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(Message started by: Wendy1 on Apr 2^nd, 2003, 3:57pm)

Title: Shawdowing Bad between h/a ~ n/e suggestions N/T
Post by Wendy1 on Apr 2^nd, 2003, 3:57pm

Title: Re: Shawdowing Bad between h/a ~ n/e suggestions
Post by WendyHowe on Apr 2^nd, 2003, 4:44pm

Sorry Wendy

Not answering your post really as I can't. Just saying hello from the other Wendy on the board who henceforth shall be known as Wendy the Brit to save confusion.

Wendy the Brit

Title: Re: Shawdowing Bad between h/a ~ n/e suggestions
Post by don on Apr 2^nd, 2003, 4:50pm

Not much you can do about those damn shadows. What meds are you on?

Title: Re: Shawdowing Bad between h/a ~ n/e suggestions
Post by Wendy1 on Apr 2^nd, 2003, 6:58pm

Don...

Ya know, I just don't know what to try anymore. My neuro could not see me till the 14th, so my g/p prescribed Veralin... I rec'd info that Verapamil works much better than Veralin. So I will get that tomorrow. I was taking Frova... but ran out. I am getting Amerge tomorrow with the Verapamil. AND... of course I ran out of Vicodin today and can't refill till tomorrow. PRAY FOR ME TONITE... 'cause I have NOTHING!!!!

Title: Re: Shawdowing Bad between h/a ~ n/e suggestions
Post by Roxy on Apr 2^nd, 2003, 8:13pm

Wendy1,

Sometimes cafergot will get rid of some of my shadows.

PFDAN,
Tracey

Title: Re: Shawdowing Bad between h/a ~ n/e suggestions
Post by tommyD on Apr 3^rd, 2003, 6:57am

You might try ginger. The spice, not the starlet on Gilligan's Island.

PinkSharkmark recommended this and had a recipe for a ginger tea -- a teaspoon in a mug of hot water. That was a little strong (hot!) so I use an eighth to a quarter teaspoon. Throw in a little sugar and it's really a pleasent drink.

Seems to knock the shadows out quick, and lasts about an hour, maybe two. Of course it could be my imagination, the way my shadows come and go.

And once a shadow hits KIP 3, the ginger only takes the edge off - there is still a hard little nugget of pain it won't touch. Never tried during a full scale beast visit, but I suspect it wouldn't do much.

A friend sent me some Reed's Extra Ginger Brew. Interesting - a cold beverage with a hot after-taste. Now I'm trying to find more out here in the stacks.

YMMV

-tommyD

Title: Re: Shawdowing Bad between h/a ~ n/e suggestions
Post by Wendy1 on Apr 3^rd, 2003, 10:51am

Thanks Don...

I will try this, but unfortunatley while you were finishing up writing your post, I was on my ride home from ER. It surprisingly was a decent trip, being treated asap. I'm going to try the tea today. Thanks

Title: Re: Shawdowing Bad between h/a ~ n/e suggestions
Post by Wendy1 on Apr 3^rd, 2003, 10:53am

Ooops.... I mean thanks TOMMY!!! :P Demerol still in my system... that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it LOL

Title: Re: Shawdowing Bad between h/a ~ n/e suggestions
Post by tommyD on Apr 3^rd, 2003, 6:19pm

No need to thank me...you're an experiment! ;) only the third person I know of to try it.

Let us know how it works. And don't be afraid to say it did nothing. No such thing as a failed experiment.

-tommyD

Title: Re: Shawdowing Bad between h/a ~ n/e suggestions
Post by arby on Apr 3^rd, 2003, 7:14pm

tommyD

Tried the ginger drink for persistant shadows this afternoon - used about half a teaspoon (will try more next time!). Sorry to say it did nothing for the shadows although I did enjoy the drink as I love ginger! Anyway, thanks for the tip. Willing to try just about anything to get off the meds, even if I'm only getting the placebo effect!!

arby

Title: Re: Shawdowing Bad between h/a ~ n/e suggestions
Post by tommyD on Apr 4^th, 2003, 3:55pm

arby -

Thanks for the report.

Well, it looks like the success rate is droppping fast, down from two for two to two out of three. Not quite ready to report to JAMA tho... ;)

-tommyD