I got an email from Rune scape claiming that I was trying to sell my account and that its against their rules, and if its me that I should click on a link and confirm my account. Well, clicking on an email link can lead to account theft and password thefts so I went directly to Rune scape. Long story short, I applied for a new password and was approved. So I went back in game and discovered I felt like a stranger. Its very frustrating. It was a world that I lived. I didn't leave my apartment very much so I could play this game with RS friends I had met in the game and joined a clan and became part of a family. I lost my main account character and couldn't handle it so I left. I missed it and craved the game. I had looked for other games to be similar to RS but there aren't any. I eventually overcame the addiction, but it was always in my thoughts...and so was the remembrance or feeling like I was betrayed by RS. I am not a cheater, never have been. I can't be one. I can't hurt people and that's what cheating is.
I was away from RS for 3-yrs. I've had lots of therapy to overcome my emotions and my over-reactions to things beyond my control. RS being one of them. But, now I'm back in the game, and having my doubts wondering if I can handle this again. The clan is willing to take me back, and I'm grateful. They are like family: supportive, good listeners, love to stand up and cheer when wonderful things happen, whether in game or not.
One day at a time.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Chronic Sacroiliitis
Chronic Sacroiliitis:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sacroiliitis/DS00726 a good description of what ails me.
Definition
By Mayo Clinic staff
Illustration showing sacroiliac joints Sacroiliac joints
Sacroiliitis (sa-kro-il-ee-EYE-tis) is an inflammation of one or both of your sacroiliac joints, which connect your lower spine and pelvis. Sacroiliitis can cause pain in your buttocks or lower back, and may even extend down one or both legs. The pain associated with sacroiliitis is often aggravated by prolonged standing or by stair climbing.
Sacroiliitis has been linked to a group of diseases called spondyloarthropathies, which cause inflammatory arthritis of the spine. Sacroiliitis can be difficult to diagnose, because it may be mistaken for other causes of low back pain. Treatment of sacroiliitis may involve a combination of rest, physical therapy and medications.
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I re-injured myself at a new job while being trained in in 2004. My Ex told me about M.A.P.S. (http://www.painphysicians.com/): Medically Advanced Pain Specialists. They use Epidural injections under fluoroscope. "During fluoroscopy, the patient is positioned between an x-ray source and a fluorescent screen. The live images generated by the fluoroscope allow the physician to visualize and target the suspected physical generators of pain within the body."
I went to see them from 2006 to 2008. They discharged me after having a Radio-frequency, which in layman's terms mean they heated up the nerves in my spine that weave in and out of the facet joints (which are connected to the spine or vertebra), and said come back when it hurts again. They said the nerves would either grow back in a new place, or in the same place.
There is a certain point on my low low back, that if anyone touches it, I spasm in pain.
In 2006, I was sent to see a Dr Jeff Kotulski, who diagnosed what my pain points were. He was the only one who answered me, and I'd been to and sent away from the Mayo Clinic. I was told "live with it".
I was so relieved! I thought I had invented a new pain that no one could identify and so no one could help me. I also have Muscle spasms in my low low back and now in my upper thighs if I stand too long.
Chronic Sacroiliitis. (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sacroiliitis/DS00726) linked to spondyloarthropathies which is what Dr Snow of Mayo said I had, which cause inflammatory arthritis of the spine. Sacroiliitis can be difficult to diagnose because it may be mistaken for other causes of low back pain.
Treatment of sacroiliitis may involve a combination of rest, physical therapy and medications.
Symptoms of Sacroiliitis:
The pain associated with sacroiliitis most commonly occurs in the buttocks and lower back. It can also affect the legs, groin and even the feet. Sacroiliitis pain can be aggravated by:
* Prolonged standing
* Bearing weight more on one leg than the other
* Stair climbing
* Running
* Large strides
* Extreme postures
All I know is, and this is important:
my Si joint begins to tickle on the inside, not hurt. it becomes like 'I have to crack' like a dull feeling, and it tickles but its on the inside of the muscle, next to the bones. Then, I lay on the floor and do some stretching and rolling with knees bent, and slowly roll the knees to each side, with my back straight on the floor. This rolling makes me 'crack' but not really; its moving the muscles in my buttock (left side) causing it to 'scratch' the tickle...but not really. its just stretching that muscle that tickles.
