PAIN RELIEF and HAPPY FOURTH to ALL !!!!
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 6:48 pm
HI EVERYONE !! This is Sharon in Tucson, AZ -- the 52 yo with ROBP. OH, and just so you know -- the sweet Brooke is my dog LOL -- just my sense of humor, but also the screen name I used on AOL. Kath has been so kind to Email during an extremely difficult time and has provided me with much information and help. This forum continues daily to teach me things and help be with daily life in my rather recent exacerbation of extreme pain in my right injured arm. Until early this year, I'd only rarely suffered with pain or spasms and NEVER had spoken to anyone about it.
Long story short, however, I am now ending my first week on the Duragesic pain patch and only intermittment Vicodin. The pain in my right neck, shoulder, and arm is controlled sufficiently for me to return to a somewhat normal daily routine.
I hope in the future to see Dr. Nath, but am busy preparing for another surgery in August that hopefully will help my arm as well (although the surgery won't be on my arm).
Since I'm still learning how to use these Message Boards, I can't recall who was asking for "contact people"-- but I am very interested in representing Southern Arizona (Tucson) and helping in any way I can.
Soo much more for me to learn here, but today I read some repsonses about having a handicapped tag and thought yet again what an incredible blessing this organization and website is. Now I must consider disability and that causes me great consternation for some reason.
HAPPY FOURTH TO ALL and thanks again
Sharon
Long story short, however, I am now ending my first week on the Duragesic pain patch and only intermittment Vicodin. The pain in my right neck, shoulder, and arm is controlled sufficiently for me to return to a somewhat normal daily routine.
I hope in the future to see Dr. Nath, but am busy preparing for another surgery in August that hopefully will help my arm as well (although the surgery won't be on my arm).
Since I'm still learning how to use these Message Boards, I can't recall who was asking for "contact people"-- but I am very interested in representing Southern Arizona (Tucson) and helping in any way I can.
Soo much more for me to learn here, but today I read some repsonses about having a handicapped tag and thought yet again what an incredible blessing this organization and website is. Now I must consider disability and that causes me great consternation for some reason.
HAPPY FOURTH TO ALL and thanks again
Sharon