I married a man 16 yrs. my senior. The only time I notice the age difference is when he talks of stories from the 70's. I laugh thinking of how old I was when he was out "living' it up". He tells me how he has albums (lol...I NEVER bought an album in my life) older than me. I prefer, and always have, older men. Give me one set in his ways so that I know exactly what I am in for. I like being w/a person that has some life experience under their belt.
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Age Difference?
by simplesally inshe is older, he is younger.
what's the largest spread in years that you have heard about that is.
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Anyone ever had "rolfing therapy"?
by scootergirl ini know...when i first heard my doctor mention rolfing i thought he meant throwing up!
lol.
february 26 of 2002, i was rear ended while at a complete stop by a 3/4 ton truck going between 30-40 mph.
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Thanks Odrade. I think that I am going to address my concerns about pain w/not only the doc but also the therapist. My family phsycian has been my doctor for the past 12 yrs. I have come to respect and admire him. He has been w/me thru so many ups and downs throughout my life and the fact that he talked to me about researching and learning more about the procedure before making a decision really had me concerned.
SW, omg, YES, I can relate! It is like waking up an 80 yr old woman, doing my excercises and starting my day (cause the day MUST go on for us moms) to wind down at night stiff and sore. I hear you too about activities w/your daughter. I have a four year old plus I also run a home daycare and there are times at the end of the day where I wish I could just collapse and be left alone till the next day. Simple little things like carrying two gallon jugs of milk from the car into the house can throw me into a tizzy or simply watching a movie and reminding myself that I can't stay in one position too long or else I am gonna pay for it later. Simple things that I use to take for granted like vacuuming or shampooing a carpet can cause so much pain that it leaves me in tears. Does the weather bother you too? This past MN winter was particularly hard on me. And I swear when it is gonna rain I can feel it before the meteorologist even predicts it!
I was on meds but decided that I didn't want to be medicated any longer. I don't want to jeaopardize my liver or kidneys to make myself feel better now. I really really am interested in finding a cure or at least help for what ails me now. I am all for a holisic treatment.
Thank you all of you who have taken the time to respond. I was just feeling nervous and scared about something I am not familiar with.
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Anyone ever had "rolfing therapy"?
by scootergirl ini know...when i first heard my doctor mention rolfing i thought he meant throwing up!
lol.
february 26 of 2002, i was rear ended while at a complete stop by a 3/4 ton truck going between 30-40 mph.
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When some other painful experiences comes up, it'll be like "hey, I can handled this - I've been Rolfed!"
I often say that but substitute the word Rolfred for "I've been thru labor three times" LOL
I think you are right. I am focusing on the pain and not the cure. I have read all night about the treatment and think that I am gonna go for it. If a little pain helps me in the long run it will be worth it.
((seigswfief)) I am sorry for your pain. It sucks, don't it? I guess nothing changes if nothing changes and regular old PT aint doing me any good. This is a last resort and I want to feel better.
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Anyone ever had "rolfing therapy"?
by scootergirl ini know...when i first heard my doctor mention rolfing i thought he meant throwing up!
lol.
february 26 of 2002, i was rear ended while at a complete stop by a 3/4 ton truck going between 30-40 mph.
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Thank you, czar, for your kind words.
Mark, very interesting and thank you for replying to my post. I will be honest, I am nervous. I have visions of feeling the way I did after the intial accident. But at this point I am willing to try damn near anything to get back to the way I was. I constantly live w/the reminder that the next thing I do can cause a flair up. But then again, I hate complaining and whining because I know there are people out there that are worse off than me. I suffered major guilt just going to the PT! How's that for screwed up?
Doc recommends that I got at least 6 times. He said it is intensive and it will be painful which scares me. My doc is a very athletic man and to hear him talk of his experience put me on edge. Guess maybe I am just being a baby about it. Maybe the anticipation will be far worse than the actual pain.
He wants me to read up and think about it. I am to call him next week w/my answer.
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Anyone ever had "rolfing therapy"?
by scootergirl ini know...when i first heard my doctor mention rolfing i thought he meant throwing up!
lol.
february 26 of 2002, i was rear ended while at a complete stop by a 3/4 ton truck going between 30-40 mph.
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I know...when I first heard my doctor mention Rolfing I thought he meant throwing up! LOL
February 26 of 2002, I was rear ended while at a complete stop by a 3/4 ton truck going between 30-40 mph. It damn near totalled my car and caused me to have a neck injury. I have been going to physical therapy since w/no avail. I have "flair ups" and at times I will even have joints lock in my neck. I suffer from severe pain in my neck, shoulders and upper back at times. I have to watch what I do because I can irritate the injury which leaves me in pain for a few days.
Today was my recheck w/my phsycian who said I have good range of motion albeit limited (whatever that means) and even though I faithfully do my daily excercises and make my PT appts, I am at a platuea. He suggested something called Rolfing.
Apparently there are 28 recognized facilities that do this intense, deep muscle massage therapy in the country and we are fortunate enough to have a therapist in Duluth.
