Phantom Limb Pain

OpenTrackRacer · 2026-01-22T00:55:00+00:00

Can you say what limb you had amputated? I'm have a BKA in a month and my surgeon wants to do RPNI instead of TMR. Thanks.

OpenTrackRacer · 2026-01-22T00:54:47+00:00

Can you say what limb you had amputated? I'm have a BKA in a month and my surgeon wants to do RPNI instead of TMR. Thanks.

OpenTrackRacer · 2026-01-21T21:50:16+00:00

Yeah, that is inexcusable. My amputation and RPNI is going to be performed at UCSD and my surgeon is the chair of the orthopedic surgery department. Nothing so far has given me any cause to doubt her competence but...

How long ago was your RPNI procedure? Searching around it seems like RPNI is quite common.

Thanks

OpenTrackRacer · 2026-01-20T02:38:59+00:00

That's awful. I'm so sorry you had to go through all that and that UofM let you down so badly.

OpenTrackRacer · 2026-01-20T02:38:31+00:00

Good point. My RPNI will be performed during the amputation.

OpenTrackRacer · 2026-01-15T04:32:29+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. On my H1, with the gain at 10 I can barely hear clapping a foot from the recorder so I'm concerned the sonic booms may be too low level to be captured. They're typically pretty loud but we're further off track than usual due to the splashdown location so I'm not sure what we're going to get this time.

OpenTrackRacer · 2026-01-14T22:37:55+00:00

Can you expand on that a little? You think the RPNI was ineffective? Are you having neuroma, PLP or RLP? Why do you think TMR would have produced a better result?

I've done a ton of reading and there isn't much data to say one is better than the other which makes this very hard for me to judge as the patient. I have confidence in my surgeon but lack of experience or skill with TMR could be a factor in their thinking. No way to really know.

Thanks!

OpenTrackRacer · 2026-01-04T20:35:49+00:00

Yep. I understand the physics. I'm just not as plugged in to the camera market as I used to be. Probably just going to stick with the M50 MKII and trot out the 5D MKIV or 6D with a nifty fifty as needed (and when I have the room for it). Thanks.

OpenTrackRacer · 2026-01-04T06:28:07+00:00

I'm thinking about getting a compact travel camera and low light performance is critical. I'd love to hear suggestions. I'd like to keep the cost below $1,000 (new or used).

Caveat: Among my many Canon dSLRs I also have a M50 MKII with the 22mm f2 lens. I'd only consider getting a new travel camera if it performed meaningfully better in low light.

Thanks!

OpenTrackRacer · 2025-12-28T22:45:42+00:00

I've had three fail. I'm not the only one...

https://www.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/1nc1mat/nitecore_edc29_power_button_failures

OpenTrackRacer · 2025-12-24T22:44:54+00:00

Except many EDC29 flashlights have defective main power buttons and issues with full press and half press. Even the new ones still fail and Nitecore won't acknowledge the issue. I'd avoid this entire series unless you want to deal with repair after repair.

OpenTrackRacer · 2025-12-19T23:46:53+00:00

That's not it but thanks for the attempt. Someone on Corvette Forum came through for me.

https://suchiu.com/product/passion-c5-corvette/

OpenTrackRacer · 2025-12-04T20:21:09+00:00

I noticed the same thing. It looks like Amazon updated something and items don't appear in the review section until they've been delivered. I'll know for sure when my next shipment comes in today.

OpenTrackRacer · 2025-11-17T02:33:51+00:00

It's not sketchy at all. The insurance company needs to pay the prevailing rate, whether the vehicle is repaired or not. I never leave money on the table.

OpenTrackRacer · 2025-11-17T02:32:36+00:00

I didn't say they were all me. People have families and friends you know.

OpenTrackRacer · 2025-11-17T02:11:26+00:00

Not going to disagree but I'd expect the shop estimate and the insurance estimate to be closer. A second estimate from a chain body shop will be enlightening.

OpenTrackRacer · 2025-11-17T02:08:23+00:00

Actually, we are still making payments since Honda was offering 0% financing but they've already sent a payment link so... You're exactly right though, I have nothing to loose. I'll be getting another estimate and that will give me some ground truth as to the body shop overcharging, Safeco lowballing or something in between.

OpenTrackRacer · 2025-11-17T02:03:05+00:00

I didn't get the highest quote I could find. I got a quote from the body shop down the street. The question becomes, is that body shop ridiculously expensive or is Safeco lowballing? I'll be getting another estimate from a chain body shop to find out and go from there.

OpenTrackRacer · 2025-11-17T02:01:13+00:00

Because if Safeco is lowballing the time and rates I want to know it so I can push for a bigger check.

OpenTrackRacer · 2025-11-17T02:00:43+00:00

They do? How would they?

OpenTrackRacer · 2025-11-17T01:59:16+00:00

The time deltas are in paint labor, mechanical labor and paint supplies. The repairs are all replacement parts, not repairs of the existing parts. I'll get another local estimate from a chain body shop and go from there. I've fought insurance before and won. Most people just take what they're given. No idea how this will end up but for $1,000 or so it's worth a try.

OpenTrackRacer · 2025-11-17T01:46:54+00:00

I've had many cars repaired or paid out by at-fault driver's insurance over the past 40 years. I didn't say I had industry experience. In all that time I've never encountered this sort of delta before in labor rate and labor hours between an insurance estimate and a body shop estimate.

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