Yes, it's a very good job, but I don't know how dangerous. He drives the big trucks that they load the ore onto. He is also learning to be a driller (more money), they make the holes that the dynamite is put into for the shots that bring the ore down. He's a long way away from it when it goes off.
Well, that's a relief. He most likely won't be hurt doing that part of the job. Hey, a raise, always Good.
When someone mentions working at a mine, I presume in the mine. That's still dangerous today with parts of the mine collapsing for whatever reason, etc.
John said:
I'm not sure how it starts, or what causes it. I just know that if it gets into your joints, they are replaced.
Sorry, because you mentioned football, I thought that you had injuries to your joints that deteriorated more through the years and caused the need for joint replacements. Actually, maybe it did play a part. If a joint is injured, sometimes arthritis sets in.
Degenerative joint disease: Also known as osteoarthritis, this type of arthritis is caused by inflammation, breakdown and eventual loss of the cartilage of the joints. Among the over 100 different types of arthritis conditions, osteoarthritis is the most common, affecting usually the hands, feet, spine, and large weight-bearing joints, such as the hips and knees. Also called degenerative arthritis.
So it's Degenerative Joint Disease(DJD) that you probably have, not Degenerative Bone Disease(DBD) which would be a condition like Osteoporosis.
John said:
And what does your doctor tell you about your left knee that is so inflamed that you can't bend it.
My Rheumy's Colleague that he had in to see me a few months ago, couldn't believe that I am able to walk. Period. (I do have a high pain tolerance).
My Rheumy had mentioned many years ago that I'd probably need joint replacements if a Cure didn't show up
but hasn't mentioned this recently.
He wants to raise my Orencia dosage to 750mg infusions instead of 500mg. I'm not fussy about these drugs since they shut down the immune system and can cause cancer, etc. He wants to get me off the Prednisone but things aren't working out too good. He also wants to put in a few different exercises. He suggested a Cortisone shot. The other ones he gave me before didn't help much, so I said, No. My knee doesn't hurt all the time. On the week-end it felt pretty Good. Then we came back home late Monday night. It hurt from then until 5:00 am today. Not much sleep was had. :yawn:
John said:
Only the stationary one in our den.
As long as it gets used by someone and not just there as a conversation piece, all is Good.
John said:
You and your hubby have a super time on your long weekend, I'm sure that you'll enjoy it.
We had a Good time. Thank you!