"Tony" Thought Journal 3.0

Faye Fox said:
@Tony Page Have you had any fusion done on your neck? My neck always has a low level of discomfort. A flaxseed microwaveable heat pad helps that. For serious sharp pain, I use Voltaren and the pain is gone within 15 minutes. I think it is hard for someone that has done hard physical work all their life, to think of any incident that caused neck damage. It is a accumulation of wear. As I age, I use the term, "pain in the neck" more discretely than I did when I was younger. :sneaky:
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No I haven't had any Fusion done and yes I do have a microwavable flaxseed heating pad, that I just purchased recently for my neck. I only used it once, and it seems to help reduce the neck pain.

I take Ibuprofen for my neck pain, my back pain, whatever pan I have. So far it's worked pretty good.
 
Tony Page said:
I take Ibuprofen for my neck pain, my back pain, whatever pan I have. So far it's worked pretty good.
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Be careful with the ibuprofen, Tony. My kidney function has decreased and my doctor advised me to avoid anti-inflammatories. Apparently they are harder on kidneys in old people. I am bummed because the only thing that alleviates gout pain is Naproxen. (And if my gout gets bad enough, I will definitely take one; don't tell my doc.)
 
Tony Page said:
No I haven't had any Fusion done and yes I do have a microwavable flaxseed heating pad, that I just purchased recently for my neck. I only used it once, and it seems to help reduce the neck pain.

I take Ibuprofen for my neck pain, my back pain, whatever pan I have. So far it's worked pretty good.
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Ditto on what Beth said. The reason I use the Voltaren gel is I can get quicker and better pain relief and right on the area in pain and have a lot less anti-inflammatory go into my blood stream and affect my stomach and kidneys. I can't take oral ibuprofen because of my stomach. Well, I can, but my stomach won't be happy about it. :sneaky: Today, my 2nd day past my yard antics, my entire body hurts. :cautious:
 
Faye Fox said:
Ditto on what Beth said. The reason I use the Voltaren gel is I can get quicker and better pain relief and right on the area in pain and have a lot less anti-inflammatory go into my blood stream and affect my stomach and kidneys. I can't take oral ibuprofen because of my stomach. Well, I can, but my stomach won't be happy about it. :sneaky: Today, my 2nd day past my yard antics, my entire body hurts. :cautious:
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Today, my 2nd day past my yard antics, my entire body hurts

Your gonna need a lot of Voltaren gel.
 
Beth Gallagher said:
Tony, since you only get the pain while sleeping, maybe you should consider a different pillow or sleep position.

I have degenerated discs in my neck that give me fits; some days are definitely worse than others.
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I'm still experimenting with that I have tried raising the bed lowering the bed.
My wife saw his pillow for people who have neck problems that I might purchase and try.
 
Tony Page said:
I'm still experimenting with that I have tried raising the bed lowering the bed.
My wife saw his pillow for people who have neck problems that I might purchase and try.
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@Tony Page my wife had similar problems from car accidents she was in as a child. She found this pillow (from my recommendation:)) and it seems to help her a lot if she uses it regularly. Below is the Amazon offer, but you might get something similar locally.
 
Don Alaska said:
@Tony Page my wife had similar problems from car accidents she was in as a child. She found this pillow (from my recommendation:)) and it seems to help her a lot if she uses it regularly. Below is the Amazon offer, but you might get something similar locally.
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Don,
Looks good I'm going to order it. When my daughter gets home from work I'll tell her to order it she has an account with Amazon and get free shipping.
 
Beth Gallagher said:
Be careful with the ibuprofen, Tony. My kidney function has decreased and my doctor advised me to avoid anti-inflammatories. Apparently they are harder on kidneys in old people. I am bummed because the only thing that alleviates gout pain is Naproxen. (And if my gout gets bad enough, I will definitely take one; don't tell my doc.)
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What your doctor said makes sense to me now, since I just got back from taking a friend with kidney problems and pending gout to the kidney doctor. He wants her to get off oral anti-inflammatories. He prescribed her a special gout medicine. He said any topical, such as Voltaren, anti-inflammatory won't affect the kidneys and best to use for her aches and pains. While acetaminophen won't bother the kidneys, it does the liver, so pain relief for us oldie that need it most, is like walking a tight rope.

I remarked that from what he said, we oldies have three choices: Kidney failure, liver disease, or suffer horribly from aches and pains. He said I was a bit harsh in my assessment, but medically speaking, that was correct.
 
