November 2023 Weather in the PNW

[Phil]

43 minutes ago, Gradient Keeper said:

This sounds unpleasant if not terrible. Man. I might have missed it, but how did you injure your back?

IIRC the first hints of back pain started back in June when I was moving/splitting up granite rocks in the yard to make a stone walkway (there are many granite boulders lying around here). Some of the pieces were definitely too heavy for me to lift safely, but like a moron I ignored the pain.

It felt like muscle pain at first but gradually changed to something else, then would kind of fade in and out. Wish I had paid attention at the time.

Playing rough outside on Labor Day was the straw that broke the camel’s back (lol). I guess I’m not 21 anymore.

[the_convergence_zone]

Here’s snow in southern Wisconsin yesterday from my parents. There was apparently some thundersnow in the Milwaukee area as well. That’s really early for accumulating snow there but for some reason they’ve had several October snowfalls in the past decade. 
 

 

[Phil]

20 minutes ago, Brian_in_Leavenworth said:

Laying down helped my sciatica.  For several years it would come and go, and usually only last an hour or so, in the morning for a few days, then go away for a month.  But early February this year it was at an entirely different level.  Went to the ER, got steroids, which eased the pain, and then noticed drop foot when I could walk again.

Felt numbness in the toes and the top of my foot.  Walked with an obvious limp, sort of a side step.  I had some feeling in the foot and toe, but not a lot.  My big toe was so weak you could blow on it and it would go down 

Then I went to the urgent clinic about the drop foot and she said I needed an MRI ASAP.  Had the surgery 7 weeks after it happened. 

Did you get an MRI?  Nerve impingement is very serious.  Because of my dropfoot, it was approved for surgery and they didn't care much if I had PT for back issues.  

I would be very concerned about the numbness.  Pain can be dealt with thru steroids like a cortisone injection, but the nerves usually need something to physically free them up from being pinched.  I would ask the doctor about that.  

Definitely do what the Dr says and be diligent about it, but don't wait too long if the numbness stays or gets worse.  Sometimes you need to be pretty pushy with the medical system to get what you need.

Sorry to make this long, but I want to make sure you have good info.  I got the following info from a spine health website. 

https://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spine-anatomy/l4-l5-treatment

"Surgery may be considered when the neurological deficits, such as numbness and/or weakness continue to worsen despite several weeks of nonsurgical treatments. For a successful surgical outcome, a structural condition that is known to be responsive to surgical treatment must be present. Surgery may also be advised in cases of tumors or infections.

Lumbar spine surgeries to relieve compression of a nerve root and/or the cauda equina are usually performed using minimally invasive techniques"

And it lists different surgeries.

 

 

Dang, what were you doing to aggravate it so bad?

Thank you very much for the links/info. Yes I had an MRI. That’s how the L4/5 herniation was discovered. Also have L5/S1 bulging/impinging on spinal cord but not herniated. It’s a mess.

Thankfully no weakness or referred pain (yet), and I’m going to do everything I can to make sure it doesn’t progress to that. But it might be out of my control at this point. Doc said I might have a better chance to heal because I’m only 31 and have good muscle tone, but that it’s not a guarantee, and if I don’t take it seriously then I’m likely to aggravate it would probably need surgery. I’m apparently at that threshold between a moderate herniation and a severe one that could compromise my body in multiple ways.

[HuskyMaestro]

2 hours ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

Been waiting a long time for this! What an incredible moment! Congrats Rangers! Let this be an omen for an amazing winter. Now let’s see the Mariners get there!

Handsome man!

Not too upset Texas won (and thank f*ck Houston didn't win again), more like a bit salty that the M's front office is so incompetent and cheap that two of their AL West rivals have won the last two WS series. So let's go get Ohtani, Mariners! 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Lots of hot back talk tonight. 

[SouthHillFrosty]

1 hour ago, HuskyMaestro said:

Handsome man!

Not too upset Texas won (and thank f*ck Houston didn't win again), more like a bit salty that the M's front office is so incompetent and cheap that two of their AL West rivals have won the last two WS series. So let's go get Ohtani, Mariners! 

I agree.... thank god Houston didn't win.....However it's not much better that Texas won. Have to get Ohtani no matter the cost.

[The Blob]

Been a whet day so far.
I've been dealing with shoulder/head pain for a while, not sure if it is a flare up or my hang over from Monday is still holding on. Nothing is touching the pain, even my prescription medicine.

[Gradient Keeper]

00z ECMWF re-cap. That Day 7-10 trough looks nice! 10 Day GIFs: 500mb Height Anomaly, 850mb Temperatures, 1000-500mb Thickness/MSLP/Precip

[Gradient Keeper]

1 minute ago, The Blob said:

Been a whet day so far.
I've been dealing with shoulder/head pain for a while, not sure if it is a flare up or my hang over from Monday is still holding on. Nothing is touching the pain, even my prescription medicine.

I had a headache severe at times from 4 AM to about 10 PM today. No idea why. It is finally lessening. Hope you have relief soon.

