[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Cindy's Shoulder And Scanning

  • From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:22:30 -0700 (PDT)

Thanks for the tip about the ice bag, Monica. I do get
the Dr. Leonard's catalog. I'll look for it and order
it next time.

Cindy

--- Monica Willyard <plumlipstick@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Cindy, when you so graciously helped me replace
> missing pages in 
> Death Of A Glutton, you mentioned your shoulder.  :)
>  I remembered 
> that because I have shoulder trouble too from a car
> accident I was 
> in.  I have several torn ligaments in my neck and
> back and have 
> developed spinal arthritis around the site of the
> injury.  I could 
> relate to doing scanning in short bursts, and I
> remembered thinking 
> that it was especially nice of you to help with the
> pages I 
> needed.  I've been on this list since last January,
> though sometimes 
> it seems like it must be longer than that because
> I've learned so 
> much from so many people here.  I bought a cloth bag
> with a 
> water-proof interior for holding ice and water. 
> It's an ice pack, 
> but it's not a traditional one.  You unscrew the
> lid, fill it with 
> ice cubes and some cold water, put the lid back on,
> and you have a 
> flexible and comfortable ice pack that will conform
> to your shoulder 
> area.  It's especially nice since I don't have to
> worry about keeping 
> it chilled.  I can just use it when I need it.  My
> daughter swipes it 
> sometimes to use on her knees after basketball
> practice.  When I use 
> my ice pack, I can scan better because the cold
> keeps that area from 
> becoming inflamed.  In case this would help you too,
> I got it from a 
> company called Dr. Leonard's.  I think their address
> is 
> www.drleonard.com .  Or it maybe me drleonards.com 
> It cost me 
> something like $5.95, and it's been worth several
> times that much.  I 
> alternate it with using a heating pad throughout the
> day if I'm 
> having a painful day in general.
> 
> Monica Willyard
> 
> On Saturday 10/14/2006 04:57 AM, you wrote:
> >I've ordered the book from my library.
> >
> >How do you know about my shoulder problems? I
> didn't
> >realize you'd been here so long.smile
> >
> >I'll just put Capzaisin HP or something on my
> >shoulders and take tylenol, and stop for a while,
> and
> >then continue. My arthritic pains are nothing
> compared
> >to blindness and deafness and other physical pains
> and
> >debilitating conditions so many of you have.
> >
> >Cindy
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