This weekend, Spondyville's town handyman, "Pops" DeMaupassant, will once again climb the rickety ladder to the tower high atop the Spondyvile Town Hall and...
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spenser23as
Nov 12, 2011 1:06 am
No matter where you are in the world, come join your fellow Spondyville residents at our regular Saturday Spondyville chat sessions at 10 AM Eastern time and 5...
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bbaker904
Nov 19, 2011 9:09 pm
I need some ideas on how to rate pain levels. I'm going in for a new rheumy on the 6th next month. He wants me to rate joint pain on a 1 to 10 scale. But here...
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Crystal Hagans Sumner
chagansrd
Nov 19, 2011 9:33 pm
Hi Brian: Pain is always a hard to rate, especially on a *subjective* 1-10 scale. And I think most people with a chronic inflammatory disease have a higher ...
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John Merriman
jmrrmn
Nov 19, 2011 9:52 pm
Every time I attempt to log into Spondy Cafe, I get this message......"Sorry, your browser is not Java enabled, please visit our java support pages".......How...
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spenser23as
Nov 19, 2011 9:54 pm
Here's a pain scale chart that I find easy to relate to: Mankoski Pain Scale Andrea Mankoski devised this pain scale to help describe the subjective experience...
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bbaker904
Nov 19, 2011 10:08 pm
This one helps. I will keep it save and use it for my paper work. After experiencing rear end surgery where I was cut all the around someone goofed and I woke...
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bbaker904
Nov 20, 2011 12:46 am
There is one thing I would change on chart. 10. it's that pain your fight and flight responce hit. you want out, away. scream, kick, or do anything for it to...
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spenser23as
Nov 20, 2011 5:32 am
You could always make it '11' and call it the Nigel Tufnel pain chart. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll7rWiY5obI ... Spenser23as...
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April Anjard
april_anjard...
Nov 20, 2011 10:30 am
I was always told that a 10 is the worst pain that YOU have felt which I relate to either labor or when I had a intestinal blockage or my disk replacement...
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bbaker904
Nov 20, 2011 5:26 pm
Unfortunately I can admit to experiencing something no child should. When i was around age 5 I started having night terrors. This is something many kids have...
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Samantha Nierop
samnierop
Nov 21, 2011 5:09 am
Just saw this! My two cents. I LOVE this chart below! I think of it in these terms personally even though I do have a high tolerance level. I just think...
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April Anjard
april_anjard...
Nov 21, 2011 8:11 am
Just for fun you can download this pain chart, also gotta love the description of the real pain scale and then hers (warning there are a swear word or two in...
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yudhishtir76
Nov 23, 2011 8:20 pm
Hello Everyone Anyone has any idea about the availability of Humira in India and how much it would cost ? I have been in the US for a while and on Humira, but...
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spenser23as
Nov 24, 2011 12:50 pm
Have you contacted the company that makes Humira? Perhaps they can address that question: http://www.humira.com/global/patient-support.aspx Spenser23as...
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Rick
rdaydbad
Nov 24, 2011 4:15 pm
Hi John, sorry you had issues. You need to go to the Oracle site--http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/java/index.html get the Java plugin that works on your...
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spenser23as
Nov 25, 2011 3:50 am
Thanks for responding Rick. I somehow missed that message. Spenser23as...
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spenser23as
Nov 25, 2011 3:51 am
P.S. You can also go to Java.com to download the software needed to join the chat. Spenser23as...
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wvu18fan
Nov 27, 2011 12:13 am
Hello Everyone. I was curious if any one has tried a posture strap to help correct their posture. If so, was it helpful and do you recommend one?...
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wings2u
wing_child_one
Nov 27, 2011 2:19 am
my dr said no because I could become dependent upon it ... From: wvu18fan Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 4:13 PM To: Spondyville@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
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bbaker904
Nov 27, 2011 7:08 pm
As a former orthotist I have to yes to the use. If your exercising the posture support can help take pressure off nerves and help keep spine aligned if it;s...
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wings2u
wing_child_one
Nov 27, 2011 9:06 pm
okay so I do exercise I have rheumatoid arthritis and ms also , so if I use the support during exercise and going on my mile walks that it will help ?? if so...
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bbaker904
Nov 27, 2011 9:49 pm
Yes that is correct. Why doctors frown is because most don't know when not to wear a brace or support. Using it to help align during activity helps muscle take...
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wings2u
wing_child_one
Nov 27, 2011 10:43 pm
yes it makes very good sense, ... From: bbaker904 Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 1:49 PM To: Spondyville@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Spondyville] Re: Back...
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spenser23as
Nov 30, 2011 4:34 am
Spam deleted. Author banned (and in my imagination, tarred, feathered and rode out of town on a rail.) Begone spammer, you are not welcome here. Sorry about...
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bbaker904
Dec 1, 2011 6:19 pm
Have any of you ever written to elected officials. If so do this for me. Truckers are in a fight for more parking and a bill was added to highway funding. OK...
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spenser23as
Dec 1, 2011 9:20 pm
Interesting issue, Brian. Let me explore it a bit and figure out how to frame the message. Spenser23as...
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Samantha Nierop
samnierop
Dec 2, 2011 12:02 am
Brilliant Brian! I definitely write letters to elected officials and this is a GREAT point! Something you don't think about until you're in the situation. ...
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Brian and Angel Day
angelandbria...
Dec 2, 2011 3:34 pm
Hi there, My question is where would the extra parking be? Like at the local Walmart or are you thinking more like at truck stops? I think the problem is from...
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bbaker904
Dec 3, 2011 3:36 am
I'm talking about rest areas. New truck stops set aside a few handicap spaces and most truck stops allow RV's to park at them. But few rest areas have truck...
