I am still trying to find Meiling Caperton: Does anyone have contact with her?
On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 10:58 AM, James Berg <molokai...@gmail.com> wrote: > Pat--You misunderstood what I wrote. I was taking 150mg twice a day and I > consulted with Sandy because my leg spasms had ceased. Sandy had me > consult with my GP since I don't have a neuro. Sandy did not act as a > doctor. > > > On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 4:59 AM, Dalton Garis <suerdlagpu...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Patti; >> >> Have you heard of River Pharmacy? www.riverpharmacy.ca it makes it >> possible to take what you need for much less money. >> >> Dalton >> >> >> From: Pat Voorheis <pjv1...@chartermi.net> >> Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:05:27 -0400 >> To: James Berg <molokai...@gmail.com> >> Cc: Janice Nichols <jannic...@gmail.com>, Dalton Garis < >> malugss...@gmail.com>, Linda Egli <le...@sbcglobal.net>, transverse >> myelitis <tmic-list@eskimo.com> >> >> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Meiling Caperton, Kanohe, Hawaii >> Resent-From: <tmic-list@eskimo.com> >> Resent-Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:57:30 -0700 (PDT) >> >> James, >> Please tell me why you want to reduce to 50mg twice daily after >> consulting with Sandy. I was taking 100mg 3 times daily for about a year, >> but reduced to twice daily due to cost, not due to medical reasons. Is >> there something about Lyrica Sandy made you aware of that I should be >> concerned about? As you both have stated, we learn more from the TM >> Association than we learn from our doctors and Neuro's. >> >> Patti - Michigan >> >> On Mar 12, 2014, at 3:34 PM, James Berg <molokai...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hey Dalton and everyone else, Aloha. I just want folks to know that >> thanks to Dalton letting me know about Lyrica, I've gotten control of my >> leg spasms. I'm taking 150mg. 2 times a day and suddenly a week ago my >> spasms stopped! >> Not having a neuro so consult with Sandy, yes our Sandy, has been >> counseling me about stopping the Lyrica and after discussing it with my GP >> I am doing a gradual reduction and will soon be down to the 50mg. Dalton >> has reduced to. >> Lyrica has been a god send to me. Thanks Dalton. >> >> Jim >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Janice Nichols <jannic...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Dalton - not offended!! >>> So glad you are doing so well. Isn't it strange the things we >>> discover ourselves that help us? Doctors can still be so clueless about >>> some things - on the other hand, they can >>> save our lives! >>> >>> Janice >>> >>> >>> *From:* Dalton Garis <malugss...@gmail.com> >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:26 AM >>> *To:* Linda Egli <le...@sbcglobal.net> ; tmic-list@eskimo.com >>> *Subject:* Re: [TMIC] Meiling Caperton, Kanohe, Hawaii >>> >>> Say, Folks! >>> >>> Nice to hear a voice crying in the wilderness. I am still here, also. >>> >>> By the way, someone hacked my Facebook so had to change my name, to >>> Abdu'l-Hanif Al-Shukri - let them try to hack that one! So, if you >>> remember me, for instance Meiling, and you want to "friend" me, I'm still >>> out there. >>> >>> Friends, I am down to just 50mg Lyrica 2x/day now, after a tough time of >>> trying. Can't go below that amount, discovering that is what is actually >>> required to cover most of the pain. My memory is better and am less >>> anxious about losing my mind to fog and dopiness. >>> >>> And went 28 days without a seizure, the longest time since getting the >>> first one in 22 April 2010. Want to know what reduced their frequency? - >>> not taking all those vitamin supplements anymore. It seems the minerals in >>> them were interfering in some way with the nerves, especially magnesium. >>> Visiting my mother in Massachusetts - she's 97 - I forgot to bring any and >>> went without for a week. Returning home I realized that I hadn't had any >>> seizures, and guessed that the only change was in not taking all those >>> vitamin supplements. So I stopped, and sure enough, the seizures became >>> very infrequent. Who knew? >>> >>> Now is the Baha'i month of the Fast, when Baha'is go without food and >>> drink during the hours when the sun is in the sky, for 19 days, the last >>> month of our year. (In our calendar there are 19 months of 19 days, with 4 >>> or 5 inter calendar days just before the month of the Fast). We eat and >>> drink after sunset or before sunrise but not during the hours of sunlight. >>> Smoking is also prohibited, as it is considered a form of drink. >>> >>> The sick, the traveling, those nursing or pregnant, or under the age of >>> 15 or older than 70 are not bound by the Fast; neither are those engaged in >>> heavy labor. It is for those in good health, but others are not bound to >>> it. >>> >>> While not bound by the Fast I am going without food during the hours of >>> fasting but drinking tea or coffee or water whenever I feel the need. It >>> is going OK, and does change the relationship to the material world and >>> increase nearness to God. I am grateful to participate at even this level. >>> >>> I hope it doesn't upset anyone if I talk openly about God. It seems our >>> America is conspiring to wipe any mention of Him from any public discourse >>> - a kind of propaganda in its own right if you think about it. I >>> apologize, though, if anyone here is offended. >>> >>> Love and prayers, >>> Dalton >>> Abdu'l-Hanif Al-Shukri >>> >>> *Dalton Garis* >>> *Flushing, Queens* >>> *New York, USA* >>> >>> >>> From: Linda Egli <le...@sbcglobal.net> >>> Reply-To: Linda Egli <le...@sbcglobal.net> >>> Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:45:18 -0700 (PDT) >>> To: "tmic-list@eskimo.com" <tmic-list@eskimo.com> >>> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Meiling Caperton, Kanohe, Hawaii >>> Resent-From: <tmic-list@eskimo.com> >>> Resent-Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:45:20 -0700 (PDT) >>> >>> >>> Another TMer still here too. I miss the people that used to use this >>> site. Stay well. >>> Linda - Texas >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Janice Nichols <jannic...@gmail.com> >>> *To:* James Berg <molokai...@gmail.com>; tmic-l...@eskimo.net >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 12, 2014 9:39 AM >>> *Subject:* Re: [TMIC] Meiling Caperton, Kanohe, Hawaii >>> >>> You are not alone here. <wlEmoticon-smile[1].png> I am still >>> here, but it sure is quiet! Hope you are doing well. >>> Janice - from Missouri >>> >>> >>> *From:* James Berg <molokai...@gmail.com> >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 12, 2014 1:52 AM >>> *To:* tmic-l...@eskimo.net >>> *Subject:* [TMIC] Meiling Caperton, Kanohe, Hawaii >>> >>> Meiling, if you are still in Hawaii, please give me a holler--I >>> thought I was alone here. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> >>> >> >
