Keep up the good work! Congratulations on making it to the two year anniversary and we look forward to seeing your posts for many more anniversaries to come.

Sarah

Sorry to hear you missed church today Fred due to pain. Not the way you want to be.

I asked Ray about the feeling that your leg is like a log and he has it too more frequently now.

Will your neuro authorise another MRIor MRA to see if there is more brain damage? Have you thought of accessing alternate pain treatment? I know some people try acupuncture/ relaxation/ aromatherapy. Just gving you something else to think about.

Cheers mate, Sue.

hi scooterman thanks for writing this in your blog. i am 2 years post stroke (left side effected). i can walk with or without a cane and can generally use my left hand and side to a limited extent although i still have no real feeling on that side. i too have very good days, but then have very painful days just like the one you are experiencing today. my entire left side seems to draw up, contract, tighten up, spasm, (i dont know quite how to describe it) and i have the numbness and burning with it. :Argh: just like you i feel like this might be my last day on earth, because of how severe the pain is. to me it is very hard to describe. it hurts to the touch or even if a blanket is touching me. turning on my side is difficult and painful. i try to explain to my spouse that his arm around me in bed hurts real bad but sometimes he just doesnt understand. although ive never participated in chat ive never seen anyone in our support group address this issue. with me sometimes i'll run out of my baclofen or neurontin. i need both it seems to not have these painful episodes happen. thanks so much for letting me know that someone else is experiencing this. i too dont quite understand what is happening to me but i hope it is positive and that it involves the return of feeling on my left side. if you can please refer me to others who are or have experienced this problem. glaidice

Congrats on the 2 year mark, so sorry you are having so much pain.

Yesterday I bought the new Woman's World magazine Jan 24th edition (cost is $1.49) there is an an article on the best- and-safest ways to Beat Pain. you may want to read this article and then ask your doctor if it would be okay (with your other meds) to try these supplements.

I have used the Zostrix cream and have had some relief ..

Hoping 2006 is brighter and that you get some pain relief.

Best wishes

Bonnie

Fred

i'm glad that you made so much progress in these two years, and i'm glad that you're here.

sandy

Fred

i'm glad that you made so much progress in two years, and i'm glad that you're here.

sandy :big_grin:

I was already lost, with the new buttons to push, I never knew the commrnts was blocked out from view. I think I'm back in the fast lane now. Thanks Jean and all. :roflmao: