Question for everyone

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone I wanted to ask everyone and see how they felt about this

as its come up before and I'd like to know what the group thinks of

it. We recently had a dr (chiropractor) who asked to join the group.

He wanted to read about people who had lumbar back pain and neck pain.

Now I felt this would be an invansion of our privacy to have someone

read about how we all feel on a daily basis. This group IS for people

in pain Not for someone to read our posts and get info about our pain.

I didn't see how this would help him in his practice and I honestly

felt it was wrong of him to ask to even join as the membership clearly

states it is for people in pain group. But I wanted to hear from

everyone else how you felt about this, if you would want a dr reading

your posts since most of them are about our daily pain and dealing

with our lives which is personal to me. I've had this happen before

and I had the same feeling so I thought maybe I should ask the group

how you feel about someone doing ths to you??? would you want someone

reading all your posts about your pain and problems??? Please let me

know how you feel maybe I am wrong in my feelings. But my first

feeling is to protect the group. Thanks for your input. Sharon Group

Owner

[Guest guest]

I am more in favor of not allowing them in. I worry about what may

come of it down the line. I would not like to see anyone being

pressured to try a new thing or buy a new book or take a new pill.

I think we all have a hard enough time trying to sort through and

figure out what will be best to do for out pain. This seems as though

it has the potential to complicate and add additional pressures where

it is not needed.

If he is needing to learn more about people in pain there are other

alternatives for him.

I look at it like that unwanted phone call from a solicetor(sp?).

If we want services or help with something. Then we have the means to

find the info that we need to go about getting that accomplished for

ourselves. We don't need them lurking in the background waiting to

pounce after seeing what we have to say on various issues.

Guess I got alittle carried away. HTH

Katrina :-)

>

> Hi everyone I wanted to ask everyone and see how they felt about

this

> as its come up before and I'd like to know what the group thinks of

> it. We recently had a dr (chiropractor) who asked to join the

group.

> He wanted to read about people who had lumbar back pain and neck

pain.

> Now I felt this would be an invansion of our privacy to have

someone

> read about how we all feel on a daily basis. This group IS for

people

> in pain Not for someone to read our posts and get info about our

pain.

> I didn't see how this would help him in his practice and I honestly

> felt it was wrong of him to ask to even join as the membership

clearly

> states it is for people in pain group. But I wanted to hear from

> everyone else how you felt about this, if you would want a dr

reading

> your posts since most of them are about our daily pain and dealing

> with our lives which is personal to me. I've had this happen before

> and I had the same feeling so I thought maybe I should ask the

group

> how you feel about someone doing ths to you??? would you want

someone

> reading all your posts about your pain and problems??? Please let

me

> know how you feel maybe I am wrong in my feelings. But my first

> feeling is to protect the group. Thanks for your input. Sharon

Group

> Owner

>

[Guest guest]

I don't think it's a good idea either. As you said this list is for US, the

ones that are in pain. It's for support and understanding from others that

understand what we're going through from personal experience. I personally

wouldn't like the idea of a doctor being on this list just to see what we say,

that's like spying. Especially a chiro since they are very controversial with

some people. My vote is not to allow it.

>

> Hi everyone I wanted to ask everyone and see how they felt about

this

> as its come up before and I'd like to know what the group thinks of

> it. We recently had a dr (chiropractor) who asked to join the

group.

> He wanted to read about people who had lumbar back pain and neck

pain.

> Now I felt this would be an invansion of our privacy to have

someone

> read about how we all feel on a daily basis. This group IS for

people

> in pain Not for someone to read our posts and get info about our

pain.

> I didn't see how this would help him in his practice and I honestly

> felt it was wrong of him to ask to even join as the membership

clearly

> states it is for people in pain group. But I wanted to hear from

> everyone else how you felt about this, if you would want a dr

reading

> your posts since most of them are about our daily pain and dealing

> with our lives which is personal to me. I've had this happen before

> and I had the same feeling so I thought maybe I should ask the

group

> how you feel about someone doing ths to you??? would you want

someone

> reading all your posts about your pain and problems??? Please let

me

> know how you feel maybe I am wrong in my feelings. But my first

> feeling is to protect the group. Thanks for your input. Sharon

Group

> Owner

>

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HiSharon, I hope I am not out of line with this reply.

I have experienced and have read that many people

have had doctors that have not listened or believed in

the pain that we suffer from. Also how difficult it

is to get an accurate diagnosis. If just one doctor

were to understand and, perhaps, empathize with what

we go through on a daily basis with our pain, it would

may help to broaden some (doctors) minds. Receiving

feedback and perhaps education from a doctor could

prove to be beneficial not only for us but will give

the doctor an understanding an insight of what it is

really like for a person with chronic back and neck

pain. It may help him in his practice and if he were

'connected' he could also educate other doctors.

I don't know, maybe I'm looking at this situation all

wrong. And I apologize if I have offended anyone.

May Peace Be With You

Minx

--- darkstarzz1019 <darkstarzz1019@...> wrote:

> Hi everyone I wanted to ask everyone and see how

> they felt about this

> as its come up before and I'd like to know what the

> group thinks of

> it. We recently had a dr (chiropractor) who asked to

> join the group.

