Re: Pain Issue....Renate

[Guest guest]

Renate: Lawton-Fort Sill part? Are you also from OK? I believe Tawny

is also from OK.....Kathi in OK

> > No, I have not fallen off the face of the earth! I have

> been reading

> > every post and have to jump in on the pain issue. Is it me or

has

> the world

> > starting to come to grips on the pain issue? Thank

Goodness!

> Now ,it seem

> > it is OK to talk about it. I have read some very good

articles

> has

> > posted to one and all about chronic pain. I thank you for

> bringing it to

> > the forefront again. It is not a " moral " issue...It is not an

> issue of

> > " drug addiction. " I have been seeing a Pain Management

Specialist

> (Board

> > Certified) for over a year. This Doctor was the only one who

took

> the issue

> > of pain seriously. I thank God for him each day. He and his

team

> of

> > specialists have made life livable for me. I have been judged

by

> others

> > because I have been seeing a Pain Specialist. Well, I can

tell

> you do not

> > try to tell anyone with unremitting chronic pain that is is a

> matter of

> > morals,character or any such hog wash. If you live with the

pain

> we live

> > with you would be searching for any option.available to you

also.

> At my

> > lowest point- I have even prayed to God that I would die

> first ,before my

> > wonderful spouse ,so I would not be a burden to my family. I

am

> grateful

> > that has provided such excellent information to the

entire

> group. AND

> > I am grateful that the entire medical community is waking up

to

> the issue.

> > Also those of the non-medical community.

> > I won't even try to catch you all up but just let me say

> there has

> > been both very good and very bad times. Have missed each and

> every one of

> > you.. have laughed,cried,prayed over each and every wonderful

> person in this

> > group. Now,with my life more in my hands, I have

returned...Didn't

> General

> > McArthur say that when he returned to the Philippines

> during

> > WWII?...All kidding aside...Hello everyone! Love to

> All......Louise in

> > Alabama.

> > P.S.... Is this terrible cold driving everyone else

crazy

> also? My

> > fingers feel like clubs as I type this.... I can't wait till

> Spring!

> >

> >

> >

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> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Kathi,

I live in Granite. It is 25 miles nw of Altus. My rhumey is in ok city so I

have to go 159 miles to see him. That is what I get for living in the middle of

nowhere. HA HA

Renate

[ ] Re: Pain Issue....Renate

Renate: Lawton-Fort Sill part? Are you also from OK? I believe Tawny

is also from OK.....Kathi in OK

> > No, I have not fallen off the face of the earth! I have

> been reading

> > every post and have to jump in on the pain issue. Is it me or

has

> the world

> > starting to come to grips on the pain issue? Thank

Goodness!

> Now ,it seem

> > it is OK to talk about it. I have read some very good

articles

> has

> > posted to one and all about chronic pain. I thank you for

> bringing it to

> > the forefront again. It is not a " moral " issue...It is not an

> issue of

> > " drug addiction. " I have been seeing a Pain Management

Specialist

> (Board

> > Certified) for over a year. This Doctor was the only one who

took

> the issue

> > of pain seriously. I thank God for him each day. He and his

team

> of

> > specialists have made life livable for me. I have been judged

by

> others

> > because I have been seeing a Pain Specialist. Well, I can

tell

> you do not

> > try to tell anyone with unremitting chronic pain that is is a

> matter of

> > morals,character or any such hog wash. If you live with the

pain

> we live

> > with you would be searching for any option.available to you

also.

> At my

> > lowest point- I have even prayed to God that I would die

> first ,before my

> > wonderful spouse ,so I would not be a burden to my family. I

am

> grateful

> > that has provided such excellent information to the

entire

> group. AND

> > I am grateful that the entire medical community is waking up

to

> the issue.

> > Also those of the non-medical community.

> > I won't even try to catch you all up but just let me say

> there has

> > been both very good and very bad times. Have missed each and

> every one of

> > you.. have laughed,cried,prayed over each and every wonderful

> person in this

> > group. Now,with my life more in my hands, I have

returned...Didn't

> General

> > McArthur say that when he returned to the Philippines

> during

> > WWII?...All kidding aside...Hello everyone! Love to

> All......Louise in

> > Alabama.

> > P.S.... Is this terrible cold driving everyone else

crazy

> also? My

> > fingers feel like clubs as I type this.... I can't wait till

> Spring!

> >

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------------------------------------

----

> -------

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Renate: I know where Granite is....my husband was a state juevy

officer, and had some of his kidddo's end up in Granite....also

remember the story about the wardens wife in Granite...what rheumy

do you see in OK city? I know the McBride clinic has several

outstanding docs....I saw Codding for awhile, at the arthritis

institute, but they sent me on to Edmond to a doc that could handle

SD....at least it is a straight shoot for me, it must be quite a

ride from Granite....anyways welocme to the group Okie....Kathi in OK

> > > No, I have not fallen off the face of the earth! I

have

> > been reading

> > > every post and have to jump in on the pain issue. Is it

me or

> has

> > the world

> > > starting to come to grips on the pain issue? Thank

> Goodness!

