My neurologist's nurse has me go over my entire med list every time
I'm there.  It's kind of a pain, but that way we're clear about meds
and avoid errors.  We're working on the right med/dosage level for my
spasticity, so the caution is especially warranted.  He's mentioned a
baclofen pump, but I think we'll try oral meds for about another 6
months as that'll be about a year.  If I do eventually go with a pump,
at least I know of a good surgeon for it! ;-{)}


On another note, I mentioned that Janet was to have an appointment
with the adult CP clinic in Denver two weeks ago, but they called and
said that we are too old!  The age range they're working with
presently is 18 - 30, and we're 46.  So, is the theory that people
over 30 don't have CP, or is it that people over 30 with CP are part
of the geriatric population!?!  It'd be nice if people over 30
couldn't have CP, because then all our other ailments could be treated
without that "complicating factor!"  I DON'T want to consider that my
beautiful bride and I are geriatric cases!


On 6/19/07, Kathy Salkin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> As some of you may recall, I had surgery last week and because they
> gave me two meds together, my blood pressure plummeted down to a
> really low level.  I went back to the doctor today to have the
> surgical staples removed and they asked me what medications I was on
> (normal procedure when one goes to a doctor nowadays).  Well she
> started to put in Nifedipene and turned and looked at me and said,
> "But it says here that you take Procardia!"  I almost fell off my
> chair because I had told them when I went there a month and a half
> ago that my GP had switched my BP med.
>
> Oy vey ....!
>
> (BTW, the staple removals was painless and the implanted ear is doing
> fine.  Now all I have to deal with right now is a sinus drainage
> problem which the doctor assured me is normal).  I get connected on
> July 10 - I can't wait!
>
> Kat
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Kendall

An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.

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