Guest guest Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 Melatonin is not a drug, it is a hormone helpful to many people. You can buy it at the supermarket. <A HREF= " http://aolsearch.aol.com/dirsearch.adp?query=melatonin " >http://aolsearch.a\ ol.com/dirsearch.adp?query=melatonin</A> mjh In a message dated 3/25/03 1:52:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, writes: > From: 42122@... > Subject: Re: Melatonin for Epilepsy > > please explain what this new drug Melatonin is about. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Hi, Nick -- You are certainly not alone in your plight. Many of us have had serious problems related to Harrington rod instrumentation. You may want to check out the forum http://www.. This is an online discussion group for adults who have undergone previous scoliosis surgery. Some of our members, like you, had their original surgery with Dr. Harrington or one of his associates. We started in the summer of 2000 with 7 or 8 members. Our membership now approaches 300. While the central focus is flatback syndrome or what we have dubbed HARMS (Harrington Rod Malalignment Syndrome), we share information about many other hardware-related problems as well. (Broken hardware is a fairly common problem in our group.) A frequent subject of discussion is where to turn for expert assessment and diagnosis. Members who live in less urban areas or are otherwise far from qualified revision surgeons have found the " Feisty " group a useful source of information and advice re finding a suitable doctor. Others find the group useful for general emotional support from people who know what it is like to live with this kind of pain and uncertainty over time. I hope you will check us out, and, in any case, I wish you all good things. You are certainly not alone! Best, Rasche (Founder and owner, Feisty Scolio Flatbackers) 03:52:59 -0000 > From: " Nick " <nicmar43@...> > Subject: constant pain > > Hi, my name is Nick and I had the > Harrington rods placed in the early > 70's by Dr. Dixon,directly under > Dr. Harrington.. I have 2 rods and > one is broken..I've always had some > problems but the last 4 or 5 years > things have been getting much > worse. Not only is the pain > unbearable at times but my lungs > are problematic...I've been on > oxygen for the last year and am > just about to give up... I found > this forum and thought maybe I'll > find some support and or help... > I'm 47 years old ,living in So. > Oregon and all the doctors I've > gone to around here have no idea > what to do. They are very > inexperienced with scoliosis and > the Harrington rods..I'm taking > pain meds everyday but that doesn't > always help much.If there's anybody > with the same problems that could > help me I would appreciate it..My > email is nicmar@... . > Thanks for listening........Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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