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So two weeks ago, I allowed them to put a lions blue cast on me in solidarity with the Detroit contingent where I live. I had to get it taken off today suits removed and recasted.  I’m glad the lions had the season that they did but all I have to say right now is fuck the lions   Go Green.

Should have went for Barbie pink.

DWags wrote:So two weeks ago, I allowed them to put a lions blue cast on me in solidarity with the Detroit contingent where I live. I had to get it taken off today suits removed and recasted.  I’m glad the lions had the season that they did but all I have to say right now is fuck the lions   Go Green.

You're all set for the upcoming Easter egg hunt. Can you put some food dye on it to make it closer to Spartan green?

The Pantry wrote:

DWags wrote:So two weeks ago, I allowed them to put a lions blue cast on me in solidarity with the Detroit contingent where I live. I had to get it taken off today suits removed and recasted.  I’m glad the lions had the season that they did but all I have to say right now is fuck the lions   Go Green.

You're all set for the upcoming Easter egg hunt.  Can you put some food dye on it to make it closer to Spartan green?

It was the closest they had. Three -four weeks I get a boot.

Did you save your old cast? I wanna smell it.

DWags - how ya feeling? Coming along okay?

End of February I’m getting this cast cut off and getting a boot put on

Then it’s physical therapy through March and I’ll be at the spring game in April. Thanks for asking. I’m hanging in there.

Not that anyone cares, but I stll have scabs on my knees from slipping and falling in the driveway...before Wags tried hopping the woodpile. Long term scabs are incredibly tough. DWags likely has a couple under that cast that might last til beyond getting the boot...maybe until the spring game. Betting his footwear/calve shots will never be the same

You got circulation problems? That doesnt seem right. Diabetes? Oh wait you had a heart issue, i guess it makes more sense.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:You got circulation problems? That doesnt seem right. Diabetes? Oh wait you had a heart issue, i guess it makes more sense.

Going on 65. No diabetes. Heart issue, yes. Not sure either has anything to do with severe scabs, except maybe medications I'm on.

The human body is pretty incredible. The longer the scab lasts, the longer the injury is taking to heal. My experience since a kid. Picking at them only lengthens the process. Old scabs build to be tough as hell protecting the injury. Going on 5 weeks later, could likely peel them off with no bleeding. Won't. They'll fall off in due time.

DWags wrote:End of February I’m getting this cast cut off and getting a boot put on

Then it’s physical therapy through March and I’ll be at the spring game in April. Thanks for asking. I’m hanging in there.

That’s the second time you’ve mentioned a boot, Dwags. Are you Canadian?

The Pantry wrote:

AvgMSUJoe wrote:You got circulation problems? That doesnt seem right. Diabetes? Oh wait you had a heart issue, i guess it makes more sense.

Going on 65. No diabetes. Heart issue, yes. Not sure either has anything to do with severe scabs, except maybe medications I'm on.

The human body is pretty incredible. The longer the scab lasts, the longer the injury is taking to heal. My experience since a kid. Picking at them only lengthens the process. Old scabs build to be tough as hell protecting the injury. Going on 5 weeks later, could likely peel them off with no bleeding. Won't. They'll fall off in due time.

Using neosporin or pure aloe would speed things along and help lessen scarring. What caused your fall?

Aloe vera is great for just about everything. Hair gel, dry skin, sunburn, healing minor dings and dents.

DWags wrote:End of February I’m getting this cast cut off and getting a boot put on

Then it’s physical therapy through March and I’ll be at the spring game in April. Thanks for asking. I’m hanging in there.

sounds good. I'll track ya down at the spring game.

How's the no alcohol/coffee going?


(I ask because I've cut back on alcohol quite a bit. Met friends on Saturday. Had 3 beers over the span of about 4 hours. It's the only alcohol I've had in 8 days. Been easier than I thought it was gonna be... thankfully).

tGreenWay wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Going on 65. No diabetes. Heart issue, yes. Not sure either has anything to do with severe scabs, except maybe medications I'm on.

The human body is pretty incredible. The longer the scab lasts, the longer the injury is taking to heal. My experience since a kid. Picking at them only lengthens the process. Old scabs build to be tough as hell protecting the injury. Going on 5 weeks later, could likely peel them off with no bleeding. Won't. They'll fall off in due time.

Using neosporin or pure aloe would speed things along and help lessen scarring. What caused your fall?

Used Neosporin the first week, until I could wear pants again comfortably. Sweats were my go-to.

Was the snowfall that Friday evening. Bent a tree over next to the house. Was trying to knock some it off with a snowrake and slipped in the wet sloppy shit.

The Pantry wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:


Using neosporin or pure aloe would speed things along and help lessen scarring. What caused your fall?

Used Neosporin the first week, until I could wear pants again comfortably.  Sweats were my go-to.

Was the snowfall that Friday evening.  Bent a tree over next to the house.  Was trying to knock some it off with a snowrake and slipped in the wet sloppy shit.    

