Re: Kathy & Ken- Digest Number 380/Joyce

[Guest guest]

Thanks Joyce! I appreciate your sharing that.

Kathy

>

> Short answer first.

> Ken, every doctor is different as we all know. They'd all like the

patient

> to not be smoking but as to how long or if they have to be totally

smoke

> free your aunt should talk to her doctor.

> Kathy,

> I've been on Lyrica for a couple of weeks & it has helped greatly

with the

> burning pain of my anterior incision. Also with the posterior but

that one

> wasn't the one keeping me awake at night. Since I've been on it

I've slept

> thru the night most night.

> Several years ago I was on Neurontin for several months for the

burning pain

> on my hip from the donor site (30+ years after the surgery). It

took it away

> but I didn't like the spacey feeling it gave me & with the

responsibility of

> delivering babies I didn't feel comfortable on it. So I weaned

myself off.

> Last year the doctor tried me on Cymbalta for the nerve pain I was

having in

> my leg. But it hyped me up & I wasn't sleeping no matter when I

took it.

> We have to all remember we're all individuals & each unique-many

of us more

> unique then others!

> Joyce T, RN Atlanta

>