I HAVE FOUND THAT BY KEEPING MYSELF BUSY, I TEND TO FORGET THE PAIN, TO A
DEGREE OR THREE. IT IS WHEN I SIT STILL AND AM NOT DOING ANYTHING INVOLVING
MENTAL THOUGH OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF SOME KIND THAT I NOTICE THE PAIN MORE.
BOB COOK
TM CLASS OF ' 94 = T-1 PARA
SPRING, TX
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Sent: 1/23/2007 8:50:19 AM
Subject: [TMIC] Re: tmic-digest Digest V2007 #26
DEAR JUDY, I WENT TO A PAIN CLINIC. I WAS NOT ON MANY DRUGS. THE OTHER PEOPLE
THERE WHERE AND HAD TO BE WEANED OFF. I HATE DRUGS AND I HAVE NEVER SMOKED AND
I WOULD NOT START NOW. I WANT MY HEAD CLEAR SO I CAN FUNCTION.
THE CLINIC TAUGHT YOU HOW TO MAKE LIFE EASIER ON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.THEY WHERE
GREAT. WE HAD POOL PT HAD TO GO GET OUR OWN MEDS. WE ALSO HAD REGULAR PT AND
COOKING TIPS WE ALL HAD TO COOK A MEAL ONCE A WEEK. WE DID HAVE TO SEE A
PHYSCIATRIST. WELL I DID NOT HAVE TO SEE HIM BUT ONCE. SOME SAW THEM ON A
REGULAR BASIS. WE HAD RELAXATION TIME THE TAPES WHERE GREAT. I LOVED THE GET
MOVING AT NINE EVERY MORNING. WE WOULD SING, DANCE AND IT GOT US STARTED FOR
THE DAY.WE MADE OUR OWN BEDS THEY GAVE US GREAT TIPS ON EVERYTHING TO MAKE LIFE
AT HOME EASIER.
THEY MIXED 3 DRUGS FOR ME AND I GOT NERVE BLOCKS 2 TIMES A WEEK. WOW THEY
HELPED SO MUCH. I WENT IN WITH A WALKER THEN A CANE THEN NOTHING. THEY SAID I
WAS ONE OF THERE BEST SUCCES RATES. I WOULD SUGGEST GETTING ALL THOSE MEDS OUT
YOUR SYSTEM.
I TAKE 900 MGS A DAY NEURONTIN WHICH I AM GETTING OFF OF I HAVE 2 MUSCLE
RELAXERS I CAN TAKE,VALIUM AND SOMA, I TAKE ONLY IF I GET THE SPASMS REALLY
BAD. I HAVE VICODEN FOR PAIN I HARDLY EVER TAKE THEM. I AM ON IMURAN 50 MGS A
DAY A IMMUNE SUPRESSANT WE OR STOPPING THAT ALSO. I TAKE A B-12 SHOT.
I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IF POSSIBLE AND WANT TO GET OFF ALL THOSE MEDS GO TO A
GOOD PAIN CLINIC. I AM GLAD THAT I DID. NEURONTIN AND LYRICA I WOULD NOT TAKE
TOGETHER. MY DOCS SAY ONE OR THE OTHER.
PAM
