Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Hi Ann, Wow – that’s exciting that you’ve pre-ordered the book – many thanks!!! That’s exciting, too that you’ll be starting private instructions. I would love to talk with your instructor, if she’s amenable. She probably has great ideas about how to adapt the exercises for those of us with structural problems. Would you mind asking her if I can get in touch with her, please? Or she can email me: andystanton@.... Or, she can get me at our website: www.pilatesforfragilebacks.com .. Best Wishes, Andy Re: [ ] busy busy busy Thanks Ann. At 03:18 PM 3/28/2006, you wrote: Hi All, I've been really busy lately and hadn't been able to read and post. GEEZ, talk about busy - I can't believe the number of posts and new members! It's hard to catch up. To Kam, and others that replied to my plea for help motivating my daughter, Thank you. I am working on remaining calm and consistent. Kam, when you have a chance I would love to see some resources. That is a very generous offer. Thank you! Jolynn…good work getting that surgical date so quickly! Vonnie, I will be thinking of you and sending healing thoughts your way. Remember I'm around the corner from NEBH, if I can be of any assistance to you or your family. Andy, Wow I can't believe you showed up here. No kidding, your book has been sitting in my Amazon cart for a few weeks now. Guess I'll go back and complete the order. I have started on some pilates work with Vose in Brighton. Do you know her? She is having her second hip replacement this Friday. She obviously has some things to say about adaptive pilates. , Guess what? Rand just prescribed neurontin for my burning leg pain. Good call!! I will take it at bed time and see how it goes. You wrote that you couldn't take it, may I ask why? PA, loved your description of the " bathtub incident " ! Sharon, I am looking into my time off, so I can hang with you. Edie, thanks for the update. I may try to get to NYC mid April. I'll let you know. , I have heard good things about Glazer and wish you well. My PCP kind of yelled at me when I raised the issue of a birth control patch. She thought it wasn't a good idea to start messing around with hormone levels as I prepared for major surgery. I believe others on this list have used the patch. Take care everyone, Ann scoliosis veterans * flatback sufferers * revision candidates ! GROUPS LINKS · Visit your group " " on the web. · · Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Ann, thanks for bringing up the topic of Neurontin. Suzanne, when you say you take one pill do you mean 300 mg.? My internist currently has me taking 3 capsules (900 mg) at night. I have had trouble with it making me clumsy and " drunk " feeling in the evening when I've taken it and my Elavil, and I mentioned this, as well as the fact that I'm sleeping as much as 12 hours a night, and having difficulty with memory and focus, and she said she believes the Neurontin will be important for me long-term, that the side-effects are from the combination of Neurontin and Elavil, and that I should try cutting back the Elavil. Unfortunately, cutting Elavil back even a little is allowing pain to return. And I mean a LITTLE. I'm taking 37.5 mg one night, and the full 50 mg the alternate night. Most of my pain is from tight muscles, and the Neurontin doesn't seem to help with muscle tension. Or maybe it's just that the Neurontin wears off faster? Recently I took 50 mg Elavil 2 nights in a row and I felt great. Last night I took 37.5 mg, and I had difficulty sleeping, and woke to a tight, sore neck. I'm beginning to think I'll put up with the sleepiness and dopiness and stay on the 50 mg of Elavil. Sharon [ ] Re: busy busy busy > when my doctor first prescribed neurontin, it also made me sleepy > plus it made it hard to think straight (and I definitely need to be > able to think to teach math!) > > when I told my doctor I was having difficulty sleeping due to pain > and waking up with pain in my legs in the middle of the night, he > asked why I wasn't taking the neurontin. I told him it made me > sleepy. He said, DUH!!! Take it at bedtime!! > > So, for almost three months now, I have been taking just one at > night and sleeping much better. The pain has also been better up > until about two days ago when I woke up in the middle of the night > again. The next morning when I got up for work, I was hurting quite > a bit. My husband reminded me that I had some lidoderm patches, so > I put one on my trigger point when I got to work and it helped quite > a bit. > > I woke up in pain again last night, so it may be time to start > taking two pills at bedtime. > > > > > >> >> > , Guess what? Rand just prescribed neurontin for my burning > leg >> > pain. Good call!! I will take it at bed time and see how it > goes. You >> > wrote that you couldn't take it, may I ask why? >> > > > > > > > scoliosis veterans * flatback sufferers * revision candidates > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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