Dirk Z

As a someone with a lot of experience with this kind of issue I totally agree. Give it 1-2 weeks.

Length of stay is mostly hospital policy "we have always done it like this". When I started my career in neurosurgery all spinal patients (mostly disc) stayed 14 days in hospital. One week strictly in bed and one week just mobilization. At careers end all spinal patients, including fusions, were out of bed the same evening and went home the next day. Talking about re-thinking....

With all due respect the MRI shows a clear but not severe stenosis. I have experience with 7000+ spinal procedures and that has taught me that the "size" of the operation poorly correlates with the speed of post-operative recovery. I have seen the young woman with the mini-surgery taking more time than the construction worker with a multi-level procedure. It is however important not to underestimate spinal surgery. All in all it requires about 2-6 weeks of gradual increase of activities, avoiding too much bending and lifting. A good alternation between resting and light activities works best. But in general the speed and level of recovery is highly individual and depends on other factors than just the extent of surgery.

There is a wealth of proper scientific evidence that shows that acupuncture is not better than a placebo. These "meridians" were described long before there was any idea of the functioning of the nervous system. Of course something happens during acupuncture (endomorphins, transmitters etc.) but that would also happen with other treatment modalities. Like we say: it helps but it doesn't work.

This guy is just provoking and having a good time reading all the posts of those who think it is worth commenting on. Nice prank!

Yet I have not been asked for one more than once. But I agree that it is wise to have one.

This may be an inconvenient truth...

No worries, they never check much. Just go in the designated booth at the designated time and say "Online".

I'm going to sound racist and blame extremist Muslims. Who else would torch churches says one comment. Well, idiots with firework which is supposed to be an untouchable "tradition". Losers looking for trouble. This has nothing to do with terrorism but with stupidity and unleashed aggression.

Do we really have to waste our time reacting to every stupid remark the toddler-in-chief blurts out?

Unfortunately I had to show up for 90 days reporting at CW in person three times in the past year already. Once for new passport (which I can more or less understand) and twice for re-entering the country, which I see as an annoyance. The second time they also wanted a TM30. This seems to be requested randomly in place (immigration office) and time.

Last year I had an issue. I always used Citibank, but it was taken over by UOB. So the year-report consisted of two accounts, with different numbers. Even though it was easy to see by date and balance it was not accepted. Fortunately I had another account with Krungsri which was accepted without ado. Last week I went for extension and just to be sure got statements from both banks. I submitted UOB, no problem. So it looks like you can easily use different accounts as long as the requirements for minimum balance etc. are met.

Groups of dogs scare me. Maybe harmless but a friend was attacked leading to severe injury.

Just to get some objectivity for myself, I asked both ChatGPT and Co-pilot to compile a list of all US presidents ranking from best to worst. Guess who both AI tools put at the bottom of the list (spoiler: you don't have to be a genius).

Tinnitus is not related to the cervical spine in the way you describe. It is a problem of the inner ear, requiring an ENT specialist. I would strongly caution against chiropractic or other manipulation of the neck. It is not going to solve your problem en has significant risks, up to quadriplegia. Believe me as someone with many years of experience in this area.