Sun, May-20-07, 20:56
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Plan: atkins/ IF
Stats: 162/128/130
BF:
Progress: 106%
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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[QUOTE=capo]Congrats on the academic cap. Outstanding . And sorry the door attacked your toe. If it is broken, there's not much they can do unless it is a compound fracture, which should be obvious from the look and feel of it. If the levers and pulleys still work as advertised it won't be compound. Even if it is nerve damage, the very best treatment for that crushing type of injury that I have ever used (and I have had many serious crushing falls onto various parts of my body while performing) is a NSAID called ketoprofen, marketed under the brand name 'Orudis SR' (the SR bit stands for slow release). Whereas every other NSAID I have ever used is variously effective for pain and to a certain limited extent for post injury inflammation, ketoprofen works quite remarkably on both and also seems to speed recovery and early mobilisation. The first time I was prescribed it for a bad backwards fall from several metres onto my coccyx, I was concerned that being able to mobilize the injured vertebrae and surrounding tissue 'prematurely' probably wasn't such a good idea. Swelling and 'seizing up' must happen for a reason, right? But to my astonishment the immediate reduction in swelling and next day mobilization from an injury that would definitely have had me horizontal for several weeks, has never developed any long term side effects. Too many friends and acquaintances have used it in similar circumstances for it to be just a very suitable drug for me personally, so I urge you to mention it to your local quack. If they don't know it immediately they will definitely be able to look it up. The sooner you start taking it the better. You can also now buy a topical ketoprofen OTC. I think its called (in Australia) Orudis Gel. Anyway one tab lasts 24hrs. You must take it with food too. Good luck with the toe!
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Anyway! On the way home we stopped at the CVS pharmacy drugstore and the people there were so stupid. They didn't even know where the hydrogen peroxide was, let alone where a Lugol's iodine solution would be located. Morons. They didn't get my business. I'll try a GMC tomorrow if I can, because I've been feeling cold and have a lower body temperature and heat sensitivity as of going on IF and losing weight.
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If you can't get the liquid Lugol's, you might find it easier to buy the tablet form of potassium iodide/iodine, which is called 'Iodoral'. This is not nearly as good value however.
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