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cwillie, last night I arrived in Rochester, MN to my son's home to do house/pet sitting this week while he's on vacation (2 large dogs in a tiny house, quail, 6 bunnies plus 4 babies, and 4 fish tanks). I had to buy a full week's worth of food because the forecast is apocalyptic (some weather outlets predicting +26", blizzard conditions and ice at the end). Even when it stops snowing it will take a while for removal. I'm here by myself and don't know any of the neighbors. My eldest who lives in the Minneapolis metro area has a Bobcat so he may have to drive the 1.75 hrs to rescue me. Cabin fever is immanent. Thank goodness for Netflix and box wine and snacks.
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Cwillie and Geaton,, please stay safe! we are going to upstate PA for the weekend and they are calling for "snow",, or not depending on the site.. Some of my relatives are coming from Tx for a visit for a week, they rented a cabin . We keep laughing they must not remember what PA weather is like! They are bringing their DD and her hubs, and thier 2 kids and FOUR dogs!! And hope to visit alot of places like DC, Hershey, Lancaster and Gettysburg! Hope the weather works in thier favor. we think they have no idea how far DC is from upstate Pa! We are willing to show them around Gettysburg if it works. Having a "family reunion" meal Sunday. we are staying at the cousins house who is hosting. Can;t wait to see everyone, and hoping the weather holds off ( for both of you too)
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Geaton, we are not to risk life and limb for our children. Stay safe and smart and hopefully you do no lose power. Is there at least a well equipped fireplace?

We have weather coming in tonight too. School districts west of here are already cancelling. It is not expected to be too bad here, a few inches. But, hey I would like a blizzard again!
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Gershun: Thank you.
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PB: Thank you.
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cwillie & pamzimmrrt, on Monday night I had to drive back up from Rochester to another town 1 hour away (at 9pm at night). Rochester is in the middle of corn fields, so very flat terrain. There was blizzard conditions on the road and it wasn't even snowing yet. Cars in ditches, white-out conditions so that we had to slow to almost a stop. I've not often felt scared in my life but I was so greatful my son was with me and driving. I can't even imagine what it's going to be like today/tonight. Another 10" or more coming in the next 24 hours. Oh well, time to go tend to those cute baby bunnies. I wish I could post a video of them here - it'd be good therapy. They are so adorable that they mesmerize me. Hope I don't freeze to death while standing there gazing at them... pamzimmrrt: 4 dogs?? oh lordy. They will learn what "cabin fever" is...
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I hope everyone in the 35 states effected by the cold weather stays safe and warm!

Here in NE TN we are taking on the changing weather that comes with hot and cold fronts constantly changing. Last week was cold and rainy with some ice and snow; today it's 79 and sunny. My newly 18 year old grand nephew (late Jan birthday) washed and detailed his dad's favorite work truck while getting some sun. It takes almost 4 hours to get it all done even though there's no carpet in the interior. First you sweep it out (chucks of mud from job sites), then you vacuum out the dust and then you wash & rinse every surface before applying conditioners to the dash and doors! One down and three work trucks to go IF the weather holds!
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Boys and trucks.
I'm at a point in my life where I could care less if my car is detailed, as long as the interior isn't a health hazard and the wheels go around I'm satisfied.
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cwillie, oh how I use to detail-it every couple of months. Spend hours vacuuming front to back, using a Q-tip to get those tight places on the door jam, waxing the vehicle, cleaning the wheels, Windex both sides of the windows. Yep, show-room new.

Now, the poor thing is lucky it sees the inside of a car wash once a year. I do make sure it visits the mechanic twice a year for an oil change and whatever else it needs [which is hardly anything]. My Jeep will be 27 years old in April, same with our other Jeep. I always wanted to throw a bucket of mud on the Jeep like they did in the commercials and drive it that way :)
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Gald everyone is safe geaton an cwillie! There were ice balls on hubs truck this am and tomorrow is supposed to be 58 in the am and 78 in the afternoon,, it's crazy out there!
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I am planning to retire in August, and today we went to my investment guy to see what my next moves are. And if I can still afford to do this, Good news,, we won;t starve in the forseeable future! I want to get all my stuff in one bank/place in case something should happen to me. With our SS and my retirement I am hoping to not have to dip into things too much. Some things have to wait to be moved until I actually retire so my income is less and my tax bracket will be better.. but overall I feel like I am making some moves in the right direction. We updated our wills and POAs last year,, so we're moving onward! Yay for me!! and I paid off my truck today.. now to plow into hubs truck payment!!
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cwillie, I'm with you: my vehicle is like my mule. It just needs to have heat/ac and working breaks. I've had beater vans all the while my kids were growing up. Dodge Grand Caravans XL where all the seats fold into the floor. Can fit 4' x 8' sheets of plywood. My sons were so dismayed to inherit one as their first vehicles. Better than a truck (except for front wheel drive only). Now I have a 2014 Toyota RAV 4. It seems to be the Boomer-mobile.
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Pamzi, I was cheering for all your positive news.

