Sciatica is a Doomsday Diagnose

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Andy Says

:Note, if I was a millionaire, or could afford about 50 dollars per day. I would pay a driver here in the Philippines to pick me up daily, take me in an Air Conditioned car to the Lorma Therapy department. I would pay Ms. or Doctor Acacio by the hour to keep me motivated:

...... It would take you 400 years to spend $ 50 a day 365 days a year on a driver and Dr. Motivado

That is if you keep $$ it in the basement with no interest. With the simplest of interest say 2.5 in Swiss treasury bills you simple could not spend it. You would earn$ 25,000 profit - 18,250 on Dr. Motivato and Mario Tuk-Tuk driver with a net increase of $ 6,750 per year + 2.5 on top of it

maybe if you tipped the towel boy 5 peso's a day you could make a dent in in it ? :)

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Piriformis syndrome

In 15 of the population, the sciatic nerve runs through the piriformis muscle rather than beneath it. When the muscle shortens or spasms due to trauma or overuse, it can compress or strangle the sciatic nerve beneath the muscle. Conditions of this type are generally referred to as entrapment neuropathies in the particular case of sciatica and the piriformis muscle, this condition is known as piriformis syndrome. It has colloquially been referred to as "wallet sciatica" since a wallet carried in a rear hip pocket will compress the muscles of the buttocks and sciatic nerve when the bearer sits down. Piriformis syndrome may be the major cause of sciatica when the nerve root is normal. t [3] [4]

From WIKI......

Andy, You do travel a lot and build up your 50+ year old gluteus maximus more than most others your age and that wallet is getting fatter do to your travels. Tip more, hire a porter. Problem Solved.

Dr W0W

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Dr Acacio cost about 10 dollars for 15 minutes, I want to hire her for a physical therapist for the whole hour and get rid of the flunkies. This is an education problem and we need the same teacher with above average brain.

English spoken by the people giving the therapy is sub-standard and annoying.

Note, Chuck ... please explain the insiders term "Cheap Charlie."
I truly do not know.

I think I want to be a Cheap Charlie, I call myself a Hobo, I want the thieves to rob you big spender and leave me alone. Plus the truly nice people are nice to cheap people.

I will continue tipping 5 pesos and continue not tipping outside the VFW.

I never tip, nobody on planet tips, just the first world, and this is so they do not have pay their help.

TIP
To
Insure
Promptness.

Does that truly work in the Philippines. I tip just because they brought the food and remembered. Same Same but different.

Cheap rooms are only found by walking around, the Lonely Planet is evolving to be the next Frommers and being purchased by BBC guarantees it.

Flashpackers are dominating my world, please leave.

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# Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Tuesday August 25th, 2009 11:50:58 PM

Note, Chuck ... please explain the insiders term "Cheap Charlie."
I truly do not know.
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It is mainly a American problem. Problem is in America laws are made to exploit the ones they can. $$2.38-$3.00 an hour cents a hour for tipped jobs IN USA ! IS still a lot more than Phils or anywhere in SE Asia but rent and bills are much more to pay in USA

Waitresses,waiteres, bartenders, limo drivers,taxi drivers,bellmen and such depend on tips in USA. If it where not for tips it would not be worth working. IN USA that is.

Most other countries pay reasonable wages for this service and tips are generally for outstanding service.

Once you announce your from the USA in a foreign country to whomever may be helping you they assume they are going to get tipped. Best to say your from Israel so you get what you want and no BS. Plus a tip will be doubley appricaited.

PS do not use this tip in middle east

Hence you announce your from USA so are your a rich American they think ? or Cheap Charlie ? like most of the world ? probable someone else can explain better but this is my sentiment.

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We follow the accepted norms of the country we are traveling in so tip 15 + at our recent trip in Hawaii or California. But in Asia tipping is NOT recognized so we just give some spare change( P7 to P43 ) unless the extremely unusual thing happens when we get an unusually competent waiter / waitress ( one chance out of 100 ) then we give P50 to P100. And we tip only because we want to reward the indidual Filipina(o)'s work ethic and know it's TOUGH to make a living here in the Philippines for employees. Sometimes stinginess is rewarded, sometimes stinginess is punished and who knows why? Guess that's where the saying that goes something like, "penny wise dollar dumb ( foolish ) comes from, eh?

Anyone in pain will tend to make decisions which are not always the wisest and adopt grumpy, more critical than usual attitudes, such is being human.

Hey there I wouldnt really call it a doomsday diagnosis but it does suck living with this disease even though it CAN be managed. You just need the right attitude and stretches to help get you bye. I often find myself thinking that nothing in life is really easy and maybe if id been more active this would'nt have happened but im here now and wont let the disease run my life..