Re: Re: Kam -- broomstick spine

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Kam, by the way, since the forum's been a bit quiet I've been looking at

member stories and x-rays, and I had a look at yours. " Broomstick spine " --

no kidding! You are amazing, that you're not bent forward.

(For those who don't know what I'm talking about, Kam posted to the *other*

flatback forum recently, mentioning that while she has been diagnosed with

flatback, she does not have a sagittal imbalance, and does not need an

osteotomy in her revision. I find this to be very useful information. I

have a cousin to whom this description would probably apply.)

Sharon

[ ] Re: butt wipers

> Since I brought it up initially, I feel obligated to report...

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> I tried the tongs that came with my spine kit. It seems the kitchen

> tongs we used to get hot dogs out of boiling water when I was a kid -

> WHOA! Flashback! Life before the microwave!!! - would work almost as

> well as what came in my kit. They did not seem to provide any

> advantage to the " old-fashioned way " I've been doing since I was potty-

> trained.

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> It is good to know there are other options and I would be far more

> likely to give it a go again with a more practical style of wiper (I

> still couldn't figure out how the shortdwarf one worked, though).

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> That being said, many of you may find comfort in knowing that I can

> practice good personal hygiene without breaking any of the " bending,

> lifting, twisting, stooping " rules. I wish the same for you.

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> kam

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