Re: pain clinic

From: Christine Mclain (mclainc@mindspring.com)
Mon Aug 9 15:34:59 1999


Peggy, a tens unit is a electro-nerve stimulator, the doctors do not want to put me on any strong medications due to bowel problems and I also hate taking meds. I thought it was worth a try and is better then medications. The doctor felt that I have a trapped nerve due to adhesions.

>----- Original Message -----
From: Peggy <pklippe1@nycap.rr.com> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@talk.obgyn.net> Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 1:14 PM Subject: Re: pain clinic

> At Mon, 9 Aug 1999, chris wrote:
> >
> >Hello, I just got back from the pain clinic, I was happy with the
> >appointment, I was put on 2 differnent medication,trazodone to help me
> >sleep and gabapentin to help with the pain and a trapped nerve. The
> >doctor is also starting me on a Tens unit, he could not tell me for sure
> >if it will work but if it does not then he has another plan to try. He
> >wanted me to go back and do biofeed back but I just do not seem to have
> >time to do all these appointments. I am hoping for the best. Thanks
> >for listening
>
> Chris,I'm happy that your appointment went well.What is a Tens unit? I
> called My G I's office and left a message for someone to call me with
> the results of the MRI I had done last Tuesday. WE all know what it is
> like waiting for Drs. offices to get back to us.It's like don't hold
> your breath waiting because you never know how long it will take for
> them to get back to us. Good Luck with the meds.
> "FRIENDS THAT STICK TOGETHER" PEGGY
>


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