[Gradient Keeper]

00z ECMWF 10 Day Rainfall, Snowfall totals

[Gradient Keeper]

Canadian ensembles stupid wet. 10 Day Rainfall totals

[Gradient Keeper]

1 hour ago, Phil said:

IIRC the first hints of back pain started back in June when I was moving/splitting up granite rocks in the yard to make a stone walkway (there are many granite boulders lying around here). Some of the pieces were definitely too heavy for me to lift safely, but like a moron I ignored the pain.

It felt like muscle pain at first but gradually changed to something else, then would kind of fade in and out. Wish I had paid attention at the time.

Playing rough outside on Labor Day was the straw that broke the camel’s back (lol). I guess I’m not 21 anymore.

Sorry to hear this buddy. I hope you can find some relief soon.

12z GFS in 7 hours 48 minutes

[The Blob]

35 minutes ago, Gradient Keeper said:

I had a headache severe at times from 4 AM to about 10 PM today. No idea why. It is finally lessening. Hope you have relief soon.

I just suffer through

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I’m really freaking sick. Ugh 

[Gradient Keeper]

4 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I’m really freaking sick. Ugh 

That came on fast? or no?

[smerfylicious]

9 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

I’m really freaking sick. Ugh 

I was super sick the first 8 days in Sweden, and got everyone else sick. Some naaaasty flu

[SilverFallsAndrew]

13 minutes ago, Gradient Keeper said:

That came on fast? or no?

Yes, I was sick two weeks ago for 3 days, got better for a week and now I’m sick as a dog!

[Gradient Keeper]

11 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Yes, I was sick two weeks ago for 3 days, got better for a week and now I’m sick as a dog!

Feel better man. Water and soup. A lot of both.

6z GFS in 1 hour 7 minutes

[Cold Snap]

Up to 0.50” out of this event so far.

[TigerWoodsLibido]

0.3" so far on the month.

[MossMan]

4 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Yes, I was sick two weeks ago for 3 days, got better for a week and now I’m sick as a dog!

Hope you feel better soon!

Almost sounds like you are headed towards a redux of me from a year ago.
Started feeling off the night of the big windstorm on 11/4/22…Which ended up being the start of the RSV…Didn’t start feeling somewhat normal again until right before Thanksgiving. Then on Thanksgiving morning I was putting up Christmas Lights and felt off again and by the time I was finishing up I was struggling…Took a COVID test that night and sure enough! 
Then started feeling somewhat normal again around 12/8 or so…Then the flu hit around 12/10! Finally started feeling normal again right before Christmas.
That was an ugly ugly stretch that I really do not want to relive again…Ever…

Currently have blowing mist outside and 55 degrees. .41” so far on the day. Pretty good gusts happening. 

Edited November 2, 2023 by MossMan

[The Winter Warlock]

6 hours ago, Phil said:

Dang, what were you doing to aggravate it so bad?

Thank you very much for the links/info. Yes I had an MRI. That’s how the L4/5 herniation was discovered. Also have L5/S1 bulging/impinging on spinal cord but not herniated. It’s a mess.

Thankfully no weakness or referred pain (yet), and I’m going to do everything I can to make sure it doesn’t progress to that. But it might be out of my control at this point. Doc said I might have a better chance to heal because I’m only 31 and have good muscle tone, but that it’s not a guarantee, and if I don’t take it seriously then I’m likely to aggravate it would probably need surgery. I’m apparently at that threshold between a moderate herniation and a severe one that could compromise my body in multiple ways.

I had an L5-S1 microdisectomy done by Proliance in 2018 (I was 27 at the time) due to a herniated disk. Same symptoms / gritting teeth sciatic pain - and some numbness/tingling. No idea how I herniated it (had off/on sciatic pain for years, but had a flare up that never went away). I’m 6’ 4” for reference.
 

Best decision I ever made. Dr. Howe in Covington was my surgeon. Sciatic pain was gone right after the surgery and never came back. Suffered for over a year where I spent a lot of time on the couch, and the longer you wait, the worse it gets/the higher likelihood of permanent damage/stiffness.

 

Took only 45 minutes on the table, and the scar is only an inch long. I was up walking same day, just took ibuprofen, and rested for 2-4 weeks after. DM me if you’d like more info - best of luck.

[T-Town]

.82 event total so far here. 56.7 degrees this morning. 

[Deweydog]

I’m neither sick or injured at the moment.

But I did have cancer!

[ShawniganLake]

My foot hurts like hell every morning when I get out of bed but after walking on it for a few minutes it’s perfectly fine.  
 

November is off to a good start.  Better than 1.5” of rain overnight 

[Chewbacca Defense]

Quite WHET up here in the 'ham, up to .97" as  as of 7:15am.  it was at .65" when I woke up at 6am. 

