Re: an onset~tension the trigger~ JOHN

March 8, 2008

I am sorry to hear your drive has caused such misery. Have you ever tried

using one of those neck pillows while driving? I usually drive between Mass.

and Maine all summer long, don't know if it will happen this summer the way I

feel now, will be tested on tues as have to go for a dr appt. ??? !! I though

use either a neck pillow I bought cheap at walgreens or if I forget it I always

have a icepack made up of ice in a sealed bag and wrap it around my neck in a

towel while I am driving. It numbs the heck out of me and stops the headache

from coming on!, but again we all know, what works for one, does not always work

for another, didn't know if u had tried this, but u seem quite clever in your

things you have tried for pain relief, sometimes though all I can do is take the

meds so much I get stomach sick. It sure is maddening. Hope u get things to

relax...... Take it easy. Sharon

Honeycutt wrote:

I started the day w/the usual stiffness,soreness and moderate pain but after a

45 min. drive in my lil S-10

I tensed up and my face and jaws,neck,head,shoulders down my spine my lower

back,hips and thighs and about every muscle in between started hurting. Now it's

2-1/2 hrs. later and more pills than I care to mention

and the TMJ has NOT stopped my rib cage hurts,my hands.

Now none of what I mentioned is new to me but this is the first time I've ever

posted about an onset ot the possible beginning of a major flare. I've been in a

flare for so long that I don't really bother to take any pills until after

lunch. When I returned home from my little drive I tried to lay down but I

couldn't just lay there in pain.

The low bucket seats in my truck are very adjustable but sometimes finding the

right position isn't possible.

And sometimes I feel every bump in the road go up my spine to my head.

Does this sound famliar? Sure it does why do I even ask. l@MS

................................. GOD grant me the serenityto accept the

things I cannot change the courage to change the things I canand the wisdom to

know the difference. Amen ! ! !

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