Been there, minus the scraping. You’d think with the number of times I’ve planted on ice/snow/slush, my falls would begin to look more graceful. Not a chance.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

DWags wrote:End of February I’m getting this cast cut off and getting a boot put on

Then it’s physical therapy through March and I’ll be at the spring game in April. Thanks for asking. I’m hanging in there.

sounds good. I'll track ya down at the spring game.

How's the no alcohol/coffee going?


(I ask because I've cut back on alcohol quite a bit. Met friends on Saturday. Had 3 beers over the span of about 4 hours. It's the only alcohol I've had in 8 days. Been easier than I thought it was gonna be... thankfully).

Had coffee today. No alcohol still. (Did have a glass of wine with Super Bowl dinner). Didn’t finish it. I think I’m not missing alcohol at all.

tGreenWay wrote:

The Pantry wrote:
Used Neosporin the first week, until I could wear pants again comfortably.  Sweats were my go-to.

Was the snowfall that Friday evening.  Bent a tree over next to the house.  Was trying to knock some it off with a snowrake and slipped in the wet sloppy shit.    

Been there, minus the scraping. You’d think with the number of times I’ve planted on ice/snow/slush, my falls would begin to look more graceful. Not a chance.

Glad there were no mobile phone cameras, X/Instagram/tictok to capture my most embarrassing moments. Kids have it tough now.

The Pantry wrote:Not that anyone cares, but I stll have scabs on my knees from slipping and falling in the driveway...before Wags tried hopping the woodpile.  Long term scabs are incredibly tough.  DWags likely has a couple under that cast that might last til beyond getting the boot...maybe until the spring game.  Betting his footwear/calve shots will never be the same

The Pantry wrote:Going on 65.  No diabetes.  Heart issue, yes.  Not sure either has anything to do with severe scabs, except maybe medications I'm on.  

The human body is pretty incredible.  The longer the scab lasts, the longer the injury is taking to heal.  My experience since a kid. Picking at them only lengthens the process.  Old scabs build to be tough as hell protecting the injury.  Going on 5 weeks later, could likely peel them off with no bleeding.  Won't.  They'll fall off in due time.

We all care. Not a doctor but do know a bit about wound care. Blood thinners can definitely have a negative effect on wound healing. Scabs do protect wounds but have a negative effect on tissue growth. Moist scabs heal quicker than dry scabs. Your diet (as in what you eat) can also have an effect wound healing.

I would encourage you to talk to your doctor about any wounds if you are on blood thinners or if your wounds are taking longer than expected to heal. At the very least keep a close eye on them and seek help promptly if things are not going as expected.

MSU addict wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Not that anyone cares, but I stll have scabs on my knees from slipping and falling in the driveway...before Wags tried hopping the woodpile.  Long term scabs are incredibly tough.  DWags likely has a couple under that cast that might last til beyond getting the boot...maybe until the spring game.  Betting his footwear/calve shots will never be the same

The Pantry wrote:Going on 65.  No diabetes.  Heart issue, yes.  Not sure either has anything to do with severe scabs, except maybe medications I'm on.  

The human body is pretty incredible.  The longer the scab lasts, the longer the injury is taking to heal.  My experience since a kid. Picking at them only lengthens the process.  Old scabs build to be tough as hell protecting the injury.  Going on 5 weeks later, could likely peel them off with no bleeding.  Won't.  They'll fall off in due time.

We all care.  Not a doctor but do know a bit about wound care.  Blood thinners can definitely have a negative effect on wound healing.  Scabs do protect wounds but have a negative effect on tissue growth.  Moist scabs heal quicker than dry scabs.  Your diet (as in what you eat) can also have an effect wound healing.  

I would encourage you to talk to your doctor about any wounds if you are on blood thinners or if your wounds are taking longer than expected to heal.  At the very least keep a close eye on them and seek help promptly if things are not going as expected.  

Wounds are healing at their own pace, which seem on track IME.  No infection.  Not worried at all.  Thanks for your concern/thoughts.

But, I can't imagine DWags modeling MSU footwear with scabs/scars. You know it's gonna happen

The Pantry wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:


Been there, minus the scraping. You’d think with the number of times I’ve planted on ice/snow/slush, my falls would begin to look more graceful. Not a chance.

Glad there were no mobile phone cameras, X/Instagram/tictok to capture my most embarrassing moments. Kids have it tough now.

Yep. lol Although, if your falls are like mine, someone would already have to have the phone pointed at us because it all happens so fast.

tGreenWay wrote:

DWags wrote:End of February I’m getting this cast cut off and getting a boot put on

Then it’s physical therapy through March and I’ll be at the spring game in April. Thanks for asking. I’m hanging in there.

That’s the second time you’ve mentioned a boot, Dwags. Are you Canadian?

