Had no choice......

Your a toughy random chipmunk .give up the smokes they definatly will not help any recovery .the rockets can handle the odd fall .mines had eleven minor spills and one scary one since febuary .just keep spare levers and bits and pieces in the panniers .the panniers also help for a softer landing

This getting olds not for the faint hearted , that's for f#ckin sure .. may be some truth in that "good die young" saying ... hahaha. Truth is I'm way better off than many , got nothing to complain about

Pain is my friend and drugs are my enemy. The former is present in some form nearly every day and that latter are only used in cases of dire need or medical necessity. 5 knee surgeries including an ACL reconstruction, four herniated discs, reattached ligament on my left thumb, sprinklings of mild arthritis here and there, yada, yada, yada. Drugs of any sort are used as a last option.

I take a hyaluronic acid compound (http://www.purityproducts.com/purityEcommerce/control/hajointindex?source=google_haj&s_kwcid=TC|8337|h.a.joint formula||S|e|43848215363&gclid=CjwKEAjw-JqgBRCAyqjoic27nlQSJABBTpFEcL02K7CUq4W91yVkDQ2MW0bKRLdSAPGkhC-pIKVlZxoCkGzw_wcB) and high quality fish oil ( http://www.vitacost.com/natures-way-super-fisol-fish-oil) as well as SAM-e for my joints. The SAM-e is also great for certain mood disorders among its several other benefits, so it also has the effect of taking the rough edges off one's demeanor.

TriumPhil said:

Pain is my friend and drugs are my enemy. The former is present in some form nearly every day and that latter are only used in cases of dire need or medical necessity. 5 knee surgeries including an ACL reconstruction, four herniated discs, reattached ligament on my left thumb, sprinklings of mild arthritis here and there, yada, yada, yada. Drugs of any sort are used as a last option.

I take a hyaluronic acid compound (http://www.purityproducts.com/purityEcommerce/control/hajointindex?source=google_haj&s_kwcid=TC|8337|h.a.joint formula||S|e|43848215363&gclid=CjwKEAjw-JqgBRCAyqjoic27nlQSJABBTpFEcL02K7CUq4W91yVkDQ2MW0bKRLdSAPGkhC-pIKVlZxoCkGzw_wcB) and high quality fish oil ( http://www.vitacost.com/natures-way-super-fisol-fish-oil) as well as SAM-e for my joints. The SAM-e is also great for certain mood disorders among its several other benefits, so it also has the effect of taking the rough edges off one's demeanor.

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Takes the rough edges OFF, huh?

Guess I'm old fashion since aspirin is my NSAID of choice. The Dr also gave me Tramadol for when my gout flares up. It's a really good NSAID, just can't get it over the counter.

Steel said:

Guess I'm old fashion since aspirin is my NSAID of choice. The Dr also gave me Tramadol for when my gout flares up. It's a really good NSAID, just can't get it over the counter.

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Nothing to report here ,all good here no Medications, lots of broken bones but all healed nicely ,a broken heart a few times also healed nicely!, just lucky I guess

Wow, read the whole thread, and nobody mentioned "marijuana". I have bad rheumatoid arthritis. ALL the pills have side effects, mostly on your stomach, liver, kidneys, etc. Did some searching on the net, and discovered marijuana has inflammatory properties. I'm retired, no longer have to pee in a bottle for work, so what the hell. Can't wait for it to be legal everywhere. Just waiting for the gobment to figure out how to get their piece of the pie, so to speak. There are also some claims of cancer cure. I loved what one person said on an interview for a documentary, when asked if smoking marijuana lessened his pain. He said I don't know if it actually reduces the pain or not, but it takes my mind off of the pain, for sure.

cootertwo said:

Wow, read the whole thread, and nobody mentioned "marijuana". I have bad rheumatoid arthritis. ALL the pills have side effects, mostly on your stomach, liver, kidneys, etc. Did some searching on the net, and discovered marijuana has inflammatory properties. I'm retired, no longer have to pee in a bottle for work, so what the hell. Can't wait for it to be legal everywhere. Just waiting for the gobment to figure out how to get their piece of the pie, so to speak. There are also some claims of cancer cure. I loved what one person said on an interview for a documentary, when asked if smoking marijuana lessened his pain. He said I don't know if it actually reduces the pain or not, but it takes my mind off of the pain, for sure.

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Somebody asked if I used Mariodigawano in the 60s but I cannot remember ,the 60s that is!

I found this interesting:

The U.S. Department of Transportation conducted research with a fully interactive simulator on the effects of alcohol and marijuana, alone and in combination, on driver-controlled behavior and performance. Although alcohol was found consistently and significantly to cause impairment, marijuana had only an occasional effect. Also, there was little evidence of interaction between alcohol and marijuana. Accidents and speeding tickets reliably increased with alcohol, but no marijuana or combined alcohol-marijuana influence was noted. "The Effects of Alcohol on Driver-Controlled Behavior in a Driving Simulator, Phase I", DOT-HS-806-414.

A more recent report entitled "Marijuana and Actual Performance", DOT-HS-808-078, noted that "THC is not a profoundly impairing drug....It apparently affects controlled information processing in a variety of laboratory tests, but not to the extent which is beyond the individual's ability to control when he is motivated and permitted to do so in driving".

The study concluded that: "...An important practical objective of this study was to determine whether degrees of driving impairment can be actually predicted from either measured concentration of THC in plasma or performance measured in potential roadside "sobriety" tests of tracking ability or hand and posture stability. The results, like many reported before, indicated that none of these measures accurately predicts changes in actual performance under the influence of THC...". The researchers found that it "appears not possible to conclude anything about a driver's impairment on the basis of his/her plasma concentrations of THC and THC-COOH determined in a single sample". Note: "THC" stands for Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, which is the intoxicating ingredient in marijuana. THC is fairly quickly converted by the body into inert metabolites, which can stay in the body for hours or even days. It is these metabolites that police blood tests in DUI arrests detect and measure.

In other words, (1) marijuana may not impair driving ability at all, and (2) the blood "evidence" only measures an inactive substance which may have been there for days. Lawrence Taylor is a former prosecutor, Fulbright professor of law, and author of the standard legal textbook, "Drunk Driving Defense, 6th Edition". He is the senior member of an AV-rated firm of California DUI lawyers practicing DUI defense exclusively since 1979. http://ezinearticles.com/?Does-Marijuana-Impair-Driving?&id=1550088