way!

I second that …. 3 back surgeries in

 

[d.kaufman]

I have yet to hear someone i know say they had back surgery and it was one of the best decisions they ever had. Hips and knees, yes. Back, no

 

[crookcountygo]

I have yet to hear someone i know say they had back surgery and it was one of the best decisions they ever had. Hips and knees, yes. Back, no

I’m the exception, I guess. Had a herniated disc (L4-L5) for a few years which sent pain from my lower back down my left leg for every waking moment of every day. Tried PT, meds and just plain dealing with it. Finally got desperate enough for surgery in 2009 and have been pain free since.
Edit- Also meant to say: to be fair to your point, I also felt this way (hadn’t heard anyone speaking positively of back surgery), which is why I avoided it and dealt with excruciating pain for years.

 

[actaeon277]

Back surgery successes, seem to be around 50 percent.

I'm waiting for the percentage to go higher

 

[melensdad]

Home from a successful trip to Florida with a 4 year old.

Boy learned to surf on a boogie board, he actually stood up on it! Lots of wave action in the ocean, visited the historical St Augustine Lighthouse

He got to meet the king rat himself. Plus Daffy, Goofy and Ariel. FWIW, wait until your kids are 5 or 6 to take them to Disney, too much stuff the little ones can't do or don't really understand. Prime age is probably 6 to 9 years old

The highlight was meeting Buc-ee! Not the fake one, like Santa at the mall, but the original Buc-ee, at the truck stop just outside St Augustine, FLA

 

[KLB]

For back and neck issues I go to a chiropractor.

Finally got my wife to go for her back and now she goes regularly for maintenance as well.

 

[Snapdragon]

For back and neck issues I go to a chiropractor.

Finally got my wife to go for her back and now she goes regularly for maintenance as well.

I'm so afraid of anything that could make it worse. In addition to the arthritis and stenosis, I've got five bulging lumbar discs, and two of them are herniated. I'm barely functioning now. One wrong move could take me out.

That being said, I have been thinking about trying it out of desperation.

 

[chef larry]

Happy Sunday morning.

 

[KLB]

I'm so afraid of anything that could make it worse. In addition to the arthritis and stenosis, I've got five bulging lumbar discs, and two of them are herniated. I'm barely functioning now. One wrong move could take me out.

That being said, I have been thinking about trying it out of desperation.

I have two bulging and two compressed disks in neck. Without the chiropractor I can barely move my head at all. I end up with a permanent kink in my neck. When I started going this last time it had also pinched a nerve which had two of the fingers on my left hand going numb. In the past I would go until I felt better, and then some years would pass and I would get bad again. As I got older that time span was less. This time I decided to stick with the maintenance, and I am well past the time it would have come back. I go every 8 weeks for maintenance. My wife goes every four. At 8 weeks my neck is just starting to ache a little, so it has worked perfectly.

There is little a Dr can do for a back. Really it is drugs or surgery. The chiropractor will put your spine back into alignment, which will alleviate a lot of the pain and stress. If you go, you'll start out going a lot, plus they would probably give you other kinds of therapy.

I go to one in Winfield

Kauffman Chiropractic - New Patients Click Here

The Chiropractors at Kauffman Chiropractic provide high quality chiropractic care for many different conditions.

www.kauffmanchiros.com

 

[Brian Ski]

The highlight was meeting Buc-ee! Not the fake one,

What a smile!!!

 

[Brian Ski]

I have yet to hear someone i know say they had back surgery and it was one of the best decisions they ever had.

Guy at work, younger than me (40 ish) screwed up his back somehow. He was really messed up.
He is much better (or fixed) I haven't talked to him in a while. They cut open his gut and dumped everything out and cut into his spine from the front. Ehh

 

[Snapdragon]

I have two bulging and two compressed disks in neck. Without the chiropractor I can barely move my head at all. I end up with a permanent kink in my neck. When I started going this last time it had also pinched a nerve which had two of the fingers on my left hand going numb. In the past I would go until I felt better, and then some years would pass and I would get bad again. As I got older that time span was less. This time I decided to stick with the maintenance, and I am well past the time it would have come back. I go every 8 weeks for maintenance. My wife goes every four. At 8 weeks my neck is just starting to ache a little, so it has worked perfectly.

There is little a Dr can do for a back. Really it is drugs or surgery. The chiropractor will put your spine back into alignment, which will alleviate a lot of the pain and stress. If you go, you'll start out going a lot, plus they would probably give you other kinds of therapy.

I go to one in Winfield

Kauffman Chiropractic - New Patients Click Here

The Chiropractors at Kauffman Chiropractic provide high quality chiropractic care for many different conditions.

www.kauffmanchiros.com

Thank you. I have heard good things about Kaufman before. I may have to give them a call.

 

[bigretic]

Home from a successful trip to Florida with a 4 year old.

Boy learned to surf on a boogie board, he actually stood up on it! Lots of wave action in the ocean, visited the historical St Augustine Lighthouse

He got to meet the king rat himself. Plus Daffy, Goofy and Ariel. FWIW, wait until your kids are 5 or 6 to take them to Disney, too much stuff the little ones can't do or don't really understand. Prime age is probably 6 to 9 years old

The highlight was meeting Buc-ee! Not the fake one, like Santa at the mall, but the original Buc-ee, at the truck stop just outside St Augustine, FLA

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lol we are almost home…

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

I had my back surgery in 2001 when I was 25. L3-5 herniated. Pain was much better but the nerve damage was already done. I was out of options, went into the ER on Friday afternoon and had surgery Saturday morning. I'm definitely happy I had it done. I'd like to think I could have continued to tolerate the pain for my wife's sake, but I'm not sure.

 

[d.kaufman]

Another meet n eat poll. Possibly add some food to this one, weather permitting

October NWI Meet N Shoot poll

So I've selected some dates that I know i can make. We have the meet n eat set for October 6th so wanted to eliminate that weekend in the poll. As per usual the meet n shoot will be at Winamac FWA. I may make this one a meet, eat, n shoot. Thinking a batch of chili if weather permits. Multiple...

www.indianagunowners.com

 

[jedi]

Another assassination attempt on trump. This time at his golf course.

 

[bigretic]

Gas prices a made up…

 

[Bugzilla]

Was at that Buc-EE’s 2 weeks ago. They would not let me bring those prices back home with me. Refineries all over NW IN/IL, none in KY. Must be a negative price affect shipping the gas down there.

 

[Ballstater98]

Hope no one is downtown. Friends got caught in this last year. Instant nightmare. 45 minutes to drive 1.4 miles to dinner.