Mark - Visceral Manipulation/Also Sandostatin and Ocreotide?

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Hi Mark: Can you tell me more about the above? I'm willing to try

just about anything at this point...now I've got the pain management

doc on board maybe I could mention it to him. Also, for others I

mentioned sandostatin and ocreotide injections (I believe??) to him

and he'd never heard of them.....what are those and am I under a

misunderstanding about them as well?

Thanks

> Give Visceral manipulation a shot...works great for me

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> I hope this finds you and yours well

>

> Mark E. Armstrong

> casca@b...

> www.top5plus5.com

> PAI NW Rep

> ICQ #59196115

> -New Member

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> > Welcome :

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> > I just wanted to let you know that I have tried many, many of the

> > " alternative " methods to relieve pain, including massage,

acupuncture,

> > antioxidants, biofeedback and guided imagery just to name a few!

I have

> > found that they all work to some degree, but nothing,

unfortunately, works

> > as well as opiods. I have also tried nerve blocks, of which I

just had

> one

> > this past Tuesday. The first day feels pretty good, not so

great the next

> > day and by today, most of the pain seems to have returned.

> >

> > It's a very, very frustrating way to live. I had really pinned

ALOT of

> hope

> > on this nerve block, and am near tears realizing that this too

has only

> > provided short term relief. So, I would say that massage

certainly didn't

> > hurt me (in fact I LOVE the hot rock massages), and it is very

relaxing

> and

> > good for me to be " good " to myself. But as far as a long term

pain

> relief,

> > afraid not.

> >

> > I look forward to hearing more about your story. Where are you

from

> etc....

> >

> > Robin

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