OT or, old age ain't for sissies

"rw" wrote in message
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Frank Church wrote:

Right shoulder is on the mend after my sawbones sawed off the last 1 inch
of the clavicle. It's been 5 weeks now since the operation. A buildup of
arthritis was the problem, and, it seems I have the same problem with
arthritis on the left shoulder, so he's gonna slice and dice me on 19
Dec.
Given the amount of Vicodin I have (and will) ingest, this winter will
just be a happy blur.

It's a pity to waste Vicodin on pain. :-)


I've taken lots and lots of Vicodin, over the years for my back, and I have
never gotten even a touch of a buzz? It is merely a pain blocker for me. I
have talked to others who say that it messes with their minds, though. It
has never affected me in that way though? and I have taken as many as 4 at a
time, when my first back issues began. I must say, had it not been for
liberal amounts of Vicodin, before my first surgeries, I would certainly
have shot myself. Seriously. The pain I experience now is very difficult
and I have no pain meds at all. I simply have constant pain (not extreme
pain, though at times it is very painful) and an inability to use my hands.
According to my, new family doc, narcotics won't touch nerve pain. I have
every reason to believe her, because I was getting hydrocodone (Vicodin
generic--I think the tabs were imprinted with 650 something or other) and it
had no effect whatever on the pain in my arms and hands. She put me on a
regime of steroids and Neurontin (gabapentin) a anti-seizure med. The pain
in my left arm was gone in hours, but my hands and shoulders have remained a
pain in the ass!

Op