DawgTalkers.net Forums Thread Like Summary - Pain

Most everyone ends up at a doctors office for something.

Usually you go to a doctor because something hurts.

When you get there inevitably you are asked to rank your pain on a one to ten scale. Ten is the highest.

Until Labor Day I never knew how to rank pain because I was not sure how much something could hurt. I always thought a burn hurt really bad.

On Labor Day I fell and dislocated my shoulder. I was trying to race my eleven year old grandson three car widths. Our legs got tangled and we both went down.

My humerus was knocked out of the socket. It took about two hours before it was back in place. They had to knock me out and yank it back into place.

I have never felt pain like that. I mean screaming pain. Sweating, dry heaves, shaking all over. Unstoppable pain.

Next time I am asked to rank pain I will have a frame of reference.

You should be OK as long as you don't get old.

This is why I haven't posted about pain. Yes I've endured some pain. But I fully understand two things.

1. People such as yourself, who is at the very top of the list, have endured more pain than I could ever imagine and talking about my own pain would pale in comparison. It would seem trivial after hearing about yours.

2. I have a very high pain tolerance and as such many of the very things posted about in this thread wouldn't cause me as much pain as it has many who posted about it. Which makes me very lucky and fortunate in that regard. Yet at the very same time I have learned the hard way that can also be a curse. There have been times that I needed medical treatment that the pain level didn't indicate it was needed. As such I neglected to get the help I needed at the time which led to unnecessary complications and the conditions getting worse than they should have by neglecting to seek medical attention. That has been quite the learning experience.

The finger looks good. Glad that it has healed up well.

The sensitivity issues will probably take some time. When all the mental blocks go away and there is no conscious thought about doing anything.

I am now on prednazone oral steroid pack. So whatever I am feeling is probably misleading.

Very easy to make a slight wrong move and get bad pain.

I have to adjust.

My son and his wife Jade are off from touring and they came to my house to help for a week. Jade likes to cook. She made a bunch of meals like chili and soups to freeze so meals will be easy and fast. Jade is fun to hang out with. I love to talk to her about music. She is a true professional.

As a father you want your kids to be happy. If you get that. You are a happy man.

Jade and my son Alex are good people. They are a team. They have a great marriage. They are caring people.

It still brings a smile to my face that Jade is a monster Browns fan. She travels with a Browns towel. Wears "Cleveland" shirts.

Has a Chubb jersey. Listens to Browns podcasts while cooking. Watches Quincy every day. She is a dedicated fan to the max. They go to games.

We went to see the Braves play the Dodgers on Monday night. Got to see Ohtani and it was a beautiful night to bad the Braves lost.

Her knowledge of music is something. Even though I have no musical training at all. We can get deep in the weeds talking music. She is one of my favorite people to hang out with. We talk on many subjects. She is super tight with my daughter who lives with me along with my two grandsons.

I have to cherish our time together because it is hard to make it happen. It does not happen near enough.