Hello Jack, Have we met somewhere in this life? Hate to tell you that if you
would quit popping pills and come to chat, then we all could kick your a** and
you would feel much better. Nothing can make a person trade in their crying
towel faster than a really good A** KICKING. Well Jude and Ralph, Skye and her
mother and Tom (when he feels like it) will be enjoying each other down here in
the warm (upper 80's) state of Florida. Now you could have joined us for a good
mental health vacation, but you were huddled up in your corner -------P &
M-------------. GET BACK IN CHAT!!!!!!!!!!! Julie the chief Bu** kicker




> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jack <jackay_boy@...>
> To: postpoliosyndrome@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [postpoliosyndrome] Hello from Canada
> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:20:21 -0000
>
>
> I know it has been forever since I have been in chat, and I do
> really miss you all. However, I have been in such an emotional
> turmoil here that I am not fit for man nor beast.
> I wanted to let you all know about the medication that I was put on
> for pain management.
> The name of this pain medication is Sativex. It is a new medication
> put out by Bayer, and from what I am told, I am one of the few that
> have used this medication. Sativex is actually THC, which is the
> main ingredient of marijuana. I was very excited to get this
> medication, as I believed it would be an answer to getting off of
> the Oxycontin.
> Sativex comes in a spray bottle about half the size of a nasal
> spray. I was to take 2 squirts 4 times a day, which made 1 spray
> bottle last a little over 4 days. However, I was told that I could
> regulate the dosage as required to fight the pain.
> I was given 16 of these spray bottles and felt that I had enough to
> last me for quite awhile.
> I soon learned that you can build up an intolerance to this
> medication, and I was soon taking more than was prescribed. I was
> using 1 bottle of this spray everyday, and it leaves you with a
> horrible hangover if you take it at bedtime, or I actually zoned
> out if I took it during the day.
> This is not a good pain med, and I would advise anyone prescribed
> this med to avoid it completely. It does not really help with pain
> after you have taken it for a week or longer. It is very very
> expensive, costing $170.00 a bottle for about 4 ounces.
> My Nurse/Practitioner went back to Bayer to see if they would send
> more of this medication to the clinic, and was told no. If I wanted
> more of this med, I would need to purchase it from them. I don't
> know about you all, but I cannot afford $170.00 everyday for a pain
> med.
> So now I sit and wait for the Government to come through with a
> section 8 for my meds ( not the section 8 Klinger was always trying
> to get ) If and when I get this approval from the government for my
> medications I hopefully will get my life back on an even keel again.
> I tried every Insurance company in Canada trying to get Health
> Insurance, but was told the same thing by all of them, " we do not
> cover pre-existing conditions". So health insurance is not an
> option for me. When I lived in Alberta I had no problems getting my
> meds, as the government had so much money they subsidized
> everything.
> Here in Ontario the government is quite literally broke, and they
> will not help anyone.
> I could pay for my meds myself, but that would mean about $3500.00
> every 3 months. I really don't have the money for that.
> So now I sit in front of the TV all day eating Tylenol 4's like candy.
> I need my anti-depressant pills, as I am getting very very
> difficult to be around the depression has me down that bad. My wife
> is afraid to talk to me, and it takes very little for me to go off
> the deep end and get into a tantrum.
> I no longer have my BP meds, so I am taking aspirin in place of it.
> This combined with the Tylenol has me scared ***tless as I am
> getting some bleeding in my bladder.
> With this house eating up our savings, and the state of my
> emotions, I am sure that if the Government says no to my section 8,
> I will be moving back to Alberta, or end up eating a bottle of
> Tylenol to get past this situation I am in.
> I am not telling you this because I am looking for a shoulder to
> cry on, I just wanted to explain why I have not been in chat for
> such a long time.
> I hope you all are fine and enjoying this spring weather, as I
> think of you all often.
> I leave you with something to ponder with regards to the Sativex.
> Still wasting oxygen in Canada
> Jack

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