Re: Mandii aussie aussie aussie!

From: Mandii (minimandii@hotmail.com)
Mon Oct 22 23:34:52 2001


At Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Wally wrote: >
>Sorry couldn't resist! LOL
>
>I worked at the Olympics last year & what an adrenilan (spelling
>arrgghh) rush THAT was. I have to say, that the thrill, spectacle and
>sheer friendly atmosphere that engulfed Sydney helped me & my pain a
>lot! If only I could go from one job to another that offered the same
>thrills!
>
>Sorry, I digress, Mandii, nice to see another Aussie posting here! You
>certainly have been through the mill haven't you. I was interested in
>your comment about rubbing your tummy ..... I learned that tecnique
>from a lovely Chinese Herbalist here in town. I was seeing him for a
>while for herbal therapy, he had great success with my husbands IBS, he
>was very ill by the time we met Gordon, the doctors had thrown up their
>hands in defeat, they couldn't figure out what was happening, his organs
>were slowly shutting down.
>
>Any way (typical Aussie...long winded *cough*) Gordon insisted that I
>started rubbing my belly in a circular motion at the minimum of 100
>rotations a day! It really does help.... the heat generated by the
>rubbing is soothing, and the motion actually encourages the bowel to
>work more effectively. When I have commented on this here before,
>several members noted that they catch themselves rubbing their tummy
>when pain is bad.
>
>He also taught me to rub my hands together vigerously & apply my heated
>palms to an achy area, whether headache...or some other part of your
>body. I do this & yes it works :-)
>
>Breathing ia another exersise I use also, as well as my beach....I have
>a favourite place called Bombo on the South Coast, at Kiama. Any way I
>start by imagining the sand under my feet & take it from there. On my
>worst night last week, I was able to visit my beach for half an hour.
>When I started I was quite agitated & upset about the level of my
>pain....by the end of my visit my breathing was relaxed, and so was my
>body. The pain was still there, however I was eventually able to sleep.
>
>I use lots of other things also, but I hazard a guess that you know them
>all too :-) Have you put your story on the quilt? It is a great idea,
>and really helps everyone to understand just how widespread the problem
>of adhesions is, and just how serious it is too. Well, I had better get
>to bed, Shane & I have a long trip to Sydney tomorrow.
>
>Oh by the way....I haven't taken ANY pain meds today ;-)
>
>Love & hugs
>Jo
>
>P.S. I'm glad you are married to a great man....something else we have
>in common ;-)
>
>--
>Positive Affirmation
>
>Say this with your hands above your head
>(victory style) and repeat three times:
>I'm Alive I'm Alert I'm a LOT of fun!!
>
>That should get you smiling!
>

--
Jo,
I actually added my story to the quilt a few months ago when I visited here :)
You are right, more people including nurses and some doctors need to understand just how serious and painful it is for adhesion sufferers.
I have been lucky in that I have found a wonderful GP and a wonderful specialist.
Although they cannot do anything to help besides pain meds etc they have shown me that there are some great medical specialists out there who really do care.

Wow no pain meds! It's terrific that your pain wasn't so severe that you needed them..I hope your day tomorrow is just as good!

I too am glad you have a supportive and great husband, it makes all the difference. lol If he is anything like mine he must be a patient man, sometimes the hospital visits, doctors visits etc must get a little tiring for them, I know they do for me.

Take Care and hope you had a good day in Sydney!

-Mandii


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