Re: [at-l] re: ibuprofen etc - was knees

[Bill Thorneloe <thornel@ibm.net>]

Michael Henderson wrote:
> i know what you're saying, bill, but surely an anti-inflamatory/pain
> killer
> such as ibuprofen is just a mild opiate/steroid, not chemically, of
> course,
> but from a thruhiker-trying-to-ignore-the-pain viewpoint?  by that i
> mean,
> if you popped 1600mg of ibuprofen to dull the pain in the knee, surely
> you
> could do some damage to it without knowing?  similar if you gave it a
> cortisone shot and ran down the priest ....

Sounds like the next slogan should be that Motrin is the Opiate of the
Hikers. Slackpackers of the World, UNITE! Leki's in every pot.

Gosh, I could get carried away!

Bill Thorneloe
Atlanta, GA
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