warning: It may loosen a blood clot you are not aware of. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuntman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 8:19 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] air powered leg massage
> Howdy > Saw them on TV for $40-$60. > http://www.inventionchannel.com/product/product.jsp?productID=2 > > stuntman > > > > > > > HI Smurf, > > Sorry it has taken me a few days to get back to you and the others > that had > > some questions, but right after posting, I came down with a heck of > kidney > > infection.Why is it with us that when we go in with one problem we > can end up > > with a kidney problem in the end ?? After suffering through bactrum > and > > cranberry juice is it finally getting better. > > Over the past 2 years I have had 7 rounds of botox injections in > both legs. > > The first 2 were very painful and I wore dynasplints on both legs > and the > > splints were nothing but torture. > > I changed doctors and he also changed my medications that was > helping my > > pain so I agreed to attempt Botox again. I was wearing lidocaide > patches on my > > legs for pain control and it did seem to help, so when he did the > botox > > injection he added lidocaine . He was concerned about my legs > because he > > couldn't get any reaction on the emg, so he was having trouble > finding active > > nerve activity. The last session I went in he said he wanted to > take a pen and > > make points where I told him I hurt and he would shoot deep trigger > points. > > He injected very deep areas. I was told I didn't want to see the > needle. > > I had no relief at all from that session. I am very glad I tried , > botox > > because I did get some relieve at times, will I go through it again, > I don't > > think so. When I was in the hospital they put pneumatic compression > boots on me > > that felt like I was getting a gentle massage.For the first time, it > made my > > legs feel soft and removed pain, but the bummer is they cost on the > low end > > $800 neither Medicare or Medicaid pays for it. I have read where it > says > > Medicare will, but 2 representatives says no. I have located > where , it should > > have been approved 2001, so I am not through discussing it. If I > decide to > > buy it I will go directly yo the company and not the area corner > store to cut > > out the middle man. > > Kathy in Mississippi > > > > > > > > -- > It's not the fall that hurts. > Home page http://tnthompson0.tripod.com/homeincyberspace/ > Graphics portfolio http://tnthompson1.tripod.com/index.htm > Domain space http://nw-in.com/index.html > > >
