Information and opinions on health from Wendell707 at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/815998/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/815998/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/815998/index http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/101603/managed Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:24:00 -0500 Wendell707 Hello to everyone in the forum it's been awhile since my last post. My pain management is going well and it is tolerable but as we all know the pain is allways with us. I have been trying things to help take my mind off the pain,right now as i an typeing i have a 10's unit on. This helps alot it's like gettig a back rub while you are online :) I take my meds on time ad i allso watch alot of dvd movies,i dont buy or rent them because i am a... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/101603/managed http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/98965/management Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:18:21 -0500 Wendell707 Hello to everyone in the forum it's been several weeks since my last post and now with the HOLIDAYS we are going to be super busy / My pain is being managed well i feal better than i have in a long time ,the meds are doing their job but i now have to work on getting rid of some side effects "Gabapentin" is the villan. I have some swelling on both legs and my wrists feal like the skin is to tight but i can stand this but not that cronic... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/98965/management http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/97070/meds-finealy Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:34:06 -0500 Wendell707 Hello to everyone in the forum,i have'nt been on this site very much in the last month because Thanksgiveing has come and gone. My meds have been doing their job because my pain level has been low,the worst time of the day for me is from noon to about 7:00pm so thats when i take my strongest dose and it's working. I have even managed to cut back on my meds for all the outher times and like i said it's working. I dont see my pain management... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/97070/meds-finealy http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/93357/platelets Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:12:05 -0500 Wendell707 I went to see my pain management Doctor yesterday and got enough scripts to last into New Years, He allso gave me a shot of cortazone in the spine. i hate to say this because it made things worse instead of better. I've felt like heck since i got it so i am trying not to move very much in hopes of geting rid of the pain "i rate this pain at about a 7 on the pain scale. To top things off i got a call from my familey Doctor and i am supposed to... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/93357/platelets http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/92627/rain-rain Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:50:43 -0400 Wendell707 I feal like H*ll and have been fealing bad all day with a stright 8 pain on the pain scale /could it be this cold rainy weather stirs up ole man pain? I have taken everything i have to fight off the pain or atleast try to get rid of as much pain as i can, i can only hope tomorrow will be a better day. I had a few erands to run today and i was miserable doing them and just as miserable when i got trough and sat in my recliner with the tv on... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/92627/rain-rain http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/89534/cronic-back Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:04:34 -0400 Wendell707 Wow what a day, i have took my meds on time and the pain still manages to break through and to think some of those tiny pain pills cost's over four hundred dollars and some changel One would think they should do their job but they dont allways do what they should and we find that out on the road of cronic pain. I hope eveyone has a nice night and a very low pain scale. http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/89534/cronic-back http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/87944/saveing Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:05:00 -0400 Wendell707 Hello to all that is reading this post / wow this past weekend was a roller coaster ride on the pain scale. We have those good days but we have those bad days to.  i started my weekend with a 7 or an 8 pain scale and i just could'nt shake it i-and i was even takeing my meds when they were due so needless to say i spent the entire weekend either in my bed or on my recliner  and i was the same right through the first part of... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/87944/saveing http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/87568/cronic-pain Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:57:42 -0400 Wendell707 Well anouther weekend went by but this one went a little slower because of my Cronic Back pain. About the time one thinks they have it under control you find out you dont / I take the same meds every day so one would think that you would have the same amount of pain releif each day//Wrong my pain has increased for the last three days and i have'nt done anything different to bring it on. I'm back to one day at a time because you never... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/87568/cronic-pain http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/85937/cronic-pain Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:35:59 -0400 Wendell707 Hello everyone who may be reading rhis post, well Labor day has come and gone so Old Man Winter cant be far away. This year we not only worrie about the cold weather and the flue we have the Swine Flue to worrie about. The media has picked up on this swine flue so it's even hard to listen to a newscast without hearing something about it. I just hope and pray none of us has to deal with it because we have enough to deal with the way it is. My... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/85937/cronic-pain http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/84376/numbered Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:14:27 -0400 Wendell707 Hi everyone i just looked at my calander and now i am wandering where in the heck did Summer go / Well my good days are still out-doing the bad days and in part i have to give my GranDaughters some credit for takeing my mind off my pain ,one is so busy there is no time to think about anything outher whats going on and that is a true blessing. I know they are a big help because when they all go home then i notice old man pain trying to creep... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/815998/84376/numbered