Posts by Kelly:
Chiropractors: Science or scam?
So with this recent neck/arm/shoulder/numbness excitement, I decided to go to a chiropractor and see if they might be able to help. Buddy of mine is one, is very intelligent, well studied, etc. Went to see him. He told me that it was a muscle spasm – definitely not a subluxation – and that we need to do an adjustment (back, neck, elbow), some shock treatment, and the apply moist heat – ABSOLUTELY NO ICE – to relax it and make it go away. Next day it was worse. He told me to come back. Performed the same procedures on me. Went home to heat. Worse the next day.
Decided I would try another chiropractor I knew. This guy is a bodybuilder, and seems to really understand how things work. He x-rayed my spine. Showed me things on the x-ray (might as well been an x-ray of a brontosaurus – no idea what I was looking at), – told me that it was a subluxation, not a muscle spasm. Did an adjustment (exactly the same as before – back, neck, elbow), and told me to go home and ice it – ABSOLUTELY NO HEAT.  Guess what? Yep – worse the next day – in fact, now I was getting numbness in my arm.
II went to my regular doctor and told him the deal. Got me the MRI, turns out it is a bulging disc. Needs rest, possibly rehab. An answer. Thank you.
Claustrophobia
Had to get an MRI for my arm last night – had pain for 3.5 weeks now, and it’s just not getting better. All I think about is OW MY ARM HURTS, ARM, ARM, ARM, ARM, ARM.  I tried to soak it in alcohol this weekend for Jon’s bachelor party, but that didn’t work. […]
Learning
Man – so much learning lately. In no particular order: Photoshop – something I should have learned years ago, and now I know why I didn’t – it’s really complicated. All I really want to do is design some simple web elements, cut up pictures, etc. I am NO artist – which means that 98% […]
42 years
Birthday today. Great weekend of fun. Parties and drinking with friends. Big changes for me since 40. I was employed at Infosearch Media – the second worst job of my life. First on the list was Zenith Insurance, and both were bad for the same reason – the people I worked for. Ron and Mary […]
Get your entry in before Jan 1!
It’s time to sign up for the most super-fun contest around! The Stiffs.com, Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool. You pick 10 celebrities you think are going to die next year, and if you get the most corpses, you win cash! Woo hoo! What’s more fun than THAT? Entry information is on this page – I […]
Medical Myths
From the world-famous Greg Husebye – medical myths that have been around forever. I always knew about the tryptophan myth (there isn’t nearly enough in turkey to make you tired) but the others were new. Enjoy.
Getting old
Three things today that made me feel old: – I realized that last month was my 25 – that’s TWENTY FIVE – year anniversary of working with computers. I was a full time programmer for Big Five Software. Check out my hair back then. – I played golf today with two kids who were born […]
The Return of Stiffs.com
The greatest dead pool in the history of the game – stiffs.com – is back online. After significant issues with hosting, jerk ex-players, and all sorts of other issues, Zach has managed to get it rolling just in time for the 2008 contest. OK – I helped a little. Go there. Enter. Have fun.
The Monkeysphere
What is the MonkeySphere? Go read it to find out.
The Bachelor
Unreal. Pam just made me watch the last episode of the Bachelor with her. This is generally fine, because I am spared the pain of watching the whole season, and just get to see the “money shot”, as it were. Excecpt that this guy that Pam thinks is just gorgeous, turns out to be a […]