Hello NANCY.

21 Sep 09 13:32, you wrote to me:

 SR>>> Will do that, I also use a TENS machine
 SR>>> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcutaneous_electrical_nerve_st
 SR>>> i mulati on) which I find does helkp and means I dont take
 SR>>> medical tablets
 NB>>> Yup, I've heard of those, and seen them in use for at least
 NB>>> three people I'm fairly close to.  Wonder machines... :)

 SR>> They are and to be honest if yu can keep away from tablets I
 SR>> think that is also an added benefit

 NB> Especially the pain pills.  A friend of mine was taking lots of pain
 NB> meds for her arthritis in knees, hips and shoulders, and getting
 NB> regular cortisone shots as well to try to keep things working
 NB> somewhat.  Her bone doctor suggested that she might try
 NB> glucosomine-chondroitin supplements so she did.  She was able to get
 NB> off the pain pills entirely and reduce greatly the number of times
 NB> that she needed the shots.  She is also one of the ones I know of that
 NB> has and uses a TENS machine... hers is for pain in the spine/neck, for
 NB> which she couldn't get shots.


My wife had the TENS machine due to a bad back. I took it over for my knee
and never regretted it since. I am also taking those tablets, IU seen an
article in a newspaper about it and trying them. Still no joy with the
tablets but hey it may do something :)

 NB> Pain meds can be a life saver, if used when and how they should... but
 NB> they come with lots of side effects that can cause more problems.  I'd
 NB> use them short-term, or for ad-hoc, but not long-term chronic... there
 NB> I look for other solutions if at all possible, including mind over
 NB> matter types...  :)

I suffer with bad heart burn taking tablets so if I can avoid it I will. I
know that sometimes tablets are the only way but as there is no cure other
than an op for my condition, I p-refer to stay off them

Sean

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