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Winter NAMM, however it may happen is likely the event to watch for news on this.
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Winter NAMM, however it may happen is likely the event to watch for news on this.
Can't say I know their music well, but I saw them in Brazil in the early 90s and it was a fun show. Fast forward a couple of years later I run into them in a bar in Albany, NY, when they're on a night off on tour. I talk to Dimebag Darrell and tell him about the show I saw and how great it was. He says in a thick Texas accent, "Cool, man. Is there a tit bar around here?" I did actually know of one because a friend of mine danced there.
A brief follow up.
I saw the surgeon today (follow up). As an aside - this surgeon is really good. I had a total of three doses of Percocet following the surgery; I didn't need any more than that.
Splint off. Inspection of the surgical wound is good. Found pathology (deformed nerve) so we know what was causing the issue and the decompression should give good results. Woo hoo
So, I went to the basement and played with my bird to celebrate.
I saw the surgeon today (follow up). As an aside - this surgeon is really good. I had a total of three doses of Percocet following the surgery; I didn't need any more than that.
Splint off. Inspection of the surgical wound is good. Found pathology (deformed nerve) so we know what was causing the issue and the decompression should give good results. Woo hoo
So, I went to the basement and played with my bird to celebrate.
Great to hear!A brief follow up.
I saw the surgeon today (follow up). As an aside - this surgeon is really good. I had a total of three doses of Percocet following the surgery; I didn't need any more than that.
Splint off. Inspection of the surgical wound is good. Found pathology (deformed nerve) so we know what was causing the issue and the decompression should give good results. Woo hoo
So, I went to the basement and played with my bird to celebrate.
I agree. Just seems a little clunky or heavy. Love the way it adjusts, however. But as for looks, you can't beat the vintage two piece.
Funny, the rounded edge is the one thing I don't like about it. I'd love it if it looked like the 2-point SuperTone. But it's backwards and a different bolt spacing.
I'm like you. I've tried to give them a listen a few times but honestly found the vid of him talking more interesting than the band playing. Just not a taste I could acquire.
Fantastic! Glad to hear the good news.A brief follow up.
I saw the surgeon today (follow up). As an aside - this surgeon is really good. I had a total of three doses of Percocet following the surgery; I didn't need any more than that.
Splint off. Inspection of the surgical wound is good. Found pathology (deformed nerve) so we know what was causing the issue and the decompression should give good results. Woo hoo
So, I went to the basement and played with my bird to celebrate.
both, shape and thickness are different, I’ll post some closeups
Only if they give the saddles more travel.
Hey now! No radical suggestions, some of us love our three points!
Or our Supertones!
A brief follow up.
I saw the surgeon today (follow up). As an aside - this surgeon is really good. I had a total of three doses of Percocet following the surgery; I didn't need any more than that.
Splint off. Inspection of the surgical wound is good. Found pathology (deformed nerve) so we know what was causing the issue and the decompression should give good results. Woo hoo
So, I went to the basement and played with my bird to celebrate.
Ahem...
Three Percocets and I'd be playing with my bird too!A brief follow up.
I saw the surgeon today (follow up). As an aside - this surgeon is really good. I had a total of three doses of Percocet following the surgery; I didn't need any more than that.
Splint off. Inspection of the surgical wound is good. Found pathology (deformed nerve) so we know what was causing the issue and the decompression should give good results. Woo hoo
So, I went to the basement and played with my bird to celebrate.
Seriously, glad to hear things are going good. Also sounds like you've got a good head on your shoulders when it comes to the pain meds, if ya need em ya need em, but it's all too easy to step over that fine line of recovery to dependence. Hope you're back to 100% soon.
[Russian accent] “Bird, man. I want my bird!”
Some solo out of the blue as usual.
That's interesting. What thickness have you got for the non reverse?
The recovery will be fast from here. It was a simple release (cut connecting tissue in 5 places). The surgical wound is the slowest healing part, so a couple of weeks and it will be almost like it never happened.
As for the drugs... No way am I getting hooked on hillbilly heroin. If I'm going to go with an addiction, I won't settle for less than Dilaudid.
You really don't fool around.
If you were going to fool around. I'm likewise glad you are using good sense. I'm running into more people who legitimately need pain meds (which would have previously been normally prescribed) but docs are too often not giving them when needed. I get the need to not over prescribe but not to hurt people who genuinely are in need. They seem to have gone from giving several weeks supplies, which was often way too much, to nothing at all.
Interesting article on fretboard material.
Guitar Fretboard Woods: The Ultimate Guide to Fingerboard Wood Types
Guitar Fretboard Woods: The Ultimate Guide to Fingerboard Wood Types
I never go by half-measures...You really don't fool around.
I'm likewise glad you are using good sense. I'm running into more people who legitimately need pain meds (which would have previously been normally prescribed) but docs are too often not giving them when needed. I get the need to not over prescribe but not to hurt people who genuinely are in need. They seem to have gone from giving several weeks supplies, which was often way too much, to nothing at all.
The pendulum on prescribing always swings. Narcotics, antibiotics, many others. But, development and marketing change things as well. With narcotics, longer acting drugs were developed that the marketing said (not entirely accurately) were less addictive. Too few prescribers looked at the data critically. Too many patients put blind trust in someone that they see for 10 minutes at a time and fail to ask questions. It all worked well until it didn't and that was a result of both prescriber and patient behaviour.
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Family doctors/primary care physicians (PCPs) are the gate keepers of "the system". Medicine is purported to be a science and evidence driven field. But all the PCPs I have contact with are not reading the literature that comes out weekly (New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the AMA, etc.). It is a lot to keep up on. Some subscribe to summary services that report the high impact, scientifically, or clinically important papers from the major journals; it allows efficient use of time as you can then look up just he articles of interest/importance to you. But many do not and just wait until guidelines are promulgated (often a few years later). There are also some that don't keep up after getting a license.
PCPs could be the greatest resource in "the system" but the PCPs themselves are their own worst enemy. 10-20% will go work a small community where they are it. They do a lot of interesting medicine. They are highly competent. And they keep up. They also know when they are out of their depth. But 80-90% work in larger centres (because there are lots of support systems for them) and are either "traffic cops" directing patients to specialists as they lack confidence or they are over confident and diagnose/prescribe well beyond their knowledge and ability.
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