Nuked??

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 10 Jan 2007, 01:04

Tsk, honestly, you do feel much better when they stop. It makes the pain go away for ages!

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 10 Jan 2007, 02:00

Maybe that's true ... for some ... but I have always had a very real fear of needles.

Honestly, the phlebotomy nurse at the surgery hates it when my turn comes up for getting blood out of me!! I'm usually backing up towards the wall as the needle approaches. It's a task for her, and I'm always frozen in blind, unreasonable fear when she does manage to get the needle in.

Come on, I can't be the only one on the forum ... any others wanna admit total cowardice??

You see why acupuncture isn't for me?? Besides, "skin puncture" is an oxymoron as far as I'm concerned.

I'm for the drugs I think!

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 10 Jan 2007, 02:11

Aw Cleopas

They also offer dips in heated paraffin wax to compliment the drugs

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 10 Jan 2007, 02:16

All this New Agey/Wiccan/Eastern Hoodoo/Old Wives stuff is too "pataphysical" (thanks Soupdragon!) for me!

Pills, Rapunzell ... pills!!! This is the Age of the Pill Poppers!!!

Admit it ... you're just trying to scare the bejeezus out of me. aren't you? Who's paying you???

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 10 Jan 2007, 02:37

This isn't the witchybollocks; it's perfectly straightforward NHS treatment! It helps when they're slow giving out the good drugs

Denise · Post by **Denise** » 10 Jan 2007, 09:05

Cleopas I have a friend who does reflexology (accupressure without needles), I find it really good for general destressing and also specific pain relief. I don't know if you can get it on NHS yet, but might be worth asking. The Chinese have been doing it for huners o years so it can't be all mumbo jumbo.
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Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 10 Jan 2007, 09:56

Rapunzell and Denise ... thank you both for your suggestions.

I hope anyone who been watching this thread with an arthritic condition or relative with it, has taken note, that not only is there good medical info out there, but also the "holistic" approach which includes homeopathy and complementary treatments as have been described by POL posters.

Me, I guess I'm more of a my-doctor-knows-best and Science has-or-one-day-will-have, all the answers kind of person. I've always put my faith in the hands of the people who wear the lab coats and stethescopes, who treat me nicely when I'm not well and look at me with crinkly eyes of complete sincerity, and who have my medical records on file.

Howeverk, I now feel well-armed and ready for my next appointment with a range of possibilities open to me ... except for the needles (

) ... and better than I did when I got the unwelcome diagnosis.

This is one reason I'm on POL ... you come across as a very supportive bunch of genuine people ... flaky, dippy and well-dodgy at times

... but, on the whole, you'd all prefer to help than hinder.

Thanks guys (he said, wiping away a tear ...)

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 11 Jan 2007, 00:27

My mum was coping with ibuprofen, taken in the morning and evening ( to even out the levels of ibuprofen in the blood), for most of the time but seemed to get worse when felling ill or having a cold/ viral infection.
She also feels taking echinacea made her worse.
Supermarkets also seem to bring on the rheumatic pain so I do her shopping for her ( mind you I think there may be another factor in this somewhere

)
Stress seems to be a factor as she was really bad after the sudden death of her sister.

I've had the parrafin thingy as a relaxation treatment, was lovely and warm on the hands and afterwards my skin felt SO smooth.

Tiger balm has a wonderful warming effect on aches and pains

Izzie · Post by **Izzie** » 21 Jan 2007, 20:31

I have to attend the Nuclear Medicine Department twice in one week for tests

In the letter it tells me I am going to get radioactive tracer put into me and I have not to go within 6 feet of K for 24hrs on both days

So I will be well nukkkkkked these days

Izzie · Post by **Izzie** » 22 Jan 2007, 07:15

I just have to say the support I am getting here has been very touching.

I have been getting a few PMs offering help in many ways,thanks to all of you

Can I say that I am ok, I have been and done all this many times before and hopefully I will just have a stone in my kidney but who knows the big c might be back

Thank you all and I will keep you all posted with what is happening

I am away to take some painkillers before K gets up

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 23 Jan 2007, 11:18

Good luck, Izzie.
Hope you get a glowing report back.

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Nuked??

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