Comments on: The Drughammer http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:09:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Donal http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/comment-page-1/#comment-9486 Donal Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:41:35 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/#comment-9486 Cheers Anthony, I do get lots of offers for Viagra in my inbox each day, so I'm all good there. Cheers Anthony, I do get lots of offers for Viagra in my inbox each day, so I’m all good there.

]]> By: Anthony http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/comment-page-1/#comment-9479 Anthony Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:31:56 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/#comment-9479 Hi Donal, If you don't get any response from your health insurers please just let me know. I would be happy to stand on your back (chiro style), stick needles in you (not the knitting type), ply you with drugs (all strictly non-prescription) arrange for a free sports massage (scrummage) or just send you chocolates as a sign of sympathy. No thanks required. Anthony P.S If you have any of those drugs left over at the end...I have mates in Manchester who would trade cars or Viagra for them. Hi Donal,

If you don’t get any response from your health insurers please just let me know.

I would be happy to stand on your back (chiro style), stick needles in you (not the knitting type), ply you with drugs (all strictly non-prescription) arrange for a free sports massage (scrummage) or just send you chocolates as a sign of sympathy.

No thanks required.

Anthony

P.S If you have any of those drugs left over at the end…I have mates in Manchester who would trade cars or Viagra for them.

]]> By: Donal http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/comment-page-1/#comment-9179 Donal Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:49:53 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/#comment-9179 We have three insurers in the market over here. Two major players and one minor. One of the major players is currently closing down and screwing all it's customers and employees and the other is a wholly corrupt monopoly propped up by an equally corrupt and incompetent government. Choices, choices. That said, it's not as bad as you have it over there. We have three insurers in the market over here. Two major players and one minor. One of the major players is currently closing down and screwing all it’s customers and employees and the other is a wholly corrupt monopoly propped up by an equally corrupt and incompetent government. Choices, choices.

That said, it’s not as bad as you have it over there.

]]> By: David http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/comment-page-1/#comment-9176 David Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:18:12 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/#comment-9176 I'm glad you've insurance ... or at least that's what it sounds like you said, to someone unfamiliar with your systems over there. If they're like anything we've got here, though, I'm sure the pills will come in handy. It's funny how the insurance world won't cover the things which are non-invasive. They only give me an allowance of $500 / year for chiropractic ... which, since it's not particularly expensive, does go quite a ways. But they'll cover hospital stays & all that no problem. Bizarre. I'm wondering how your writing's going to be with all of the drugs. Can't imagine. I’m glad you’ve insurance … or at least that’s what it sounds like you said, to someone unfamiliar with your systems over there. If they’re like anything we’ve got here, though, I’m sure the pills will come in handy.

It’s funny how the insurance world won’t cover the things which are non-invasive. They only give me an allowance of $500 / year for chiropractic … which, since it’s not particularly expensive, does go quite a ways. But they’ll cover hospital stays & all that no problem. Bizarre.

I’m wondering how your writing’s going to be with all of the drugs. Can’t imagine.

]]> By: Donal http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/comment-page-1/#comment-9173 Donal Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:42:41 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/#comment-9173 Yeah you're right. I have gone down the acupuncture route too and it worked for me, on those occasions. It's funny that it's more expensive to get that sort of treatment than to treat it with pills. I can claim most of the expenses incurred so far off my health insurance yet physiotherapy etc is only half covered as a complementary medicine. I might be talking out of my arse though, I'm yet to receive bills or indeed lodge claims. I might need all of those pills yet. The upside is, due to the current shenanigans in the Irish Health insurers market I am currently covered by Bupa and VHI, well I'm being charged by both of them anyway. Yeah you’re right. I have gone down the acupuncture route too and it worked for me, on those occasions. It’s funny that it’s more expensive to get that sort of treatment than to treat it with pills. I can claim most of the expenses incurred so far off my health insurance yet physiotherapy etc is only half covered as a complementary medicine.

I might be talking out of my arse though, I’m yet to receive bills or indeed lodge claims. I might need all of those pills yet.

The upside is, due to the current shenanigans in the Irish Health insurers market I am currently covered by Bupa and VHI, well I’m being charged by both of them anyway.

]]> By: Elimare http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/comment-page-1/#comment-9170 Elimare Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:52:52 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/#comment-9170 Oooh that sucks D. Didn't realise ye weren't well at all! Not a big fan of the drughammer route m'self, although I can see why ye'd need it when it got so severe. I had issues with my back a couple of years ago, went for physio \ acupuncture. Man, after one of those sessions I didn't need Valium or Codeine or anything like that - I just floated on home. Oooh that sucks D. Didn’t realise ye weren’t well at all!
Not a big fan of the drughammer route m’self, although I can see why ye’d need it when it got so severe.

