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Forum: Health & Fitness 04-04-2013, 08:58 AM
Replies: 28
coming back from rotator cuff surgery
Views: 1,573
Posted By Pacific lefty
Looking on the bright side!

Well, I am really not trying to gloat (I swear I am not) but last week I just played my first tournament since I had surgery last April, and I won it! My main point being two things. Firstly, after...
Forum: Health & Fitness 03-03-2013, 11:48 AM
Replies: 13
Recovery
Views: 694
Posted By Pacific lefty
How about doing a light jog around the courts...

How about doing a light jog around the courts before playing to warm up, and then stretching out. Try some IT band stretches and make sure that you stretch the back of your legs well. If you have...
Forum: Health & Fitness 03-02-2013, 10:20 AM
Replies: 28
coming back from rotator cuff surgery
Views: 1,573
Posted By Pacific lefty
Hi 10smonkey, I had a subacromial decompression,...

Hi 10smonkey, I had a subacromial decompression, lots of ac debridement and a bursectomy on 27 of last April. It took a long time at least 7-8 months to be able to come back comfortably... I am 4.0...
Forum: Health & Fitness 03-02-2013, 08:54 AM
Replies: 13
Help Carpal Tunnel
Views: 736
Posted By Pacific lefty
Yes, a break is definitely in order. One night it...

Yes, a break is definitely in order. One night it was so numb I was a bit freaked out and really had to shake and open and close my hand to wake it up...
Forum: Health & Fitness 03-01-2013, 01:27 AM
Replies: 13
Help Carpal Tunnel
Views: 736
Posted By Pacific lefty
I am going to research it for certain and check...

I am going to research it for certain and check with PT next Thursday. I can't seem to find any connection in the tingling with any different shoulder positions or elbow positions. I played 3.5...
Forum: Health & Fitness 02-28-2013, 05:06 AM
Replies: 13
Help Carpal Tunnel
Views: 736
Posted By Pacific lefty
Just looking at the diagram, it is the medial...

Just looking at the diagram, it is the medial nerve for sure because the times it has caused me to wake up, or first thing in the morning my hand is really numb on the palm side and even the odd...
Forum: Health & Fitness 02-28-2013, 04:13 AM
Replies: 13
Help Carpal Tunnel
Views: 736
Posted By Pacific lefty
Hi Chas, it is definitely the medial nerve,...

Hi Chas, it is definitely the medial nerve, because the tingling only encompasses part of the ring finger, and nothing at all noticeable on small finger. It isn't sore, but the tingling is driving me...
Forum: Health & Fitness 02-26-2013, 10:43 AM
Replies: 63
This Just In: Flu Shots Not All They're Cracked Up To Be
Views: 2,092
Posted By Pacific lefty
I am really skeptical about the flu shot in...

I am really skeptical about the flu shot in general. Here in Ireland a few years ago there was panic about the H1N1 bird flu and people were urged to get vaccinated, particularly children. Shortly...
Forum: Health & Fitness 02-26-2013, 10:37 AM
Replies: 20
At what age does your "A" game start to deteriorate?
Views: 923
Posted By Pacific lefty
I am playing in pretty much the same style as I...

I am playing in pretty much the same style as I did in the 80's. I have always played tennis, gone to the gym, and started running in the last 5 years. I am 45 and playing at a higher level than...
Forum: Health & Fitness 02-26-2013, 06:56 AM
Replies: 13
Help Carpal Tunnel
Views: 736
Posted By Pacific lefty
Well Ollinger, I had the cortisone 3 times for my...

Well Ollinger, I had the cortisone 3 times for my shoulder problem and it did not work at all so I eventually resorted to surgery.

My Dr gave me the "water tablets" because he said sometimes that...
Forum: Health & Fitness 02-26-2013, 04:43 AM
Replies: 13
Help Carpal Tunnel
Views: 736
Posted By Pacific lefty
Help Carpal Tunnel

Now that my fixed shoulder is truly fixed and I have been really enjoying tennis and doing the Thrower's ten religiously, I am coming up against a small carpal tunnel problem.

About three weeks...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 01-29-2013, 12:38 PM
Replies: 16
too much tennis.
Views: 1,081
Posted By Pacific lefty
My volleys are way behind groundstrokes. I can't...

My volleys are way behind groundstrokes. I can't stop putting a small swing on them...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 01-29-2013, 12:35 PM
Replies: 66
How many in cold states would join a indoor court if price and availability was right
Views: 2,408
Posted By Pacific lefty
Here in the south of Ireland, if its not...

