to krazidame,

we must be seeing the same doctor! by chance, do you live is southern california too?

good luck with pt (you'll need it!). i have been in pt this time for a couple of months and there have been times when i almost couldn't even drive myself home. the treatment is considered "successful" if, in the end, you are not worse. i am sure that pt has its merits for certain people, but i don't get enough pain meds to keep me comfortable for 4 hours in a normal day, let alone after an exhaustive pt session. my doctor tells me there is nothing that can be done (from a medical standpoint, that is, if my spine and ribe are all crooked/immobile/whatever i am sol), and i just have to "learn to live with it", to try accupuncture or yoga (like i'm made of money), and i end up in a crappy Best if kept off the board mood all the time becuase of it. one of these days i'm not going to be able to take it anymore, but i have so many Best if kept off the board things left to do....grrrrr.... every so often i have to vent, those who have read me posts know this, i am sorry again, but it's like opening the proverbial can of worms.

krazidame, i pray that pt will work for you, i sincerely hope that it does, especially if your doctor has the same prehistoric attitude toward pm as mine does. i can tend to over-take otcs and nsaids too, one day the tylenol will do me in, imagine that, in this enlightened day and age. but at least i'll finally be pain free once and for frickin' all! thanks to the extremist zealots in le and the dea, notice that i do not blame everyone collectively in le and the dea, but the worthless extremist zealots .

as you can well tell, i am hurting right now and it's taking a looooooong time to finish this post. i have to stop here, sitting on front of the computer is making things worse.

i apologize for the rant. please forgive.

be well.

c.(angel)