Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain) (08/21/90)
Index Number: 9895 PF> The next topic at our support group meeting deals with PF> coping. We are to all PF> bring in at least one way of coping written anonymously The nicest way of coping is with the support of a loving companion. This also has the advantage of being the nicest was to escape too. That loving support can give you courage to go on and try. I think we too often overlook this. -=joe=- -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!150!140!Joe.Chamberlain Internet: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org
Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain) (08/21/90)
Index Number: 9918 PF> Joe, this is quite true. But I believe the group is PF> looking for things to share with one another.... PF> I think I'll be "stingy" with Rusty! (grin) Coping is a walk in the woods. Coping is a warm modem. Coping is a good action movie like 'Die Hard'. Coping is a good book. Coping is a break-away. It is a bail-out. Fishing. Birdwatching. Growing plants. Television, music, or talking on the telephone. -=joe=- -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!150!140!Joe.Chamberlain Internet: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org
Ed.Harler@f201.n273.z1.fidonet.org (Ed Harler) (05/09/91)
Index Number: 15459 [This is from the Chronic Pain Conference on Fidonet] Open to any suggestions on coping with constant pain. My wife had a hip operation, which the doctor says is perfect! (That is, she can move her leg properly, walk, etc.) He also says there is no reason she should have pain or the paralizing cramps she gets. (He never heard of the latter and indicated that it wasn't possible. Other women who have had the same operation tell my wife they have the same problem.) Also interested in info on how she can put on her stocking and shoes by herself. (See above. In spite of the doctor telling her that her leg movement is ok, she still can't bend enough to do the above.) Thanks. Ed -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!273!201!Ed.Harler Internet: Ed.Harler@f201.n273.z1.fidonet.org
Derek.Oldfather@p1.f62.n282.z1.fidonet.org (Derek Oldfather) (05/14/91)
Index Number: 15609 [This is from the Chronic Pain Conference] EH> Also interested in info on how she can put on her stocking and EH> shoes by herself. (See above. In spite of the doctor telling EH> her that her leg movement is ok, she still EH> can't bend enough to do the above.) I got myself a long shoe horn and a lobster claw style gripper for doing the shoes. But it's three years since my hip replacement and I still can't put on my own sock on the left leg and it has gotten harder to do it on the right leg. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!282!62.1!Derek.Oldfather Internet: Derek.Oldfather@p1.f62.n282.z1.fidonet.org
Shoshona.Bieman@f102.n103.z1.fidonet.org (Shoshona Bieman) (05/14/91)
Index Number: 15610 [This is from the Chronic Pain Conference] Ed, there is an apparatus available (at surgical supplies or even through the Sears Catalog for Home Health Care) that resembles a real long shoe horn. It also has grips that will pull stockings up, etc. It should not be too expensive - maybe $40 or so tops. As to the Dr., they are just plain wrong a good share of the time. Of course, a lot of that can be chalked upi to us lay people not finding the right words to describe the problem! Even so, pain can be proven - either with thermography or with a dynamic EMG (a very painful test I once had). Very few doctors know about Dynamic EMG's, so you might not find a Dr. in your area to do one. I was fortunate - one of the country's leading pioneers in the field has her practice in this area. Let me know how things work out for your wife... --=[[ Shoshona ]]=-- -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!103!102!Shoshona.Bieman Internet: Shoshona.Bieman@f102.n103.z1.fidonet.org
Gary.Bewell@f424.n104.z1.fidonet.org (Gary Bewell) (05/14/91)
Index Number: 15612 [This is from the Chronic Pain Conference] On 06 May 91, you wrote to All EH> Open to any suggestions on coping with constant pain. I think I have tried most things to cope with constant pain over the past 15 years. For me, self-hypnosis or biofeedback have help the most. I've only once had a lack of pain, but these methods have helped to bring it down to a level that I can tolerate. (I hate drugs because they impair me too much.) EH> My wife had a hip operation, which the doctor says is EH> perfect! (That is, she can move her leg properly, walk, EH> etc.) He also says there is no reason she should have pain EH> or the paralizing cramps she gets. I know that one. I have one pain trigger between two toes in my right foot. I had two operations on this area that have probably created more pain for me. If someone steps on this part of my foot or I step the wrong way, I get a shooting pain from my foot into my groin. A couple of hours later the muscles of the foot and ankle start going into severe spasms. A few hours later the cramps spread to the lower leg. By the following day all the muscles of the leg are involved and I can't walk. It feel like something is trying to rip all my tendons. My last bout of this was two weeks ago when an orthodics specialist pressed on this trigger point while fitting me with special shoes. EH> Also interested in info on how she can put on her stocking EH> and shoes by herself. You should be able to get things that would help her from a medical specialty shop or by contact agencies that help people with disabilities. Gary # Origin: Time passes... , Calgary, AB (MetroNet 201:5500/198) -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!104!424!Gary.Bewell Internet: Gary.Bewell@f424.n104.z1.fidonet.org