Re: 60 Minutes Australia. Achalasia/Neurostimulator

[Guest guest]

Is there any way that we could get to see this?

From: Van Duren <redrecks@...>

Subject: 60 Minutes Australia. Achalasia/Neurostimulator

achalasia

Date: Saturday, 28 June, 2008, 8:03 AM

Hi guy's.

I know I havn't been on here for so long.

I have been working Interstate, Nursing.

Everything is still the same with me, except I am choking a lot more.

Coughing and spluttering.

Anyway the reason I am posting is I put my pain killer withdrawl on

YouTube with a oesphageal dilitation.

Just over a week ago I was contacted by the Producer of 60 Minutes.

The program was initially going to be about the fact that pain

killers are so addictive and they were going to film interviews with

a lot of people who had been addicted in one way or another.

But after reading my Medtronic story and beating the pain of

oesphageal spasm, they have now changed the way the story is going to

go.

On Thursday morning they are coming to film me going into Theatre for

my 50th dilitation.

They will talk about Achalasia, what it is? Etc. And the pain it

caused me. Going into the fact that the Neurostimulator controlled my

pain so successfully that although I still have all these pain

killers I choose not to use them.

They will come back a few day's after I get out of hospital after my

three day's to film Dylan, my son, and I enjoying abseiling and

bowling etc.

They will also do the interview then. I get spoilt with hair and

makeup professionally done.

They will then come back on the 19th, after I have had 6 cancers

removed from my face, to film my massive withdrawls again from pain

killers for 4 or 5 days. Day and night.

This will be the FIRST TIME swithdrawls will EVER be shown of TV.

So the whole 15 minutes will be on Achalasia. Neurostimulation for

spasm control. Pain killers. And pain killer withdrawls.

They are rushing the story so I don't have a date yet to when it will

be shown.

As soon as I know I will post.

Just thought I would let you guy's know that Achalasia awareness will

be raised even more.

Australia

__________________________________________________________

Not happy with your email address?.

Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at

http://uk.docs./ymail/new.html

[Guest guest]

Hi

How are you now? Getting better I hope? I for one am looking forward to seeing

this program sometime even though I live in the UK I will look out for it as the

satelite channels show a lot of Australian health programes.

60 Minutes Australia. Achalasia/Neurostimulator

Hi guy's.

I know I havn't been on here for so long.

I have been working Interstate, Nursing.

Everything is still the same with me, except I am choking a lot more.

Coughing and spluttering.

Anyway the reason I am posting is I put my pain killer withdrawl on

YouTube with a oesphageal dilitation.

Just over a week ago I was contacted by the Producer of 60 Minutes.

The program was initially going to be about the fact that pain

killers are so addictive and they were going to film interviews with

a lot of people who had been addicted in one way or another.

But after reading my Medtronic story and beating the pain of

oesphageal spasm, they have now changed the way the story is going to

go.

On Thursday morning they are coming to film me going into Theatre for

my 50th dilitation.

They will talk about Achalasia, what it is? Etc. And the pain it

caused me. Going into the fact that the Neurostimulator controlled my

pain so successfully that although I still have all these pain

killers I choose not to use them.

They will come back a few day's after I get out of hospital after my

three day's to film Dylan, my son, and I enjoying abseiling and

bowling etc.

They will also do the interview then. I get spoilt with hair and

makeup professionally done.

They will then come back on the 19th, after I have had 6 cancers

removed from my face, to film my massive withdrawls again from pain

killers for 4 or 5 days. Day and night.

This will be the FIRST TIME swithdrawls will EVER be shown of TV.

So the whole 15 minutes will be on Achalasia. Neurostimulation for

spasm control. Pain killers. And pain killer withdrawls.

They are rushing the story so I don't have a date yet to when it will

be shown.

As soon as I know I will post.

Just thought I would let you guy's know that Achalasia awareness will

be raised even more.

Australia

[Guest guest]

I don't understand why you would put yourself through withdrawal when

you could just slowly decrease your dose and totally avoid it. If you

are truly addicted, than you will need more help after withdrawal than

just a neurostimulator. Addiction is a psychological and behavioral

disorder totally unrelated to your pain or lack of it. You will need

some sort of support and 12 step program to deal with the

psychological cravings you will have. Otherwise you will end up taking

opiates again pain or not. The withdrawal (totally unnecessary IMHO)

only deals with the physical aspect of addiction. When it is over the

really difficult symptoms begin and I hope you mention this as well.

I also hope you mention that it is very rare for a pain patient to

become addicted. Opiate pain killers are only addictive when they are

not taken to kill pain. Someone needs to put that story on TV.

I take Oxycontin and Oxycodone for chronic pain. I am dependent on

them but I am not addicted. In fact it's impossible to get addicted to

Oxycontin because it is time release.

I hope you get the help you need but I also hope the attention you

draw does not perpetuate the myth that opiate pain killers are

addictive when taken for pain.

I should mention I also found a great deal of pain relief from Lyrica,

a drug used to treat neuropathic pain. I wish everyone had access to a

knowledgeable pain clinic that could offer more varied options for

pain relief.

Good luck

Maureen

>

> Hi guy's.

> I know I havn't been on here for so long.

> I have been working Interstate, Nursing.

>

> Everything is still the same with me, except I am choking a lot more.

> Coughing and spluttering.

>

> Anyway the reason I am posting is I put my pain killer withdrawl on

> YouTube with a oesphageal dilitation.

> Just over a week ago I was contacted by the Producer of 60 Minutes.

> The program was initially going to be about the fact that pain

> killers are so addictive and they were going to film interviews with

> a lot of people who had been addicted in one way or another.

> But after reading my Medtronic story and beating the pain of

> oesphageal spasm, they have now changed the way the story is going to

> go.

> On Thursday morning they are coming to film me going into Theatre for

> my 50th dilitation.

> They will talk about Achalasia, what it is? Etc. And the pain it

> caused me. Going into the fact that the Neurostimulator controlled my

> pain so successfully that although I still have all these pain

> killers I choose not to use them.

> They will come back a few day's after I get out of hospital after my

> three day's to film Dylan, my son, and I enjoying abseiling and

> bowling etc.

> They will also do the interview then. I get spoilt with hair and

> makeup professionally done.

> They will then come back on the 19th, after I have had 6 cancers

> removed from my face, to film my massive withdrawls again from pain

> killers for 4 or 5 days. Day and night.

> This will be the FIRST TIME swithdrawls will EVER be shown of TV.

>

> So the whole 15 minutes will be on Achalasia. Neurostimulation for

> spasm control. Pain killers. And pain killer withdrawls.

>

> They are rushing the story so I don't have a date yet to when it will

> be shown.

> As soon as I know I will post.

>

> Just thought I would let you guy's know that Achalasia awareness will

> be raised even more.

>

>

> Australia

>