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   > 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. . .   
   --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5   
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