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[bmccasland]

Mmk..I need some help...

When i crashed a few years ago & ended up w a sterniclavicular dislocation...I was just told I needed to strengthen the upper body and things would move along well..Great advice

Urm..it's not working and am getting really frustrated with the flare ups which keep me from swimming/biking fast(ish)...It's not much fun...

Do i bother my cool dr about this to get it sorted? I've been told there's not much they can do but anything is better than bone slivers scraping together, very sore sternum etc. After 4yrs I would not expect this to be happening...

So...any ideas?

Yeah, go see your doctor, or another one. Can you see a sports medicine doc?

[crazycanuck]

I saw a physio yesterday (same dude that treated me after I fell moons ago) and he's not 100% sure what i've done. I've been told to rest til I see him on monday , take nurofen plus, do some gentle rotation stuff and massage my back area with one of those spiky balls.

He couldn't touch my sternum yesteday as it is & was too painful. As I was driving home from the beach today I kept getting searing pains on my right side of my sternum. I just about had to pull over a few times but the pain lessened. At least today I can just tolerate a seatbelt...

It could be in my wing (what's that called again..), sternum etc...

[Owlie]

Ouch, CC. Hopefully you'll be able to get it all sorted out. Non-painful clavicle/sternum/whatever vibes for you.

I got my registration stuff sorted out at WSU yesterday, and got to chat with some of the faculty. It's nice in that it's more laid-back than a Research I institution, and the faculty are doing some interesting things. I also learned one or two things that may change how I approach the whole PhD thing (if I decide to go that way). I'm feeling a little better about it now, even if the town seems kind of dull.

[Crankin]

Owlie, I think you will find that smaller, less "high powered" schools care more about their students and the education you get is just as good.
I've been to 6 different schools, small, big, and in between, private, public or whatever, and mostly I found that it's all in what you make of it. Of course, this is coming from a PhD drop out, but getting 2 master's in different fields and at totally different types of schools made me see what I missed the first time.

[Pax]

Hey everyone! Back from 10 days in Key West, it was fantastic... I think I spent more time in the water than I did out!!

[indysteel]

That's awesome, Pax! Glad you had a great time!

[Pax]

That's awesome, Pax! Glad you had a great time!

Thanks Indy, it was one of the best vacations I've ever taken (and I take a lot of them ).