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  1. simply B

    Snoring - useful info?

    A lot of good advice above! When you get the sleep study done? Make sure that they are very clear as to whether your appropriate remedy is a CPAP or a BIPAP. Save time and money as they are NOT inter-changeable because the underlying problems are different and require different treatment. In...
  2. simply B

    SaltStick Electrolyte Caps or Similar in Spain

    Via PM, @Robo and I have established that I had rather "the wrong end of the stick". He is going to plan on using the product for a venture along the VDLP where food-based alternatives for electrolytes and frequent bar stops are not within the daily expectation. As I related to him, I...
  3. simply B

    SaltStick Electrolyte Caps or Similar in Spain

    Robo - You know how annoying it is when someone asks a question on a forum (just not here!) and then someone comes in from the adjoining field (cricket, in this case) to tell them that they have the wrong question? Yeah, I do not like that either. So, I am NOT going to be that person. Send me...
  4. simply B

    It Is Normal For Feet and Knees to Become Sore

    Being a sub-sample of "1", I cannot say whether this is "normal' - - I just know that it always happens to me. I have never had time to "train for the Camino", rather I train "on the Camino" by starting slow and growing into longer distances. From my late 50's through my early 60's, and...
  5. simply B

    Has anyone ever dealt with shoulder rash?

    Though you have adjusted packs, and been given very good advice on transporting packs for a few days, I just want to come back to the potential issue of a soap-induced rash. One can test this idea... Take a complete set of clothes and wash without soap. Repeat with your "spares"... try to get...
  6. simply B

    So this is what dehydration feels like

    Disclaimer: I am sure that there are more knowledgeable on the topic but I have a moment to raise the issue. Once a person is "of a certain age", "mature", a "geezer", etc.... The sensation of thirst is greatly diminished and unreliable in the extreme. (My children believe me to be a "geezer"...
  7. simply B

    Recommendations for Foot Glide to Prevent Blisters During Camino Walk

    BodyGlide worked for my feet on the CF in Fall 2012. Midway through the same route in Spring 2014, a new tube was discarded in favor of Vaseline because the former was simply NOT working. (No idea why...) I have used Vaseline ever since.... a pea-sized dab rubbed onto each foot after applying...
  8. simply B

    Does anyone know a good clinic for blisters in Burgos?

    I totally agree with @donalomahony! The Universitario Hospital is superb. Having had first-hand experience of their attention to care, you will not find better....nor value for the care received. And, once a bit further down the road? @ktchnofdngr is also correct, a stop at San Bol is...
  9. simply B

    "RICE" therapy for walking (and other sport injuries) - - a myth?

    So, yes, I am not supposed to be here right now...too much soil, rock, and timber to move... But, as a card-carrying "elder"...and a really stubborn one...I am sidelined for the rest of the day by aches-and-pains from my chores. After a hot shower and downing of some Arnica montana, it seems...
  10. simply B

    Monkey Butt. . . Prevention, Care, and Treatment

    Yep. And birch has betulinic acid which also has anti-inflammatory properties.
  11. simply B

    Monkey Butt. . . Prevention, Care, and Treatment

    Welcome back @davebugg ! Not necessary (or do-able) on the Camino but applicable in the back woods if one has not got anything else.... A very lightly peeled willow or birch twig (about 1 cm thick) between the cheeks. Just peeled enough to get the cork layer off but leave the inner bark...
  12. simply B

    Sleeping in a dorm room where there's someone with a CPAP

    I have often shared space with CPAP users. As with previous commenter, I have never found them a problem...quite the contrary! More often than not, I set up on an an adjacent bunk...I welcome the soporific 'white noise'. B
  13. simply B

    Minor Glitch Hopefully - Asking for Prayers

    @Anniesantiago - You are top of the prayer list, Annie, have confidence! https://velas.catedraldesantiago.es/en/thankyou-for-lighting-your-candle B
  14. simply B

    Finding medical help in ENGLISH in Burgos

    👏 👏👏 Preach it, rev, it most certainly is! While I found the need for a visit to the facility disconcerting, the whole experience remains a warm memory of an otherwise difficult Camino! B
  15. simply B

    Finding medical help in ENGLISH in Burgos

    From personal experience... Get to the University of Burgos "Urgencia" (ER). You will have no troubles with the language barrier. Bring Pilg Passport and your national passport. It is unlikely that they will have a bill of services prepared by the time you are discharged and will send the...
  16. simply B

    Drink tap water between Burgos and Leon?

    Actually, @JennyH94 , there are two excellent reasons for NOT having the freezers in a garage. 1) Freezer circuitry (thermistors and the compressor) prefers a stable ambient temperature for long service. 2) In the warmer months, a garage will warm to a point that the refrigeration circuit...
  17. simply B

    Drink tap water between Burgos and Leon?

    Apparently we have never met on the Camino, @Glenshiro! After the first 10 days I look thoroughly disreputable...at least that is the rumor.:) B
  18. simply B

    Drink tap water between Burgos and Leon?

    Maybe this will be helpful, maybe not, but the crowd here is ever-changing though the Meseta and Carrion reps both keep getting smacked around. I'm a former medical microbiologist and have experience on epidemiology teams. That's on top of 5 years of hospital work. I am NOT presenting an...
  19. simply B

    Vaseline on feet?

    Hi, @Caligal ! On my first Camino, I used a 'stick' slicking agent to great effect. Next time out, it was not as effective and I moved to Vaseline....with the very same concerns that you express. I found sock cleaning to be no greater chore than it was prior. And, no, I still do not understand...
  20. simply B

    Medical or Physio sought

    Am yet unfamiliar with the route and have a very tenuous connection to wifi so cannot research availability. At the moment, I propose getting ice on the shin then asking the farmacia or hospitalero as to the nearest 'Centro de salud' or physio. B

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