hello

[kulharv]

Al,

I am now very happy with my rheumy and would gladly recommend him to anyone in the Lower Mainland in BC.
Very knowledgeable about WG.

Thanks.

[Al]

Phil,

That was quite the dose of whisky and pills! But I guess you gotta do what you need to to get some zzzz's that are so needed.

I totally understand as I can't sleep either.

Hope things are going well for you as you have had it pretty rough!

Take care and thanks for the advice.

Ah, Harvi....roaming the halls again/ Sleepless in Surrey? Not sure if I would recommend Phil's patented elixer. Sound's pretty stiff, and may make it way to easy to sleep in the morning. Yet we do what we have to. Sleeping is good. Sleeping is necessary. But my own technique involves a certain amount of insomnia--I prefer going to sleep with a clear mind rather than the fog of Jack Daniels. (Probably the kidneys do as well.) Yes, insomnia is a lonely sport, but, for me, a rewarding one!

Al

[pberggren1]

Al,

I am now very happy with my rheumy and would gladly recommend him to anyone in the Lower Mainland in BC.
Very knowledgeable about WG.

Thanks.

Ask him how many Wegs patients he has seen in his career. If he is a Wegs specialist he will have seen at least 200. My doc has seen over 1,000.

[kulharv]

Phil,

I will ask next time I see him in a couple of weeks.
I thought you were joking with the drinks........your were serious!
Sorry can't take your advise on that. I drink would probably knock me out.


al,

mY poor husband, bless him, wakes up the minute I start shifting about and keeps me company, no matter how little he has slept and that he has to go to work the next morning.

I'm off work right now so it really doesnt matter and can sleep during the day....yeah right a real lie.

anyways, time to try to get some sleep before the percacet wears off and pred kickes in.

nite nite to all

[drz]

Some of the antidepressant meds can be quite effective as both a sleep aid and pain reliever. Many family doctors use them that way. They best used without any alcohol though. Adding any drugs to alcohol can be very dangerous as Phil well knows so we don't need to remind him or anyone else here., do we?

Sometimes it seems a little chemical aid seems needed to help one over come the sleeplessness caused by prednisone or other steroids.

[pberggren1]

Some of the antidepressant meds can be quite effective as both a sleep aid and pain reliever. Many family doctors use them that way. They best used without any alcohol though. Adding any drugs to alcohol can be very dangerous as Phil well knows so we don't need to remind him or anyone else here., do we?

Sometimes it seems a little chemical aid seems needed to help one over come the sleeplessness caused by prednisone or other steroids.

Don't worry, my drug and alcohol experimentation days are over.......lol