On Tue, 6 Dec 2011 11:32:29 -0600, "Snag" wrote:

Ivan Vegvary wrote:
Kind of metal related. Getting a new hip (metal) on Thursday. Been
bothering me for over 25 years.
Funny about pain. Can come on very sloooowly. You kind of don't feel
it but people around you sense it. My doctor convinced me to take a
shot in the hip and see if my lifestyle changes. I didn't notice any
change, but my SWMBO said I became much more active. Instead of one
trip to the shop (100 ft., carrying as much as I can) I made 20-30
trips, thoughtlessly. Also lost 10 lbs. in about 2 weeks time. Shot
lasted exactly 4 weeks and then I realized that I had been in pain
all along (prior to the shot).
Most significantly SWMBO said I was no longer crabby during that
period!

If any of you have “been there, done that” I would like to hear from
you.

Thanks,
Ivan Vegvary

Chronic lower back pain . Some days worse , especially in stormy weather .
Mine's probably not as severe as many , but it's *always* there . Most days
I take nothing , sometimes a couple of ibuprofen , occasionally it's bad
enough for something stronger .
And my grandkids call me Grumpaw .

Ive had 2 back surgeries, 14 broken bones, heart surgery and Ive been
shot 3, and bayoneted once and stabbed once.

I take no meds for pain but use autohypnosis, which really does work

http://www.thread-of-awareness.com/HYPNO1.HTM

I also use it for relaxation

http://www.mindtools.com/stress/Rela...lfHypnosis.htm

Try it..it may well help those with chronic pain issues.

I use it regularly and it does indeed work for me.

Gunner

One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that,
in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers
and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are
not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.
Gunner Asch