Hello
Upstater First, I forgot to tell you that the Elmore Oil is sold in many stores in upstate NY, I was told by the gentleman who owns the US company, Gregor. If you call him, you may find a store near you, just like
Liveringer did- she lives in upstate, too. Then you don't have to pay shipping. But you should still order your free sample just to try it - it's a bit pricey and why not use a little for free and make sure it's something you like? I like it.
1-877-230-9527 is the toll free # and mention our on-line forum, so he knows we're all connected.
Secondly, I think we had postings that crossed each other, because I posted about having two hips done at once. I didn't know any better. Simple. I knew they were both wearing out, but the left was definately worse. An OS I went to who told me I needed them done, said to do both at once. He's someone I know a little personally, as our children went to the same elementary school, and his wife and I were PTO officers together, etc. So I had a little bit of a relationship with him, and I just trusted what he said. I think it would have been ok, except I didn't use him for the surgery, and now I have this pain issue, which may or may not be related to having them both done at the same time. I don't know - maybe more stress because there's no good leg to help out, so both can get over-worked, instead of the 'good' un-op one bearing the brunt?
Littlejem Your ice chapel window is beautiful. It is almost surreal, no wonder it was a calming, soothing place to visit. How's your back? Are you sleeping any better? Do you think your oil is helping? Poppet said the Elmore brand has a higher concentration of the ingredients that the homemade recipe. You can probably use your more times a day - as the instructions on the Elmore said it can be applied more often than 2xday - there's no limit. I like the Elmore Oil - I find that it reduces the pain a bit for a while. And it doesn't smell awful, and the smell doesn't linger like some of the linaments and ointments at the drug stores do. No smell on the clothes after, either. I'll have to order it, as there are no stores in my state that sell it.
SeaSiren Yes! Judie's! I love it there! We went last summer, too, to look at the colleges there for my daughter. I really like the area. I wish she had chosen one of the 5 schools there. She didn't like Mt. Holyoke because it was all girls (I did
), UMass is way too big now, Smith and Amherst are really hard to get into -too selective, and we never got around to looking at Hampshire this time. I have seen it and it's nice, quite different. I loved the college search, loved visiting the different schools, seeing the campuses and the architecture. It was all so interesting to me.
Good luck with your OS appt. tomorrow. I hope the hip is OK and you get your steroid in your bursitis, so it's better.
LeeApril26 TennisNut SeaSiren Guess what? I got a TENS machine today. Hooray! It's really because of you three hip sisters that I got it.
First,
TennisNut recommended the brand, and I got the info from the company about who provided them here, and then
SeaSiren - you raved about yours, as did
TennisNut, which was very encouraging. And
LeeApril26 your support last week, your use of one, and the very sensible way you stated for me to call them and what to say, reinforced what I had said to them in my first attempt before that. But when I called the first time, before you said anything, and they didn't return my call, I just figured it was because he would want to manipulate my spine, and turn me into a patient of his. But your post actually helped me to pursue it again, and it worked out fine. He was perfectly willing to do a quick, easy evaluation, to understand my soft tissue pain, explain how to use it, call insurance to see if they covered it, and then he prescribed it to me. So now I have one. That's one achievement. I hope it helps the pain until I can pursue the cause of it further. Thank you ladies, for the information, the support and encouragement. I couldn't have done it without you!
Now to figure it out....
United States
I've just looked online and I can buy from Amazon for £21 but the postage is £23! I'd need to know it would really work to pay that much for it, I can't believe it would cost £23 in postage, surely!! 
