Re: [QUAD-L] Contacting pharmaceutical company

2014-03-27 Thread Dana Wray
I think most drug companies might have a program for medication. A sister of a friend of mine has written pharmaceutical companies for drugs she could not get Or afford. Dana Sent from my iPhone On Mar 26, 2014, at 9:02 PM, Gmail bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com wrote: Has anybody ever contacted a

[QUAD-L] What is MS was NORMAL?

2014-03-27 Thread KK Batte
Mar 26, 2014 09:34PMJUST PASSING IT ON *HAVE YOU ALL CONSIDERED THIS!?!?!?!?!?!...just saying!!That, maybe, what we are now experiencing with our MS symptoms is what we humanoids were suppose to be like all along!?!?!?!?!!I mean, think about itWasn't it a

Re: [QUAD-L] What is MS was NORMAL?

2014-03-27 Thread wheelchair
Interesting. I met a woman just yesterday who is plus 40, with MS onset that began just 2 years ago. Before that she was without symptoms. Today, she lives by herself, with a powered wheelchair and very depressed. I tried to refer her to a CIL, MS Support Groups and Voc Rehab. I hope

Re: [QUAD-L] What is MS was NORMAL?

2014-03-27 Thread Don Price
Bravo!! You made me laugh and think a bit good stuff!! Your point is actually quite similar to a tenet of Independent Living philosophy: disability is a natural part of life and people with disabilities are not necessarily broken, in need of fixing, but rather the environment around us

RE: [QUAD-L] What is MS was NORMAL?

2014-03-27 Thread KK Batte
The guy who wrote this is just now getting into wheelchair full time. He still thinks he can keep up with his bladder issues. Losing ground rather quickly. Give me your friends email address maybe we can chat a bit. Plenty of groups chats out there for us MSer's. KK Date: Thu, 27 Mar

Re: [QUAD-L] Contacting pharmaceutical company

2014-03-27 Thread lindakrn
Hi Bobbie Does the Pennsaid take the place of the  Morphine you were taking? thanks Lindaf

Re: [QUAD-L] Contacting pharmaceutical company

2014-03-27 Thread Gmail
No, I take both and the pain is still very bad. I'm working with my pain management Doctor to come up with an additional pain med. Bobbie Smile Everyday On Mar 27, 2014, at 3:40 PM, linda...@comcast.net wrote: Hi Bobbie Does the Pennsaid take the place of the Morphine you were

[QUAD-L] Fw: SCI Project

2014-03-27 Thread Don Price
Passing this along:   Good afternoon,   I’m writing to you today to discuss a project that I recently initiated - SCI Video Blog. As the name suggests, it’s a video hub for all the spinal cord patients around the world. SCI Video Blog is a collection of tutorial videos posted by SCI patients

[QUAD-L] Pain medicine

2014-03-27 Thread jume9999
I heard Dr. Sanjay Gupta say that pain medicine over time induces pain. I always suspected that was true but never heard a Dr. admit it. I have noticed it myself. I am not judging anyone here but what are your experiences? Do you feel that pain medicine can can induce pain? Or is it just

Re: [QUAD-L] Pain medicine

2014-03-27 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
What happens with pain meds is your body gets addicted to the drug, then you don't know the difference between the real pain and the withdrawal...its a bad situation to get in, but a lot of people have no choice. The same amount of any pain med will never be enough over the period of

Fwd: [QUAD-L] Pain medicine

2014-03-27 Thread Larry Willis
Meredith, I've taken pain meds for over 20 years. I don't think I could function without them, especially the first two hours of the day. I do have a lot more pain than I used to, but I am 62 so it could just be aging. I don't know that meds induce pain, but they certainly magnify it. A small

Re: [QUAD-L] Pain medicine

2014-03-27 Thread Danny Hearn
Most Quad Doc's start you off gradually and increase over time as needed Ron, that's why I was surprised when you told me how much you had started out on from the onset of using pain meds. Everyones pain can vary, But my 1st -10 years as a quad with a Syrinx, I needed little or no meds...but at

Fwd: [QUAD-L] Pain medicine

2014-03-27 Thread Larry Willis
I usually take two oxy 40's and two percocet 500's per day. I still hurt terribly and for the last two weeks I've broken out in hives every time I take one. Can't win. -- Forwarded message -- From: *Larry Willis* lwillis82...@gmail.com Date: Thursday, March 27, 2014 Subject:

: [QUAD-L] Pain medicine

2014-03-27 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
Pain is such a personal fight within oneself that you cant possibly make anyone, especially someone that's never had pain understand. You do what you have to in order to live your life as best you can with as little suffering as possible. Everyone has an opinion on how much, what to take, when,