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Skriven 2008-07-25 23:46:27 av Nancy Backus (1:3634/12.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
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-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 07-15-08 16:11 <=-

 NB>> unlikely to ever become addicted to them.  There's something in the
 NB>> way the drugs act to break the pain at the source that both makes them
 NB>> effective and protects from them becoming addictive in most cases.
 NB>> The docs also remind that enjoying the relief the drugs provide, and

 RH> I'll have to check out when we get up there; last I knew, she was just
 RH> using Tylenol. The cabinets where she keeps her dishes in the kitchen
 RH> are all over the counter so reaching up is hard.  When we were up

Plain Tylenol isn't addictive.  When you are talking Tylenol #3 or #4,
those have codeine in them, so are potentially addictive.  Taking too
much of any of them can cause other problems, of course.  I think it's
acetaminaphen that is processed through the liver...

 RH> there some years ago, I convinced her to put a basic set (4 each plates
 RH> & bowls) on the lowest shelf. Reasoning was that she wouldn't have to
 RH> reach up higher when it was just the 2 of them and if others were
 RH> around, they could do the extra reaching for her.  She resisted at

Good reasoning.  :)

 RH> first, then saw the wisdom of the idea.  One of my sisters tried to
 RH> put it back the way it had been a few months later but by then my mom
 RH> had gotten used to (and liked) the new arraingment.

She just had to put it into practice... and then she could claim it as
her own... ;)  Besides, it made sense, and didn't hurt as much... (G)

 NB>> needing another dose as scheduled, does not an addiction make.  I hear
 NB>> you, though, on not being able to tell her how to run her life... one
 NB>> can only pass on information and hope it helps... :)

 RH> Yes, I've told her about the relief but I think it's a mental block
 RH> with her. But, if she would give it a try, she might have "why did I
 RH> resist for so long?" experiences.

I've been similarly working with an older neighbor, to be willing to
take her pain meds when called for, and to remind her which ones are
less likely to make a problem with going out and driving...  :)  It
makes better sense than being in pain that keeps you from doing anything
you would rather be doing...  Another thing that my neighbor was given
for the pain was Lidocaine patches... you just cut them down to the
proper size and put them over the place it hurts.  My neighbor has been
having pain in her shoulder/upper back that the pills didn't always help
much for, but this is working well for her.  It's 12 hours on, 12 hours
off.  She doesn't use them all the time, but when she does it does help.

ttyl         neb

... Not breaking the rules, just testing the elasticity...

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