I hate it when people say get use to it, you never get use to pain yet we have toi deal with it. Pain is pain, the worst thing we can do is nothing. Thank you for sharing.

Newfie Hugs, Rose

Lil' brother if you had been under my Command, after the third of those red tape guys went out of their cozy tenth floor window your situation would have been different, disability or not, they would have taken care of you or many more windows would have got smeared.
Seriously, say, five hundre War Veterans bunched together could scare the shit out of those pencil pushers jerks and give them a taste of pain for a change instead of that yahda yhada yahda.

Georg

Rufuz can lick them old legs of yorein
Be well, and we all now live in hell
Ron

ED - I'm lucky - no war or PTSD to deal with, just Bursitis in the kees. Mostly on and off pain, but has grown more constant in this past year. Used to go to Chiropractor, and massage therapy one each week, seemed to help for a couple of days. But BC/BS stopped covering, and Medicare doesn't.

Have tried various brands of glucosomine/chondritin - aspirin, advil, aleve, occasional partial relef - but none really work on bad days. couple of weeks ago, a friend gave me 2 percasets - whopped them both down with an Irish coffee - THAT WORKED - didn't know I had keens for about 5-10 hours! but this requires a Scrip, I don't have, and Im a hardhead who tries to avoid serious meds!

Recently discovered a product HYLAND's Homeopathics (no relation) - small bottle of 100 pills for Arthritis pain OTC costs only 7 bucks. melt pills under tongue, taste good, like baby aspirin - dose is only 2, but I'm using 4 at a time - some partial relief sometimes.

regular CVS & most drug stores don't carry - find one that handles homeopathy products, down here it is DRUG CITY. I don't do WEED, but for you, these combined might be worth a try?

keep on truckin' !!! tom.

Ed you bring up the pain i have for my on who fought in the first IRAQ war, he got partial dissability because of hearing loss, but nothing for the chemicals that are in his body and bring different pain to him each day, he could not march in the parade with his son and their basebakk team because of pain. Ed i will pry for youfor your health and for your life to get better
all the best
tuchy

On the contrary Jersey, you have not gone off the subject, you're right on, sometime resignation feels like complacency , and ditto LOUISA, Blessings! Jasmin Horst

You certainly know a lot about the afterlife not to believe. I think you are pulling our leg. Okay, we will all pray for you...all you needed to do is ask us and God. You are our brother. Accept it or not there is a heaven and hell. What would the Den be without you? We love you and Rufuz.

Start planning ahead, Ed, for there will be a better "tomorrow" for you. And NEVER trust dealing with the devil; he's so more clever than you can imagine. Take care of the ol' body, friend...I mean *really* take care of it so it will last you a long time. And always remember: RufuZ is depending on you, as we all are.
Blessings and Much Love ~~ Micke
(oops...one more thing: start praying and talking to Him...you got nothing to lose and everything to gain...He'll listen!)

Are you not really feeling well at this point? I know those aches and pains can get you down and make you yearn for the glory God has awaiting you. But bear with it and go on for our sakes.