tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post6518427617157891179..comments2024-03-18T20:41:39.140-07:00Comments on C. E. Chaffin's Blog: Poem: To My Left PinkieC. E. Chaffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02639448512282317750noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-57096974865277383692008-08-17T01:19:00.000-07:002008-08-17T01:19:00.000-07:00People are the best, count yourself lucky.I don't ...People are the best, count yourself lucky.<BR/><BR/>I don't really have phantom pain but referred pain, though a little exotic.<BR/><BR/>Dilantin, Neurontin, SSRIs and many other meds have been employed to treat paresthesias.<BR/><BR/>Phantom pain appears to be more central, an imprint on the motor cortex.C. E. Chaffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639448512282317750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-26106825337245502592008-08-17T00:46:00.000-07:002008-08-17T00:46:00.000-07:00Nah, the medication doesn’t agree with me. I have ...Nah, the medication doesn’t agree with me. I have a few tricks and am surrounded by patient people with their own idiosyncrasies. :) Speaking of medication, is there anything you can do about phantom pain?JKAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06803670271920839776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-47474968796015629102008-08-16T22:09:00.000-07:002008-08-16T22:09:00.000-07:00And God bless you, you bothered to count them, a w...And God bless you, you bothered to count them, a whole lunar month's worth.<BR/><BR/>Truly a first draft, thanks for the comments, will endeavor to more minimize second person and sustain attention.<BR/><BR/>You're medicated, I assume? ;-)C. E. Chaffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639448512282317750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-90480274403917600912008-08-16T21:09:00.000-07:002008-08-16T21:09:00.000-07:00Something about the use of you/your in this poem s...Something about the use of you/your in this poem seems like a stumbling block as I read it. I count twenty-eight of ‘em. I think I’d also try to lose some hows. There’s a lot of good stuff here, I think it just needs boiled down a little more. My A.D.D. attention span is telling me that there’s a bit too much extra baggage here.JKAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06803670271920839776noreply@blogger.com