> > Now ,it seem

> > > it is OK to talk about it. I have read some very good

> articles

> > has

> > > posted to one and all about chronic pain. I thank you for

> > bringing it to

> > > the forefront again. It is not a " moral " issue...It is

not an

> > issue of

> > > " drug addiction. " I have been seeing a Pain Management

> Specialist

> > (Board

> > > Certified) for over a year. This Doctor was the only one

who

> took

> > the issue

> > > of pain seriously. I thank God for him each day. He and

his

> team

> > of

> > > specialists have made life livable for me. I have been

judged

> by

> > others

> > > because I have been seeing a Pain Specialist. Well, I can

> tell

> > you do not

> > > try to tell anyone with unremitting chronic pain that is

is a

> > matter of

> > > morals,character or any such hog wash. If you live with

the

> pain

> > we live

> > > with you would be searching for any option.available to

you

> also.

> > At my

> > > lowest point- I have even prayed to God that I would die

> > first ,before my

> > > wonderful spouse ,so I would not be a burden to my

family. I

> am

> > grateful

> > > that has provided such excellent information to the

> entire

> > group. AND

> > > I am grateful that the entire medical community is waking

up

> to

> > the issue.

> > > Also those of the non-medical community.

> > > I won't even try to catch you all up but just let me

say

> > there has

> > > been both very good and very bad times. Have missed each

and

> > every one of

> > > you.. have laughed,cried,prayed over each and every

wonderful

> > person in this

> > > group. Now,with my life more in my hands, I have

> returned...Didn't

> > General

> > > McArthur say that when he returned to the

Philippines

> > during

> > > WWII?...All kidding aside...Hello everyone! Love to

> > All......Louise in

> > > Alabama.

> > > P.S.... Is this terrible cold driving everyone else

> crazy

> > also? My

> > > fingers feel like clubs as I type this.... I can't wait

till

> > Spring!

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > -----------------------------------------------------------

----

> ----

> > -------

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Renate: I agree with you, I think Dr. Carson is the greatest.....I

never get to see his PA's, only once and I saw Vickie because he

was'nt there. Yes, he does take his time, and he was the doc that

finally figured out I had scleroderma. With the advice of someone in

this group( I won't mention any names..LOL)...I took a trip to some

of the best on the east coast and the were quite impressed with his

care....so I do agree he is a good doc...also I think you will find

this group is a grest bunch. I also had to stop working after 18

years of a job I truly loved. It is hard to admit at times that you

just can't do everything you use to....but it does start some new

learning processes....maybe I'll see you some time at DR.

C's.....Kathi in OK

> > > > No, I have not fallen off the face of the

earth! I

> have

> > > been reading

> > > > every post and have to jump in on the pain issue. Is

it

> me or

> > has

> > > the world

> > > > starting to come to grips on the pain issue? Thank

> > Goodness!

> > > Now ,it seem

> > > > it is OK to talk about it. I have read some very

good

> > articles

> > > has

> > > > posted to one and all about chronic pain. I thank you

for

> > > bringing it to

> > > > the forefront again. It is not a " moral " issue...It

is

> not an

> > > issue of

> > > > " drug addiction. " I have been seeing a Pain

Management

> > Specialist

> > > (Board

> > > > Certified) for over a year. This Doctor was the only

one

> who

> > took

> > > the issue

> > > > of pain seriously. I thank God for him each day. He

and

> his

> > team

> > > of

> > > > specialists have made life livable for me. I have

been

> judged

> > by

> > > others

> > > > because I have been seeing a Pain Specialist. Well, I

can

> > tell

> > > you do not

> > > > try to tell anyone with unremitting chronic pain that

is

> is a

> > > matter of

> > > > morals,character or any such hog wash. If you live

with

> the

> > pain

> > > we live

> > > > with you would be searching for any option.available

to

> you

> > also.

> > > At my

> > > > lowest point- I have even prayed to God that I would

die

> > > first ,before my

> > > > wonderful spouse ,so I would not be a burden to my

> family. I

> > am

> > > grateful

> > > > that has provided such excellent information to

the

> > entire

> > > group. AND

> > > > I am grateful that the entire medical community is

waking

> up

> > to

> > > the issue.

> > > > Also those of the non-medical community.

> > > > I won't even try to catch you all up but just

let me

> say

> > > there has

> > > > been both very good and very bad times. Have missed

each

> and

> > > every one of

> > > > you.. have laughed,cried,prayed over each and every

> wonderful

> > > person in this

> > > > group. Now,with my life more in my hands, I have

> > returned...Didn't

> > > General

> > > > McArthur say that when he returned to the

> Philippines

> > > during

> > > > WWII?...All kidding aside...Hello everyone! Love to

> > > All......Louise in

> > > > Alabama.

> > > > P.S.... Is this terrible cold driving everyone

else

> > crazy

> > > also? My

> > > > fingers feel like clubs as I type this.... I can't

wait

> till

> > > Spring!

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > -------------------------------------------------------

----

> ----

> > ----

> > > -------

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >