Hi Shirley: I find that Vioxx is very good for pain, infact I have a very bad left shoulder which was eaten up by Arthritis and that it needs shoulder replacement, but no body wants to operate on my shoulder. Therefore I am in extreme pain but when I take Vioxx, it helps but of course not completely, otherwise I would go crazy. Unfortunately I have no mobility in this shoulder. Also I have OsteoArthritis including Essential Tremors and PD plus Osteoporosis, but thank God for the Vioxx. I take Vioxx once a day before I got to bed and it helps for a couple of days. It is now 7:05 A.M. Israel time and yes I would like you to write to me as you sound you have similar things wrong with you that I have. But I haven't got the time now, so I will write to you later. I am 78 years old but young at heart. I love my computer and without it, I would go crazy. Will write later, OK? Florence Frankel [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Alt" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 5:02 AM > Janice: > I was dx'd with Essential tremors in 97 & parkinson > about 4 months ago. I have pain in both shoulders & my > right hip & muscles in back. I have tried darvocet 100 > mg also several others without any relief. ALSO, > Predisone. Ultram took a couple of days to work but the > pain was gone & didn,t return until I carried in some > groceries. Then I took ultram. I don,t take ultram > unless I have pain & then only until it,s gone. It > doesn,t make one feel druged. Hope this helps. Good Luck > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn