To: Sally

From: Candy (pikepixie@maplenet.net)
Thu Apr 4 19:57:53 2002


At Sat, 23 Mar 2002, Sally Grigg wrote: >

Sally, thank you for answering my post. Your encouragement has helped. I am trying to read a much as I can on this board. I can't stand to sit too long, so I think it might take awhile.

Thanks again,

>Dear Candy, I used to be afraid I would become a "drug addict" but not any
>more. I'm so sick of the pain, I don't care. And I also know that I can stop
>taking meds when the pain stops. If I can endure what I've been through, I'm
>not about to be afraid of some pills that don't hurt your body and are
>easier on your system than over-the-counter tylenol. Yes, straight opiates
>are not hard on your body, its the other stuff that kills you. Look it up.
>And I'm not a doctor, nor can I nor should I give medical advice, just my
>personal opinion based on what I've read. http://www.adhesions.org Look up emails
>from Helen Dynda about pain and medication. She's great. Look at the old
>stuff and read the whole site. Don't be so afraid of pain meds, but get the
>information on the medicines and read it. Some of the side effects on the
>stuff doctors readily prescribe are horrible, while the stuff they won't
>prescribe, like oxycontin, are fairly benign. Again, I'm not a doctor, just
>a fellow sufferer. Good Luck, Sally

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Candy

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