On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:44:22 -0600, FurPaw
wrote:

I take one before a colonoscopy,
and then I don't need an IV sedative, so when it's done, I just check out
and drive home or go to work without having a day wasted "recovering" from
a sedative.

Bully for you!

And also, colonoscopies would be especially easy in Paul's case. In
fact, they could do a brain scan at the same time.

I've had any number of brain CTs and MRIs and don't find them
bothersome, but I am not particularly claustrophobic. The total body
scans for thyroid cancer recurrance were bothersome at first - - the
scanner moves over your body a tiny bit at a time, and is only a
couple of inches above your body. It was a little freaky the first
time when it moved over my face, but I worked on relaxation and now I
come close to dozing off during scans of any kind. However, as I said
(listen up, Paul), I'm not really claustrophobic, so I can't compare
my experience with that of someone who is.

Of course, it also takes a bit of "toughness" and willingness to
face fears and deal with some unpleasantness, rather than making it all go
away by means of chemical magic.

That's actually not very accurately descriptive of phobias.

By the way, did you ever read an introductory psychology book, as
I suggested a while back? I can highly recommend David G. Myers'
textbook called "Psychology," 8th edition, pub. 2006.

Sure he did. Just like he takes all the good advice about dogs.

He's not getting a rise out of folks by blathering on about how well
Lucky and Muttley are doing, so he's trying to get attention by
insulting people on other subjects. And there's clearly no limit to
his ignorance.

Mustang Sally

Paul,
I am sure you are gonna blow it off as humor, but saying you don't
need a human bitch in your life is just exactly why you are alone and
will probably remain that way. Who would want to share their life with
a man that thinks of women that way.
I consider myself a strong woman. I am not troubled by the fact that
I fear an MRI because of claustrophobia. I have found another method to
get an MRI and it worked for me. I don't have to crawl through caves
and tunnels, until I do my fear of a close space is the last on my list
of worries.
I admire the way you handle your health problems, go for it. I don't
think any of us are exactly in the same boat as far as health matters or
how we handle them.
Believe me I have researched various tests and test results there is
nothing like hearing about it from someone that has had it done.
My genitalia does not match yours, but if you are so fragile that
Muttley jumping on the bed makes you consider the need for a cup. I
wish you could bear a child and be in labor for days preceding delivery
or perhaps as Lynne did it, at home, with no sedation?


Be Free.....Judy