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From: Rick.Edwards@f113.n106.z1.fidonet.org (Rick Edwards)
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Subject: Re: Previous Stance
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Date: 12 Feb 90 02:57:49 GMT
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[This is from the Chronic Pain Conference on Fidonet]

Thanks Jean for your message...
 
       I has a question first....this echo is the Chronic_Pain
echo...at least thats how I have this area set up, and what I'm
recieving as "Chronic_Pain" from my distributor....Is this not
right? Is this coming into another echo? I recieved some replys
via netmail and each of them alluded to my message was in another
echo...as you did:
 
 >  (or in CHRONIC PAIN echo) ....
 
 Anyhoo, that aside, I really appreaciate the messages that were sent 

my way. I am feeling much better, and less depressed...gee, looking
back at the original message I wrote, yeah, I guess I did sound a bit
depressed...ouch.
 
       I had a real bad day that particular day, and the pain was
overwhelmingly bad...Not that I have any major problems, just
the disabling arthritis affecting my upper back and ankles, the
muscles in the back were unrelenting in spasms and no relief was being
found in the excercises I do to help that from occuring. Pain in both
feet wouldn't allow me to walk without exquisite pain so it was tough
getting out and about...had surgery on both feet, unfortunately the
problem was made worse with the rt foot, and nothing can be done about
it, just have to learn to live with it....geez that made me mad, the 
pain before the surgery was less than it is now. Esophageal spasms
have picked up, guess thats a lot to do with the tension of the back 
and the frustration of not being able to move about without hurting.
But at least the spasms aren't as bad as they could be, as I hate taking 
the Nitro-Stat.

 >       I hear what you are saying and Buddy feels the same
 > way at times ... Helpless, feeling not in control (I think
 > that's the worst feeling he has), in pain and totally

 > frustrated ... This is a BAD day ... Tomorrow will be
 > better ... Just keep thinking that.
 
 Arrghhh....has Buddy ever seen an anesthesiologist for the control
of pain? In my search of pain clinics, (fruitless adventure) that would
accept Medicare, and discussing this with my physician, my physician
is now waiting on a call back on an inquiry he made, something to do 
with a new area that the anesthesiologists are getting involved with,
something to do with "trigger point desensitization" or "blockades"
My doctor sounded optimistic, and well, I'm hoping it may be of some
help.
 
   The Elavil seems to be helping, er, rather it makes me sleepy, so
maybe "today" I'm a bit more relaxed...but yechy feeling'd emotionally.
<dunno how to express that better>
 
    I'm rambling, but did want to stop in and say thank you for your 

message, Jean.
 
          G'day
 
             ...Rick

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