RE: Pump medication Ran across this article while searching for something else. Havn't checked out the dangers and side effects of Clonidine. If you have a...
Re: pain diagram and drugs Found a drawing for a pain problem very much like Arrachnoidits that explains the pain cycle and why you feel pain even if there is ...
Hi All, Don & Jeanie here. Don has a pump in him and a stimulator both. The stimulator don't do much good any more because of the scare tissue that has formed...
... This is a wonderful response. Just the kind of information everyone can benefit from. When someone in your family is severely affected by pain or any other...
Hello Everyone, I wanted to thank Don, Jeannie, and Goldeneagle for all the information. The pain diagram is a very good way to show how the pain presents its...
Dear Anisa; There are no peer reviewed studies that establish any real, reliable benefit from any magnet therapy. There are people who claim to have benefits...
Hi all, Jeanie again. Don did try the Fentanyl patch He started at 25 then to 50 then to two 50 patches but he became so sick on it. I know it is good but it...
... It is quite likely that Don has pre existing heart or liver disease or poor kidney function and while the fentanyl doesn't directly cause the water...
Jeanie, I have had a pump for almost 10 years. It was put in to help chronic pain from an accident several years prior. I am on a somewhat normal rate of...
The doctor thought what you said too but after a week in he hospital and every test known, all they could come up was the drug reaction. After he went off, he...
The thing to remember about drugs and chemicals in general, is that for 99% of people, the reactions are pretty well straight forward and the drug works as...
I had better learn to use a spell checker and re read what I write. Some interesting typos, in my previous letter. There is nothing wrong with penicillin. I...
When I was researching the history of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge as a major illustration for the ideas of success and motivation, I became impressed...
Dear Golden Eagle, Thank you for sharing "go fly a kite". I will be flying a kite very soon, and I am going to choose you to help me fly the kite. That is...
Howdy Folks, In reviewing the prior mails, I just noticed this post. I agree. 29 epidurals, over 20 years IS insane. However, I have multiple failed back ...
Dear Anisa, Brent, Jay and other friends, I am thankful for the opportunity to be of help. Just keep the following schedule in mind when you need my help. The...
Hi to all my Friends My Surgery will take place on this coming Tuesday at MCV in Richmond Va. it will take the doctors 30hrs to remove all of the hardware...
To help your body have less scar tissue form after the surgery, you would profit from taking 1200 mg of a very special form of Vitamin E. NOT the liquid oil in...
Keith, I'm sorry to hear about your upcoming amputation. I have said several prayers for you. At this point, that is about the only thing I can do other than...
I have had back problems for 20 years. I know what Alex is talking about. It truly is THE GOLD STANDARD. It is the fuel that pays the bills for the pain ...
Dear Bob, Don & Jeanie are here praying for everything to turn out very good. We are trusting in God on this one because as you as you said, It is very risky....
Thank you Don& Jeannie, I just was checking my computor, as I am getting ready to leave my home for the hospital, as I said before , my 30hr surgery will...
Bob, you will be in our prayers, that is a scary amount of time to be open. I hope that Dr.s work quickly, but safely, to keep the time down. Look at it this...
Dear Robert T. Godsoe Sr Kind Brother, if possible, would you please provide a phone number for the hospital so people can call, let everyone know what floor...
In reply to Goldeneagle's comment on Vitamin E. Be careful on what type you take. The doctors up here in PA are now saying that Vit E is not good for the...
Goldeneagle, Thank you for sharing those pictures. Now, what about your good leg. What are the chances for you not to develope diabetic neuropathy in that...
The other leg, mostly the shin area looks much worse on the surfac but so far as we know there is no infection inside and the bottom of the foot has no...
Hi all, I just wanted to comment about this that was wrote about foot care. I too have a really bad foot from a wound on my left heel. It started last March...
I have a spinal Chord Stimulator to control my pain from Arachnoiditis. My Arachnoiditis was caused by a Lumbar Peritoneal Shunt inserted into my spine to...