>Dear List Members, > I really could use some input for a difficult problem my husband has if >anyone has any to give. He fell down the stairs five years ago and has had >two back surgeries to correct his shattered L5 (5th lumbar). The most recent >surgery was fusion of the L5 (2 1/2 years ago). The surgeon was able to >reduce the pain enough to allow my husband to be on rather minimal pain meds, >but told him he would be on pain meds for the rest of his life. > We've moved away from that city and now my husband can't find a doctor >willing to accomodate his need for pain meds. He takes 4-6 Ultram >(non-narcotic pain med) per day and 1-2 Tylenol 3 (with codeine) at night. >Ultram is expensive and the HMO makes you walk thrugh fire to get it. Doc's >apparently don't like to prescribe Tylenol with codeine because they have the >DEA breathing down their necks. > Would there be something -- like aloe cream with CS -- that I could use >on my husband's scar externally to help him with pain or the alleviation of >developing scar tissue? Since this is a "mechanical" problem and not a >systemic problem, I find that I'm at a loss as to how to help him. But he is >left practically begging and pleading for adequate pain meds. Steroid >injections into his spinal column do not help -- he's had that difficult >procedure twice. A stimulator would not work for him because my little >hand-held stimulator gives him enormous pain on any area of his body. He >assumes that's because he'd had a bad 220V shock some years ago which changed >his em field (he stops most watches). > Anyway, I really would appreciate any ideas any might have. Thanks. >Samm
Try a Tens unit and see what happens. The Tens works by releasing endorphines thus reducing pain. Take Care Reid -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
