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Brie

cold & pain increases tension which increases pain and rinse and repeat.  Hope you can help find a way to break the cycle. 

savingholmes

Sorry things are tough. I swear by tens machines for pain relief  £25 on amazon 

LadyWithAPlan

So sorry this pain is still ongoing - those Mackenzie exercises sound great - I will have a look 

I had a v bad car accident years ago which  caused huge ongoing pain in my neck as two vertebrae got squashed together - no mix of drugs and alcohol helped - acupuncture was the one thing that stopped me screaming then I did a course on Alexander technique to help me move better and not kick it off again - body awareness of posture is so important - hopefully it will calm down soon then he can start doing the yoga and those mackenzie ones to get his body more limber and pain free 

f0xh0les

KajiKita said:

 I would normally borrow Mr KK’s slippers for the removal but he was mid howl so I didn’t think it fair to disturb him for them … Used a washed out takeaway crayon with a piece of cardboard underneath

I read this as you usually trap the mouse in his slippers  

I had to read it three times before thinking you might wear them for the release. I must not have had enough coffee yet.  Sorry for being dim, or maligning Mr KKs slippers.

Hope his nerve sproings free today, he must be exhausted.

Whoa, Ms Chloe looks regal on that cushion. 

Watty1

Chloe looks gorgeous on the cushion.  Clearly it was waiting for its role in your home.
Sorry Mr KK still ongoing.   Hope relief comes soon.

KajiKita

f0xh0les said:

KajiKita said:

 I would normally borrow Mr KK’s slippers for the removal but he was mid howl so I didn’t think it fair to disturb him for them … Used a washed out takeaway crayon with a piece of cardboard underneath

I read this as you usually trap the mouse in his slippers  

I had to read it three times before thinking you might wear them for the release. I must not have had enough coffee yet.  Sorry for being dim, or maligning Mr KKs slippers.

Hope his nerve sproings free today, he must be exhausted.

Whoa, Ms Chloe looks regal on that cushion. 

Yes, that’s exactly how we catch mice, in Mr KK’s slippers. He used to have pet mice when he was young and is pretty good at handling them, but the wild ones are very frit and wary, so you drop the open end of the slipper over the mouse - hides it from the cat - mouse then runs down into the nice, dark, safe-space toe and can be ‘taxi’d’ back out into the garden 😉❤️😊

He had a bad night so I left him to sleep when I heard him snoring this morning (I heard him howling a couple of times in the night but it didn’t sound like he was calling me so I left him to it). Getting out of bed set it off again and we have had another couple of hours of howling agony. He’s currently head down in the sofa, knees on the floor, at peace for a minute as the latest attack seems to have finally passed. I suspect he is too scared to move. 

Yes, Chloe is very good at looking regal. That’s exactly the word - thank you 😉😊

Thanks @watty1 and @LadyWithAPlan, acupuncture could be a good shout. 

KK

beanielou

This is where the problem is with the NHS lies. How can this not be an emergency. Just because there are no red flags. I once spent 4 hours on the floor with muscle spasms. Ambulance would not come out & GP advised us to call for ambulance. You could not make it up. 

Cheery_Daff

Gosh KK,it sounds exhausting for both of you 😕 Glad he's getting a few minutes of respite here and there at least. Hopefully some of the good advice here will be able to be put into motion at some point.

Lovely picture of Chloe 🥰

KajiKita

beanielou said:

This is where the problem is with the NHS lies. How can this not be an emergency. Just because there are no red flags. I once spent 4 hours on the floor with muscle spasms. Ambulance would not come out & GP advised us to call for ambulance. You could not make it up. 

Because pain is not an emergency to medics. I remember being told during first aid training, by a paramedic, they always check the quiet casualties first as those are often the ones that are at most risk of dying … I think this lack of recognition of pain and its impact is a major flaw. 

KK

beanielou

KajiKita said:

beanielou said:

This is where the problem is with the NHS lies. How can this not be an emergency. Just because there are no red flags. I once spent 4 hours on the floor with muscle spasms. Ambulance would not come out & GP advised us to call for ambulance. You could not make it up. 

Because pain is not an emergency to medics. I remember being told during first aid training, by a paramedic, they always check the quiet casualties first as those are often the ones that are at most risk of dying … I think this lack of recognition of pain and its impact is a major flaw. 

KK

So blatantly true.