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 > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.