BCB, Chet,
You got a boat load of MOJO coming your way from down here at FT Benning. I'm here for you fellas if you need anything.
ABS

Man thanks for the concern, you know the only thing that'll make it pass it time. It's just the pains of old love you know. And well honestly you guys already do help, when I come here it takes me away from all that. I told you guys before and it sounds so cliche but the guitar saved my life. Being able to learn songs that were written by people going through the same thing help me to deal with it. Some day it will pass. But all you guys help already a lot more than you know and it is much appreciated.

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GUILD GUITARS: MADE TO BE PLAYED!

I can certainly empathise with anyone suffering from chronic pain,I've had back problems since a work injury in 78 culminating in a spinal fusion(L5-S1)in 95 an injury to my upper back in 00 put me on permanent disability.The pain I was suffering from led me to take up to 400 mgs. of morphine a day leaving me at times in an almost catatonic state.On top of the morphine I was also taking methadone and muscle relaxants to try and control the pain.My salvation came when my wife found the Chronic Pain Centre at Chedoke Hospital in Hamilton ON. Canada,it quite literally saved my life I was admited for a month and every aspect of my pain and life was assessed and I was set out a program designated to me only.My reliance on medications plummeted,it was a life changing experience.I suggest anyone suffering from chronic pain look into chronic pain centers,there are many good ones in the U.S. just look the American Pain Assoc. and they'll steer you to one in your area.Now however I have another hurdle to get over,I've developed arthritis in both of my hands and my left fretting hand is most affected,I would rather loose the use of both legs than the use of one hand as my music and playing is my life.I'm seeing a rhumatologist and he's going to put me on one of the new biologic drugs that are supposed to be good,time will tell.Best of luck to everyone dealing with horrendous pain,keep positive and strong.

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Black Cat Bone- It took me a long time to wise up concerning women. You have to realize that you are the source of the wine and candlelight. You dont have to be in orbit around a woman, subject to her mood. Afraid she might not come back. Pining over a woman does nothing. This your movie,
not hers. This is all a game to see if you will be pulled of your path. Pulled off like Adam, Samson, Solomon. Or will you stay on like Odysseus.
This is an opportunity to leave the democracy of co-dependence and enter
the monarchy of man. My last thing here turned me into an adult. I adored her but she wanted to change me. I learned to let go, brother!! Beautiful women dont like getting tossed. This is your movie. Cheer up. She's gone and you're free!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Guitslinger- Morphine and methadone? Man, that's pain. It was. You beat it
How long til the new meds kick in? Soon, I hope.

I get constant pain in my right shoulder due to a alignment issue in my neck. I used to race off-road years ago and had a devasting roll-over that destroyed the car around me. I was whipped around pretty violently. I have to get my neck realigned by a chiropractor every now and then but it never helps for long. I just deal with it for the most part and have learned to ignore the pain most of the time. Although some days it does get bad enough that I can't help but notice.

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Taurus, I posted this on the other thread, sort of similar.
Nothing wrong with you Bro. l am not very good at explaining organic chemistry or molecular biology stuff I can only say that because of your age/ experience level and your changes in response to stimulus both interior and exterior as a result of recovering from a medical event your good level of control comes for the interior stuff
http://new.music.yahoo.com/funkadelic/t ... 475#lyrics
this explains it better if you have time to read it.
I'm still recovering from a stroke myself I wasn't doing very good at first but I always would think that if I could refocus the direction of my thoughts it might help. It does. Every one knows that you have talent. Pretending that you don't, only works if you are writing a song.
not being disrespectful, pain is my middle name, that said, what ever you need to make it work is what ever you need. You have the support of the Brothers and Sisters here, our love is pretty unconditional for the most part. Be strong stay strong you are strong.

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

I have a strange arthritic condition called DISH (diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, now isn't that a mouthful) that basically has my body creating bone in places it is not supposed to - like almost everywhere a tendon or ligament joins the bone.

So I had shoulder surgery in the summer on one shoulder to remove bone spurs and a fused A/C joint and am having problems with the other one.
In my back, it has caused significant stenosis in L1-L5 and the foramen where the branch nerves exit the spinal column are trying to grow closed.

So I live on tramadol and physical therapy....

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Ignorance IS bliss - and I am the happiest person here!

I've got a few disk herniations in my lower back. A couple of years ago cleaning up after a new year's party bent over, twisted.....that's all she wrote.

I could trace my sciatic nerve right front my hip into the back of my knee, side my of shin felt like it was hit with a hammer, toes felt like walking on broken glass. I sit at work, that was ok, walking to and from to the train, about 2 city blocks was the bad part. Old ladies would hold the doors open for me.

Took about a year, ice/rest/walking as much as I could.

There is non-invasive surgery, can even be on an out patient basis for herniated disks. I don't need it yet.

Gave up golf, skiing, sold my motorcycle, bought a guitar (up to 4 now).

My pain goes back to my early teen years. I'm almost 60 now. I thought everyone had pain.

There have been many diagnoses by many doctors. According to them, I now have a degeneration disk disease, hypertension, diabetes, a couple of heart problems, etc, etc, - in short, a whole lotta crap they say is wrong with me. But nothing they can cure.

Oh, they can treat just about anything - but cure nothing. And along with all that - the shrink said I had an incurable (figures don't it ) acute form of depression.

I guess they found out that when they cure something, you don't pay them any longer after it's cured. But if they get you on some treatment - for the rest of your life - they and the drug companies have a steady income for many years.

I found out it's all about money - and them getting all of yours, and everybody elses that they can. I also found out that after all your insurance, and money, is gone, they don't have any further use for you. Luckily for me, the VA picked up my medical needs after all else failed.

I was on many medications through the years. Many of them were supposed to stop the pain. Well, they didn't. Most just make you dependent on the drug.

After all these years, and all the meds - I finally just said to hell with them, and I stopped taking everything. After about a month - I did start back on the stomach medicine to put out the fire in my guts - and a muscle relaxer at bed time so I can get some sleep.

The pain and depression are still here.

Like I was told in the service - suck it up marine, you got a job to do. So, until I die - I have a family to take care of - pain or no pain - the families needs are still there.

There is more to think about than just yourself.

I have 2 surgeries on the left foot and one on the right and am looking at the second surgery on the left. I have plantar fasciitis in the right and other problems in the left. I broke my right hip when I was 27, I'm 50 now, and it has been very painful ever since. Like others have said, I think everyone has to deal with pain. I don't like taking pain medication because the strong stuff doesn't really help much and they just make me grumpy. I just do my best to keep going. It sounds odd but you get used to it, the pain that is, and it only really hurts bad when you get tired or think about it too much.

Mojo to anyone who is living with pain....been there...done that....and after slipping on ice last night....back again...this time I am taking the 5mg vicodins though.

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