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I Hope 2020 Brings You Joy!

Jan 4, 2020PhotogRecommendations, social commentaryfound art, Happy New Year, joy, little things, Look DOWN, Look UP, minutiae, mother nature

Happy New Year y’all! I hope 2020 brings you JOY! While you’re in the trenches building your business this year, try to remember it’s the little things that improve your life. Appreciate the beauty around you. Look UP occasionally. Look DOWN too. Some magical minutiae exists around us everywhere. Little things that don’t seem like…

Living (Dealing) With Scoliosis

Jun 25, 2012Photog4 CommentsInstructional, Medical, News, Recommendations, social commentaryacetaminophen, baylor, disc disease, disc replacement, ed, erectile dysfunction, grateful dead, harley, hostin, hydrocodone, judo, karate, kung fu, kyokushindai, maverick, morphine, motown, norco, osteoarthritis, oxycontin, pain management, painkillers, phil lesh, pilates, RA, rheumatoid arthritis, roadie, scoliosis, side-effects, spinal surgery, stenosis, tai chi

To set appropriate expectations… This is L.O.N.G. So acquire your favorite beverage / snack / lounging attire, get comfortable and cover the kiddies’ eyes and ears, as it is also NOT G-Rated. OK? OK. The reason this blog exists is to help others suffering with similar debilitating and painful spinal conditions. Aside from Scoliosis, there are…

The Big Day

Jun 25, 2012Photog5 CommentsInstructional, News, Recommendations, social commentarybaylor scoliosis center, bp, c5-c6 fusion, catheter, central line, chronic pain, cozumel, dilaudid, disc disease, dive trip, diving cozumel, foley, good story, happy juice, hospital food, hospital gown, hospital jonny, hostin, hypertension, icu, IV, karl lagerfeld, linkedin, miracles, mood altering, morphine, narcotics, neck surgery, numbness, pain management, pcu, physical therapy, post-op care, reacher, scoliosis, scoliosis surgeon, spinal fusion, spinal surgery, spine diagram, steel rods, stitches, teacher, turd-day, vascular surgeon, walker, wire staples

Segment 2 of this 3-stage blog picks up where Living (Dealing) With Scoliosis leaves off (read it for the history of my scoliosis) and is written to assist those living with scoliosis and similar spinal disorders only correctable via surgery. It’s LONG. Very L.O.N.G. and you should take this into account. It covers my spine…

Scoliosis Surgery Recovery at Home

Jun 25, 2012Photog2 CommentsInstructional, News, Projects, Recommendations, social commentarybaylor scoliosis center, chairs, chronic pain, clothing, compression socks, detox, disc disease, edema, hostin, icu, IV, massage chair, miracles, mood altering, morphine, narcotics, numbness, opiates, organization, pain management, physical therapy, post-op care, reacher, recliner, scoliosis, scoliosis surgeon, shirts, shower brush, shower chair, socks, spinal fusion, spinal surgery, steel rods, stitches, storage, swelling, tables, thomas detox, waismann method, walker, weight limitations

Segment 3 of this blog picks up where The Big Day left off And to reinforce what I’ve said before, I am NOT a medical professional of any kind. Consult a doctor or at least a physical therapist before undertaking any suggestions found on this blog. You take full responsibility for using any of this…

What Else Can They Do To You?

Jun 25, 2012Photog2 CommentsInstructional, Medical, Recommendations, social commentarychronic pain, cortisone, ct scan, diagnostics, disc disease, discogram, discography, electrodes, emg, joint draining, medical testing, mri, myelogram, nerve conductive study, steroid injection, torquemada, x-ray

Here’s a little piece of advice from someone who’s been there. At one point in my life, back in the 80s, things were going wrong so fast and is such abundance, I made the egregious error of asking out loud “What else could possibly go wrong?” Don’t ever do that. My answer came so fast…

Pain, Painkillers, Erectile Dysfunction and You

Jun 25, 2012Photog1 CommentInstructional, Medical, Recommendations, social commentarychronic pain, cialis, constipation, ed, enlarged prostate, erection, flomax, painkillers, prostate, sex, side-effects, viagra

In the Big Blog that started all this blather, there’s a section on pain medications and their side-effects. This page is the logical progression from that section. Once again I am not a medical professional. What I write is from personal experience, conversations with my peers and over 60 years on this planet observing the…

Winston – In His Own Words

Sep 13, 2011Photog2 CommentsFrisco, Projects, social commentarybaby bird, baby mockingbird, bird photography, child story, famous bird, fauna, kids story, mockingbird, smart car, winston, winston's story

(This story is copyrighted and planned for a future children’s book. We are looking for an illustrator to collaborate with. Contact us if you are interested. Meanwhile, don’t you dare infringe on Winston’s rights or your anus will burst into flame right before your own hand mysteriously reaches into your mouth and jerks you inside…