Reeva,
It's certainly good that they make those devices. I hear they do help.
Vicki
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From: "Reeva Parry" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 4:34 AM
Subject: Re: Doctor's appointment concerning my back today
> Hi folks!
>
> Vicki, the device you speak of is called a TENZ Unit. I have one. It runs
> on a nine-volt vattery. Depending how you set the volume controls, That's
> what I call them, is the way the stimulation goes to your back or other
> parts that you have pain.
>
>
> Love,
>
> Reeva Parry.
>
> Legend has it that on Friday 8/2/2013 11:34 AM, Jackie Shepherd said:
>
>>Phil, my husband Bill has a device, not sure what it's called, which has
>>pads you place on places such as your shoulder or back and you can control
>>pain with electrical impulses. He has a torn rotator cup and arthritis so
>>bad that it has been hard for him to lift his arms to put his shirt on.
>>This device relaxes the muscles and reduces the pain. Perhaps, if you
>>have insurance,, it might pay for such a device for you. Also, maybe
>>someone knows what that device would be called. I should know, having
>>been a medical transcriber, though that was back in the 70s and I doubt
>>they had anything like that.
>>
>>At any rate, I'll be praying for you. I know that the Lord will not let
>>you suffer more pain than you can stand. He will always be there for you!
>>
>>Jackie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>At 06:13 PM 2013-08-01, you wrote:
>
>
>
>>>First, happy 137th birthday Colorado.
>>>
>>>My appointment with the back doctor wasn't all that encouraging today.
>>>Basically, the x-rays they took today, plus the physical tests they did,
>>>revealed my lower back is telescoping, that is, the vertebras are all
>>>pressing downward. As they do, they are pressuring the disks which in
>>>turn are spreading out, slipping to the sides, and coming in contact with
>>>nerves which creates the pain in all the various locations. The pain
>>>changes from the lower back, into my hips, back of my legs, and all the
>>>way down to my ankles. Each back episode, creates pain in multiple
>>>places but not the same places each and every time. Also, the pain level
>>>my be from mild to severe. They do not recommend surgery because it
>>>would take a number of fusions of the vertebras to repair the damage that
>>>is ongoing. They are recommending physical therapy in order to learn
>>>ways of exercising to the point the vertebras pull back from each other
>>>further and thus creating less pressure on the disks. In short, learn to
>>>live with it. I was hoping it would be a single set of vertebra that
>>>could be fused but that isn't the case. The pain episodes will continue
>>>but hopefully, with the PT, not as often and the exercises can be
>>>continued at home and should help keep things in better shape; maybe. At
>>>some point, if the PT is helping, I can go back and get shots in
>>>different places of my lower back to help with pain management, if it
>>>gets unbearable, that is, but only time will tell. Learning to live with
>>>pain is going to be the name of the game. At least now I know.
>>>Certainly not as encouraging as I would have hoped but knowing is better
>>>than not knowing.
>>>
>>>Phil.
>>>
>>>Satan Has A God Complex
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