Does anyone have any info on pain management meds? My
DR. has me on a pain med but is not really informed
about the chronic pain associated with PPS. Any advice
would be appreciated
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Ekenney1@...
Mar 22, 2006 3:41 pm
Hello, Does anyone have any info on pain management meds? My DR. has me on a pain med but is not really informed about the chronic pain associated with PPS....
HI JACK, PATTY W HERE, I WAS A POLIO VICTIM , WAS ON CELEBRIX (MISPELLED)
LONG TIME, WENT HOME TO MICHIGAN ON VACATION, ABOUT HEMORAGED TO DEATH FROM
IT.NOW I...
BILL AND PATTY WHITTA...
STUB@...
Mar 23, 2006 3:53 pm
Hi Patty I am not to be seen as a Medical Expert on PPS in anyway, and any information I pass along is from my experience only as a polio survivor, information...
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Ekenney1@...
Mar 23, 2006 4:19 pm
Hi Patty, Have you tried Feldenkrais Therapy? It can help you move more efficiently and effectively. It takes less energy and reduces my pain. 'Polios'...
Hi Patty, Can you help. I am getting so many e-mails re: Post Polio and Polio. When I signed up for BlueRoller I thought the messages would go to a bulletin...
Ekenney1@...
Mar 25, 2006 1:25 am
Dear Becky, Feldenkrais Therapy is like the ultimate physical therapy. It is a little like massage and also trains you to move slowly and carefully and...
Sharis J Woodard
swoods568@...
Mar 25, 2006 12:38 pm
Hi Sharis I will look into this. I will do anything to help my post polio. I'm still able to walk on my on, but I do have a knee brace on my left knee and a...
Dear Becky, Glad you can still walk on your own. I have 2 canes, an AFO, a shoe lift, 3 pillows, and a backpack to carry them all in; but I am still doing...
Sharis J Woodard
swoods568@...
Mar 25, 2006 1:59 pm
Dear Sharis, I have a cane and a walker that I'm suppose to use but I keep fighting at giving into them. I also have a shoe lift that sometime I think I need...
Dear Becky, I know what you mean about doctors who won't listen! They judge by 'average' and have no idea how hard we work at looking normal. Is there a...
Sharis J Woodard
swoods568@...
Mar 26, 2006 5:15 am
Dear Sharis, I live in the northeast corner of Akansas and I haven't heard of any post polio clinics, but it sure would be nice. My neruo says medicare wwants...
Dear Becky, I saw the post polio clinics on a link from the original post polio site on the web. I am sorry that your doctors don't understand your case....
Sharis J Woodard
swoods568@...
Mar 27, 2006 12:13 am
Hi Sharis, I looked on google for post poilio clinics in AR and cant you believe that there is none the closes dactor is in Salem AR about an hour drive from...
Dear Becky, How did your appointments go? Any news? The post polio clinic around here is 2 hours away, so I haven't been there yet either. Glad you found...
Sharis J Woodard
swoods568@...
Apr 2, 2006 11:46 pm
I haven't had my appointment with m ortho till the 14th of this month . I'm suppose to see my family doctor th 27 , but I had to go to er for my headache and...
Dear Becky, Thanks for the information. I thought you had already been to the family doctor. Glad to have a firmer schedule. Sorry you had to go to the ER...
Sharis J Woodard
swoods568@...
Apr 4, 2006 5:32 am
Dear Sharis, No I spent tweo weeks going to my neruo and rhem doctors. My neruo dr. says medicre will only give me a maneul wheelchair because they want you...
Dear Becky, What is a rhem doctor? Sorry to hear that you have a problem with your rotator cuff. My best friend had operations to undo both her frozen...
Sharis J Woodard
swoods568@...
Apr 5, 2006 7:37 am
Hi Sharis, Sorry it has talen so long to write back. We have had two to three days of bad weather . Then on Thrusday I had to go to my family doctor and she...
Dear Becky, Sorry about your bad weather. The Weather Channel shows that you were it pretty hard. Glad you got to your doctor and found you do not have...