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I saw Dr. Graham this morning and he tried to help. He put some new cream on my back that is supposed to be great for arthritis. It is $60 for a small bottle so he is trying it on patients as a tester to see if it is worth it. It did get really hot for awhile and I thought my skin was going to burn off. But I'm not sure it helped any with the pain. When he got to my trapezius muscles (muscle between the neck and the shoulder joint) he said, Oh my! I've never felt one that tight! I told him I needed to be a football player and he said if I was 18 he would tell me to go for it with those tight muscles. My muscles are not budging one little bit.

He thought it was a good idea to use a cane. I have been struggling the last 2 days because my left hip just doesn't want to cooperate. There are a couple of times I have almost gone down - the sharp pain hits and I just want to collapse to the floor. I went over to the physical therapy clinic this afternoon, the one I used to do transcription for, and the therapist was kind enough to instruct me in the proper use of a cane. I was using it incorrectly so I am glad he took 10 minutes to show me how.

I spent the morning filling the questionnaire out that Dr. Reeg's office sent. I made copies of my MRI report, x-ray report, insurance card, etc. I also typed a letter telling him that I was Tori's mom, i.e. the girl that comes down to see him from upstate NY. I also told him what all I was taking for pain to be functional. I am hoping the letter will convince him to see me before August 15. You can pray that the letter will convince him to see me ASAP.

I appear to have no work tonight so I am going to catch up on something called relaxation. Hopefully I remember how! is down in the bed all day today with his back. I made him an appointment with Dr. Graham for tomorrow and told him he was going because I already paid for it. We can't afford for him to miss work because his back is acting up again. I think if he saw Dr. Graham once a month for a treatment it would keep things under control for him.

For those of you who aren't locals, the tall ships are coming in this Friday. It is the big Pepsi Americas Sails event and it's being held here. We already have people canceling their appointments for tomorrow and Friday as there are already delays trying to get through Morehead City and Beaufort. Fortunately we are closed Monday and Tuesday next week. So when I come home from work on Friday I am staying put until Wednesday morning. One of the tall ships is already at port - the largest one coming - and it is a sight to see. Maybe I should sneak over the bridge tomorrow during lunch to get a glimpse of it.

Peggy

[Guest guest]

Peggy,

I hope using the cane brings you some relief while you are waiting to

see what the future holds. If it gives you support or makes your day

more comfortable, why not? The $60 cream sounds like a waste of $$ to

me.

I hope your letter writting yields some results for you. The sooner

the better, right?

Take Care, Cam

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I tried that kind of cream for low back pain once - it didn't work for

me as I couldn't even feel it because of being numb, but my husband sure

could when he went to nuzzle up to me in bed from behind - OOPS! It

wasn't good. LOL! ~Kelley

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> Peggy, was that a capsaicin cream? I tried one on my leg once, and it

wasn't too bad until I got in the bathtub, and it felt like it was on

fire! No wonder, too, as the active ingredient comes from cayenne

pepper.

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> Sharon

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> I saw Dr. Graham this morning and he tried to help. He put some new

cream on my back that is supposed to be great for arthritis. It is $60

for a small bottle so he is trying it on patients as a tester to see if

it is worth it. It did get really hot for awhile and I thought my skin

was going to burn off. But I'm not sure it helped any with the pain.

When he got to my trapezius muscles (muscle between the neck and the

shoulder joint) he said, Oh my! I've never felt one that tight! I told

him I needed to be a football player and he said if I was 18 he would

tell me to go for it with those tight muscles. My muscles are not

budging one little bit.

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> He thought it was a good idea to use a cane. I have been struggling

the last 2 days because my left hip just doesn't want to cooperate.

There are a couple of times I have almost gone down - the sharp pain

hits and I just want to collapse to the floor. I went over to the

physical therapy clinic this afternoon, the one I used to do

transcription for, and the therapist was kind enough to instruct me in

the proper use of a cane. I was using it incorrectly so I am glad he

took 10 minutes to show me how.

>

> I spent the morning filling the questionnaire out that Dr. Reeg's

office sent. I made copies of my MRI report, x-ray report, insurance

card, etc. I also typed a letter telling him that I was Tori's mom, i.e.

the girl that comes down to see him from upstate NY. I also told him

what all I was taking for pain to be functional. I am hoping the letter

will convince him to see me before August 15. You can pray that the

letter will convince him to see me ASAP.

>

> I appear to have no work tonight so I am going to catch up on

something called relaxation. Hopefully I remember how! is down in

the bed all day today with his back. I made him an appointment with Dr.

Graham for tomorrow and told him he was going because I already paid for

it. We can't afford for him to miss work because his back is acting up

again. I think if he saw Dr. Graham once a month for a treatment it

would keep things under control for him.

>

> For those of you who aren't locals, the tall ships are coming in this

Friday. It is the big Pepsi Americas Sails event and it's being held

here. We already have people canceling their appointments for tomorrow

and Friday as there are already delays trying to get through Morehead

City and Beaufort. Fortunately we are closed Monday and Tuesday next

week. So when I come home from work on Friday I am staying put until

Wednesday morning. One of the tall ships is already at port - the

largest one coming - and it is a sight to see. Maybe I should sneak over

the bridge tomorrow during lunch to get a glimpse of it.

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> Peggy

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