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To: blackdog
After major knee surgery last month, this new med would have been something to try. I am extremely medication resistant, and todays pain killers don't work on me. I also cannot be numbed. After surgery was not fun, they had me on the highest dose and the highest frequency, but it didn't help the pain at all. If this new stuff works, I know what I'll be asking for next time.

Blackdog...if you get this and it works, let me know will ya? Thanks. CJM
16 posted on 12/28/2004 3:24:11 PM PST by codyjacksmom (Proud, new 1st time grandma as of 11/07/04....now it's payback time!)
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To: codyjacksmom

You betchya! I'll let you know. Knees are tough because you're dealing with two different types of pain, both skeletal and soft connective tissue. The big-time stuff is great on skeletal but iffy on connective tissues which are on fire. Pain sure keeps you alert though huh? Nature's pretty cool when you think about it. I find shock to be like an acid trip. It's like being outside your body and looking back in. Time stands still. Your mind drifts elsewhere and yet you see and hear everything around you.


18 posted on 12/28/2004 3:40:20 PM PST by blackdog (May Islam meet Tennyson's "Ninth Wave" in my lifetime.)
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To: codyjacksmom

I've even developed a resistance to anesthesia drugs. It used to be I was out in a second. Now I feel it burning and get that metalic taste in my mouth. They have to hold me down. The burning pain in the veins is just brutal. Last time they were super generous with the valium shots in pre-op. It didn't help at all. It just made the music more enjoyable. Being operated on to BB King is quite an honor. It takes about fifteen seconds for me to drop out cold now. Amazing the ways the body adapts.


20 posted on 12/28/2004 3:48:14 PM PST by blackdog (May Islam meet Tennyson's "Ninth Wave" in my lifetime.)
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To: codyjacksmom

"I also cannot be numbed".

I got eleven shots of Novocaine at the dentists office with little effect. They finally used gas and demerol.


24 posted on 12/28/2004 4:01:40 PM PST by dljordan
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