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Old 02-27-2009, 12:35 PM
JJames JJames is offline
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Originally Posted by Harrison View Post
Way to go, Rachel. It sems like Chantix is a real winner for some people, not so for others. Keep us posted on your progress. James, hope your latest efforts are positive too!

BTW: some of you know that I look into all kinds of alternative remedies, so it should come as no surprise that I've been reading about energy medicine for several years. One company, Ondamed, offers a very sophisticated approach to smoking cessation. I won't bore you with the details, so check out this link for a few studies, one for pain management too:

http://www.ondamed.net/publications_studies.php

I've heard that the effectiveness numbers for smoking cessation are crazy-high (approaching 100%) but I've not seen published numbers. James and others, if interested, maybe you could talk to some of the people here:

http://www.ondamed.net/testimonials.php#

Lastly, don't forget to see the "smoking" FAQ on this board below if you've not already read it. But I've digressed! James, let's go back to your Jan 26th post -- do you still have some burning questions from your original post?!
I feel that the changes in my health are related to my back issues. I've seen my PC doc, got an ultrasound, and went to a urologist. It seems that my new problems are either being caused by worsening back issues or the medications I am taking to manage those issues. So now I am on more medications for my new symptoms. Wonderful.

I still have my April 1st appointment with Dr. Yue (Neurologist, surgeon) at which time I plan to get his opinion on doing a hybrid surgery instead of the bi-level ADR, as I cannot wait for that any longer. Thank you ...
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