joprud

Hi Guys,

My Buddy Laurie is taking me camping again...WOO HOO... ...Last minute decision... We’re jumpin’ in the 1969 Ford Winnebago (the one with the comfy bed ) at 4:00 tomorrow ( Fri ) and heading up to Sudbury again to see my family...We’re taking it a wee bit slower this time...gonna travel part way and camp overnight then carry on the next day and camp when we get there instead of staying in my parent’s/sister’s home...We’ll be back on Tues...I’ll let ya know how things go when I get back...I sure hope I can manage to catch up when I get back...It’s so hard to be away from these boards for any length of time...I know a few out there are goin’ “Yeah...Tell me about it!!” ...Glad to see a few old faces back

AND...Wouldn’t ya know it...good weather has arrived...Soooo the PORCH MONKEY has emerged from the depths of wherever it is he lurks during his hibernating season... ~~~shudder~~~ ... I was all set to believe he had moved because I saw some unfamiliar people tending to the garden when I was on the way home...musta been the landlord or something cause there he was as I passed by on my way to the corner store...DANG...He said Hi...I nodded said hi....He made one of his usual remarks...I ignored it as usual and carried on my way...Soon after I passed his house I realized he was walking not to far behind me...I could hear his two scary lookin’ dogs...I pretended not to notice and just continued to the store...When I came out ...there he was...tying his dogs to a pole...Now he’s really creepin’ me out...He says “Hey...come here a minute “...”Why are you always mad at me...I’m just complimenting you”... As I’ve explained...I’ve been warned not to p**s this guy off...major anger management problems...So I told him I wasn’t angry and reminded him that I always say hi when he says hi to me...that seemed to be good enough for him...his demeanor changed and he introduced himself...reached for my hand to shake and told me to have a really great evening...smiling at me in that creepy way he does...I excused myself and went home ~~~shudder~~~ ...I guess it’s back to the muddy field route for me for the summer...I don’t know...maybe I’m wrong about this guy...all I have to go on is what I’ve heard...but I just get a bad feeling in my gut when he’s around...I don’t usually get those feelings from people...I’ve never been a very good judge of character...(I tend to trust everybody too much...payed for it a lot over the yrs...but the great people I’ve met make up for it)....So since I am getting that bad feeling in my gut I tend to think I should listen to it a steer clear.

I’ll talk to you guys when I get back...Gotta go pack and stuff...Hope you all have a truly awesome weekend.

Take Care,
Joanne

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• Sept‘63,fall on back on stairs,compression fractures of T6 and T8
• 1993 X-ray Diagnosed DDD
• Nov,2002 MRI C4-C5 posterior osteophytic bar effacing ventral thecal sac, stenosis of neural foramina.C5-C6 posterior disc protrusion effacing VTS. Stenosis of neural foramina.C6-C7 posterior disc herniation effacing VTS.stenosis of neural foramina.C7-T1perineural cysts in both neural foramina.left convex scoliosis mid thoracic spine.wedging of T7. wedging of T5.degen.end plate changes at T8-T9. L4-L5 diffuse disc bulge effacing VTS.hypertrophy of facet joints,central spinal stenosis.L5-S1 posterior disc protrusion with associated tear of annulus fibrosis. hypertrophy of facet joints.S1-S2 Perineural cysts involving S1-S2 nerve roots.
• So far have tried: meds,physio,acupuncture all to no avail.

[This message has been edited by joprud (edited 06-26-2003).]