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ooooo ooooo .oooooo. oooooooooooo HOE E'ZINE RELEASE #735
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`888' `888' d8P' `Y8b `888' `8
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888 888 888 888 888 "Oh, Sweet Love and Pain"
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888ooooo888 888 888 888oooo8
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888 888 888 888 888 " by Laja Ajna
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888 888 `88b d88' 888 o 7/16/99
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o888o o888o `Y8bood8P' o888ooooood8
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I have a love and her name is Costochondritis*. Her very name sends
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shivers down my spine, and squeezes my heart.
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She tiptoed into my room, late in the evening, and our souls became
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one. Her short, shallow breaths are now mine; the fierce tension of her
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love aches deep in my breast.
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To be with her, is to be on the brink of death. She has taken me
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over. As a measure to exorcise her evil spirit, I was given drugs; Lodine
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XL (an anti-inflammatory), Skelaxin (a muscle relaxant), and Vicodin.
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But, she is a passionate beast and will not give in so easily! She
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fought hard, using my body as the sweatdrenched battle ground! For 24 long
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aching hours, every bit of food and drink I used to comfort her was thrown
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back out of me as a sacrifice to the porceline gods.
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Soon, dehydrated and weary and full of pain, I fled to the emergency
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room, where she started to weaken. She lost battles against the IV's of
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Anti-nauseadrugs and morphine..
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Now, the cards are more in my favor; I have weapons of Percoset and
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stronger anti-inflammatories. Her will is beginning to crumple and die, and
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soon, very soon, will I defeat her and reclaim the soul which is rightfully
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mine.
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* costochondritis
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(as from http://www.rxmed.com/illnesses/costochondritis.html)
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What is It?
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* Painful inflammation (swelling) of the cartilage of the ribs
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(attaching ribs to sternum).
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* Commonly affects the 3rd or 4th ribs.
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* May mimic cardiac pain.
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Signs and Symptoms
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1. Pain in the chest wall, usually sharp in nature, especially on
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pressure.
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2. Pain may occur in more than one location and may radiate into the
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arm.
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3. Pain worsens with movement.
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4. Tightness in chest.
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5. Affected area is sensitive to the touch.
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Medication
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* Mild pain medications, such as aspirin, acetaminophen or ibuprofen
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may help relieve discomfort.
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* Stronger pain medicines and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories may
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be prescribed..
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* Steroid injections may be prescribed for some patients.
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[ (c) !LA HOE REVOLUCION PRESS! HOE #735 - WRITTEN BY: LAJA AJNA - 7/16/99 ]
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