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| Mike has informed me that he's injured his neck again, and the pain is intense enough to limit his mobility and prevent his sitting at his computer to post. Let's all send our thoughts/wishes/prayers for a speedy recovery.
Get well soon, Mike. Take very good care and follow doctor's orders. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Mike, I hope that the Docs can come up with a fix soon.
Hang in there Buddy! |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Get Well soon Mike. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | I suppose we should send a card or telegram.
Something he can read at this point......
...maybe skywriting if he's stuck on his back.
"Surrender Doroth.......get well soon Mike" |
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Location: Tennessee | With all the UPS trucks whizzing through our neighborhoods at this time of year, it's a wonder more of us don't have a similar affliction. Rest up Mike and get back to full health soon! |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Can you still play your guitar Mike?
Get better Quickly...
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Mike,
I hope it gets better soon. Neck pain can be really disabling.
If he can't sit at a computer, I doubt he's playing guitar. Bugger! |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Mike, I'm so sorry to hear it. I have a birth defect in my neck called "cervical ribs", vestigal ribs about 2 1/2 inches long growing out of my neck. They move around and press on the nerves. Sometimes the pain is so severe I can barely breathe, and speaking is out of the question. Since I moved to a drier, CALMER area at a higher altitude, I haven't had much trouble. I hope yours gets better soon. If not, just move on out to the Black Hills! |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | He's having trouble finding any comfortable position.
Hang in there Mike!!! We're with ya... |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Can't find a comfortable position: the best thing is to walk. (It stinks when all you want to do is lie down, but walking is the only thing that helps me a little when it gets bad.) |
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Location: Florida | We'll send good thoughts your way. Hope you get better soon. |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Get well soon, Mike. |
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Location: Agawam MA | Get well soon Mike you are in my prayers.
God Bless,
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Location: SoCal | Don't ya hate it when life becomes a pain in the neck? |
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Location: big island | awwww mike, now why'd ya' hafta go and do that again? didn'tcha learn your lesson the first time around? you're just gonna hafta encase your neck in bubble wrap from now on...
get well soon, friend. my prayers are also on your behalf. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Get well soon Mike. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Best wishes Mike.
I agree with Bobbo. I think the condition is caused by Mike swiveling his head around every time he hears a delivery truck.....wondering which guitar they are dropping off! |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Be well soon, we'll miss ya till your back |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Wow Mike, I don't talk to you in a couple of days, and something like this happens. Get better soon buddy! |
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Location: Cincinnati | Mike, I hope you get well soon. I had a collapsed disk removed and C5-6-7 fused in March. Hope yours is a simple fix. |
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Location: Columbus, Ohio | I know I don't know you Mike but I feel your pain, get some rest and you'll be back at it in no time. |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Hope you feel better soon Mike. We'll keep you in our thoughts. |
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Location: NJ | GetWell,Mike!! |
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Location: Paris/France | Take care of you Mike and I hope to hear from you soon!! ;)
J :) |
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Location: Vernon CT | Mike, Get well soon! back and neck pain is the worst! |
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Location: south east Michigan | I'm no doctor but the best advise I can give is... don't be watchin' no tennis matches.
I hope you get better soon.
Just for a chuckle... A while back a guy I work with had a pain in his foot. I wasn't a sprain and felt kind of different. He went to the doctors to have it checked out because he was going to a beach resort in the Bahamas the next week. When he got back to the office we arranged to have an unfamiliar voice call him and say she was from the doctors office and had some test results. She told him his condition was semi-serious and that he should stay off the foot as much as possible. And... whatever you do... the worst thing you could do... would be to walk on a sandy beach.
We had his chain pulled for a good couple hours. |
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| Get well soon!
Or was this an excuse to stay in bed during your busy season? ;) |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Hey Group...
Thanks so much...I'm down but not out...got the laptop where I can do a bit of posting (check out the 1187-47 thread in For Sale).
I am going to try to preach this morning since my lay speakers are out of town...the neck is not good but we've been down this road before...I lifted a stupid computer up on a bench...thats all it took...
I'm hoping this is just a temporary setback...
Still planning on Amelia...
Thanks so much for all the good wishes and thoughts...
I appreciate each and every one of you!
