Henry, I'm sorry to hear about your shoulder. I hope your surgery goes well in April. I will find out the results of my own MRI tomorrow.
Right now I'm taking 25 mg of Vioxx a day and the knee doesn't feel too bad. My health insurance will probably cover the cost of the Vioxx, but I haven't found out for sure yet, as my doctors' office gave me a two week supply of samples. As things stand right now, the physical therapy regimen that I am undergoing has regained a great deal of mobility in my knee and I'm actually walking around pretty good. My knee does still hurt and it has some sort of a weird "catch-then-release" double action to it now, but I'm optimistic. Thanks and get well soon, Duane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henry S. Winokur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 9:57 PM Subject: Re: WARNING: Road Test Your Front Anti-Lock Brakes at Your Own Peril > The medical folks have me taking Vioxx at this time. I haven't had any > prior experience with this type of injury, but the Vioxx seems to > be working > pretty good. > > I wish you the best of luck in your future ABS road testing. When the > system is working it's actually kind of fun. When it fails though... > > Take care, > Duane Duane: I too was very sorry to hear of your "test". Hope you mend soon. But I do want to comment on the meds suggested so far. (I'm not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV, BUT) in early January I fell on my shoulder during our lone surprise ice storm here in the DC area, whilst walking the dog. Since it was still painful 2 weeks after the fact, I took it to my orthopedist who promptly ordered me to get an MRI. I actually fell asleep in the machine, but that's another story. Bottom line: I have a torn rotator cuff, though I suspect that the fall was simply the straw that broke the camel's back. Anyway I'll be having rotator repair surgery in early April. My doc put me on 50 mg of Vioxx a day--apparently the most one can take daily. It has done wonders covering up the pain. I didn't really realize just how well it was doing until a few days ago, when I was late taking it, and in a lot of pain because I was late. I understand that Naproxin is no longer recommended because of the damage it can do to your stomach's lining. Ibuprofen works for some, but I'd say stick with the Vioxx--be forewarned -- it is very expensive at least here in the DC area. Regards, Henry S. Winokur 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, Nationally Certified Riding Instructor Columbia, MD Ride for Kids Task Force West Bethesda, MD USA
