say,God Bless You Mel, and than you for a real good chuckle!

Yes there are alot of real WILD PIGMIES running around here,and one has to keep on their guard. Especially if your gonna live out in Bushland. Wild Pygmies all over the place. You may end up as dinner!

Thank heaven's I live in the city!!


I am laughing with you Mel, you make me laugh sometimes, thank you for that!!

I lived in Melbourne for most of my life, i moved to a small seaside village about 5 years ago, i love it here and would never go back to city living again.
When i look out my front windows i can see a beautifull peacefull bay with a mountain as a back drop, i can see from Melboune to Geelong [its about a 60 mile spam ] and at night time it all lights up and Melbourne lights up lika big crystal chandelerr accross the bay.

Melody - there has been heaps of mixed & defacto marriages here, probably very simalar to the USA, some aboringals live in the cities and mix with us and some like to live in the outback and keep to themselves and their traditions.
Sounds like Mel Gibson has got himself into a bit of a situation with the money people over there.


Aussie - I don't pay anything to see my nero in his private rooms in Melbourne, he just bulk bills me, we have lots of free [bulk billing] doctors[gp's] in Geelong itself, but our local docs get into us a bit, $10 or $15 bucks above the goverment allowance, still can't complain though, costs that in petrol to get to the free doc's, they have go it worked out well
Our Premier or Govenor equillavent in US, has got a cheek boasting of a $ 800 million dollar surflace this year, when our hospitals are in a such bad shape.

Hi Mel,
I must say, you gave me quite a giggle too

You're never too old/young to learn something new eh? I have a feeling the ol' google will be getting a bit of a workout...lol

I'm constantly learning about new things, that's not to say that I still don't get Mental blanks occasionally! Especially when letter writing. I'll draw a blank on how to spell THE or something as equally ridiculous...lol
Not much fun asking the 11 yr old "how do you spell the?"
Though the look on his face is worth it...

Brian,
I'm with you. No city for me. It sounds beautiful where you are.
We also have views, so I shouldn't complain.


Just for the record Mel. You should be more worried about the fact that this thread is being overtaken by AUSSIES!! LOL

Noong

Look what I found out about pygmies!!!!

Thank god I'm not brain dead and there actually were pygmies in Australia!!!
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The extinction of the Australian pygmies
Keith Windschuttle and Tim Gillin
Quadrant
June 2002

From the 1940s until the 1960s, it was fairly widely known there were pygmies in Australia. They lived in North Queensland and had come in from the wild of the tropical rainforests to live on missions in the region. This was a fact recorded at the time not only in anthropological textbooks and articles but also in popular books about the Australian Aborigines. There was even an award-winning children's book tracing their origins. The more famous photographs of the Australian pygmies were reproduced in both the academic and the popular literature.

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I always wondered why I was so fascinated by pygmies. Could be it's because I used to date one 30 or so years ago.
I am 5 ft 7 and he was 5 feet 3. My mother took one look at him and rolled her eyes.

Imagine if we married? My kids would have been 3 feet. My mother would have really rolled her eyes then!!!!

Okay,no more stories, back to neuropathy!!!

Alan is going to meet with is primary care physician, ask for an mri and then go to a surgeon he has contacted that is in his insurance plan and this man performs endoscopic dischetomy.

This will be VERY INTERESTING!!!!

will update.

Happy Pygmie hunting!!!!!

mel

Mel, I'm still trying to find words about putting yer MOM on the FRIDGE!
Tis truly a med-mind stretch to actually comprehend the whole thing...

To me, the rest of life is Gravy?

Hugs to all, especially Alan, trying not to hurt in any way he can find. We all don't want, didn't ask, or need this in whichever part of life we are in!

Hugs 'n fuzzies - j

Boy could she have used your hugs n fuzzies when she was on top of the fridge yelling her head off.

I dont' know if my father wanted to laugh or kill me. But honestly, he did say to her when he walked in the door "what did you do to her now"?

But really, daughters should never put their moms on top of fridges.
Maybe in my mom's case, I should have given her to the pygmies!!!

Oh wouldn't that have been something?????

be well.

P.S. Alan just came home from his weekly visit with his podiatrist. We now know that the ulcer on his foot will never heal completely because Alan has a pointy thing inside his foot that is preventing his foot from ever healing 100%
The doctor said "Alan, you need a little operation on your foot, I have to file it down. Alan said to him "what should I do first, my back or my foot". and the doctor (a lovely man), said "oh do your back first, then we'll get to your foot"

Healing time when he has the foot surgery (he asked!!!).?
6 weeks. Which means I have to wait on him hand and foot like I did when he had the tailor bunion taken off. That also means if he says one thing bad to me until then, I'll pop him up on the fridge.


mel

Hi Mel,

I had this operation on 2 levels L3-4 & L4-5. Recovery is about 3-4 weeks,and the the spot that they went into is very sensetive. It took alot of much needed pressure off of me at the time, for about 2 years. Than it started acting up again. My cousin also had it done on 3 levels,and same thing with her. They don't seem to last forever. I mean I am sure some people find a lifetime of releif,but there are many of us that continue to have episodic flaring and issues.

The orthopedics don't seem to talk about us too often because nobody would have it done if there was an evident risk of re-herniation or continuing pain. Also scar tissue forms up in area, and now I have stiffness,& reduced mobility. I never want to discourage anyone form finding releif,but I thought I would share this with you nevertheless, because my orthopedic told me there was a 98% success ratio. There was never any mention of re-herniation or pressure on subsequent discs.

Hi.
I truly believe the only procedure Alan will want to consider is the endoscopic dischetomy, where you go home the same day.

I saw the video and it looks good. If Alan's ortho guy says he's a candidate, he'll do it. If not, then Alan will have to make up his mind if he wants to consider more invasive surgery. We aren't even sure Alan is a real candidate for surgery yet. Years ago, when we found out it was the bulging and herniated discs that were impinging on some nerve root, Alan was told, nothing could be done, BUT that was years ago. New techniques develop all the time, and we're hoping this time will be the charm.

Just imagine, Alan has a foot surgery, I have to wait on him for 6 weeks, Alan has back surgery and it's not the same day thing and I have to wait on him for 3 to 4 weeks. That's 10 weeks almost of me waiting on him hand and foot.

REALLY??????? He better then get a job and take me to Disneyworld or he WILL NOT BE HAPPY MARRIED TO THIS ITALIAN WOMAN!!!!

He will be sitting on top of the refrigerator for a LONG LONG TIME!!!!!!
Will update.

Melody

than that is also the procedure I had done too.

Click on the video and you'll see the procedure.
If Alan can get this done, it won't be by these people because they only work out of California and also in Russia. But there are other surgeons who do this.

This is exactly what Alan wants to have done. the recovery is much easier.
Give a look and let me know what you think.
Melody

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