Yes, I agree. Under the surgeon's principle of no organ, no itis, no thumbs should do the trick just fine <grin>. Seriously, this is much more true for acute pain (e.g. appendicitis covered up by narcotics) than for chronic osteoarthritis, which will bother no matter what remedies are applied. No reason to be miserable unnecessarily. At 12:32 PM 11/14/2002 -0800, Melissa Reese wrote: >>>The problem with using medication to control pain is that the >underlying cause of the injury/condition can continue to worsen >without notice. It really is better to try and eliminate the cause >rather than simply cover up the symptoms.<<< ********************************************************* John S. March, MD, MPH Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Duke Child and Family Study Center 718 Rutherford Street Durham, NC 27705 919/416-2404 (P); 919/416-2420 (F) Email: jsmarch_at_acpub.duke.edu Website: http://www2.mc.duke.edu/pcaad ********************************************************* *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Nov 14 2002 - 13:25:32 PST
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