Shirley,
When I had my X-Ray to confirm that I had scoliosis, I stayed sitting
in my chair. They just put the "plate" behind you then take the picture. I
found that confirming I do have scoliosis in my record very helpful. 1. Pain
medications 2. Justifying tilt/recline for a a new chair for the insurance
company 3. For future things that will come up that I don't know about yet.
Just my 2 cents. Bobbie
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On Oct 19, 2012, at 4:21 PM, "shirley bell" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Me to with hair dryer!! I go through one a year. I just had a bad run of
> sweating for a 3 weeks. I get it like this every fall. I get acupuncture
> treatments for it (it helps me) about 5 or so and it is now completely gone
> as of Monday! I feel so happy and dry and warm. I once talked to a
> neurosurgeon about it and he said the only thing to stop it would be to cut
> the sweat gland but didn't recommend it. Has anyone else ever heard of
> that?I live in RI so the humidity doesn't help. To answer Larry's question
> about getting a scoliosis x-ray. No I haven't yet and wonder if I should
> bother. What good will it do other than knowing for sure. I also may have to
> get on the floor for it because You are suppose to stand up for it to get
> your whole spine so that was a turn off as well.
> Best,
> Shirley Bell
>
> www.ShirleyBellDesigns.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Don Price
> To: Eric W Rudd ; [email protected]
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 2:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] Pain Management
>
>
> I've done the hair dryer thing too,....many, many times. I've also sat in my
> van with the heater cranked for hours.
>
> Don.
>
> From: Eric W Rudd <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 9:19 AM
> Subject: Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] Pain Management
>
> LOL...I thought I was the only one whose best friend was the hair dryer.
>
> Eric W Rudd
> [email protected]
>
> From: Larry Willis
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 6:29 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Fwd: [QUAD-L] Pain Management
>
> To state the obvious: It's easy to say don't take meds when you are not the
> one suffering. We have cold sweats, clammy and miserable, not heat sweat like
> a runner might have. We freeze and then start tightening our neck and
> shoulders into a knot of pain that further increases the misery. I can't
> count the days I have sat with a hair dryer blowing on my face and neck. It
> really angers me when doctors say the equivalent of "Take an aspirin and call
> me in the morning." Quality of life means something, and a life of constant
> misery is not one of quality. Sorry for the rant.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> Resent-From: [email protected]
>> From: Mandy <[email protected]>
>> Date: October 19, 2012 4:01:06 AM EDT
>> To: "<[email protected]>" <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Pain Management
>>
>
>> Wow, she must be the wisest person alive to know something like that. Of
>> course, many of us would rather take Aleve than narcotics. Hell, one or two
>> of us would even consider going without pain for a few days. To make such a
>> pat statement without at least discussing the increase in pain and how it is
>> effecting your life is irresponsible.
>>
>> I hate that, when a doctor makes you feel like an addict, but when I feel
>> unjustly ashamed of my pain med requests I remember what one of my Craig
>> nurses said when I backed off the meds at a time when I really needed
>> them, for fear of the harm they could do to my body. She said, "make note of
>> ALL the symptoms that go along with your pain- is your heart working harder?
>> Are you losing sleep? Are you able to eat normally? Do you tense up and
>> create more pain?" (She was referring to my frozen shoulder) She pointed out
>> that if the answer to most of these questions was yes, then the pain
>> medicine should be taken because overall, it would do more good than bad.
>>
>> Just my 2 bits.
>>
>> Mandy c6-7
>>
>> On Oct 18, 2012, at 2:35 PM, "Derrick" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> same here. my doc says paralyzed people are not given narcotics.i'm to
>>> take aleeve....
>>> i put up a survey online asking if u used narcotics but it did not get much
>>> response
>>> i wanted to take to doc and show her
>>> derrick
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: [email protected]
>>> To: [email protected] ; [email protected]
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 4:03 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Pain Management
>>>
>>> my doc says 3 a day (oxycodone) 5 mg. and no more. i may go to pain
>>> management after i talk to the spine specialist. they make me feel like i'm
>>> a drug seeker.
>>> he started me on 6 5mg of oxycodone to start and I still take 3 1mg of
>>> lorezapam per day. i will adjust and figure things out as i go, but so glad
>>> hes open to work with me. well worth the trip
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]>
>>> To: diannal767 <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: Thu, Oct 18, 2012 1:00 pm
>>> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Pain Management
>>>
>>> he started me on 6 5mg of oxycodone to start and I still take 3 1mg of
>>> lorezapam per day. i will adjust and figure things out as i go, but so glad
>>> hes open to work with me. well worth the trip
>>>
>>> ron
>>>
>>> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Sent: Wed, October 17, 2012 8:49:41 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Pain Management
>>>
>>> Hi Ron,
>>> If you don't mind me asking, what did they start you out on? I'm seeing a
>>> new spine specialist at the end of the month.
>>>
>>>
>>> I went to pain management today and they helped me. Gave me what I needed
>>> and is willing to work with me. Thank God! I feel validated as a human
>>> being.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Danny Hearn <[email protected]>
>>> To: RONALD L PRACHT [email protected]>; quad-list <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: Wed, Oct 17, 2012 6:20 pm
>>> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Pain Management
>>>
>>> cool Ron, glad they helped you,Dan H.
>>>
>>> From: RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]>
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Sent: Wed, October 17, 2012 4:18:23 PM
>>> Subject: [QUAD-L] Pain Management
>>>
>>> I went to pain management today and they helped me. Gave me what I needed
>>> and is willing to work with me. Thank God! I feel validated as a human
>>> being.
>>>
>>>
>>> ron c7
>
>
