> George,
>> Owwww. . .have you tried Gabapentin?
> I was told to DISCONTINUE ALL PAIN MEDICATIONS...EXCEPT for
> low dose Tylenol...because all the pain medications thin the
> blood (I'm already on Eliquis for atrial fibrillation), and
> that it'd make me more of a hemophiliac. But, too much of the
> Tylenol can cause liver damage.

Too much of any drug/medication is rough on the old liver (which filters all  the chemical crap out of our blood, whatever the kidneys can't handle, anyway)

Okay, if it's contraindicated in y our case, then so be it -- look up a group  called "self management of chronic conditions" & try to find a free workship  that you can fo over Zoom, or in person locally. Search your state with those  other keywords, as it's normally state-based (all in a partuicular froup of 6- 12 being from the same state or province, to maintain the original integrity of the program)

Thery've provided me with non-medication-centred ways to function to the degree I want normal life to look like, in spite of chronic pain at level 8-10/10 most of the time.

This was developed by a California university using tight scientific controls  to create each section & testing it in actual practice.

I started training to lead these groups over Zoom here in BC, so I have a good  idea of the behind the scenes effectiveness & why it works. (insurances love  the program, as people have fewer doctor & hospiotal visits for ongoing chronic conditions; my provincial health insurance provides the program free to any  resident of BC, including the text)

> I guess I just have to suffer. Then, I've got a bunch of
> other crap going on...with the greedy state people likely
> going to take away my low income assistance to pay the monthly
> Medicare premium...which means I have to sell the car. Then, I
> am having problems with the BBS not "downing the nodes" for the
> nightly doorgame and file area maintenance. I may end up REMOVING
> ALL THE DOORS...and if I do that, is there any reason to keep the
> BBS online?? I sure hate to waste all those door registrations
> over the last 32 years...never mind have to set up new BBS
> software.

What did we do back in the time before modems? (on-topic now *LOL*)

I'm with Robert A. Heinlein & Spider Robinson(2 of my fave authors(the former  RIP in '88): "A blessing shared is doubled and a sorrow shared is halved."

And from me: "No problem is unsolveable, except maybe for dribbling a football  or putting toothpaste back in the tube by hand"

I've solved those two, also. . .


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