dromia wrote:I've had arthritis developing over the years mainly in my hands and shoulders.
It doesn't really trouble me unless I'm doing some thing, my hands are the worst as I have lost my grip squeezing brings on the pain and swelling. if I grip a hammer or a screw driver for instance i only get a couple of blows or twists in before the pain and the swelling sets in and I loose my grip. Most of the time I have tingling and numbness in my hand along with the dull ache. I have had to give up my allotments due to this and my time at the casting pot is getting shorter. Cutting timber is getting real difficult now gripping the chain saw really cause the hands to swell. It also affected my prone shooting as my fore end hand would get sore especially that combined with the arthritis in my shoulders means that is shoot "prone" now from the bench or trench.
The funny thing about my shoulders is I can get down shoot and get up from the prone position fine, it is the next day that the pain sets in.
One of the beauties of shooting cast boolits is I can get target accuracy without the punishment of full stoke condom loads.
I don't take much for it as in time the worst of the pain and swelling passes and becomes bearable, maybe the occasional Ibuprofen to bring the swelling down. One thing is for sure it won't get any better.
That combined with failing eyes means that I am constantly reviewing my shooting to accommodate.
I have RA along with other body damage in my back, neck, and shoulders from a very active life. Shooting hurts now, that is all there is to it. It effects my ability to shoot off hand in any position due to pain in my wrists, fingers, knees and ankles. I take a couple different RA specific medications and sometimes add an over the counter anti-inflammatory when things hurt even more. I'm lucky because the climate here is mostly very dry; when it gets damp out then I hurt even more.
Take your medications, watch your diet and stay limber. Keep shooting!
Indeed, only did 2 details prone at Ponteland yesterday and now paying the price
Can't take a huge dose of Tramadol as I need to drive this morning and I've got my sons new care coordinator coming this afternoon.
It's only taken her 3 months to come and see him, no doubt she'll go through all the things she's going to do for him and then nothing will get done, same as the last 9 years.
There's room for all Gods creatures, next to the mash and gravy :)
I have a history of mild arthritis in both shoulders. My secondary objection to not having semi-auto in our firearms is the effect straight-pull has on my shoulders. Shooting is supposed to be relaxing but unless I consciously manage it; I get pretty tense/stiff.