Since we are talking ailments and being elusive about the sports we play, I'll be getting an MRI on Saturday to see if I need to have surgery to have my meniscus repaired.  It happened back in September when I was playing a "sport" back in September when things were still super dry and the "sport" field was very uneven and hard like concrete.  I was shutting down a shot from one side, and another striker snuck in behind me unmarked.  Tried to pivot back to get to the cross and stepped in a low spot while twisting/launching back the other direction.  I guess I should be thankful I didn't shred my MCL or ACL.  I really hope I don't have to hang up my "sport" gloves and cleats, but I sure as heck don't want to go through this again, and I'm not getting any younger.

 

Been hoping it would heal on its own (had that happen before) but I don't think I am going to be so lucky this time around.  The thing that really sucks is I was looking forward to taking the doggo up to Baker and going snowshoeing this winter.  I probably won't be able to have surgery before the end of the year, and then its a 6-8 week recovery. 

Also dealing with a sinus infection, but so far the back is holding up.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Is this still a weather forum or has it been taken over by residents the old folks’ home chatting about their surgeries?

48.7˚F and 0.75" so far.

[Anti Marine Layer]

8 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Is this still a weather forum or has it been taken over by residents the old folks’ home chatting about their surgeries?

48.7˚F and 0.75" so far.

Still a weather forum. Low pressure makes pain worse.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

1 minute ago, Anti Marine Layer said:

Still a weather forum. Low pressure makes pain worse.

Seriously, though, my sympathy to anyone going through health struggles. Nobody deserves agony. I am lucky to have avoided most such problems. So far. Nobody gets out of this place alive, after all.

[MossMan]

Up to .77” now on the day and currently dumping buckets! 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

3 hours ago, MossMan said:

Hope you feel better soon!

Almost sounds like you are headed towards a redux of me from a year ago.
Started feeling off the night of the big windstorm on 11/4/22…Which ended up being the start of the RSV…Didn’t start feeling somewhat normal again until right before Thanksgiving. Then on Thanksgiving morning I was putting up Christmas Lights and felt off again and by the time I was finishing up I was struggling…Took a COVID test that night and sure enough! 
Then started feeling somewhat normal again around 12/8 or so…Then the flu hit around 12/10! Finally started feeling normal again right before Christmas.
That was an ugly ugly stretch that I really do not want to relive again…Ever…

Currently have blowing mist outside and 55 degrees. .41” so far on the day. Pretty good gusts happening. 

I have horrible memories of

RSV from last November. My youngest daughter spent 3 days in the hospital with it. 

[MossMan]

43 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Is this still a weather forum or has it been taken over by residents the old folks’ home chatting about their surgeries?

48.7˚F and 0.75" so far.

Old folks were great luck for me! Worked at a senior community between 2006 and 2012…We had some epic winters during that stretch! Here is December 2008 at work! 

Edited November 2, 2023 by MossMan

[Kolk1604]

8 hours ago, Gradient Keeper said:

00z ECMWF 10 Day Rainfall, Snowfall totals

It gives, takes back, and then it gives again. 

[Omegaraptor]

62°F at 8:20 AM in Aurora… is this November or August?

[iFred]

1 hour ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Is this still a weather forum or has it been taken over by residents the old folks’ home chatting about their surgeries?

48.7˚F and 0.75" so far.

We cover the weather observations from the Mid Atlantic to the Mid Atlantic now as well.

[Phil]

13 minutes ago, iFred said:

We cover the weather observations from the Mid Atlantic to the Mid Atlantic now as well.

You certainly did a lot of that 2016-18.  

Also Colorado, SoCal/Tahoe, and Wisconsin. And even Japan, as of last weekend. Don’t see that on many weather forums.

[Phil]

2 hours ago, ShawniganLake said:

My foot hurts like hell every morning when I get out of bed but after walking on it for a few minutes it’s perfectly fine.  
 

November is off to a good start.  Better than 1.5” of rain overnight 

That’s plantar fasciitis. Do you have flat feet?

[SunAndSnow]

31 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

62°F at 8:20 AM in Aurora… is this November or August?

63° and the south wind is raging here.

[AlTahoe]

35 minutes ago, Phil said:

You certainly did a lot of that 2016-18.  

Also Colorado, SoCal/Tahoe, and Wisconsin. And even Japan, as of last weekend. Don’t see that on many weather forums.

For the record I am the red headed step child of the west. Weather here is more PNW than California, plus who doesn't like snow pics!. 

[Phil]

4 hours ago, MossMan said:

Hope you feel better soon!

Almost sounds like you are headed towards a redux of me from a year ago.
Started feeling off the night of the big windstorm on 11/4/22…Which ended up being the start of the RSV…Didn’t start feeling somewhat normal again until right before Thanksgiving. Then on Thanksgiving morning I was putting up Christmas Lights and felt off again and by the time I was finishing up I was struggling…Took a COVID test that night and sure enough! 
Then started feeling somewhat normal again around 12/8 or so…Then the flu hit around 12/10! Finally started feeling normal again right before Christmas.
That was an ugly ugly stretch that I really do not want to relive again…Ever…

Currently have blowing mist outside and 55 degrees. .41” so far on the day. Pretty good gusts happening. 

Bro you need some vitamin-D and Zinc.