I had issues with my back a couple of years ago, went for physio \ acupuncture. Man, after one of those sessions I didn’t need Valium or Codeine or anything like that - I just floated on home.

]]> By: Donal http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/comment-page-1/#comment-9163 Donal Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:08:41 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/#comment-9163 David, thanks for the advice. The back pain has been on and off for four years now, but this is the first time I've had recourse to serious medication. I have been treating it with mild anti-inflammatories and visits to a physio/massage therapist. I had good results with that and will be going back to see him again. Unfortunately last week the pain changed in tone and timbre and I thought I had better get it checked out. What amused me was how little actual examination there was, but the Drughammer does gives me some peace of mind. Brian, we can go cruising for pills in all the best Dublin nitespots! David, thanks for the advice. The back pain has been on and off for four years now, but this is the first time I’ve had recourse to serious medication. I have been treating it with mild anti-inflammatories and visits to a physio/massage therapist. I had good results with that and will be going back to see him again.

Unfortunately last week the pain changed in tone and timbre and I thought I had better get it checked out. What amused me was how little actual examination there was, but the Drughammer does gives me some peace of mind.

Brian, we can go cruising for pills in all the best Dublin nitespots!

]]> By: David http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/comment-page-1/#comment-9151 David Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:50:54 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/#comment-9151 Have you tried seeing a chiropractor? I know you've probably received all manner of helpful advice ... but chiropractic is an option, and it really might help. All of my immediate family are doctors or nurses (dad's a doctor, mom's a nurse, 3 sibs are all doctors, one married to a doctor, one married to a nurse). They've gone the medical route - with my mom having had a microdiscectomy & my little brother having had the same ... but ending up with having to have two vertebrae fused because they couldn't fix the problem. Me, I've just been going to the chiropractor (or, as my dad calls them, the "quack-o-practor"). And I haven't had surgery, or taken pills, even though I'm down to about 25% of what I should have in the one congenitally-defective disc (thanks, mom). It's not like I'm pain free, but I'm certainly not needing to get loaded to make it go away, and I'm able to manage. Anyway, it's something to consider, and it really does help. Takes a bit of work on your part ... like stretching twice / day and things like that, but it'll make the pain go away, and you won't <i>need</i> the pills ... so you can save them for recreation or something. Hope you feel better soon. Hope you've got health insurance! Have you tried seeing a chiropractor? I know you’ve probably received all manner of helpful advice … but chiropractic is an option, and it really might help.

All of my immediate family are doctors or nurses (dad’s a doctor, mom’s a nurse, 3 sibs are all doctors, one married to a doctor, one married to a nurse). They’ve gone the medical route - with my mom having had a microdiscectomy & my little brother having had the same … but ending up with having to have two vertebrae fused because they couldn’t fix the problem. Me, I’ve just been going to the chiropractor (or, as my dad calls them, the “quack-o-practor”). And I haven’t had surgery, or taken pills, even though I’m down to about 25% of what I should have in the one congenitally-defective disc (thanks, mom). It’s not like I’m pain free, but I’m certainly not needing to get loaded to make it go away, and I’m able to manage.

Anyway, it’s something to consider, and it really does help. Takes a bit of work on your part … like stretching twice / day and things like that, but it’ll make the pain go away, and you won’t need the pills … so you can save them for recreation or something.

Hope you feel better soon. Hope you’ve got health insurance!

]]> By: Brian http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/comment-page-1/#comment-9150 Brian Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:31:20 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/#comment-9150 So...next time I see you will be under some scaffolding near Stephens Green looking for a pill fix, eh? So…next time I see you will be under some scaffolding near Stephens Green looking for a pill fix, eh?

]]> By: TadMack http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/comment-page-1/#comment-9140 TadMack Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:58:02 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/02/22/the-drughammer/#comment-9140 Please note he will also need teased frosted hair, gen-u-wine acrylic nail tips, and an avocado colored, stretch polyester wardrobe. Oh, and a Cross-Your-Heart Bulletproof over-the-shoulder-boulder-holder for those tits he's pilled to. Wow. Valium AND Codeine. I would be hallucinating. And not in a fun way... :( feel better Please note he will also need teased frosted hair, gen-u-wine acrylic nail tips, and an avocado colored, stretch polyester wardrobe.

Oh, and a Cross-Your-Heart Bulletproof over-the-shoulder-boulder-holder for those tits he’s pilled to.

Wow. Valium AND Codeine. I would be hallucinating. And not in a fun way…

:( feel better

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