Pain management

[tree md]

After reading this thread it makes me realize how lucky I am to still be able to do the job without having to take meds or serious pain management. I've taken a couple of hard knocks but thank God I can still do it and not have to medicate.

 

[prentice110]

:check:. Laughing and sneezing are scary just thinking about.

a guy I climb for every now an then cracked 3 ribs, I forget how. Anyway, hes a heavy smoker and caught bronchitus while his ribs were broke. Took 3-4 times the normal time to heal. Ive never broke a rib, but from what i hear , i know i dont wana

 

[sgreanbeans]

NO DOUBT! I would love to feel the same way that I did when I came home from boot camp (20 years ago!), we are all broken up! Just as it is natural for a Judo Black Belt to have a ACL rip, is it natural for us to have bad disc' in our spine?

 

[prentice110]

anyone here ever been the only climber on a $10g crane day? I love doin it just to see how much gets done, but its not realy worth it cuz i walk funny for 2 days and my whole body hurts.

 

[RandyMac]

This is an interesting subject for me. I have been dealing with a lot of old impact damage, gravity is my current enemy, hauling my sorry ass around can be enough effort that doing anything useful is limited. The stuff that broke outright isn't as much of a problem as the stuff that got knocked out of line, some things got repeated events.
I do asprin, lots of it, I will avoid anything else for as long as I can. My Doc offers Vicodin everytime I see her, that road has no end. For now I can still ignore the pain, I can get away with that for a period of time, but it is getting tougher to do. I hit the Rye pretty hard, it works as well as anything and is a traditional pain controll.

 

[treevet]

I rode the ball for hours Fri. Much easier on the bod than really climbing (no spikes). I am 61.

 

[prentice110]

I rode the ball for hours Fri. Much easier on the bod than really climbing (no spikes). I am 61.

jesus man how do you do it?

 

[tree MDS]

jesus man how do you do it?

He is "the treevet"!

 

[treevet]

jesus man how do you do it?

lay off the cream donuts, go to the gym daily and develop a high thresh hold for pain.

Oh, and love the job

 

[treevet]

He is "the treevet"!

and you are the "Tree Doctor Medical Specialisths.....":hmm3grin2orange:

 

[tree MDS]

and you are the "Tree Doctor Medical Specialisths.....":hmm3grin2orange:

Yes, but you can just call me "Master Daddy Sir".. or simply Master Daddy if you wish. :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[treevet]

Yes, but you can just call me "Master Daddy Sir".. or simply Master Daddy if you wish. :hmm3grin2orange:

I got a buddy named Don Bates....you can imagine what we call him...lol...any relation?:yourock:

 

[mattfr12]

the worste pain i ever had to work with is now i got a hole the size of a nickle that goes straight to my stomache. it bleeds and pusses everyday and the staples that they have put in it are working thier way out through the skin.

this hole has been open for over 2 years now im still trying to find a doctore that can help me fix it.

the reason for it being thier was when i was hospitilized it was my peg tube site for feeding. i was on lifesupport for almost a year.

 

[treevet]

the worste pain i ever had to work with is now i got a hole the size of a nickle that goes straight to my stomache. it bleeds and pusses everyday and the staples that they have put in it are working thier way out through the skin.

this hole has been open for over 2 years now im still trying to find a doctore that can help me fix it.

the reason for it being thier was when i was hospitilized it was my peg tube site for feeding. i was on lifesupport for almost a year.

Damn man, you need a good doctor to straighten that out. Biggest worry would be entrance for infection I would think. Take care of that and good luck.

 

[mattfr12]

Damn man, you need a good doctor to straighten that out. Biggest worry would be entrance for infection I would think. Take care of that and good luck.

ya i want to get it fixed in the worst way but one doctor told me it might just tear open again and im going to see another in a few days. but im also still trying to put it off for a little bit because buisness is booming at the moment. and the 6-8 week heal time will cost me probably 5-6 thousand with the cost of running your own buisness.

 

[Groundman One]

Not pain, really, more weakness.

Waking up at three AM with a five-star asthma attack, not being able to catch my breath for two-hours and not getting any sleep afterwords. Then having to leave for work dead tired and feeling like I've been beaten with a tire iron.

Those are the fun days.

 

[capetrees]

I know what you mean but mine is an allergy to mold spores when it gets damp outside. An inhaler fixes the problem with two blasts but I hate to do it. :angry2:

 

[custom8726]

3 herniated disks in my lower back, work with it daily and it's no fun Going to get a cortizone/steroid shot in my spine in 3 days and not looking forward to that either but its getting to the point were either these shots are going to work or it's surgery time come winter. Been dealing with the bad disks for 10 years now with just excercise (Stretching) an Advil but as of lately its really slowing me down and I have a long way untill retirement..

I should add my back problems did not stem from tree work, nor did 90% of all my other broken/torn/ripped/puncture, wounds. I have taken some pretty good hits over the last 13 years doing tree work but nothing a few stitches couldn't take care of (Only Once) Also fractured my tibula when a log spun and landed on my leg working in 18" of snow (Still finished the job)... All of my more serious injury's were recreationally based, Mostly racing Motocross but some just screwing off,, bridge jumping, wake boarding,wrestling/fighting etc, etc.. Now at 32 I am really feeling the affects, but still stay active and off the pills and/or drugs to compensate for the pain (Other then Advil).. Presently I am slowing down recreationally and doing things more inteligently with my buisness, Honestly I physically work half as hard as I used to and make 3 times the money. Point being of this rambling on is, IMHO, Staying mentally strong, not relying on doctors or pills and remaining active (If Possible) is key for pain managment, that and learning to work smarter or around your injury's in ways they dont hinder or slow your income/company down even if in realtiy your are physically moving a bit slower... I know at only 32 I have a long ways to go (Hopefully) but I hope to keep the above mentality and keep doing the things I love to do. Seeing you guys alot further up in years then myself still getting it done is inspiring and I hope to be physically able to do this type of work for a long time to come aswell.

 

[prentice110]

jimmy was bafefoot water skiing and gashed his heal real bad. took 2 years to heal. Still climbed and dragged brush for us everyday the whole time.

 

[tree md]

anyone here ever been the only climber on a $10g crane day? I love doin it just to see how much gets done, but its not realy worth it cuz i walk funny for 2 days and my whole body hurts.

Yes I have.

Picked three trees over a house. Two were around 4-5' DBH and one was prolly 2' DBH. 10 hours in spikes. Had to climb to every rigging point because the owner of the crane service won't allow you to ride the ball. Had to pay 12 hours crane time including 2 hours travel time, 4 hours at time and a half. We loaded out most of the wood as it came off the chokers. Had a decent pile of limb logs in the front but my guys knocked it out in 6 hours the next day. 16 hours total in the job. I walked away with a cool 7 G's.