Faye Fox said:
What your doctor said makes sense to me now, since I just got back from taking a friend with kidney problems and pending gout to the kidney doctor. He wants her to get off oral anti-inflammatories. He prescribed her a special gout medicine. He said any topical, such as Voltaren, anti-inflammatory won't affect the kidneys and best to use for her aches and pains. While acetaminophen won't bother the kidneys, it does the liver, so pain relief for us oldie that need it most, is like walking a tight rope.

I remarked that from what he said, we oldies have three choices: Kidney failure, liver disease, or suffer horribly from aches and pains. He said I was a bit harsh in my assessment, but medically speaking, that was correct.
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An effective treatment for gout is a steroid dose-pak. That works well but it is a 5-day regimen. It does not affect the kidneys so there's that. I am on Allopurinol which is supposed to reduce the purines in the blood that cause gout, so I haven't had a gout attack in a while now. That may be what the doctor prescribed for your friend.
 
Beth Gallagher said:
An effective treatment for gout is a steroid dose-pak. That works well but it is a 5-day regimen. It does not affect the kidneys so there's that. I am on Allopurinol which is supposed to reduce the purines in the blood that cause gout, so I haven't had a gout attack in a while now. That may be what the doctor prescribed for your friend.
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Yep, Allopurinol is the one.
 
Faye Fox said:
Yep, Allopurinol is the one.
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The doctor probably told y'all this, but she shouldn't start Allopurinol during an active gout flare; it can make it worse. She should wait until the flare is better and maybe have a blood test to see how high the purines are before starting the Rx. You are a good friend, Faye. She is lucky to have you to help her.
 
Beth Gallagher said:
The doctor probably told y'all this, but she shouldn't start Allopurinol during an active gout flare; it can make it worse. She should wait until the flare is better and maybe have a blood test to see how high the purines are before starting the Rx. You are a good friend, Faye. She is lucky to have you to help her.
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She hasn't had any flare ups, but doc says its coming if she doesn't get things under control.
 
Tony Page said:
Don,
Looks good I'm going to order it. When my daughter gets home from work I'll tell her to order it she has an account with Amazon and get free shipping.
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You don't sleep on it though. My wife lays on the floor with the pillow under her neck for ten minutes at a time ( slowly built up to that in 1 or 2 minute intervals) twice daily when things are bad, and it helps not only her back but her shoulders as well. I hope it works as well for you.
 
Had a horrible afternoon yesterday. Don't know how to explain it except my head was sleepy I felt I could close my eyes and konk out, my body was like lead and just wanted to lay down. I did take a nap and only got up to use the bathroom for most of the afternoon. It was a horrible feeling because I felt I didn't have a choice I had to lay down. I don't want to be dramatic but the thoughts did cross my mind that this could be the end.

it's 3:15 in the morning and I got out of bed because again I'm not feeling right. My whole body was tingling, I felt like I was burnt. Maybe it's all hormone or radiation After Effects.

looking forward to Daylight.
 
Tony Page said:
Had a horrible afternoon yesterday. Don't know how to explain it except my head was sleepy I felt I could close my eyes and konk out, my body was like lead and just wanted to lay down. I did take a nap and only got up to use the bathroom for most of the afternoon. It was a horrible feeling because I felt I didn't have a choice I had to lay down. I don't want to be dramatic but the thoughts did cross my mind that this could be the end.

it's 3:15 in the morning and I got out of bed because again I'm not feeling right. My whole body was tingling, I felt like I was burnt. Maybe it's all hormone or radiation After Effects.

looking forward to Daylight.
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I was tired all day too, @Tony Page and I slept a good portion of the day away.
 
Faye Fox said:
Naw, I reserve it for the worst sharp pain, the hard to bear. The sore muscles I just deal with, that is just being a tough country girl.
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You certainly are a tough Country Girl.

Did I ever tell you I was on a horse once, WELL!!! it was actually a pony. I was about a year and a half old they took my picture. I haven't seen the picture in many years, like since I was seven I believe they dress me up as a cowboy. Just thinking again.
 
Tony Page said:
You certainly are a tough Country Girl.

Did I ever tell you I was on a horse once, WELL!!! it was actually a pony. I was about a year and a half old they took my picture. I haven't seen the picture in many years, like since I was seven I believe they dress me up as a cowboy. Just thinking again.
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Those pictures on a pony as a little kid are always special. I think since those were the days of black and white TV westerns, that many kids dressed up in "cowboy" outfits and had a pair of cap six guns and a stick pony. Town kids could even go on real pony rides and get their photo taken if their folks wanted to part with some cash.
 
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