A boot dammit, a real boot, like for his foot. Not a boat, for water, a boot!

tGreenWay wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Glad there were no mobile phone cameras, X/Instagram/tictok to capture my most embarrassing moments. Kids have it tough now.

Yep. lol Although, if your falls are like mine, someone would already have to have the phone pointed at us because it all happens so fast.

Wife and I were staying at SIL a few years back. Open suitcase was laying on the floor. SIL walks in the room trips on it and lands right in the middle of suitcase and can't get back up. She calls her son to help and he runs in and whips out his phone and starts recording. She didn't get hurt but it was pretty funny at the time. Still is whenever it gets brought up.

The Pantry wrote:

MSU addict wrote:


We all care.  Not a doctor but do know a bit about wound care.  Blood thinners can definitely have a negative effect on wound healing.  Scabs do protect wounds but have a negative effect on tissue growth.  Moist scabs heal quicker than dry scabs.  Your diet (as in what you eat) can also have an effect wound healing.  

I would encourage you to talk to your doctor about any wounds if you are on blood thinners or if your wounds are taking longer than expected to heal.  At the very least keep a close eye on them and seek help promptly if things are not going as expected.  

Wounds are healing at their own pace, which seem on track IME.  No infection.  Not worried at all.  Thanks for your concern/thoughts.

as a lot of us know, the older we get, we don't rebound from anything quite as easily.

combine that with a compromised immune system, even a cold lingers with me. Infection, whether viral or bacterial, knock me out. I'm currently on my 2nd med for the same ear infection I've been battling now for 10+ days.

and I'm otherwise fairly healthy.. that's the wild part. I can't imagine having to include/consider other risk factors (obesity, smoking, heart issues, etc).

take care of yourself. Stay on top of things, dude.

Jake from State Farm wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:


Yep. lol Although, if your falls are like mine, someone would already have to have the phone pointed at us because it all happens so fast.

Wife and I were staying at SIL a few years back. Open suitcase was laying on the floor. SIL walks in the room trips on it and lands right in the middle of suitcase and can't get back up. She calls her son to help and he runs in and whips out his phone and starts recording. She didn't get hurt but it was pretty funny at the time. Still is whenever it gets brought up.

Oh yes, my first reaction when someone needs help is to record it...not.

Leaving doctors bitches. 50% weight with crutches. 4 more weeks.

Yeah, you show that wood pile who's the boss now.

It’s hard to see but doc said the bone on the right side of this picture is growing together. He said it looks good for 8 weeks. I said it was only 6. He said the bone is growing together real fast then. Spring game bitches.

DWags wrote:Leaving doctors bitches. 50% weight with crutches. 4 more weeks.

Showing a little more leg than I’m comfortable with in this forum DWags.

Nice mending Wags.  Still have a small scab on my knee from falling in the driveway the weekend you took on the woodpile.

Aaron Rodgers would have been back by now.

The Pantry wrote:Nice mending Wags.  Still have a small scab on my knee from falling in the driveway the weekend you took on the woodpile.

You've had a scab for a month and a half? I'd get that looked at.

btw DWags, have you received any hospital bills yet?

A former US surgeon general says he went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called the healthcare system 'broken.'

NigelUno wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Nice mending Wags.  Still have a small scab on my knee from falling in the driveway the weekend you took on the woodpile.

You've had a scab for a month and a half? I'd get that looked at.

The scab isn't a big deal, but the underlying syphilis might be....

The Pantry wrote:btw DWags, have you received any hospital bills yet?

A former US surgeon general says he went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called the healthcare system 'broken.'

I’ve met the yearly deductible already. Sounds like the wife is now covered for those “medical messages” seeing that deductible is met. I’m thinking she’ll be in once a week.

NigelUno wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Nice mending Wags.  Still have a small scab on my knee from falling in the driveway the weekend you took on the woodpile.

You've had a scab for a month and a half? I'd get that looked at.

Could pick it off if I wanted to. Was a bad fall. Was happy both knees still functioned painlessly afterward...just nasty abrasions healing on their own time.

LL Bean jeans was wearing at the time got bloodied but went completely unscathed otherwise

The Pantry wrote:btw DWags, have you received any hospital bills yet?

A former US surgeon general says he went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called the healthcare system 'broken.'

Now that he's on the receiving end he says it's broken. Something that the rest of us have known for a long time.

The Pantry wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

You've had a scab for a month and a half? I'd get that looked at.

Could pick it off if I wanted to. Was a bad fall. Was happy both knees still functioned painlessly afterward...just nasty abrasions healing on their own time.

LL Bean jeans was wearing at the time got bloodied but went completely unscathed otherwise

Rub some Icy hot on it.

Amputate

Motown Spartan wrote:

DWags wrote:Leaving doctors bitches. 50% weight with crutches. 4 more weeks.

Showing a little more leg than I’m comfortable with in this forum DWags.

I can’t take my eyes off that one sexy slipper. It must drive Mrs. Dwags wild.