"If my back looked like that I'd be whining and complaining and unable to do much of anything"

"If my back looked like that I'd be whining and complaining and unable to do much of
anything", our friend Kirk said yesterday after my husband pulled my shirt up and
showed him my twisted spine. The 38 degree curve. MRI and xrays in April, 2019.

I am 5' 3 3/4" due to spine shrinkage and vertebral displacement and weigh 
125 lbs on average. I am slim. Thank goodness. If I had extra weight to haul
around it would be even tougher and more painful than it is.  

Kirk is a few years older than me. He is very slim and muscular.
He can hang onto a tree limb and support his entire body weight like an ape!

I think Kirk is proud of me. Or just amazed?

I said, "I've been working on this for years and can squat like this (legs spread out
like you are supposed to do when squat outside to go to the bathroom) now. 

I can do the splits! I started out by laying on my back and stretching my legs out. 

Several
years ago I couldn't even squat without falling down.  I am dealing with this and
have learned alot over the years and I choose to do something about it instead of
whine and complain. The doctors (M.D.s) just want to prescribe temporary 
pain medications/ prescription drugs (such as tramadol) for a month, over the counter tylenol/acetaminophen or advil/
ibuprofen which I haven't taken since April, 2009, then they want me to wait
until it gets worse. Until it gets so bad they can cut me open to perform surgery
that would cost thousands and thousands of dollars, putting money in their
pockets and not solving the problem, just making it worse."

Kirk came over so my husband could fix things on his vehicle. We talked about
food, health, nutrition, exercise. Natural things. Remedies. 
He talked about lymphatic massage therapy.  I think he is onto something.

It's about air, water, sunshine, food. Proper exercise. Attitude.
Lifestyle. Nature. Nurture. Moderation. 

Burning back pain after I eat.

Burning back pain after I eat. Starts in the right side
and gravitates to left lower and mid back. Have to lay down and put my legs up to alleviate pain.
Chiropractor I saw January 31, 2020 did not help.

Severe pain in right side began April 15, 2009.
Many years of taking ibuprofen and acetaminophen every day for back pain,
drinking coffee to keep me awake so I could work and survive.

M.D.s doctors prescribed pain pills and muscle relaxers until our
Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance ended in 2006 so I ended up taking
otc medicine: advil, tylenol and generic versions to stop the back pain.

I haven't taken any acetaminophen or iboprofen since April, 2009
but the effects of these over the counter meds and prescription meds
have resulted in damage to my system. They have not cured the
source of the problem causing the pain.



2-9-2020

I quit taking any products containing aspirin, ibuprofen or acetaminophen in April, 2009 (over ten years ago).

I quit taking any products containing aspirin, ibuprofen or acetaminophen in April, 2009 (over ten
years ago).
I won't take aleve, motrin, advil or the following on this list

Common Medications Containing Aspirin and Other Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Common Medications Containing Aspirin
Aggrenox® Cama® Arthritis Pain Reliever Heartline® Robaxisal® Tablets
Alka Seltzer® COPE® Headrin® Roxiprin®
Anacin® Dasin® Isollyl® Saleto®
Arthritis Pain Formula Easprin® Lanorinal® Salocol®
Arthritis Foundation Pain Reliever® Ecotrin® (most formulations) Lortab® ASA Tablets Sodol®
ASA Enseals® Empirin® Aspirin (most formulations) Magnaprin® Soma® Compound Tablets
ASA Suppositories® Epromate® Marnal® Soma® Compound with Codeine Tablets
Ascriptin® and Ascriptin A/D® Equagesic Tablets Micrainin® St. Joseph® Adult Chewable Aspirin
Aspergum® Equazine® Momentum® Supac®
Asprimox® Excedrin® Extra-Strength Analgesic Tablets and Caplets Norgesic Forte® (most formulations) Synalgos®-DC Capsules
Axotal® Excedrin® Migraine Norwich® Aspirin Tenol-Plus®
Azdone® Fiorgen® PAC® Analgesic Tablets Trigesic®
Bayer® (most formulations) Fiorinal® (most formulations) Orphengesic® Talwin® Compound
BC® Powder and Cold formulations Fiortal® Painaid® Vanquish® Analgesic Caplets
Bufferin® (most formulations) Gelpirin® Panasal® Wesprin® Buffered
Buffets II® Genprin® Percodan® Tablets Zee-Seltzer®
Buffex® Gensan® Persistin® ZORprin®

Common Medications That Are NSAIDs That Don’t Contain Aspirin
Advil® Duexis® Mefenamic Acid PediaCare Fever®
Advil Migraine® Etodolac® Meloxicam Piroxicam
Aleve® Feldene® Menadol® Ponstel®
Anaprox DS® Fenoprofen Midol® Relafen®
Ansaid® Flurbiprofen Mobic® Saleto 200®
Arthrotec® Genpril® Motrin® Sulindac
Bayer® Select Pain Relief Formula Caplets Ibuprofen Nabumetone Toradol®
Celebrex® Indomethacin Nalfon® Treximet®
Celecoxib Indocin® Naproxen Vicoprofen®
Children’s Motrin® Ketoprofen Naprosyn® Vimovo®
Clinoril® Ketorolac Nuprin® Voltaren®
Daypro® Lodine® Orudis®
Diclofenac Meclofenamate Oxaprozin


Products Containing Vitamin E
Amino-Opt-E Aquavit E-400 IU E complex-600
Aquasol E D’alpha E E-1000 IU Softgels Vita-Plus E
Most multivitamins contain vitamin E. If you take a multivitamin, check the label.

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About Acetaminophen
Acetaminophen (Tylenol®) is generally safe to take during your cancer treatment. It doesn’t affect platelets, so it won’t increase your chance of bleeding. But, talk with your healthcare provider before taking acetaminophen if you’re getting chemotherapy.


Medications Containing Acetaminophen
Acephen® Esgic® Percocet® Vanquish®
Aceta® with Codeine Excedrin P.M.® Primlev® Vicodin®
Acetaminophen with Codeine Fiorcet® Repan® Wygesic®
Aspirin-Free Anacin® Lorcet® Roxicet® Xartemis XR®
Arthritis Pain Formula® Aspirin-Free Lortab® Talacen® Xodol®
Datril® Naldegesic® Tempra® Zydone®
Di-Gesic® Norco® Tylenol®
Endocet® Panadol® Tylenol® with Codeine No. 3
Read the labels on all your medications
Acetaminophen is safe when used as directed. But, there’s a limit to how much you can take in 1 day. It’s possible to take too much acetaminophen without knowing because it’s in many different medications.

Always read and follow the label on the product you’re taking. Acetaminophen is a very common ingredient found in over-the-counter and prescription medications. It’s often an ingredient in pain relievers, fever reducers, sleep aids, and cough, cold, and allergy medications.

The full name acetaminophen isn’t always written out. Look for the common abbreviations listed below, especially on prescription pain relievers.

Common Abbreviations for Acetaminophen
APAP AC Acetaminop
Acetamin Acetam Acetaminoph
Don’t take more than 1 medication that contains acetaminophen at a time without talking with a member of your healthcare team.

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