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Skriven 2008-07-30 20:07:22 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 11056 av Nancy Backus (1:3634/12.0)
Ärende: Old recipes
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Hi Nancy,

 NB> in most cases.  NB>> The docs also remind that enjoying the relief the
 NB> 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

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

OK, it looks like she just has some form of Tylenol 3.  No wonder she's
hurting so much; I don't think she hardly uses it.


 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

 NB> 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.

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

But now it's all messed up again and she's added a lot more (be polite
and say) stuff.

 NB> I hear  NB>> you, though, on not being able to tell her how to run her
 NB> 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.

 NB> I've been similarly working with an older neighbor, to be willing to
 NB> take her pain meds when called for, and to remind her which ones are
 NB> less likely to make a problem with going out and driving...  :)  It
 NB> makes better sense than being in pain that keeps you from doing


Except for medical apointments, my folks hardly go out now.  Dad goes to
get the mail and paper.


 NB> anything you would rather be doing...  Another thing that my neighbor
 NB> was given
 NB> for the pain was Lidocaine patches... you just cut them down to the
 NB> proper size and put them over the place it hurts.  My neighbor has
 NB> been having pain in her shoulder/upper back that the pills didn't
 NB> always help much for, but this is working well for her.  It's 12 hours
 NB> on, 12 hours off.  She doesn't use them all the time, but when she
 NB> does it does help.

Sounds like it would work well. Does your neighbor do much cooking? We
took my parents out last night for their anniversary and I made supper
tonight--lasagne with left overs for 3 more meals.


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