Empty bowels always makes me feel better. Sometimes I wish I could get by without eating anything at all. But, alas, hunger pangs interfere. I eat, become bloated and painful, and the whole thing starts over again. Bummer.
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: November 24, 2014 at 5:25:01 PM EST > To: alcibiates2 <[email protected]>, quad-list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Autonomic Dysreflexia and pain > > You are correct and I do that. Also, i have noticed that when you have a > thorough bowel movement it helps the medicine work better...weird I know, but > true for me. Anyone else notice that? > > From: "alcibiates2" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], "quad-list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 1:21:23 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Autonomic Dysreflexia and pain > > I think that the first thing everyone needs to know about most pain drugs is > that you must continually break the forming addiction. Staying on one drug > will cause it to lose its effectiveness.at that point you are taking the drug > and its not doing anything but feeding an addiction. No one in pain wants to > hear this but the fact is you must find another drug or device while you > detox. > The drug needs to come from another family of drugs. Altering your > medications and using milder drugs whatever the pain isn't quite as bad can > help extend the use of Norco or vicodin. > Don't get me wrong, I'm totally sympathetic I've been on the trip myself. > john s > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: [email protected] > Date:11/24/2014 3:40 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: quad-list > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Autonomic Dysreflexia and pain > > I have the same thing with pinched nerves from my disc. Also, when I first > broke my neck My hip on one side got inflamed with calcium deposits > (hetertopicosification) witch has left me crooked. The last few years my > whole other side has deterorated and so Norco has stopped working very well. > What is the next step up in pain management.? They won't operate. > > Meredith > From: "alcibiates2" <[email protected]> > To: "Danny Hearn" <[email protected]>, "quad-list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 5:57:02 AM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Autonomic Dysreflexia > > I was told it was disintegrating disc disease. There's no cure for it. It > causes nerves to be pinched as well as making it impossible to position > comfortably. Spending long times sitting in the chair is really painful.I'm > to the point now where I get out of bed for a couple hours each day. > Best wishes. > john s > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Danny Hearn > Date:11/24/2014 5:44 AM (GMT-05:00) > To: alcibiates2 ,[email protected] > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Autonomic Dysreflexia > > John, I read that many quads develope disc problems in their backs, did they > do anything for yours or do you just get by as best you can with that?? > thanks, Dan** > > > On Sunday, November 23, 2014 6:55 PM, alcibiates2 <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Dan, I've had some fractures that were almost undetectable but really sent my > bp up and pulse way down. Just the weight of my foot separated my tibia at > the mantle below the knee. Chalky bones and deterioration of spinal disc's > have played hell with me. Try sitting straight up and take something for > pain. Don't recline until your pulse returns to your normal never be afraid > to 911 yourself to an er. > Tip:take a copy of a medical definition of AD with you along with your med > list. I swear they can be pig ignorant of what is going on and what to do. > Help has gotten ambivalent in Cincinnati. > Best Wishes, > John s > > > > > > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Danny Hearn > Date:11/23/2014 4:42 AM (GMT-05:00) > To: [email protected] > Subject: [QUAD-L] Autonomic Dysreflexia > > Man, I hate having dysreflexia and unable to find the cause, I have been > having it on and off for about 3 days and have had almost no sleep for the > last 2 days. Bladder and bowels all seem fine-no pressure sores or etc. that > we can find. When I try to lay down at night after a while I get real hot and > clammy, my heart begins to pound and act up. I do have a syrinx and bad neck > and back pain but not sure if that can be the problem. I guess Monday I'll > try to call my primary doctor and get checkup and bloodwork for a start, This > stuff is depressing and drives my wife crazy making her lose sleep also, plus > she is a caregiver to an elderly woman with alzheimers 4 days a week. This > Quad related stuff can be so challenging at times ! Well I guess i'm done > venting...it's about 3:45 am. Hope To get better before long. Dan H*** > > > >
