Re: Re: Doctor visit

I'm glad you finally went.  Been concerned about that!  What about that disc problem?


Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Kitty
Sent: 7/20/2004 9:52:28 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Doctor visit

> I finally went to a chiropractor because I awoke with horrendous pain Sunday

> night.

> She did a little adjusting, mentioning that shoulders aren't her favorite -

> take more time and work to untighten - and that my shoulder and arm had some

> very tight areas.  Said the trouble is and will always be the protruding

> discs in my neck that cause the shoulder problem that makes the muscles

> tighten in my upper arm.  She did make it feel better; I felt/heard a couple

> of crunches.  She didn't want to do too much the first time as I'd never

> been "adjusted" before.   Said to call when I felt I needed more.

> Meanwhile, she explained that the pain occurs when I'm asleep because

> muscles tighten when you sleep. (I'd've thought they'd relax then.)  She

> said, when you want to untighten, you stretch; when you sleep you might toss

> and turn but mainly you're stationary.  So, I am supposed to stretch before

> I go to sleep and maybe eventually I will finally sleep through the night,

> first time in 4 months.  This was way better than going to a MD.

> 

> Kitty

> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>

> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>

> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 8:30 PM

> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Doctor visit

> 

> 

> > And what did the doc say about your arm Kitty?

> >

> > Jim, they put me on Vioxx for my back, because it was the best at not

> > upsetting your stomach, it just made my esophagus bleed..........so now I

> > take it only if I desperately need it. And it doesn't do much good. A

> > massage and stretching and exercise do much better.

> >

> > Andrea H

> > Beaufort, SC

> >

> >

> > ----- Original Message ----- 

> > From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>

> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>

> > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 8:01 PM

> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Doctor visit

> >

> >

> > > Yeah, those ads make me think I'd better not get sick.  The meds will

> just

> > > make me worse off.  Note that liver problems are often a side effect.

> > > Kitty

> > > BTW - To those who expressed concern....

> > > I did go to a chiropractor today for my arm.

> > >

> > >

> > > ----- Original Message ----- 

> > > From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>

> > > To: "Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>

> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 6:02 PM

> > > Subject: [CHAT] Doctor visit

> > >

> > >

> > > > I watched a lot of those ads on the TV and they told me to ask my

> > > > doctor for  Nexium, or something spelled more or less like that. So I

> > > > did. And she said "Why do you want it?" And I said, "Because I want

> > > > headaches and nose bleeds."

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Island Jim

> > > > Southwest Florida

> > > > 27.0 N, 82.4

> > > > Zone 10a

> > > > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]

> > > >

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