My doc told me that it is painful. The way he described it was like a doc describing rebreaking a bone. Apparently he believes that I have a lot of scar tissue in my neck/back muscles and that Rolfing would do me good. In his words "the physical therapy that you have had will be a cake walk compared to Rolfing". Okay, I get a little nervous when anyone PREPARES me for pain. But he has undergone the treatment (which is holistic) before and said that, yes, it was painful but the bennies outweighed the pain. He said the goal is to get rid of that scar tissue and retrain my muscles to work right. I may be laid up for a day or so after each treatment session (6-10) but feels that I would benefit from it.
I told him that I wanted to research it more before him making my appt. Here is the information I found on www.webmd.com
Rolfing is a holistic system of deep tissue massage that realigns and balances your body so that your head, shoulders, chest, pelvis, and legs are in a better vertical alignment. Treatment consists of 10 one-hour sessions, preferably given weekly, starting from the head and working down to the feet.
Each session builds upon the last until the body is totally aligned, front to back, side to side, top to bottom, and inside to outside. "It's like peeling an onion," says Thomas W. Findley, MD, PhD, associate director for research at the Center for the Study of War Related Illness of the VA Medical Center in East Orange, New Jersey. "You go deeper and deeper."
The underlying principle of Rolfing is that injuries, poor movement habits, and chronic muscle tension from stress, cause the fasciae (thin layers of flexible connective tissue that are wrapped around your muscles and form the tendons that attach the ends of your muscles to your bones) to stiffen. This in turn keeps you from moving freely and easily. The practice of deep tissue massage that Rolf developed more than 50 years ago is designed to loosen the fasciae so that your muscles can move more easily, which lets you unlearn bad patterns of muscle strain and misuse.
I am scared. I am 36 yrs old and very frightened of what my future holds w/this injury. My life has changed somewhat in the activities that I use to be able to do. I am not disabled or immobile, but the pain and discomfort is something that I have gotten use to and manage. I wonder what will it be like when I am 50?
So, my question is any of you out there reading this, have any of you gone thru such treatments? If so, what did you think?
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Our Cockatiel needs help
by outoftheorg inwe have a male cockatiel and were given a female.
after almost 2 yrs together they began to mate.. we thought it was cute.
then she started laying eggs.
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So...whatcha gonna do w/the babies? Keep them? Can you post a picture of them? There is so much information on the web about breeding and weaning babies. I have learned quite a bit from reading and talking w/those who have successfully bred in the past. Now I will finally get to try my hands at it this month! I am very anxious for the new tiel babies coming soon here. Last week I did have a sad mishap though. A 3-week old budgie chick died unexpectantly. Was a very sad day. :(
Yes, Shera, we are two bird nuts, aren't we? LOL...surpised our husbands haven't tossed us out for having so many feathered friends!
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Our Cockatiel needs help
by outoftheorg inwe have a male cockatiel and were given a female.
after almost 2 yrs together they began to mate.. we thought it was cute.
then she started laying eggs.
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Congrats on the babies! I have a pair currently sitting on five eggs and 3 are definately fertilized (the other two I can't tell yet) and if all calculations go right, next weekend we should see chicks!
I currently have four cockatiels (and 8 budgies) and have gotten so attached to them! I love them to pieces. I belong to another db (db for many kinds of birds) and even if you don't sign up, there is a ton of information for you to read-esp. about breeding and the babies.
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What do you collect?
by scootergirl inanything that brings such enjoyment to your life that it is almost an obsession that you are constantly hunting and searching for?
i collect pieces made my marjolein bastin.
for those that aren't familiar w/this artist, here is a bit about her:.
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That's really interesting OhioCowboy! I would love to collect antiques. For me there is so much history behind things that I find so interesting. Plus, the "thrill" of the hunt would be very cool!
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What do you collect?
by scootergirl inanything that brings such enjoyment to your life that it is almost an obsession that you are constantly hunting and searching for?
i collect pieces made my marjolein bastin.
for those that aren't familiar w/this artist, here is a bit about her:.
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Wow.......lots of different interesting collections! I find it so amazing what people collect. Usually there is some story behind what they have an interest in.
Next weekend I may head to my very first auction that is to be held not too far from here. The family was homesteaded in the late 1800's and apparently are selling off everything (not sure of the cirucumstances). I want to go and check out the antiques and the old knick knacks. I am also very interested in the old furniture. I have quite the array of bird stuff besides my Bastin pictures-nests, boxes and houses. I would love to see if they have anything that would interest me. I would love to be able to tour the old house too.
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What do you collect?
by scootergirl inanything that brings such enjoyment to your life that it is almost an obsession that you are constantly hunting and searching for?
i collect pieces made my marjolein bastin.
for those that aren't familiar w/this artist, here is a bit about her:.
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Mulan, isn't ebay great? I love being able to 'browse' in my robe and slippers and hunt for things I don' thave. I completely understand about getting carried away though. There have been many times when I have had to slowly walk away! hehe