Ready to cash it in...

[jetmechmarty]

There are supposed to be subsidies for low income folks who cant afford healthcare...medicaid for one...

You have to be pretty low....really low.

[trbig]

Two spoonfulls of raisins, one in the morning and one at night .all the pains go away.

As far as that goes... 2 shots of whiskey in the morning and 2 in the afternoon, and all pain will go away as well.


There's always the option of moving to Colorado where some things are legal?

[Gmac]

I can relate

to the problems you're having. My hand will go numb after about 5 min. While I have a throttle lock highway riding isn't so much an issue but everyday stop and go is problematic.

I'm adding a damper to the stock bars while both bikes are down and as I have an abundance of lead shot I can fill the bars to see if that clears it up some.

I hope your surgery is successful, keep us posted.
I suppose I should look into that now while I have insurance.

Getting old ain't for sissies.

[madmax-im]

You have to be pretty low....really low.

well I have just found with subsidies that I can purchase Blue Cross Blue Shield for $631 a year...which breaks down to $52 a month...

There's always the option of moving to Colorado where some things are legal?

Dont need to move nowhere to know that wont work...

to the problems you're having. My hand will go numb after about 5 min. While I have a throttle lock highway riding isn't so much an issue but everyday stop and go is problematic.
I hope your surgery is successful, keep us posted.
I suppose I should look into that now while I have insurance.

Getting old ain't for sissies.

Yep...thing is...dont you all really want to have medical insurance?...I have seen personally what happens to people who dont have any money or medical insurance...and it aint pretty.....its always been the haves and the have nots when it has come to medical insurance...and its damn scary

[Brent]

Get well

Well Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in both hands has grounded my riding/saddle time to a halt... Worst in my right hand ...I can no longer feel what my hand is doing or it is too painful to grip the throttle for any length of time...for a while I thought I could get by using the throttle lock thats on there but it still isnt enough. I need to have surgery on the right hand or risk nerve damage if I let it continue....being retired and on a fixed income i fall into that class of people who have no health insurance and cannot afford any...
So at this point it looks like I'm done riding motorcycles after 38 years on street machines and a childhood on borrowed mini bikes and dirt bikes...Will keep the bike for a while yet as I'm just not ready to severe all ties.....but the writing is on the wall...

Hi BNE,
Sorry to hear about hands. Good Luck. Surgery is generally my Last choice. I recommend winterize bike. Try all the healthy supplements. Rest hand. Get well, Surgery if needed. Also I have seen some gloves that were designed to help with this, with padding strategically placed to protect nerves.

I hope to See you in the spring
Brent in GA

[Far Canal]

Madmax
How much does the operation cost over there?
From what I know they can do it with optical fibre non intrusive stuff but the reality is that the old school slice of the hand works much better. I have tried to post a picture of what it looks like afterwards but stuffed if I can get a picture to upload on this forum site.
In the end it's your motorcycle riding and hands vs money.
Spend the money and get your life back would be my tip for the day.
Life is worth more than money.....just my opinion.

[jwhughes3]

Obama is going to force you to have insurance anyway.

Check with VA and see if they cannot help.

Sorry to hear about this Ben.

John

[jetmechmarty]

Obama is going to force you to have insurance anyway.
John

Nope. It's easy enough to get out of the fine, and even if it wasn't, it's a small fine compared to the cost of insurance.

[madmax-im]

Brent has summed up my course of action at this time...surgery is a last resort... Thanks for your thoughts guys...

[crazy steve]

Nope. It's easy enough to get out of the fine, and even if it wasn't, it's a small fine compared to the cost of insurance.

Except when you do need medical care, that insurance suddenly isn't so expensive....

[jetmechmarty]

Except when you do need medical care, that insurance suddenly isn't so expensive....

You got that right!

[madmax-im]

no improvement after 4 weeks of homeopathic remedies...ready to see real doctors...got my affordable healthcare and starting Feb 1st i will be seeking out a surgical solution. Things you take for granted everyday that we all do without a second thought...until the time comes when doing those has become difficult and painful...normal crap like getting dressed... tying your shoes holding a fork...starting your car... or trying to grip the throttle on your bike...

[mack]

surgery

I had carpel tunnel surgery back in 83. I remember I had no power in my right to grip things and it always burned like crazy when you moved your thumb and articulated your wrist in one direction. Military doctors refused to believe in carpal; tunnel back then so first they said it was just sprained and did nothing, it got worse and then they gave me cortezone injections. Then the figured I'd broken the wrist so I wore a cast for six weeks. It was still useless and they finally broke down and sent me to a specialist. I knew exactly what it was and performed the surgery a couple days later. He didn't even put me out for it. Talked about what he was doing the whole time and showed me why cortizone shots are such a bad idea. He did what was called an arm block to freeze the arm for the surgery.The whole thing only took about 15 minutes. Anyway, to make a long story shorter, the relief from the symptoms was immediate and the only theropy after was simple to regain the muscle strength I'd lost from lack of use when the wrist was symptomatic. It's never bothered me since.
Good luck.

[madmax-im]

update

just came from the Orthopedist...i have a combination of arthritis and CTS in both hands but primarily the right hand which is worst. Dr. gave me a shot of cortisone for the arthritis and micro surgery for the CTS is scheduled for early June...right after I get back from XSEast...doc says that 1-2 weeks down time after surgery...meaning no motorcycle...
the micro surgery will be done while i'm awake but locally numbed...anestheiolgy is way too expensive...Doc says its a 20 min procedeure in and out..
cortisone has not yet begun to take affect...could be a couple days for that...not really feeling any better as of yet....hey its 4/20 national smoke out day...hmmm a little extra chemo might be necessary...LOL

[jetmechmarty]

What is CTS?