I do this rolling for several minutes. I roll very very slowly because the rolling to pushing that muscle into the Arthritis on the bone that is causing the tickle on the muscle...it hurts even to lay flat on the floor. but because the tickle is enough to send me flying out a window because I can't scratch the itch, the rolling is enough to satisfy me, thinking I'm doing SOMETHING to try to ease this.
Then, I stand up after 5-10 mins of rolling. the tickling has now subsided and moved onto pain. Now it hurts. and I have to decide if it hurts enough to take the pain meds or will Aleve be enough? I usually end up taking the pain meds and getting an Ice pack and numbing the pain area. The tickling does return but because of the ice pack, its bearable.
There's my story.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sacroiliitis/DS00726 a good description of what ails me.
Definition
By Mayo Clinic staff
Illustration showing sacroiliac joints Sacroiliac joints
Sacroiliitis (sa-kro-il-ee-EYE-tis) is an inflammation of one or both of your sacroiliac joints, which connect your lower spine and pelvis. Sacroiliitis can cause pain in your buttocks or lower back, and may even extend down one or both legs. The pain associated with sacroiliitis is often aggravated by prolonged standing or by stair climbing.
Sacroiliitis has been linked to a group of diseases called spondyloarthropathies, which cause inflammatory arthritis of the spine. Sacroiliitis can be difficult to diagnose, because it may be mistaken for other causes of low back pain. Treatment of sacroiliitis may involve a combination of rest, physical therapy and medications.
_________________
I re-injured myself at a new job while being trained in in 2004. My Ex told me about M.A.P.S. (http://www.painphysicians.com/): Medically Advanced Pain Specialists. They use Epidural injections under fluoroscope. "During fluoroscopy, the patient is positioned between an x-ray source and a fluorescent screen. The live images generated by the fluoroscope allow the physician to visualize and target the suspected physical generators of pain within the body."
I went to see them from 2006 to 2008. They discharged me after having a Radio-frequency, which in layman's terms mean they heated up the nerves in my spine that weave in and out of the facet joints (which are connected to the spine or vertebra), and said come back when it hurts again. They said the nerves would either grow back in a new place, or in the same place.
There is a certain point on my low low back, that if anyone touches it, I spasm in pain.
In 2006, I was sent to see a Dr Jeff Kotulski, who diagnosed what my pain points were. He was the only one who answered me, and I'd been to and sent away from the Mayo Clinic. I was told "live with it".
I was so relieved! I thought I had invented a new pain that no one could identify and so no one could help me. I also have Muscle spasms in my low low back and now in my upper thighs if I stand too long.
Chronic Sacroiliitis. (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sacroiliitis/DS00726) linked to spondyloarthropathies which is what Dr Snow of Mayo said I had, which cause inflammatory arthritis of the spine. Sacroiliitis can be difficult to diagnose because it may be mistaken for other causes of low back pain.
Treatment of sacroiliitis may involve a combination of rest, physical therapy and medications.
Symptoms of Sacroiliitis:
The pain associated with sacroiliitis most commonly occurs in the buttocks and lower back. It can also affect the legs, groin and even the feet. Sacroiliitis pain can be aggravated by:
* Prolonged standing
* Bearing weight more on one leg than the other
* Stair climbing
* Running
* Large strides
* Extreme postures
All I know is, and this is important:
my Si joint begins to tickle on the inside, not hurt. it becomes like 'I have to crack' like a dull feeling, and it tickles but its on the inside of the muscle, next to the bones. Then, I lay on the floor and do some stretching and rolling with knees bent, and slowly roll the knees to each side, with my back straight on the floor. This rolling makes me 'crack' but not really; its moving the muscles in my buttock (left side) causing it to 'scratch' the tickle...but not really. its just stretching that muscle that tickles.
I do this rolling for several minutes. I roll very very slowly because the rolling to pushing that muscle into the Arthritis on the bone that is causing the tickle on the muscle...it hurts even to lay flat on the floor. but because the tickle is enough to send me flying out a window because I can't scratch the itch, the rolling is enough to satisfy me, thinking I'm doing SOMETHING to try to ease this.
Then, I stand up after 5-10 mins of rolling. the tickling has now subsided and moved onto pain. Now it hurts. and I have to decide if it hurts enough to take the pain meds or will Aleve be enough? I usually end up taking the pain meds and getting an Ice pack and numbing the pain area. The tickling does return but because of the ice pack, its bearable.
