Janice,
I get shots every 3 months, when needed. That to my knowledge is the usual time frame. I need to make it clear that I was not paralyzed .... I was bedridden due to chronic pain. I was totally unable to care for myself. These steroid shots were a blessing.
Catherine
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From: Janice <jan...@centurytel.net>
To: Catherine <camoa...@yahoo.com>; Transverse Mylitis Group <tmic-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 11:31:38 PM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] Nerve Pain
Catherine, that is really great. How often
do you get your shots?
Janice
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>From: Catherine
>To: Transverse Mylitis Group
>Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 4:26 PM
>Subject: Re: [TMIC] Nerve Pain
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>I also have had these shots of steroids and they were a
> God send! I went from being bed ridden to being able
> to walk with a cane or walker.
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>Love and
> prayers to our TM family,
>Catherine
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From: jrushton
> <jrush...@columbiaenergyllc.com>
>To: L T CHERPESKI
> <cherp...@msn.com>
>Sent: Saturday, July
> 11, 2009 10:35:31 PM
>Subject: Re: [TMIC]
> Nerve Pain
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> The last visit I had to my
> provider, she gave me two steroid
shots in my lower
> back one on each side and it has been a
> God-send. I cannot believe how it helped and is
> still helping after about 6 weeks!!
> Jeanne
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>From: L T
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>Date: 7/11/2009 10:47:07
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>To: alle...@aol.com;
> tmic-list@eskimo.com;
> Janice
>Subject: Re: [TMIC] Nerve
> Pain
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>Thanks Janice - I've never been to a pain
> management doc. Hmm, guess I still have a lot to
> learn. Thanks for the info.
> Linda
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>From: Janice
>To: L T
> CHERPESKI ; alle...@aol.com ;
> tmic-list@eskimo.com
>Sent: > Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:26 PM
>Subject: > Re: [TMIC] Nerve Pain
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>Linda, mine
> are steroids - different
> kinds. It helps the sharp nerve pain going
> down my legs. The doc gives it to
> me
>in my lower
> back and it goes down to lower calf.
> They use different things on me depending on where the
> pain is.
>I know you
> were asking Ella, but I jumped in
> too. It is my pain management
> doc who does this.
> Janice
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>From: L T
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>To: alle...@aol.com ;
> tmic-list@eskimo.com > ; Janice
>Sent: > Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:01 PM
>Subject: > Re: [TMIC] Nerve Pain
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>I think I may have missed a post so
> sorry if this has already been answered. Ella,
> what "medicine" is in the shots? I've never
> heard of getting shots for the pain. I might
> want some of that!
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> Linda
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>From: Janice
>To: alle...@aol.com ;
> tmic-list@eskimo.com
>Sent: > Saturday, July 11, 2009 6:48 PM
>Subject: > Re: [TMIC] Nerve Pain
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>Ella,
>Where is the pain located that
> you got the 2 shots for? Also, where
> were the shots
> given?
> Janice
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>From: alle...@aol.com
>To: tmic-list@eskimo.com
>Sent: > Saturday, July 11, 2009 6:30 PM
>Subject: > Re: [TMIC] Nerve Pain
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>I had 2 shots before Christmas but
> for me the pain diminished slightly for about a
> month and then again it was winter and the temps here
> are in the single digits.
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>Ella
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