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Have you ever tried Therma-Care patches?  The heat they give off is a 
wonderful relief for arthritis and might relieve bone pain, too.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glenda R. Snodgrass" <grs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Amber Roberts" <amber@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] Broken leg pain


> On Fri, 18 Feb 2005, Amber Roberts wrote:
>
> > I broke one ankle and the opposite foot last April 23 and still have 
> > burning pain in the area of those breaks.  I'm sure the bones have healed 
> > by now but wonder about this continued, intermittent pain.  Does anyone 
> > else who broke a leg have continued pain?
> >
> > Amber
>
> Yes, it's fairly common from what I understand, although mine is more of a 
> dull ache rather than burning, and I can feel it deep inside the bone. My 
> physical therapist calls it "bone pain" and says it usually goes away 
> after 2-3 years.  That's what happened when I broke my foot 5 years ago, 
> and now I'm experiencing it again with the arm I broke last year.  My PT 
> recommends arthritis-formula Tylenol and it does seem to work well.  I 
> feel the pain either when I've particularly stressed the area (standing up 
> for a long period of time when it was my foot aching) or when there is a 
> weather front moving through that causes a sudden change in barometric 
> pressure. I also notice it aches when I'm very cold, so I've taken to 
> wearing an "arm warmer" (a tube sock with the toe cut off, or a leg warmer 
> like in Flashdance) on my recently-broken arm when it is cold, and that 
> extra insulation helps a lot.
>
> --
> Glenda R. Snodgrass
> AERC #M18819
> SE Region
>
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