There's my story.
Friday, February 4, 2011
popped out my rib, now what?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006031409088
Help is on the way:
Stand in door way, hold onto top of door frames, bend knees, and hand around, as long as you can. the spine stretches out and hopefully the rib goes back in. Should see a Chiropractor right away, but until you can, this is a quick help plan. If bone is sticking out, go to hospital!
Help is on the way:
Stand in door way, hold onto top of door frames, bend knees, and hand around, as long as you can. the spine stretches out and hopefully the rib goes back in. Should see a Chiropractor right away, but until you can, this is a quick help plan. If bone is sticking out, go to hospital!
Weather Changes being caused by Polar meltdown
http://www.divulgence.net/weather_changes.htm
Weather Changes being caused by Polar meltdown
Before the seas start to rise from the melting polar ice, we can expect more bizarre changes to the global weather. These changes are occurring today at an accelerated rate. According to scientists, reported on CNN Aug 2007, both Polar regions will be completely melted by 2020.
Don't let cooler weather fool you. This is a byproduct of melting ice and increased amounts of moisture in the air caused by the melting ice caps.
Be sure to check the catastrophic global weather disasters during 2007 and 2008. None of the news networks bothered to cover most of these events, but until you have seen these lists and reports for yourself, you will not believe the enormity of the situation.
When is the last time the news covered any of the Global weather catastrophes? Tornadoes in countries which had never seen one before? Tornadoes in the middle of winter? It's becoming commonplace now. Did you know how many times India and surrounding countries were hit by terrible monsoons in 2007? How many times were states of emergency declared in 2007 for Winter weather and summer flooding in the US? We are seeing catastrophic weather worldwide. Historic numbers of Volcano and seismic events, massive earthquakes in South America... and how many of you knew that St Helen's lava dome is expanding again and has been undergoing seismic activity for months? Or how many of you are aware that there are now approximately 350 earthquakes above 4.0 worldwide on a monthly basis? When is the last time you heard about any of this on the news?
Did anyone know that the UK had more than 600 people die from a heat wave about in 2003? For those of you who don't know... the UK is chilly and damp and breezy all year long. They are surrounded by icy cold arctic seas... at least they used to be icy cold. That was the reason it was always so chilly there. Just like California whose cool weather is created by another icy arctic current, are having droughts and heat waves as well. The UK has also had severe flooding and tornadoes. None of this is normal weather for them.
The UK has posted websites to help its citizens plan and prepare for the weather conditions which are occurring. They consider it to be Permanent changes in the weather and they were nice enough to include info for the US citizens since they know we are not receiving any info from our own government.
There will be a lot more rain, storms, snow and flooding due to the increased moisture in the air caused by massive evaporation of the melting polar ice. This heavy precipitation and increased humidity will continue until the ice has completed melting.
Some areas near the melting ice... especially those areas close to glaciers and the north seas will experience much cooler temperatures. This is a product of melting ice. Ice water is actually colder than solid ice. So, for some living in those areas such as Yakutat, Alaska, they will be miserably cold. This will continue to occur in those areas until all of the ice has melted.
Another product of the same melting effect is increased fog. When the ice and warm air come into contact, it creates a cold, damp fog. An example of an instant version of this process was one hot summer day in the Midwest US during a heavy hail storm. Golf ball sized hail completely covered the ground, went into rapid melt and turned into a thick, cold fog within minutes, changing a 90F degree temperature day into a 60F degree temperature day in less than 15 minutes. All of the ice was gone within the hour but the fog lingered.
The Jet stream has already begun to drastically alter its course, often dipping due south into Mexico, creating droughts in some areas and floods in others.
Once the arctic has melted, the cold arctic current which keeps the west coast of the US cool, will become much warmer. The west coast of the US and Canada will become very hot without the ice cold arctic current. It is already beginning, judging by the NWS heat warnings for Portland in July 2008 and the drought emergency in California in Feb 2009.
Warmer temperatures and melting ice will eventually reduce the cold fronts and cold mountain air which will alter the rain patterns and regional climates. Some areas will flood and others will begin to turn into deserts.
Tornadoes have already become a global problem year round. It is no longer unusual to see winter tornadoes or tornadoes in Europe. Prior to 2000, global and winter tornadoes were nonexistent.