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Location: Delaware | Hope you get your groove back real soon ! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Well, I got through the day (I had help)...going back to the DR's tomorrow...I'll try to update when possible...if the weather breaks that would help...
I have a great rice heat wrap that a lady at church made for me: heated for 90 seconds in a microwave: wrap it around my neck and I'm in tall cotton for a few minutes...folks, we don't appreciate health until it goes away...
BTW: OMA: now thats scary! lol...Delivery trucks...now that's funny! Even though it hurts to laugh....thanks again everybody... |
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Location: SoCal | Those rice heat wraps work real well. Smell like oatmeal..... |
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Location: Crossville, TN | Get well soon. |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | Suck it up, on your feet Marine! |
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Location: Central Florida | More good wishes, thoughts, and prayers, Mike.
Hope you're feeling better quick!
Now take two twelve strings and post us in the morning.
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Location: NW of Philadelphia | Hope you get well soon. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Hey Mike - I hope you're feeling better soon! I know it's not easy trying to keep your head straight when you've got enthusiastic kids running in different directions.
Best Wishes,
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Update: I was at the Dr's office early: he sent me down the road to have an additional MRI done...should have the results maybe tomorrow...he thinks the original injury to the disks was irritated and has resulted in additional swelling/inflamation which puts pressure on the nerves...in other words: PAIN...after he and the hospital got through I have quite a bit of pain so I am going to bed (sorry big Tim, even Marines get hurt...but I smiled at the post my friend)...I have the kids tonight Mike so hopefully it will calm down by then...
BTW, SWMBO said that she loved the post about the delivery trucks...she said that nailed it!
lol...I'm busted.....
Again, thanks for all the good wishes...you folks are truly great friends: I can't tell you what that means to us who have no family near... |
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Location: Chicago | Wishing our brother-in-music a speedy recovery! |
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Location: France | Hope you feel better soon Mike.
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Location: Vermont USA | I am praying that God will do what the doctors can't |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Dr's office just called: MRI is negative for any further disk injury...I am to take it easy, take my anti-inflamitory and pain medicine, and NOT LIFT anything...I didn't think to ask about guitar playing...guess I'll use Adamas for a while since they are so lite....Whew, this was good news! I did not want to return to the clinic...this new anti-inflamitory seems to work as I can move much better today...
OK, back to regulary scheduled programming...lol |
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Location: NJ | ". . I am praying that God will do what the doctors can't . . .
Make the 8th hole under par?? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Great news Mike! Just follow the doc's orders and... no golf... |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I have to confess....never once has golf entered my mind since the Monday before Christmas when this happened...leave it to you guys...lol
Shoot, I have a hard time making par even when I'm well... |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Hey Mike, you might consider going back to SSBs. They're lighter and don't cause as much strain on your neck to look down and see which notes in the chord you're missing. Seriously, glad to hear the positive news. |
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| Good to hear, buddy. Now don't go do something you shouldn't just because you feel a little better. |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
I have to confess....never once has golf entered my mind since the Monday before Christmas when this happened... and when it happened were you driving, chipping or putting? :D |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I was lifting my computer onto the workbench at the tech repair shop...
But the golf story sounds better... |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
But the golf story sounds better... ... and besides, being a minister, ya would qualify for workman's comp!  |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I woke up this morning with just a bit of stiffness in the neck but NO PAIN!
After 10 days, what a relief! :rolleyes:
Iffy, the workmans comp post tore me up! That is Funny! :D ;) |
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Location: NJ | Workman'sComp would only "cover" your knees . . . |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | lol...
maybe my hands? |
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Location: Vermont USA | Cliff posted "Workman's Comp would only "cover" your knees"
Cliff thank you best thing I've heard in a long time. |
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Location: NJ | . . . SOMEbody "got it".
Thanks,Paulie! . . Happy New Year!! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Cliff, I got it right away...I also included hands as they get used a lot as well...
Nicely Done!
Happy New Year! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I got it right away, too. That's unusual for me. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Your feelin better
your back |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Yes, today is not as good as yesterday, but I'm back! There will be days like this...Thanks for the good thoughts, wishes, prayers, incantations, toasts, etc.!!! I'm breathin and have two feet on the floor...much better than some...
Lol, have a Happy New Year All! |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
There will be days like this... Yo mamma tell you that? :D
Hang in there, Mike, and a Happy New Year right back atcha. |
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