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09-12-2012 | 03:13 PM

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Lainey

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Keep us posted, Gene.

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09-12-2012 | 03:45 PM

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Dean, are you still having issues with the aggravated fractures? I realllllly feel for you if you've been experiencing spasms. They're the most god-awful things I've ever had. My neurologist told me to drink a glass or two of tonic water every day. Apparently the quinine in tonic water is a good muscle relaxer. I find it reallllly helps with calming down the spasms. I no longer walk like chimpanzee thanks to a year of pt and lots of tonic water.

I haven't had any problems for a while, but it was pretty bad for almost a month. I went to PT for a couple of weeks, which only made it worse, so I quit going.

How much gin do you have to put in it for that tonic water to be effective?

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09-13-2012 | 01:45 AM

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It works surprisingly well even without the gin. I will have to admit that at times of great distress, a little gin is awfully good with that tonic water.

PT was grueling the first few months when the spasms were horrible. I came home 3x a week after therapy nauseated from the pain. The therapist worked for several months to get the knotted muscles to release and after a while it was much, much better. I now only have twinges now and then.

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