The Intractable Pain Patients Handbook for Survival,
 

I came across this recently and felt I should share the link with you all. Scroll down to the 2nd link & click on the PDF to get a copy of "The Intractable Pain Patients Handbook for Survival" by Forest Tennant, MD.

http://foresttennant.com/pain_manage...self_help.html

It provides some good common sense advice for us. I'm particularly interested in his views on nutritional and hormone agents as it affects those of us with chronic pain.

Best of the season to you all.

MsL

I read it all!
 

It was so informative, easy to read, and made a lot of sense.

THANK YOU!!!! Vanna:winky:

Thank you for this information. It really is very informative about basic information that is hard to come by. I will be printing it to refer back to

Hi MsL, I thank you too. going to copy it too to refer to and share with Dr.
Thank you for all your research and sharing with us, we appreciate it! loretta

I found it interesting that the author advised us all to have at least one week of meds stashed in case of an emergency. I would never have thought to keep such a supply, especially since I take so many different types of medications. I don't even know if I could manage that, since I have to get my refills approved at the pharmacy.

Have any of you ever heard of that advice before?

If you ask your doctor for samples they usually have them.That would get you through at least a couple days. It seems like one more thing to think about but if the medicine is not available then that is a worse problem. Also it is a good idea to have enough for one dosage in a seperate container in your purse in case you forget them at home.

I hadn't heard that before but it sure makes sense to me. Where I live our medications are tracked and counted through a central computer system. I stock piled some oxycodone for emergencies because doctors here won't renew a prescription like that for another doctor. I got caught on that when I needed some following surgery and my regular PM doctor was on vacation. I simply asked my doctor to give me extra so I wouldn't find myself in that spot again.

MsL

Amino acids and diet in chronic pain management by DR. Tennant
 

I'm happy to hear that many of you are finding the Survival handbook helpful too. I'm recovering from a very long flight to Europe but so thrilled to be with my hubby for Christmas even if he does have to work tonight.

Here is another article by the same doctor, "Amino acids and diet in chronic pain management". I've loaded up on my antioxidants and now considering these recommendations.

http://www.dynamichealthresources.co...s_april_09.pdf

Merry Christmas to you all.

MsL