Re: tm, what else?

James Lubin (jlubin(AT)eskimo.com)
Mon, 23 Sep 1996 19:31:50 -0700

At 06:14 PM 9/23/96 -0400, you wrote:
Has anyone lost function of
>certain organs other than bladder and bowel? My left kidney has been killing
>me for about 24 hours now...I'm getting really scared. Left hand is bad
>today, too. I'm ready to cry...my prayers are w/ you all....

Are you sure it's your kidney? I get a pain in my lower back on the right
side (feels like location of my kidney) and on my right inter-thigh on
occasion. It always goes away after I have a bowel movement.

> Leah
> P.S. Re: "electrical" pains can be treated w/ an oncology pain med called
>amatriptiline...it really works well for me at night when needed. Ask your
>doctors...this med was originally used as an anti-depressant, believe it or
>not....

I use to take amatriptiline the first 2 years. I was told it was an
anti-depressent and it would help me sleep. I didn't feel depressed and
didn't have trouble sleeping so I stopped taking it. I had those
"electrical" pains (I also describe it as tingling or sunburn feeling) once
in awhile.

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