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
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On Jun 26, 2012, at 2:58 PM, Don Price <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]>
> To: John S. <[email protected]>
> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> 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 <[email protected]>
>> To: [email protected]
>> 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.
>>
>>
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