Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an intergral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on it's evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
I’m sorry about your hip but impressed you’re so active. I don’t want to state the obvious but have you tried heat on it? A heating pad or hot tub/bath? Have you ever tried Salon Pas? It’s a patch with analgesics. I’m not sure if it really delivers meds to the area or if the minty cooling feeling is a useful distraction but I use it with good results, even for headache. Last thing- do you have a massager? Massage brings blood flow to the area, helping healing. Idk, I’ve noticed you mentioning it in a few comments and I wish you could get relief. I’m a “two Aleve” every morning type but these are just some ideas that I know can help. You work so hard here for us. Prayers incoming.
Hello Fren, thanks for your suggestions. I take hot showers and use voltaren gel. I am fighting against myself not to cross my legs and learning to use my breath to cut the pain. Thanks for your prayers, God bless your generous and altruistic self.🙏🏻
When I hit 68, I had to opt for a hip replacement, or else I would have stopped walking. For the two years before it, I had started having trouble, thought it was sciatica or the piriformis syndrome. Then I started falling and losing balance, they discovered that my hip bone was wittled away and the socket was loaded with bone spurs. I opted for surgery, it was not as easy as some said it would be, my recovery went fine, but not being able to be as mobile as I wanted to be was so hard. Within a year, I never knew I had it and been able to do all the walking, hiking, etcc I want to. One symptom that I did not know was the groin muscle pain, right where the leg meets the crotch, my god that hurt. The orthopedic man told me that was a big symptom. I did not know, I thought it was a pulled muscle. You probably know this, but sitting is not good or comfortable with a bad hip, reclining or putting your legs up in the right position helps.
Sounds like you went through quite an ordeal. I am relieved for you that you now refer to it as a thing of the past. I pray you remain healthy and serene.🙏🏻
Stay awesome, fren!
You too, Fren! Thanks!🙏🏻