enjoy it while you can! and welcome back. look forward to your alice in wonderland comments.
On Sep 23, 2:08 pm, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > cI know they are not going to make me a junkie in a week,, but it is weird > laying flat on back i see myself floating above the floor (wall) with my > feet in a box watching the TV on the wall (Ceiling) I see enough weird > stuff with out having them drug induced. > Allan > > (that hospital was weird) > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 5:45 PM, frantheman > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Good to hear that you're on the way back to functionality, Allan. > > > Pain is a weird thing - it's very subjective. Pain-management experts > > suggest working with diaries and grading things on scales from one to > > ten. Professionally, I haven't found them particularly helpful. Many > > doctors don't take pain seriously, especially when they've caused it > > themselves! In terms of acute pain, like the post-op healing situation > > you're in, where it's clear that it is a temporary phenomenon, one of > > the commonest mistakes is to give insufficient analgesics. If you have > > to take opioids, then it's crazy not to take enough to get rid of the > > pain. In a professionally managed environment, you're not going to > > turn into a junkie in a week - although many physicians seem to > > inordinately afraid of this (while frequently dispensing prescriptions > > for sleeping-pills as if they were smarties). > > > There also needs to be a lot more work done on possible potentizing > > effects of anticholinergic substances such as amitriptyline or most > > neuroleptics in low doses on the efficacy of analgetics, thus allowing > > lower dosages of opioids. > > > Francis > > > On 23 Sep., 12:21, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thank you, I am hoping there will be no more operation, 5 knee operation > > are > > > enough for one life time > > > Allan > > > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 7:22 AM, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It's good to hear you're doing well. Keep it up. > > > > > dj > > > > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 10:29 PM, iam deheretic <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > Yes pain killers.pain killers and more pain stiller > > > > > sleep I can only semi do pain killers needed ... actually am doing > > > > better > > > > > thinking is beginning to clear so that is good I think. found out > > that > > > > that > > > > > surgery is considered to be the most painful they do. they normally > > use > > > > an > > > > > epidermal in the spine for pain but it failed this time so I was on > > and > > > > off > > > > > morphine for pain over the next five days finally I got the > > medication > > > > > change and the pain started to be able to be controlled. I know why > > I > > > > > stayed a way from drugs... a good reminder. > > > > > Allan > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 2:14 PM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> Good news! Take it easy- sleep- soup and soothing music! > > > > > >> On Sep 22, 6:22 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > It was in the local hospital in zoetermeer.. but after 7 day of > > hell > > > > >> > and > > > > >> > pain.. I have finally made it back home.. that is great.. thankds > > for > > > > >> > every > > > > >> > ones thoughts as my head is still groogy > > > > >> > Allan > > > > > >> > p 16, 2009 at 12:04 PM, [email protected] > > > > >> > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > >> > > Ohh good luck mate, which hospital? > > > > > >> > > On 16 Sep, 01:13, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > > > Good luck, Allan, and speedy recovery! > > > > > >> > > > On Sep 15, 1:19 pm, iam deheretic <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > >> > > > > No I am not talking about drugs.. > > > > > >> > > > > Tomorrow I have to be in the hospital a 10am, not the first > > knee > > > > >> > > replacement > > > > >> > > > > but the 2nd one,, and it is scaring the hades out of me... > > > > >> > > > > Allan > > > > > >> > > > > -- > > > > >> > > > > ( > > > > >> > > > > ) > > > > >> > > > > I_D Allan- Hide quoted text - > > > > > >> > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > >> > -- > > > > >> > ( > > > > >> > ) > > > > >> > I_D Allan- Hide quoted text - > > > > > >> > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > -- > > > > > ( > > > > > ) > > > > > I_D Allan > > > > -- > > > ( > > > ) > > > I_D Allan > > -- > ( > ) > I_D Allan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
