RE: [Cal_Boats] Spinal Woes

Tom. Not always. My customer-of 39 years-[yeah that's how long his plastic solar pool system has been in operation]-, Dr. Reese Polesky, only recommends surgery as a last resort. However I discovered that BOTH quarterbacks in the Super Bowl GAME had neck surgery. On the North Carolina side, the QB was nearly paralyzed in a HS game, and it was so successful that, when he returned to the sport AFTER COLLEGE, he rose to the top in the sport as a professional. So, what can I say? Best, Jerry and Shpritz PS: It's very humbing to know us Cal sailors have such a wonderful, caring family, who care about each other in ways far beyond technical problems with good old boats. Thank you from the bottom of my spine! -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 4/27/16, 'TomDressler' tb… [at] verizon.net [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Spinal Woes To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "'david dobbs'" <tm… [at] yahoo.com> Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 1:40 PM Neurosurgeons will ALLWAYS recommend…umm...surgery.I resolved my ‘pinched nerve caused by a bulging DISC’ with self-administered hydro-therapy and stretching.“Yes, I see that in the MRI. And I get that you want to remove the offending disc and fuse my vertebrae. But, let’s try something different FIRST, shall we?” All tingling gone…no surgery..no post-op forever stiffness..or accidental ‘oops’ in surgery. ..tom From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 1:34 PM To: yahoogroups Subject: [Cal_Boats] Spinal Woes Jerry,I didn't even mention my neck. I have bad ones there too, Makes the last 2 fingers of my left hand tingle and go numb. I have 3 bad ones there. Surgeons can fix that too. I have a club member who had that surgery last winter, I need to find out how it went. My GP doesn't recommend it, I trust her opinion.David Dobbs CAL29 411 This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com

Fair enough Jerry. I did generalize. : ) thanks. And now, back to our regular programming. This weekend, if it doesn’t rain in Monterey area, I’m diving back into my Yanmar issue. Thanks for the support. ..tom From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 7:08 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com; TomDressler Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Spinal Woes Tom. Not always. My customer-of 39 years-[yeah that's how long his plastic solar pool system has been in operation]-, Dr. Reese Polesky, only recommends surgery as a last resort. However I discovered that BOTH quarterbacks in the Super Bowl GAME had neck surgery. On the North Carolina side, the QB was nearly paralyzed in a HS game, and it was so successful that, when he returned to the sport AFTER COLLEGE, he rose to the top in the sport as a professional. So, what can I say? Best, Jerry and Shpritz PS: It's very humbing to know us Cal sailors have such a wonderful, caring family, who care about each other in ways far beyond technical problems with good old boats. Thank you from the bottom of my spine! -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 4/27/16, 'TomDressler' tb… [at] verizon.net [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Spinal Woes To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "'david dobbs'" <tm… [at] yahoo.com> Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 1:40 PM Neurosurgeons will ALLWAYS recommend…umm...surgery.I resolved my ‘pinched nerve caused by a bulging DISC’ with self-administered hydro-therapy and stretching.“Yes, I see that in the MRI. And I get that you want to remove the offending disc and fuse my vertebrae. But, let’s try something different FIRST, shall we?” All tingling gone…no surgery..no post-op forever stiffness..or accidental ‘oops’ in surgery. ..tom From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 1:34 PM To: yahoogroups Subject: [Cal_Boats] Spinal Woes Jerry,I didn't even mention my neck. I have bad ones there too, Makes the last 2 fingers of my left hand tingle and go numb. I have 3 bad ones there. Surgeons can fix that too. I have a club member who had that surgery last winter, I need to find out how it went. My GP doesn't recommend it, I trust her opinion.David Dobbs CAL29 411 This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus