Letters to the Editor
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BB
Well, I hope that this is just a joke. BB is a genius.
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seriously?
Only thing I've heard of that seems to help is botox or surgery. Good luck with that.
Auto hypnotism helped me with chronic pain.
Pretty good art for someone lying on the floor.
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Spasmodic torticollis
Botox is the treatment of choice for spasmodic torticollis. It's a type of muscle disorder called a focal dystonia. See a neurologist or otolaryngologist who does the treatment (not all do).
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Suggested remedies for pain
(1) Pot
(2) Codeine
(3) Aspirin
Stay away from the tylenol; it messes with your liver.
Get well soon!
Joe
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Don't ya just love...
...the FLDS-style babes hovering around BB? Only thing is, they don't look young enough to be authentic.
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Ouch!!
Hello Mr. Breathed:
My name is Bob Zozus, and I too suffer from Spasmodic Torticollis. I know first hand how awful this disorder can be. I have not been able to work since September, 2003. Before so, I had been gainfully employed as a Clinical Psychologist.
I could not help but feel for you as a friend notified me of your plight. I am glad that you know you are indeed suffering from Spasmodic Torticollis. Most folks take a while to come to that understanding. In my case- 9 months. My physician thought that I was just suffering from a nervous breakdown. Well, you know what- I did. But, had a real tangible trigger. Which, by the way, I had to eventually diagnose before coming upon a neurologist who could do the same.
In any event, I am there for you- if there is anything I can do. I do have some knowledge of the physical toll Spasmodic Torticollis may take, as well as some resources to help cope. In fact, despite being disabled for these past five years- my condition has improved recently to the point that I am now seeking to return to work.
You are in my thoughts.
With Warm Regard,
Bob
P.S. Your readers are right, as far as I know. Botox injections are the preferred treatment. However, they do take time to work- and for some, may never. Unfortunately, I was in the "never" category. Some have resorted to surgical ablation and/or a Baclofen pump. I have utilized the Baclofen pump- to great advantage. The pump not only can be used to deliver muscled relaxants directly to the spinal chord, but also can be used to reduce pain. Of course, oral anxiolytics (Ativan, Klonipin, Valium), muscle relaxants (Soma, Baclofen, Zanaflex), antidepressants (eg., celexa), opiod and non-opiod pain killers- all can be used to reduce the pain.
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Careful
Don't let Rush Limbaugh see you like this.
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Some joke!
At first, I thought this was a joke, then I looked up the actual malady..and it's not even funny.
If you are in that kind of pain, Berkeley, you should see a doctor or a neurologist asap-because they're the only ones who can take care of this problem. All of us are not able to do this..sorry, but we're just your audience.
Hope you get some relief soon.
PS-we will probably understand if you don't do your comic for a while. Debilitating illness can destroy your creative drive. Take it easy, will ya?
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Sorry, folks, Mr. Breathed can't see a doctor.
He's a cartoonist. He makes a hell of a lot less money than you, and you can't afford a physician either. Still glad you voted for Bush?
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Alternative therapies are another option
Acupuncture, massage therapy, homeopathic medicine, and antispasmodic herbs all can provide relief from torticollis (as well as other chronic pain disorders). Yoga, Tai Chi, and Pilates are all good therapeutic exercises for recovery.
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Mis-diagnosis
I'm afraid that you folks are confusing torticulosis with lesser maladies. Torticulosis is caused by the necrotic abscesses in formerly loving hearts. In addition to afflicting every organ of the body, it Osterizes both the sentiments and the pocketbook, and then forces the pulpy mess through a fine wire screen. In rare instances, lawyers may provide a cure, but more often they increase and prolong the pain. The weak are quickly carried away. The strong, and I have no doubt that Mr. Breathed falls in that sad category, endure torments that Prometheus would look upon with envy. Nothing helps. The only consolation is that, in those cases where one survives, one is unable to remember the agony. My best friend tells me that, sobbing on my knees, I begged him to shoot me. I have no memory of that episode. He shared the story with me when I told him I was contemplating another marriage. Then he went into the next room, returned waving a pistol, and with compelling emotion explained that he would send me to Jesus, as a mercy to myself and the world, if I took another step down that path of folly. I pray Mr. Breathed has such a friend.
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Speechless. Opus Bush? Grit teeth. Send B.B to Laos. G. O. is at the Buddhist Massage House. You come back from R&R. It's 'otter' reader's turn to sit on the Mekong River bank.
Gary Owen? You are at Louangphrabang? Oh, eating cheese.
You learn more about pain here. Eat turnips. Forget Ffizer.
I sincerely thank Opus Place for information from readers.
Opus can head off for a R&R before more pain in the butt?
Riplant, Bob Zozus, and etc., sensitize readers. I never no.
I wondered : Otolamngologist. My sympathy. Pain is pain.
What can one do but embrace it? Participate in suffering.
I say Glory Hail Mary! Merry. Lovers get silly. Oh, probe.
Mary isn't seen with Rebecca Sue, Pudding Bear, Louella?
May Breathed. If a soft squishy fanny adorn any Mary?
My request : Please go sit on Argh's flashing teeth. Argh.
You ever get a bad taste in the mouth? Mary May. Please!
ASAP.
Go get Gary Owen. Have him sit down and fold his hands.
Gary Owen cam meditate on some teeth. Watch life float.
Opus can sit atop Berkeley Breathed face when G.O. wee.
Respectfully, (pain/ hurt) I do try to empathize? It stings.
what Salon entertainment. Owen? Now I understand you?
Never. That's a compliment. Louangphrabang had e~nuf!
Your infinite and beyond speech. Get back here someday.
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Pain in the neck
When I was a mere sprat of 17, couple of decades ago, I developed a spasmodic torticollis. They treated it by 1) putting a cervical collar on me and 2) drugging the living shit out of me. Some kind of heavy-duty muscle relaxant. I spent so much time sleeping that the pain wasn't really an issue. Took about a week and half for it to go away, but it did, and it never came back.
Botox sounds nice.
Good luck.