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by Erik M3
Sat Jun 19, 2004 3:21 pm
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: Spinal Cord Stimulator and RLS Pain
Replies: 3
Views: 3113

Those stimulators generally do not work for everyone. I have read where it helps only about 30% of the pts. That is not good enough to warrent the costs and the depth of the procedure. The infection rate is also very high, then they have to be pulled out. I did see where Jerry Lewis has one and love...
by Erik M3
Sat Jun 19, 2004 3:12 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: 28yrs old and at my wits end
Replies: 7
Views: 4793

Well I am am 37 and I feel like my RLS has been the same for many years, so I would not worry too much about it getting worse. This is just my personal exper. though. It can be progressive, I cant imagine mine getting worse, I already feel like cutting my legs off now at times.
by Erik M3
Sun Jun 13, 2004 2:43 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: My first post
Replies: 13
Views: 7141

Jumpyowl

Thank you very much for the info. I see you listed a DPM. Do you have any experience w/using them for RLS. Are they up to speed on this subjct more or less than say a Neuro would be? I will also check out the Boca guys when I get back from vacation next week. Boca has a bad rep w/ very snobby arroga...
by Erik M3
Sun Jun 13, 2004 2:32 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: I'm a lifer with this hell and now my oldest son is to.
Replies: 6
Views: 4156

I have the Tempuric (sic) aka Swedish mattress , the one on TV w/ the wine glass and the guy jumping next to it, it is great but $$ I think I pd about $4K or so, which for a mattress is a lot. LOL I did break my box spring from jumping around so much, how F'ed is that. My wifes box spring is perfect...
by Erik M3
Sat Jun 12, 2004 6:42 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: Another RLS sufferer
Replies: 9
Views: 5982

The benzo's made mine worse. I took xanax 1.0 and klonapin 1.0 at diff times and had hellacious nights. So I gave them to the wife :) she liked them and didnt yell at me for the longest time.
by Erik M3
Sat Jun 12, 2004 6:29 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: I'm a lifer with this hell and now my oldest son is to.
Replies: 6
Views: 4156

Wow if you look at my first post, its damn near identical , right down to the getting high and dr getting busted for sex, jeez you dont live in Palm Beach County do yah??
by Erik M3
Sat Jun 12, 2004 6:27 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: My first post
Replies: 13
Views: 7141

First a big thanks to everyone that replied , wow, umm I live in S. Fla and there are no other dr's on y'alls list even close to me so where to go now is the ?? A break fell my way , my mother in law gets 180 10 mg Methadone and 90 hydyocodone a month from her pain dr and she has nothing wrong w/ he...
by Erik M3
Sun Jun 06, 2004 6:36 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: My first post
Replies: 13
Views: 7141

Thanks for the careing replies

Thank you all so much , I am very happy to have found y'all, weird thing is I dont even remember how I found my way here. I am not sure where to start again for Tx. I was seeing a well respected neurosurgen who was my nextdoor neighbor as well as fishing buddy. He is unfort going off to prison so wh...