Orville.Bullitt@f36.n135.z1.fidonet.org (Orville Bullitt) (01/17/91)
Index Number: 13009
[This is from the Chronic Pain Conference on Fidonet]
Hello, all. I'd like to get the advice of anyone who feels like offering it.
Back in May of '88 I severly injured myself doing a wheelie on my son's moped.
Before this I had a Spondololisthesis (sp?) at L5-S1. In the accident, I broke
my left collar bone, my right 10th rib, all my left ribs in two (2) places and,
the worst part, vertabrae C2 in my neck! Well, someone upstairs must have been
watching over me because I am not paralized at all! I did not have to have any
surgery. I was in the hospital only 12 days. I just spent eleven weeks in a
halo vest. I didn't have any of my ribs set ir my collar bone.
In June of '90 an MRI discovered that I have an "impingement" on the spinal
cord at T8-T9. This was discovered after I complained a lot about back pain
when laying on my back to my general physician and he finally referred me to
the Neurosugeon who was in charge of my halo vest.
I also am unable to lay on my left side for more than several minutes and
when laying on my stomach, I have pain near both of my lowest ribs. It often is
a real challenge getting to sleep!
My question is this to anyone who who has back pain caused by either nerve
damage or broken ribs: Have you tried a water bed and did it help a lot as
compared to a regular firm matress?
Thank you,
Orville
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Internet: Orville.Bullitt@f36.n135.z1.fidonet.orgOrville.Bullitt@f36.n135.z1.fidonet.org (Orville Bullitt) (01/18/91)
Index Number: 13041
[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]
Hello, all. I'd like to get the advice of anyone who feels like offering it.
Back in May of '88 I severly injured myself doing a wheelie on my son's
moped. Before this I had a Spondololisthesis (sp?) at L5-S1. In the accident,
I broke my left collar bone, my right 10th rib, all my left ribs in two (2)
places and, the worst part, vertabrae C2 in my neck! Well, someone upstairs
must have been watching over me because I am not paralized at all! I did not
have to have any surgery. I was in the hospital only 12 days. I just spent
eleven weeks in a halo vest. I didn't have any of my ribs set ir my collar
bone.
In June of '90 an MRI discovered that I have an "impingement" on the spinal
cord at T8-T9. This was discovered after I complained a lot about back pain
when laying on my back to my general physician and he finally referred me to
the Neurosugeon who was in charge of my halo vest.
I also am unable to lay on my left side for more than several minutes and
when laying on my stomach, I have pain near both of my lowest ribs. It often
is a real challenge getting to sleep!
My question is this to anyone who who has back pain caused by either nerve
damage or broken ribs: Have you tried a water bed and did it help a lot as
compared to a regular firm matress?
Thank you,
Orville
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Internet: Orville.Bullitt@f36.n135.z1.fidonet.orgOrville.Bullitt@f36.n135.z1.fidonet.org (Orville Bullitt) (02/01/91)
Index Number: 13290
[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]
JK> I had not lay on a water bed but my friend complain to me. When
JK> he lay on the water bed, he feel dizzy. It is like sitting in
JK> the boat. If you have no skin problem, please try to sleep on
JK> the wooden (hard) bed. Regards!
You know that there are "motion ferr" water beds now, don't you? I think that
there is a jell in there - sort of like laying in Jello!
Thank you,
Orville
... If all else fails, lower your standards!
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Internet: Orville.Bullitt@f36.n135.z1.fidonet.orgTerry.Travis@f69.n104.z1.fidonet.org (Terry Travis) (02/01/91)
Index Number: 13293
[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]
Orville,
The big thing in "waveless waterbeds" is to put fibre, something about like
a furnace filter, in the bed. Depending on the amount of dampening, the
fibre can be from 2 inches to 6 inches.
Having installed MANY waterbeds in the late 70's, I remember the jelly beds.
Not a good idea for a mobile nation such as the US. Every time you move,
you have to replace the matress. Not cost effective.
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Internet: Terry.Travis@f69.n104.z1.fidonet.orgMichaelle.Kolsun-Miller@f15.n363.z1.fidonet.org (Michaelle Kolsun-Miller) (03/16/91)
Index Number: 13991
[This is from the Chronic Pain Conference on Fidonet]
I have T2 and T3 cracked and have a water bed and it works great I can
now sleep on my back and stomache and any position that I want. My doctor
said it wasn't suppost to be good for me but I love it. It's been 2 years
now and I wouldn't know what to do with out it.I can't sleep on regular
beds now because of the pain that I get, but a water bed feels better to
me.
Michaelle Ann
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