Don, You are sooooooo correct about the cold temps. I'm 39 years post and live in Northern New Jersey. I have scoliosis and a syrnix in my neck. I take morphine, hydrocodone, Valium, nurontin and pennsaid. Bobbie
Sent from my iPad On Jun 26, 2012, at 2:58 PM, Don Price <donpric...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I am thankful, but after 30 years [in Aug.] of SCI I've never taken anything > stronger than Tylenol for pain. That's not to say I never have pain, but I > decided long ago that I wanted to avoid drugs [of any kind] as long as I > could. If I lived in a cold climate I would probably need pain meds. > > My remedies for pain include: massage, range-of-motion, heat, Tylenol, Aleve, > exercise and red wine. :) Well, I guess wine could be considered a drug. > > Don. > > > From: Bob Vogel <rhvsh...@pacbell.net> > To: John S. <alcibiat...@yahoo.com> > Cc: "quad-list@eskimo.com" <quad-list@eskimo.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 11:34 AM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] do or don't you use narcotic/pain meds-survey > > Hi John, > > From SCI nurses and physicians I've spoken with-- AD can hit anybody with > SCI of T6 and above, and is possible in people with SCI as low as T10. > > Bob V > > On Jun 26, 2012, at 11:10 AM, John S. wrote: > >> I've taken valium for 36 years, hydrocodone for 20, oxycontin for 8 and >> lyrica for 5. Because my bones deteriorate and fracture from simple lifts I >> either take my npain meds or suffer from AD. I broke a multitude of bones in >> my original accident and many never healed right. I have deformed so badly >> that Dr.s have said it hurts to look at my X-rays. Now, my bones and >> floating organs make lifting and moving in my chair almost unbearable. >> Tell your Dr. to read up on AD if your a quad. If you're a paraplegic you >> shouldn't have AD. This doesn't mean you have no pain issues. You might try >> a physiatrist. >> bw, >> john >> >> From: Derrick <whe...@cvn.net> >> To: quad-list@eskimo.com >> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 3:59 PM >> Subject: [QUAD-L] do or don't you use narcotic/pain meds-survey >> >> I've been on 5mg (2x/day) narcotic for over 10 years. >> I've been having more pain and asked my latest doc(very rural town) if she >> would up my meds. >> She told me that "narcotics are not prescribed to parapelgics" and the only >> reason she writes me a script because I've been on them so long. >> >> I disagree with her. I would like to hear how many on this list do or do not >> take narcotics. If do, how many pills&mg? >> >> I built a quick survey with 3 questions. You can see results at end of >> survey. >> http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22G3WRVEZKQ >> Thanks in advance, >> Derrick W >> >> By the way, I'm a C5/6 quad, not a para. Not only her but the next towns >> pain clinic prescribed "voltran cream" a few years back. Like I can rub on >> my neck myself. I do plan to switch drs but I want to educate her & others >> in the future with survey results. >> >> > > >