Yay!!!! for you lady!
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We are right with Golden and those very north latitudes. Down to -35 tonight with the chill factor. Had some snow today, but not much an inch or two is all. That makes the cold so BORING!

And I am supposed to go for a PT assessment on my hip in the morning at 7:00. We will see if I feel like getting out. They should understand that a 68 year old woman has to give consideration about getting out in it at all, don't they?
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pamz: Congratulations on your upcoming retirement. How long have you been employed?
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Well the predicted ice storm was a great big nothing here, we mostly got ice pellets and not too much of that. I'm seeing reports of power outages down along lake erie though.
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As hard as it was to go out in the very cold temps this morning, I did get to PT. I needed to get started with something now! I have IB band syndrome in my right hip and starting in my left. Now will go to PT twice a week. Today I started on four different stretches which I am going to try to do at least three times a day. I am so tired of the hip pain, it makes it hard to sleep many nights.
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Glad,

I hope that your pain subsides after your PT. How long will you have to go for it to be effective?
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Pam,

Yay! Enjoy your retirement.
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Saying 8 weeks of PT.

Hope your daughter finds a solution to help.
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pamz - Retirement - yay!!! Enjoy.

glad - its good you have a diagnosis and treatment. Sure hope it gets better fast. I guess you have to slow down on the walking. Did they identify a cause?
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Glad,

Thanks.

So, a couple of months. PT definitely helps with pain. My husband and I both had major surgeries and PT not eased the pain but improved mobility and strength. Good luck!
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My oldest daughter has had this syndrome. She is a runner that was the cause of hers. I don't have athletics to blame but did notice it did start to feel a bit better when I dropped from 4 miles walking a day to three.

This is what I found online for causes:
Bowed legs.
Having one leg that’s longer than the other.
Knee arthritis.
Rotating your ankle, leg or foot inward when you move.
Weakness in your hip muscles, butt muscles or abdominal muscles.

I do have one leg a bit longer than the other which causes me to swing my right foot out when I walk. The therapist also told me my glutes are very weak and I know I have weak abs.
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glad - ah!!! I think less walking will help. I have one longer leg too. Maybe exercises to strengthen your glutes and your abs. would help. Squats could work both. I have been doing squats again and surprised myself by going low enough to nearly sit on the floor recently. I hold the squat now for a little before getting up. I do one or two every time I go to the restroom. It's an easy way to build them into my daily routine. Did PT gives you exercises for your glutes and abs? Hope the pain lessens. It's no fun when it makes you lose sleep.
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Glad,

It’s tricky isn’t it. We exercise to stay fit and healthy but at times it can cause us problems too.

My daughter who was on dance team at school wrecked her knees. She’s had surgery and has arthritis.

Both of my daughters played volleyball, did gymnastics and dance. Of course, injuries are bound to happen when we overdo. Plus freaky accidents happen.

My physical therapist strongly stressed building up our core muscles. So did my mom’s home health physical therapist.

Your physical therapist will guide you in the right direction.

My husband had surgery on both of his shoulders. I teased him about his damage being from holding our kids on his shoulders for all of our Mardi Gras parades.

My husband was a track runner in school. He walks now but doesn’t run anymore. He never takes the elevator at his office. He climbs the stairs.

I was the avid cyclist. After my bicycle accident at age 44 my orthopedic surgeon told me to switch to my stationary bike.

I had a bad fall from a tree branch in the street and now have steel rods on both bones and the surgery was difficult to do. If I injure my arm again the surgeon won’t be able to fix it.

I rode miles and miles and miles on my bike since I was a young teenager. I loved it.
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I am planning the retirement for August as I turn 65 in July and that gets the hospital through the dreaded July when we get new residents and such. I have been at Hopkins 26 years this May. Hard to believe. I went to RT school in my 30s, my other degrees were in Sociology ( the thing in the 80s) and History and business, I love going to college and just kept on after my graduation.. a class or two at a time. Most of my RT class was older, we were all changing careers, etc. No one really knew what it was,, now most of the grads are going right out of HS, since COVID everyone knows us!!
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Glad, sorry to hear what you are going through. If this is a difference in leg length you might need to see someone who works with that, for orthotics or something, as PT alone I don't think will do it. However, I do think that good PT people are often better at diagnosing and treating that most MDs, even specialists, so I sure hope you get one of them who is very skilled.
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My mom had one leg longer than the other after her hip replacement. She found a lot of relief getting her shoes adjusted by American Healers. They added the "lift" on the sole of the shoe so the fit was still normal. No one would really notice the lift unless you saw the shoes sitting side by side.

American Heelers
24000 Mercantile Rd. Ste. 14
Beachwood, OH 44122
www.orthopedicshoelift.com
216-378-2686
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I have been thinking about this. It came to me that I used to get this pain when I would ski, even as a teen. I haven't skiied now in about 20 years. My knees couldn't take it anymore. And I have a rather pronounced scoliosis that I bet could cause it too.
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All: I've just sent a PM to paulfoel123 since his thread is closed. Anyone hear from him?
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