Sometimes pot reduces spasticity - but it also relaxes the rest of the
body, and the mind, and inhibitions ......  And law enforcement has some
sort of objections to it to ....
BOB

At 05:30 PM 3/3/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>To the list:
>
>Greetings.
>
>I am a 48-year old female paraplegic CP who lives in North Carolina but was
>born and raised in Los  Angeles CA. (did anyone on the list go to Chas.
>Lowman Elementary School in Los Angeles?).  I moved with my family to NC in
>1968 and have lived in the state ever since, except for brief times in
>London, UK and the Washington DC area.  I work for a major texile firm as a
>Human Resources Information System analyst and live on my own in an
>apartment 10 minutes away from work by car.
>
>My CP is stable but I have had age-related symptoms for many years - severe
>osteoarthrits in one hip, increased spasticity, muscle fatigue and less
>energy.  I am in a wheelchair due to a broken leg I suffered three and a
>half years ago - fell at work and broke my tibia and fibula - and never did
>get my balance and muscle tone back.
>
>I am looking into getting treatment for my increased spasticity that doesn't
>involve taking oral drugs which make me sleepy.  The only ones I know of are
>boxtox injections and a baclofen pump.  Are there others appropriate for CP
>adults?  Could anyone share their experiences with these treatments?  I'd
>like to go to the neurologist with as much information at hand as possible.
>
>Thanks for you help!
>
>         Kathy Salkin