Here in the south of Ireland, if its not freezing, its windy, if it isn't windy, its raining, and if its sunny, you are on holiday in another country! I would join any indoor tennis club within 35...
Forum: Health & Fitness 01-29-2013, 12:20 PM
Replies: 39
Beer & Tournaments (No Teetotalers Please)
Views: 2,459
Posted By Pacific lefty
As my mother in law says, if a glass of wine...

As my mother in law says, if a glass of wine makes you feel less nervous and relaxed and confident in yourself, there have to be some sort of benefits in having it, rather than not, and being...
Forum: Health & Fitness 12-23-2012, 01:13 PM
Replies: 28
Supraspinatus relapse and suicidal tendencies...
Views: 3,044
Posted By Pacific lefty
Hi EC, the mri showed an inflamed supraspinatus,...

Hi EC, the mri showed an inflamed supraspinatus, no tear. I tried the cortisone and pt for 18 months and nothing seemed to work. I think the surgery certainly made more space for the tendon...
Forum: Odds & Ends 12-23-2012, 01:05 PM
Replies: 22
Sun glasses
Views: 1,176
Posted By Pacific lefty
I have a pair of Bolle orvet glasses which are...

I have a pair of Bolle orvet glasses which are actually kids size and they are perfect, really light and stay in place.
Forum: Odds & Ends 12-23-2012, 01:03 PM
Replies: 116
What did you ask for this Christmas?
Views: 3,997
Posted By Pacific lefty
Diamond tennis bracelet (hey I'm not...

Diamond tennis bracelet (hey I'm not materialistic really)...
Forum: Odds & Ends 12-23-2012, 01:02 PM
Replies: 3,257
What was the last movie you watched?
Views: 166,196
Posted By Pacific lefty
Miracle on 34th Street

Sometimes it's fantastic just to believe in things we can't disprove....
Forum: Health & Fitness 12-23-2012, 12:39 AM
Replies: 28
Supraspinatus relapse and suicidal tendencies...
Views: 3,044
Posted By Pacific lefty
8 Months later and going Great!

Hi ec51, can't believe my thread has re-surfaced. I had the "subacromial decompression" procedure in April (ac debridement and bursectomy), and after 8 months now I can really say tennis is going...
Forum: Health & Fitness 12-22-2012, 12:24 AM
Replies: 38
Olive oil.. heating (cooking)
Views: 4,425
Posted By Pacific lefty
Aceite de Oliva!

I lived in Spain for four years and absolutely everybody cooked and seasoned the food with olive oil. There was a huge variety of oils you could buy which were either suitable for salads and...
Forum: Health & Fitness 12-07-2012, 07:49 AM
Replies: 11
Decompressed Shoulder 7 months on...
Views: 1,132
Posted By Pacific lefty
Hi Dinosaur, thanks for letting me know the time...

Hi Dinosaur, thanks for letting me know the time frame for your total recovery. You see this is the tricky thing. I had a practice hit today and the ground strokes were great. The serve can be a...
Forum: Health & Fitness 12-05-2012, 01:14 PM
Replies: 11
Decompressed Shoulder 7 months on...
Views: 1,132
Posted By Pacific lefty
That's great to hear, Say Chi, will do. Wise...

That's great to hear, Say Chi, will do. Wise words about taking breaks from time to time, I am and will continue to whenever needed.
Forum: Health & Fitness 12-04-2012, 01:51 PM
Replies: 11
Decompressed Shoulder 7 months on...
Views: 1,132
Posted By Pacific lefty
Hey CharlieF, so great to hear from you. You are...

Hey CharlieF, so great to hear from you. You are so right that it does take longer to heal than anticipated and get back to my previous form. When I was starting to feel a bit paranoid I did...
Forum: Odds & Ends 12-04-2012, 08:16 AM
Replies: 62
Could have I made it?
Views: 2,254
Posted By Pacific lefty
Well, I was the really skinny unathletic girl...

Well, I was the really skinny unathletic girl that was always picked last one the sports teams in So. Cal. Now at least I am always getting calls to play tennis, so although I know I wouldn't have...
Forum: Odds & Ends 12-04-2012, 08:13 AM
Replies: 17,627
Music Game
Views: 912,137
Posted By Pacific lefty
Take a chance on me. Abba (I couldn't resist)

Take a chance on me. Abba (I couldn't resist)
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