Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 Awesome! i love reeses. (lol) try mashed potatoes....they are really easy ta eat. (and they one of my faves) ~!**!~ > Thank you God! I went to the doctor today and he said I can eat > mushy and whatever I feel comfortable eating! The first thing I ate > was a Reesee Cup and I felt like I was in heaven cuz it went > straight down! What is that medicine called that relieves spasms? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 wrote: What is that medicine called that relieves spasms? , there are a few different ones that people here have had luck with. Bobbie and I swear by Nifedipine (Procardia and Adalat are a couple of brand names, or you can get generic which is what my insurance covers and which works the same for me) -- make sure you get the " quick " formula, not the sustained release. When you have a spasm, you can squirt it under your tongue (prick the end of the capsule with a sharp knife) and it will absorb quickly into your bloodstream from under your tongue. has great success with nitroglycerin, also taken sublingually (under the tongue), for treating spasms as they occur. has had great results with a daily dose of nortryptaline as a preventative. Nortryptaline is normally considered an antidepressant, however there has been much success in using it to treat neurogenic pain (pain that originates from damaged nerves). I believe the dose takes is about a third of the dose that would be given to treat depression, and it seems to help correct whatever " misfiring " the nerves do that cause the spasm pains. There has been success using nortryptaline and a few other antidepressant medications to treat what's called Phantom Limb Pain -- that's when an amputee feels pain in the limb that is no longer there, caused by " misfirings " of the nerves that were damaged in the amputation process. I've also seen literature about anticonvulsant medications being used to treat Phantom Limb Pain, but most anticonvulsants have some pretty strong side effects, so anticonvulsant meds are generally only tried on amputees whose PLP didn't respond to the various depression meds. Glad to hear about the Reese's cup! Keep up the good work! Debbi in Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 > and had some respiratory thing the following week. I've been reading about so many people getting sick this summer. Wonder what's going on? I was amazed then when I got on the scale and it said that > (over a two-week period), I had lost 6.6 lbs! I could say Congrats, but if it was caused by illness some of it might be coming back now that you're eating normal again. > Secondly, weather here has been mild, for August, Lucky! >I have a new mega-ipod and I arrange my ipod, I saw a nice MP3 player in F.Y.E. at the mall the other day that said it held something like 250 songs and was about to grab it. Then I realized that to get the songs on the thing I would have to first put them on this computer, and since I have less than 50 meg free drive space total among 3 virtual drives it would be impossible to pull off. Maybe some day in the future we can afford a new computer, but for now I'm stuck with this one and my Walkman tape player and a used Walkman cd player of Henry's. >We have such great transit here in Portland, Our part on NJ is pretty good, too. Ed and I were just discussing it this week as we discussed what to do about his elderly aunt who is rapidly going downhill mentally. She wants us to move into her house, but there's really no mass transit in her city so Ed and Henry would have no way to get to work/school unless I drove them a half hour to the nearest train station so they could take the train for another hour - *if* it's running and on-time and stops at that station. This train gets so overcrowded that many times it just passes up the station without stopping. It's the same one my brother was using for a while before he gave up and bought a new car and started driving to his job. Right here where we now live they still take an hour to 90 minutes to get there, but the light rail station is a 3 block walk from home and even on the worst snow days all 3 trains they take run. > So, at the meeting, I am DOWN 2.6!! Now I'll offer my CONGRATS!! >the first thing I will do is change my environment. I would vote for letting someone else do the candy dish. Why tempt yourself? Sue in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 My respiratory thing was, I think, an allergic reaction to the second-hand smoke dormant in our " nonsmoking " hotel room at the beach. That's when it started, and it lasted about a week. Yeah, I expected that some of that 6.6 lbs was bogus and would come back and it did. But, we're back on track now, with a big but not excessive loss, this week, still just under 1% of my current weight. I've heard that 1% per week was a good loss rate. I don't expect to lose more than 2 lbs a week all the time - 1 lb would be great, but I feel that most of this loss was genuine, due to less sugar and more exercise. In other words, I did it the old fashioned way; I EARNED it. Yes, I don't know what's going on with the weather. My friend at work was wearing her FLEECE jacket when we went out at lunchtime. I'm not complaining, mind you, it's just odd. I splurged on the ipod, but if it means I walk faster and therefore lose weight faster, it was ABSOLUTELY the right thing to do! Plus I justified it by planning to use it as a backup hard drive for my laptop, which is only 40GB (we are geeks, and DH has all the bells and whistles on his computers. Yes, plural. He's a programmer/consultant/entrepreneur.) We are very lucky here to have transit, so much so that it's easy (for me) to forget that just because the bus DOES go there, doesn't mean I can't walk a ways, too, or maybe walk to the not-closest light rail station (they are about 1/2 mile apart). Again, incorporating into daily routines may be the only way I'm gonna get the activity I need (and,maybe, eventually, actually want). As far as the candy dish, I am considering " donating " the duty to some other volunteer. I've been doing it for nearly 6 years and it's a hassle for me to bring it in on Mondays on the train; I don't even HAVE a car. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.13/946 - Release Date: 8/10/2007 3:50 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 > Yes, I don't know what's going on with the weather. My friend at work was > wearing her FLEECE jacket when we went out at lunchtime. I'm not > complaining, mind you, it's just odd. Last friday it was downright cool around here, too, and I just saw the 10 day forcast and we'll have temps in the 70's over the weekend again. Ahhh!! > backup hard drive for my laptop, which is only 40GB The computer I use has a 14 gig drive, and back when I bought it (1998) it seemed *so* big but got filled *so* fast! > (we are geeks, and DH has all the bells and whistles on his computers. If we could afford it we would have it all, too, but having a kid in college and now an elderly relative to handle does kind of drain the old purse. One of these years we'll be able to afford a new machine for Ed and I, and when the kid finally gets a job he can replace the no-name computer the school gave him way back in freshman year in 2001. Sue in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 --- ABrite@... wrote: > Where's Debby? Vacationing? LOL!! I'm still here, although I will be on vacation next week. Still checkin' email though. Weight loss is still chugging along. I'm losing about a pound a week, sometimes every two weeks. I'm so thankful I'm not stuck anymore. Luv, Debby San , CA 380/234/180 146 pounds lost! 95% of health issues reversed! Find out about the diet that helped me: Group: curingcandida/ Website: http://www.naturallythriving.com Studying nutrition for 12 years. Currently working on a certification. ------------- Success, in life, is most easily measured by the number of days you are truly happy. -- Edmeades New group! Curing Candida: curingcandida/ My son Hunter Hudson (10/11/04) http://debbypadilla.0catch.com/hunter/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 snorting, with a happy dance on your behalf elizabeth > > Part of my bridge broke off today. I'm thrilled to pieces. This is probably the only group I belong to that would understand. lol. > > Michele > http://www.healthgazelle.com > http://www.kidslikemine.com > http://www.solanorail.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Katy was approved for the medicaid waiver program. We will finally be getting a little help with her care. Oh how I wish she had this when she was little and required round the clock care, that probably took years off my life. -Undiagnosed Asperger's Syndrome Stay at home mom to 3, Wife to -6-6-02-Autism Spectrum, the light of my life Katy-11-19-03-undiagnosed genetic syndrome that includes cleft palate-Pierre Robin Sequence, scoliosis, heart defects, short stature, low muscle tone, developmental delay, oral defensiveness, g tube fed part time-working on oral feeding, slightly dysmorphic features, and my joy J.D-no issues except he is totally in love with mommy, cutest baby in the world visit my blog http://busiestmommyinamerica.blogspot.com " If you think my hands are full, you should see my heart! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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