Neck treatment #3

Like a lot of other people I have dealt with chronic neck pain for a long time...this week I received the third in a series of treatments.."Radio Frequency Oblation" as it is called is used to eliminate the pain transmitted by nerve pain at the joints..



The technique "burns" the tiny branch nerve between the joints of the spine. Things grows back in 12-18 months but in the mean time it can't transmit the pain signals. The catch is you have to repeat the procedure in 18 months If the pain returns.

Prior to this week I had received about 40% relief from the procedures done on C2-C6...that's why I returned Monday to do the third round.. T1-4 left side. So far the report is good...but I promised to wait a few more days to declare one way or the other...stay tuned.

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Holiday Plans

The immediate family will all be together for the Thanksgiving holidays ...nothing new, right? But what IS new is the location...Sunny Phoenix Arizona!





So here are the plans that mom and I have put together for the weekend...I hope you like them...we had to come up with an agenda that we think would work for most of us...it looks like it will be a lot of fun! What do YOU think?

Wednesday
12-1am ....Pickup CJ, Andy, Danielle, Adam at airport

Thursday
AM
Breakfast bagels and muffins
Pickup Jamie and Jeremy at airport
Pickup Joe at Hacienda
Dinner at Schulds
PM
Grandma memorial at home
Broccoli soup and shrimp

Friday
hot breakfast
Drive to Sedona
Walk main street
Tlaquepaque village
Pizza at the Hideaway
Red rock fantasy light show
Drive home

Saturday
Shower - women 10am
Shooting - men
Dinner out at Rustlers Rooste
Festival of lights
Drop off CJ & Andy 1240am flight



Sunday
Church
Hike or visit Aunt Gina
Drop off Danielle and Adam 1215am flight




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Location:E Cheyenne Dr,Phoenix,United States

Another trip to NJ

This week I had another trip to NJ for work. This is the second trip since moving. I'm not complaining since I get to see family and friends while taking care of business.

Besides work assignments I have visited grandpa Longo, had dinner with Harry and Chris. Thursday I plan to meet with Ed for breakfast, Fran for lunch and end the day with my own Mom for dinner at the skylark diner in Edison


...sounds like a lot of meal companions, huh?

I believe this is God's provision, since I have really missed family and friends most of all in AZ...as long a I keep having to travel it will not feel like I am away from you all!


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Location:Somerville,United States

A Serious Diversion

Grandma Longo has taken a very serious turn in her health. All of us know her as a spitfire, a real fighter...go, go, go. We love her for that ...that's why it is so hard to believe that she is Ill...seriously Ill.

It doesn't pay for me to elaborate on the details...heavens knows you get enough of that kind of thing here. Suffice it to say that if the antibiotics don't kick in in the next 24 hours it will be a very bad sign. Mom is out in NJ with her sibs as they are taking it all very seriously.

How can we say anything meaningful at this point except to ask you once again to pray that the Lord's will be done...and that he will turn this awful situation into something good. After all, that is his specialty.

My tribute is to say we love you, grandma. That's it.



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iheaven

No I am not hooked on Apple …I don’t drink the Kool-Aid and I can see deficiencies because of it.


The iPad was a substitute for a second laptop (my dear wife hates it when I come home and need to use the computer that she has had all day to use (smile). So it was a choice between a cheap windows pc (plenty of past experience is why I didn’t go for this one), a new Mac at $1100 or an iPad for $500. I took the plunge knowing full well that there would be a learning curve and that there would be some things I couldn’t do, but at least it would afford some break from wresting away the Mac from my dear wife.



It was a good decision…I use the machine for about 5-10 mins to check my email and do a blog post or a quick browse, then turn it off. It gets about 9-10 hours of battery life so I never have to worry about it being charged. I also have started to download books (now that I don’t have a house to maintain I actually have time to read). It is a great device for all of these things – I love the touch experience with the big screen. Cropping pictures and browsing the web are simple tasks. I like throwing it in my bag when traveling and being able to read the entire flight while listening to my music library. I can download games (but I haven’t yet) to remain occupied at the airport, etc.

The big downside was the lack of flash, which I really need for a website that I manage our finances with. I also would have liked a front facing camera for Skype with my daughter in Brazil…she is in the states now so the need is not present, but will be in the future…I am thinking of hooking my TV up for that since it will provide a bigger screen. So I am learning to adapt to the new world at home and so far I like it...and no mor fighting since me dear wife hates it...but that's another blog.


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Forecast

You are not going to believe this...


Sunny
Hi 81° RealFeel® 80°
Day

SSW at 7 mph
Gusts: 13 mph
Plenty of sunshine
Max UV Index: 5 (moderate)
Thunderstorm Probability: 2%
Amount of Precipitation: 0.00 in
Amount of Rain: 0.00 in
Amount of Snow: 0.0 in
Amount of Ice: 0.00 in
Hours of Precipitation: 0 hrs
Hours of Rain: 0 hrs
Clear
Lo 61° RealFeel® 61°

Our weather actually dropped below 90 degrees! To make matters worse, the forecast is for below 90 until march. Now that doesn't mean we won't see plenty of sun, and more days in the 80s...
If you don't believe just take a look.

http://www.accuweather.com/us/az/phoenix/85001/city-weather-forecast.asp





Eat your heart out NJ ...there has to be some reward for the 115 degree summers!

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Changes to the move blog

I am making a few changes effective after this post:

...I am removing the automatic email feature...this way you won't get bombarded with emails anymore...this also means you will have to check the blog...put it on your follow list or reader or just check it when you have time

...I have already removed the security from the site...it is now completely open to the Internet....this should make it easier for you to link to the page and see current posts.

Thanks for following.