> He wanted to read about people who had lumbar back

> pain and neck pain.

> Now I felt this would be an invansion of our privacy

> to have someone

> read about how we all feel on a daily basis. This

> group IS for people

> in pain Not for someone to read our posts and get

> info about our pain.

> I didn't see how this would help him in his practice

> and I honestly

> felt it was wrong of him to ask to even join as the

> membership clearly

> states it is for people in pain group. But I wanted

> to hear from

> everyone else how you felt about this, if you would

> want a dr reading

> your posts since most of them are about our daily

> pain and dealing

> with our lives which is personal to me. I've had

> this happen before

> and I had the same feeling so I thought maybe I

> should ask the group

> how you feel about someone doing ths to you??? would

> you want someone

> reading all your posts about your pain and

> problems??? Please let me

> know how you feel maybe I am wrong in my feelings.

> But my first

> feeling is to protect the group. Thanks for your

> input. Sharon Group

> Owner

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

On 6/1/2011 7:19 AM, Pat Stoeckle wrote:

> To all of you who have had replacement surgery..... Does the slight

> numbness at the surgery site ever totally go away? My knees were done

> last August and when I touch the scars, the slight numbness is still

> there. I can live with it fine but was wondering if it would

> eventually disappear completely or is this something that is there

> forever. (If I remember, I will ask my surgeon this same question at

> my yearly checkup visit in a couple of months.)

My knee replacement is now almost 8 years old. There is an area around

the scar that is still slightly numb and no hair grows there. It is

absolutely no problem.

I will be going in for the other knee sometime in the next few months.

--

Don Bowen KI6DIU

http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html

[Guest guest]

Thanks Don. I was just curious. Good luck with your other knee.

Pat in Pennsylvania

Bilateral TKR August 2010

Re: question for everyone

On 6/1/2011 7:19 AM, Pat Stoeckle wrote:

> To all of you who have had replacement surgery..... Does the slight

> numbness at the surgery site ever totally go away? My knees were done

> last August and when I touch the scars, the slight numbness is still

> there. I can live with it fine but was wondering if it would

> eventually disappear completely or is this something that is there

> forever. (If I remember, I will ask my surgeon this same question at

> my yearly checkup visit in a couple of months.)

My knee replacement is now almost 8 years old. There is an area around

the scar that is still slightly numb and no hair grows there. It is

absolutely no problem.

I will be going in for the other knee sometime in the next few months.

--

Don Bowen KI6DIU

http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html

[Guest guest]

At first it was numb but after 2 years there is no numbness. It depends on if

they cut any nerves - but nerves do grow back, but it takes awhile.

> To all of you who have had replacement surgery..... Does the slight

> numbness at the surgery site ever totally go away? My knees were done

> last August and when I touch the scars, the slight numbness is still

> there. I can live with it fine but was wondering if it would

> eventually disappear completely or is this something that is there

> forever. (If I remember, I will ask my surgeon this same question at

> my yearly checkup visit in a couple of months.)

My knee replacement is now almost 8 years old. There is an area around

the scar that is still slightly numb and no hair grows there. It is

absolutely no problem.

I will be going in for the other knee sometime in the next few months.

--

Don Bowen KI6DIU

http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html

[Guest guest]

exactly the same as mine and I am now 7 months.

x

-- question for everyone

Joint Replacement

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 8:19 AM

To all of you who have had replacement surgery..... Does the slight

numbness at the surgery site ever totally go away? My knees were done last

August and when I touch the scars, the slight numbness is still there. I

can live with it fine but was wondering if it would eventually disappear

completely or is this something that is there forever. (If I remember, I

will ask my surgeon this same question at my yearly checkup visit in a

couple of months.)

Pat in Pennsylvania

Bilateral TKR August 2010

[Guest guest]

not 7 quite yet, .......LOL BARB in Florida

question for everyone

Joint Replacement

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 8:19 AM

To all of you who have had replacement surgery..... Does the slight

numbness at the surgery site ever totally go away? My knees were done last

August and when I touch the scars, the slight numbness is still there. I

can live with it fine but was wondering if it would eventually disappear

completely or is this something that is there forever. (If I remember, I

will ask my surgeon this same question at my yearly checkup visit in a

couple of months.)

Pat in Pennsylvania

Bilateral TKR August 2010

[Guest guest]

My knee still has quite a large area of numbness and the scar is sensitive but I

am only three and a half months out. I think it is normal when surgery cuts

through nerves and the feeling doesn't always come back. I have a fairly large

area of numbness in my armpit and down the inside of my arm from breast surgery

more than two years ago and it remains the same. Judith

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> > To all of you who have had replacement surgery.....    Does the slight

numbness at the surgery site ever totally go away?  My knees were done last

August and when I touch the scars, the slight numbness is still there.  I can

live with it fine but was wondering if it would eventually disappear completely

or is this something that is there forever.  (If I remember, I will ask my

surgeon this same question at my yearly checkup visit in a couple of months.)

> >

> > Pat in Pennsylvania

> > Bilateral TKR August 2010

> >

> >