Migrations of birds and other animals will be affected by the changes in weather killing off entire species. Already, birds are migrating farther north than before due to the warming trends.
Insects will become insufferable. Even now, plagues of mosquitoes are increasing and carrying more diseases. Honey bees are dying and swarms of crickets and locusts have begun to increase. Cockroaches and fire ants may very well inherit the earth.
-----
http://planetarychanges.wordpress.com/category/future-change/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_global_warming
Weather Changes being caused by Polar meltdown
Before the seas start to rise from the melting polar ice, we can expect more bizarre changes to the global weather. These changes are occurring today at an accelerated rate. According to scientists, reported on CNN Aug 2007, both Polar regions will be completely melted by 2020.
Don't let cooler weather fool you. This is a byproduct of melting ice and increased amounts of moisture in the air caused by the melting ice caps.
Be sure to check the catastrophic global weather disasters during 2007 and 2008. None of the news networks bothered to cover most of these events, but until you have seen these lists and reports for yourself, you will not believe the enormity of the situation.
When is the last time the news covered any of the Global weather catastrophes? Tornadoes in countries which had never seen one before? Tornadoes in the middle of winter? It's becoming commonplace now. Did you know how many times India and surrounding countries were hit by terrible monsoons in 2007? How many times were states of emergency declared in 2007 for Winter weather and summer flooding in the US? We are seeing catastrophic weather worldwide. Historic numbers of Volcano and seismic events, massive earthquakes in South America... and how many of you knew that St Helen's lava dome is expanding again and has been undergoing seismic activity for months? Or how many of you are aware that there are now approximately 350 earthquakes above 4.0 worldwide on a monthly basis? When is the last time you heard about any of this on the news?
Did anyone know that the UK had more than 600 people die from a heat wave about in 2003? For those of you who don't know... the UK is chilly and damp and breezy all year long. They are surrounded by icy cold arctic seas... at least they used to be icy cold. That was the reason it was always so chilly there. Just like California whose cool weather is created by another icy arctic current, are having droughts and heat waves as well. The UK has also had severe flooding and tornadoes. None of this is normal weather for them.
The UK has posted websites to help its citizens plan and prepare for the weather conditions which are occurring. They consider it to be Permanent changes in the weather and they were nice enough to include info for the US citizens since they know we are not receiving any info from our own government.
There will be a lot more rain, storms, snow and flooding due to the increased moisture in the air caused by massive evaporation of the melting polar ice. This heavy precipitation and increased humidity will continue until the ice has completed melting.
Some areas near the melting ice... especially those areas close to glaciers and the north seas will experience much cooler temperatures. This is a product of melting ice. Ice water is actually colder than solid ice. So, for some living in those areas such as Yakutat, Alaska, they will be miserably cold. This will continue to occur in those areas until all of the ice has melted.
Another product of the same melting effect is increased fog. When the ice and warm air come into contact, it creates a cold, damp fog. An example of an instant version of this process was one hot summer day in the Midwest US during a heavy hail storm. Golf ball sized hail completely covered the ground, went into rapid melt and turned into a thick, cold fog within minutes, changing a 90F degree temperature day into a 60F degree temperature day in less than 15 minutes. All of the ice was gone within the hour but the fog lingered.
The Jet stream has already begun to drastically alter its course, often dipping due south into Mexico, creating droughts in some areas and floods in others.
Once the arctic has melted, the cold arctic current which keeps the west coast of the US cool, will become much warmer. The west coast of the US and Canada will become very hot without the ice cold arctic current. It is already beginning, judging by the NWS heat warnings for Portland in July 2008 and the drought emergency in California in Feb 2009.
Warmer temperatures and melting ice will eventually reduce the cold fronts and cold mountain air which will alter the rain patterns and regional climates. Some areas will flood and others will begin to turn into deserts.
Tornadoes have already become a global problem year round. It is no longer unusual to see winter tornadoes or tornadoes in Europe. Prior to 2000, global and winter tornadoes were nonexistent.
Migrations of birds and other animals will be affected by the changes in weather killing off entire species. Already, birds are migrating farther north than before due to the warming trends.
Insects will become insufferable. Even now, plagues of mosquitoes are increasing and carrying more diseases. Honey bees are dying and swarms of crickets and locusts have begun to increase. Cockroaches and fire ants may very well inherit the earth.
-----
http://planetarychanges.wordpress.com/category/future-change/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_global_warming
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