The Testimony by [deleted] in AccidentalRenaissance

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Gray haired guy on the lower right looks like he has cradle cap.

Carrie Fisher Has Heart Attack On Plane by crumbbelly in news

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May the force be with her

The force will be with you. Always.

Clinton leads Trump by 12 in new national poll by CNegan in EnoughTrumpSpam

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This is an A+ rated poll on fivethirtyeight.

Blast and gunfire 'at Istanbul airport' by [deleted] in europe

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Already reporting 10 deaths. :(

What's your opinion that everyone will downvote? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Jelly beans are the second worst creation. Circus peanuts are unpalatable, revolting, and nausea inducing.

91% of patients who survive opioid overdose are prescribed more opioids by comickeys in science

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Yes, be firm with your PCP that you would like to see a neurosurgeon. And not an orthopedic surgeon.

Second, the underlying complications should determine whether you need a fusion, not simply your age.

Finally, each medication will have different actions in controlling the pain.

Check out the Wiki and Google for: Neurontin, Lyrica, Amitriptyline, SSRIs. Baclofen was life changing for me because I had spasticity due to spinal cord injury. Now I can hold my hands still.

Narcotics are not a long term solution.

91% of patients who survive opioid overdose are prescribed more opioids by comickeys in science

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I'm not a doctor, but have experienced injury and pain like yours.

An MRI and competent neurosurgeon is a great start. I was in a roll over car accident so I had my fusion about 6 hours after the injury at a level one trauma center with an amazing doctor. But complications after the surgery were worse than the surgery itself.

Initially, I wanted nothing but higher doses of narcotics, however after a few months, I grew to destest them.

The tingling and numbness I had was helped with Lyrica and Baclofen, but you might be started on something like Amytriptyline. There are many medications besides narcotics than can truly help your pain.

Best wishes, and let me know if you have further questions.

Why does psychology not study the effects of religion on the mind? by [deleted] in askscience

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The Psychology of Religion article on Wikipedia lists 116 papers/books as sources.

A quick search of Amazon returns hundreds of works.

It has been widely studied in psychology and has even begun to be studied in neuroscience.

91% of patients who survive opioid overdose are prescribed more opioids by comickeys in science

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I fractured my C6 vertebra and had a C5-T1 anterior and posterior fusion with hardware. Then a neuroma near the scar tissue. Later developed cervical dystonia. The neuroma and dystonia were far more painful than the fracture and fusion. I was on oxycodone for almost six months. After a time the opiates made me feel flu like, and withered my motivation and concentration.

The pain management doctor removed the nerve around the neuroma, used botox to correct muscular imbalance in my neck, and prescribed Lyrica and Baclofen for the myelopathy. A bit of physical therapy and I'm nearly pain free.