i have done all this for several months at a time.

-----Original Message-----
From: Carla MacInnis [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 1:23 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: A Few Guinea Pigs Please


Hi all you Pains in the Neck,

  I want to invite you to participate in a little test. Nothing drastic.
Just
something I think will help those of you experiencing back, neck and
shoulder
pain. Aging with cerebral palsy is a real pain, but it doesn't have to be
tremendously so if you have a plan.

  Begin, ASAP, taking 500-700mg of Vit C daily. It's a natural
anti-inflammatory. Reduce the inflammation and you concurrently reducing
pain/spasming. Start taking extra calcium - 250-300mg daily.Maintaining bone
density lessens risk of fractures. Introduce magnesium at 300-400mg daily
(helps
with fatigue, and acts as a natural sleep aid) You can take cal-mag in the
morning (found in most drug stores), and a magnesium tablet at night.
Magnesium
also helps with heart problems (arrthymia, etc).  With all of this, drink
6-8
glasses of water daily. You need to lubricate those joints and tissues.

  Do this for one full month, and get back to me with your findings, then I
can
report our findings on the cp link on my web site.

  I've been doing this for years and feel great 99.9% of the time :)

Cheers!

Carla

"Cleveland, Kyle E." wrote:

> So what do we do, Ken?  I've been fighting this severe pain thing for five
> years straight, been poked, prodded, scoped, stuck, MRI'd--you name it.
No
> closer to day-to-day relief than when I started.  I firmly believe the MDs
> wish we (adults) would just all go away.
>
> -Kyle
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barber, Kenneth L. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 1:06 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: A Pain in the Neck
>
> in addition to scholiosis i have a spinal sternosis (degeneration of the
> spine) 2 herniated disk at c3 and c7 in the neck. i had it pegged, but,
docs
> don't seem to have a clue after being told in plain english. i have
> "unexplained" pain in my arms, sholders hands, they must have crap for
> brains.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cleveland, Kyle E. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 1:08 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: A Pain in the Neck
>
> Oh, shit, Steve.  I don't like this at all.
>
> -Kyle
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: I. S. Margolis [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 12:35 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: A Pain in the Neck
>
> My friend "A" has Cerebral Palsy.  He is experiencing cervical and
> spinal problems, as I have.
>
> In the Philly area I know many people with CP.  Several are experiencing
> comparable problems.  So far I am the only one of us to have incurred
> severe paralysis of the arms and legs because my doctors and I failed to
> understand that my spinal cord was being injured.
>
> Wonder if our CP aggravates spinal cord injury?   Seems like an outbreak
> here.
>
> My friendly alert.  Be aware!
>
> ISM
> 'Stranger in a Strange Body"
>
> ----- Original Message -----(Much edited by ISM)
>
> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 9:39 PM
>
> Subject: Medical Update
>
> > Hi:
> >
> >I  am on a new medication to control some of the disconfort and
> tingling and pain I've been experiencing in my shoulders and arms.   The
> medication (Ultram 50mg) does make me very tired (I am taking it only
> once a day insread of up to three times as needed).   I'm thinking about
> going to the phramacy to have the pills cut in half and take it twice a
> day so i won't feel so tired.   IT does control the pain and tingling.
> >
> > It looks like I will have the cervical spine surgery ...I really have
> no choice in the matter/    My doctor, and three other doctors too,
> have said that if I don't get the surgery I will continue to weaken and
> have falls more often.    And the more I have these initimate affairs
> with the sifdrealks and in my apartment  I am putting myself at risk for
> greater injury.  THe spine surgeon and the rehab doctor have both told
> me independently that I could have a bad fall and risk becoming a
> quadreplegic.   Soo... looks llike I'm in for  an "overhaul" of sorts,
> Meanwhile. I'm still using a bone stimulator to heal my foot and the hip
> surgery (remember that?)  has been put on the back burner while they
> deal with my cervical spine.    I am scheduled to have a stress test the
> day after the elections.   So...  I'll be at the polls!!!
>
> > Thanks,  again for listening.
> >
> >                                             A.