-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Interesting Phenomenom

Cris..have you tried Chiro?..when I can afford it, it stops the pain in my
neck which stops the pain in the shoulder, and so forth...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 6:54 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Interesting Phenomenom


> LOL Now maybe that's the answer!!
> we'll start to walk on all 4's again!!
> but we'll only be able to look down at the ground because
> our necks are fused so they can't tilt up to
> see what is out in front of us!!!
> I was at the rhematologist yesterday.
> I anticipated him flipping out because I
> had surgery. He would always say exercise will fix it.
> surprisingly, he was fine with it, espcecially when
> he realized about the bone spurs - but -
> he wants me to find a trainer! I laughed out loud
> at him and said, yeah, right - and I can afford a trainer!
> and PT for almost a year hasn't fixed it! It being my shoulder pain -
> which supposedly is a result of the neck problem.
> I'll ask my physical therapist today about it to give her a chuckle.
>
> but - I was wondering about getting more nerve blocks - or more
> triggor point injections....just not sure who would give me the permission
> for them, since they all seem to think I'm all instantly cured now since
> the neck is fixed. Actually - the neck feels wonderful!!! I still have
some muscle
> spasms in it - but the rest of the pain is gone and wonderful. It's all
the
> muscle damage from it - or whatever - and my pain started in my shoulder.
> so it's been there the longest and will probably take years to get
> back...
> anyway - the point of the trainer, I guess, is to use it differently and
get it
> back to what it should be. Sill pretty funny!
> CrisS
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: geekette
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 9:18 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Interesting Phenomenom
>
>
> thanks. . .I did that for three months before the last spinal fusion. .
> .the first spinal fusion after the accident severely weakend the
> vertebrae and discs above and below the fracture.  I had to have all
> three fused with hip bone and now they are talking about doing the one
> above and below and that means a halo because we are at 2/3 and I am
> putting it off as long as I am not losing any more function.  I have
> nerve damage from the neck down. . .and severe nerve damage from L 4-5
> down on the left side. . .in the last month I have had to give up
> walking without a cane and go back to a leg brace. . .stuff happens and
> I don't even bother with the "why me" question any more. . .it might
> just as well be "why not me?"
> I am so glad you have gotten some relief. I know that there are others
> on the list that have gone through their share of this type of injury,
> too. . .and I pray that they find relief. . .we just were not meant to
> walk upright. . .<grin>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Weaver" <djweaver@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 8:07 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Interesting Phenomenom
>
>
> I know you say you broke your neck?  What is causing the headaches.
> When I was in the trucking accident three years ago I had severe muscle
> damage to my neck and lower back.  Granted it's not the same thing, but
> the doctor I go to uses prilotheraphy (painblocker injections and a mild
> steroid to help the muscle regrow and heal the tears.) Best dang
> treatment I ever had.  Had me up and hobbling in about a month, and
> after three years (this November 2, I am better than what I was.  Use to
> have migraines all the time caused by the severe spasms and pain.  Still
> get them when the weather changes dramatically because my back and neck
> spasm, but it was a better choice then surgery especially for a soft
> tissue injury.
>
> Don't know if it would help you, but you might want to check.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of geekette
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 8:00 PM
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Interesting Phenomenom
>
>
> sorry about the typographical errors. . .a migraine here . . .the daily
> effect of the neck thing. . .and no spell check to 'help or hinder'. .
> .<grin>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "kg6ocz" <kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 6:23 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Interesting Phenomenom
>
>
> NOT put off here. And I would agree that you will find superfluous
> spending and time invested in nearly every field of life..
>
> There are so many fields of medical research the NEED funding to find
> solutions, you do wonder WHY sometimes but such is life..farrrr from
> perfect.
>
> As the world churns...
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "geekette" <geekette@xxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 4:13 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Interesting Phenomenom
>
>
> > <snip>  Too often this tangent research goes down a road that common
> > sense already has the answer too, which actually hurts genuine
> > research.</snip>
> >
> > Unless we have access to the whole research project, it is only
> > conjecture that it is or is not of value, on my part, too.  Unless the
>
> > press
> picks
> > up the true intent and publishes the boring details along with the
> > catchy public interest tidbits like this, we will never know.  I agree
>
> > that foolishness
> > abounds. . .but it abounds in darned near every field of
> > study/work/endeavor.
> > I just can't condemn it without all the facts.
> >
> > And yes, I have some prejudices myself. I work, as a volunteer in
> > EMA/Homeland Security.  I see an awful lot of dedicated fire/law/EMA
> > personel putting in 50-60-70 hour weeks on a salary that stayed the
> > same even though their workload doubled. I have a second prejudice in
> > that my youngest daughter is a bio-chemist in a public facility who
> > lives or dies, so to speak, in the grant mill.  Should everything be
> > funded? Probably not,
> > but because of serendipitous events that were the unplanned outcome of
> > research projects we have things like Super Glue and the glue that the
> > used to bind my surgical incision when my broken neck was plated up.
> > [The purpose of the research was for medical glue.]
> >
> > As I said, perhaps I should not have spoken up without all the facts.
> >
> >
> > I am sorry that anyone suffers from this disorder expecially the
> family
> > of someone I hold in high regard as I do you.  My principal put me in
> > a refrigerator box in her office for a whole year thinking that I
> > would learn if only I weren't "distracted." My mother actually signed
> > my report cards with "if you would beat her, she would . . . ."
> > My son fared a bit better than that, but when you combine ADD and
> > dyslexia
> > it compounded the problems our family faced.  Thankfully my two
> > daughters
> > were spared in this generation [both hold Ph.ds] while my son hops
> from
> > job to job after barely finishing highschool.
> > I went back to college at age 49 and graduated as valedictorian, [only
>
> > a 2-year degree] but I had a disability counselor and tons of help
> > with learning aids like that didn't exist when I was a
> kid.
> > . .like
> > large print books with colored overlays since white paper is a major
> > factor in my type of problems. I even had a portable screen overlay
> for
> > my computer.
> >
> > I do hope and pray that you family has adequate IEP planners. It makes
>
> > the quality of life so much better for everyone.
> >
> > I sincerely enjoy the interchange of ideas here and I beg the
> indulgence
> > of
> > anyone who is put off by the OT discussions.
> >
> > ellie
> >
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