Hi Lisa,
I'm Cathy and just joined NeuroTalk (thankfully) last week.

I really don't have any opinion about Paula Abdul. I want to thank you for the explanation about how pain medication works. I can't take any of the drugs that have codeine in them (which is just about all of them) so doc gave me darvacet (propoxy) and I've always said that I've been aware that the pain is there, just that I don't seem to care as much that it's there. The explanation that pain meds work if taken correctly in the area of the brain that senses or feels the pain is terrific. At least I know that some days when I take it, that is the reason I can still work and get things done.

So thanks Lisa for passing on that info. It's helped me and I'm sure others. We can read all the literature and side effects, etc., but it's only in experience that we become truly knowledgeable and that leads to the blessing of being more compassionate toward our fellow sufferers. There is truly a reason for everything, even if we cannot see it currently.

Have a wonderful day Lisa and all.
Cathy