Oh my spine!! (an update)

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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:15 am

Morgain Le Fay wrote:

Next venture will be the tub bath by putting a big plastic bag over the boot and duct tape it shut!

A quick tip. Shave the hair where the tape will go on your leg. It will help the tape seal on your leg and will save some Riiiiiippppp pain. Shocked

I too am glad you are feeling better sir.

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:34 am

^^^
Me too! I believe that "he" is a "she".

insults and more · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:48 pm

Don't use duct tape, instead get some elastic tourniquet-style bands. You can tie the bag on using them and get a waterproof seal, without consequent duct-tape removal.

I learned that the hard way when I had a cast on my arm at around 10 years old.

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:25 pm

You have the cast removes before it reaches such an age...

Sorry had to... Laughing

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:09 pm

Folks! The duct tape was a joke!

The things I could tell y'all about how duct tape and surgical tape is used in beauty pageants! My one daughter can tell you the pain of Riiiiiippppp

@ParaNoid Are you saying my legs need shaved? Rolling Eyes

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:52 pm

2ND update:

Home now, but have to go lie down, want to let eveyone know that surgery went well. Hopefully this is the last one. Picking up my good meds tonight so after I have taken them, I will post more here.

Bart does love everyone of you here, thanks!! Very Happy

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:05 pm

Glad it went well, go easy on the posting if your meds mean you're tripping.

We don't need to know about the sparkling pink unicorn sat on the end of your bed eating your grapes . Smile

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:05 pm

Be encouraged Bart, I had an operation for a herniated disc 43 years ago when technology was much less advanced and I've been 99.9% pain free ever since.

There isn't any way to describe that kind of pain to someone who hasn't experienced it, and no need to describe it to someone who has.

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:07 pm

Glad surgery went well Bart. Do everything the docs want you to do or not do and remember let everyone wait on you hand and foot!

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:02 pm

Thanks for checking in, Bart. I'm happy to hear that you're home and wish you a quick and complete recovery. ( you as well, Morgain Le Fay )

RC may not want to, but I would love to know about the sparkling pink unicorn sat on the end of your bed, eating your grapes!

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:05 pm

Yes, yes we love hallucinations...I mean REAL unicorns.

Morgain, would a simple silicone slip on work? Like some cellphone cases/skins? Or do you think that would slip off too easily?

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:43 pm

^^ You'll need to factor in a tread on the sole, to account for all the various floor types and terrain... slippery tiles, sticky lino, polished wood, mud, puddles, etc.

@Bart, glad it went well and you're safely back home. Take it easy now, and give yourself chance to recover.

Pink unicorns? Better than giant tarantulas or head-spinning babies on the ceiling...

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:00 pm

that's why I'm thinking silicone. From past experience, however, I know the substance grips just about anything but doesn't always stay put on a dissimilar substance unles fixed by a proper method like straps. Then you have to factor the fact that holes created to affix velcro or some other system would comrpmise the integrity of the silicone. It may have to be a two piece device to which the silicone is merely the surface in contact with the "ground". It will be permanently affixed to the actual unit that fastens to the boot. Further ideas?

Ooops, back on topic...

squrriel unicorn!...uhoh bad trip!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:23 pm

^^ Cute!

Hmm..Neoprene slipper with integrated wraparound gaiters and velcro fastening? Dunno how the silicon sole would work though... maybe do a full shoe of neoprene and coat the bottom with a layer of silicone for grip? Is that even possible?

Disclaimer: This is all guesswork, I know nothing about textiles and chemistry, and am most likely talking complete bollocks here. Embarassed

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:33 pm

Good, that's what I expect. Laughing

The silicon grips well enough to most surfaces. I am looking to keep cost low and cost to consumer low (I know, hospitals love to over charge). Something that can snap on and off easily. Neoprene sleeves are a bit much. I think a simple plastic "shoe" to attach to the boot through molded hooks (I would like them to be easy to remove as well, we all know pain pills can make you nauseous sometimes and we don't want to bend into gravity too much) to which a sheath of silicone is glued solidly to. The plascit shoe would also have a texture to the side which mates up to the boot creating a friction/raised mating with the two pieces.

insults and more · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:51 pm

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:25 am

Badgerbait, don't forget those who live in the Land of the Chosen Frozen. They might need ice grips on the bottoms of their Badger Boot soles!

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 4:24 am

Morgain Le Fay wrote:

@ParaNoid Are you saying my legs need shaved? Rolling Eyes

Well sir... er... ma'am, I don't know what to say... Embarassed

I guess I never checked to see ir you were a ma'am or a sir and now with your cast thingy, you walk like a pirate, so it is hard to tell. Very Happy

As for the shaving, once the cast is off, possibly, unless you don't do that, then more power to you... Shocked

I think.

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:51 pm

^^^

Tis a beautiful day in the neighborhood when one makes their former mentor blush and attempt to be diplomatic! Razz

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:05 pm

Best wishes, Bart!

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:11 pm

Get well soon, Bart Very Happy

I'll wait for you in the usual threads Very Happy

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 9:00 am

Christ, just harden up will ya Bart.
Shocked

Stop bloody complaining, go to the local Zumba Class and lose 300 lb, ok, you'll prob die, but you'll die happy looking at all those pert butts and toned legs around you when you collapse in a shuddering wreck on the floor

Ok, you're enrolled in the disc/vertebrae/lumbar veterans guild, along with the rest of us

Now get back baiting Very Happy

Best of luck, I hope you get back on your feet soon, it took me a long time to recover

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:48 am

I'm getting better each day. Most of my L-4 L-5 disc is gone, so there is nothing to cause problems with my big nerve in my back. Let's hope it stays that way.

Thank you everybody!!
Very Happy

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 2:25 am

^^^^ Great news, Bart!!! Time for jumping jacks yet? jump_4_joy

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:30 am

Bart was here!!!

So glad to hear that you're recovering well!

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