{Disarmed} RE: Re: Dr visit today

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He wouldn’t give me anything for either help with sleeping or pain.

Joi

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From: chondromalacia treatment

[mailto:chondromalacia treatment ] On Behalf Of Ann

Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 8:35 PM

chondromalacia treatment

Subject: Re: Re: Dr visit today

Or Trazodone. Side effects aren't as drastic. After taking Ambien (which I

loved) for several years, I developed sleep apnea. It also made me very

drunk, weaving down the hall, etc., if I had to get up in the middle of the

night.

Trazodone is supposedly an anti-depressant, but it's so sedative I don't see

how anyone taking it for depression is going to feel better (more energy,

etc.). But it's a great sleep aid.

I've been taking it for about 10 years and have finally had to up the dose

by 50%.

Sometimes when I go to bed my brain really isn't ready for sleep (I think my

body is on a 30-hr schedule), even with the Trazodone (now), so I'll take 1

or 2 Tylenol PM's. The Benadryl in that also helps with my mysterious night

allergies (no, it's NOT my cats, it's NOT my cats!!) and there's always some

pain or other going on somewhere in my body & the Tylenol helps with that.

I'm sure everyone here knows that Target and probably Walmart & other big

box stores sell their own brand of this a lot cheaper.

Ann

Re: Re: Dr visit today

I don't recommend Narcotics....It may just get you hooked on painkillers....

Ambien is good though

" Jeff T. " <jeff.trockman@ <mailto:jeff.trockman%40bisys.com> bisys.com>

wrote:

Oh yeah,

If you really want to get a good night's sleep take a Vicodin (or

Percoset) and an Ambien before bedtime.

You won't know what hit you!

Best,

-JT

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> Well.my Dr visit sucked. I was basically told there was nothing he

could or

> would do for my knees, surgically or otherwise. He is referring me

to a

> Rheumatologist and a PT for water therapy. He said he doesn't doubt

my pain

> and " thinks " I probably do have Chondromalacia (I told him that I

was

> Diagnosed with it over 20 years ago), but he doesn't like to do any

surgical

> repairs or interventions for this condition. He also said other

than another

> cortisone injection; there wasn't anything he would do for the

bursitis in

> my hip. He wants me to strengthen my quads (duh). I explained to

him that I

> can't do quad exercises with out hurting my hip and I can't make my

knees

> feel better without doing the exercises. He just said to do the

water

> therapy and go to the other Dr. I also told him I'm not sleeping

and he

> didn't really say anything other than what he said about the RA Dr.

So, he's

> sending whatever to the RA Dr and they said I should hear from them

within 3

> weeks! How can I wait that long? How can I find a Dr that will

actually DO

> something about the Chondromalacia? I don't know anyone else with

this

> except those of you on this list. I'm depressed, not sleeping, and

in pain

> 24/7.what to do?

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> Joi

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