Thanks Richard Emlin Reed, and Tracy. Yes, that is what he has. Okay, what is a TENS unit? :o) Lynn Tracy wrote: I have found a TENS unit will help with the pain.

Read your mail, Lynn Vondran. I refer you to my message, same subject, dated 8/20/2007 4:3. Richard Emlin Reed Wesley Chapel, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Vondran" <lynnvondran@att.net> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Backs :o) > Thanks Richard Emlin Reed, and Tracy. > Yes, that is what he has. > Okay, what is a TENS unit? > :o) > Lynn > Tracy wrote: > I have found a TENS unit > will help with the pain.

--- Lynn wrote: > Okay, what is a TENS unit? ************************** Lynn, It's a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator, and is a smallish, portable, battery-operated device that sends electrical impulses to certain parts of the body to block pain signals. The electrical currents produced are mild, but can prevent pain messages from being transmitted to the brain and may raise the level of endorphins (natural pain killers produced by the brain). You put the pads on the injured part of your body, set the current dials and wear it for 20 mins at a time. Mine has a clip so I can wear it. I just turn it on for the alloted time and then off for a while. A doctor is one who prescribes it. My brother uses one for peripheral neuropathy pain in his hands. tracy ____________________________________________________________________________________ Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC

I have a tens story that I just gotta share. When my daughter was about 6, some twenty odd years ago, I had a nexk injury that required a TENS unit. We were in the grocery store and she bumped the control for my unit and sent it up to full strength. I started to shake and spasm like I never had before and never have since. I couldn't get my hands to work to turn it down. My daughter said to me, "Mom quite that you are embarassing me!" Pat ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/

Peripheral Neuropathy!!! Can that be what my Uncle Milt has in his feet? I know he said it's Neuropathy something or other, and he attaches a machine to it up to 3 times a day, for 20 minutes, but isn't suppose to use it more than that. He gets terrible spasms, and pain in his feet, that on top of the Stenosis, I guess he gets his jolts pretty much from this TENS. I imagine it's better than being on Morphine patches every 72 hours, huh !!! So, can you get Peripheral Neuropathy in the feet, also? Thanks again Tracy. :o) Lynn Tracy wrote: My brother uses one for peripheral neuropathy pain in his hands.

--- Lynn wrote: > So, can you get Peripheral Neuropathy in the feet, also? ************************** Lynn, You can get peripheral neuropathy in your whole body. It just starts at your outer extremities (i.e. toes/fingers)and then works it's way up the hands/feet, legs/arms, head and into the core. I think diabetics can get it in their eyes, which causes blindness. tracy ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz