Pain is the most inhibiting factor in all of the multitudes of illness taking me apart in increments. Such a procedure would be like having the key to my jail cell.

I could use such an off-switch for my feet.

I used to tell some people I work with in a previous job when they complained about pain, I would say you have no idea what pain is! About four years ago I had a Spinal Stimulator surgically implanted on my lower lumber spine with it's associated microprocessor and rechargeable battery implanted just below the skin slightly above my left hip. I have a programing unit with an antenna paddle that has programs that can change the implant settings to ameliorate the excruciating pain in my legs. Unfortunately, in five to six years I will have to have another surgery to replace the battery. If this research comes to fruition I might not have to have the surgery. I can shut the Stimulator off and maybe take an oral med or injection. Thanks, AJ for your post.

Thanks AJ -- I will draw the attention of others to this research.

So, I just reviewed some stuff on Adenine and Adinosine (just wiki stuff), and I thought I would repeat it here for those who are interested.

Firstly, the base molecule for Adinosine is Adenine. Adenine is one of the four 'letters' of our genetic code, and is also the "A" part of ATP - the molecule that stores energy in most critters on earth. Adenosine is Adenine plus a ribose-sugar. So, we are dealing with something pretty basic to our bodies.

Adenosine has a lot of medical uses, including various effects on the heart, lungs and CNS (so you do not want to go wrong when playing with it). Interestingly, the effects of caffeine (coffee), theophylline (tea) and theobromine (chocolate) may have to do with the fact that they partially mimic adenosine's structure and competitively compete for some of adenosine's receptors. Since some of these receptors cause the CNS to relax when adenosine is bound to it, taking one of the competitive caffeine analogs can de-relax you.

Some interesting tidbits: topical application of adenosine has been used to improve healing in diabetic lesions on the extremities. Adenosine may mess with the reproductive cycle of one of the dengue viruses. And last, but not least, adenosine may cause increased hair growth in people with thinning hair (but I did not read the source articles on that - if a topical application, that sounds great; if oral or IV then I am not sure I would want to mess with my heart, lungs, and CNS in order to have thicker hair).

Jan

yes -- just imagine someone doped up with both
PCP and this good stuff -- no fear, no pain. WoW! -- j

when i read about this i forwarded it to a friend in Australia as he has been living with pain for at least 15 years. maybe down under he will be able to get a crack at this stuff before he dies. i am sure no matter how well it works and had zero side effects it will be kept of of the market here.

I sent this to my husband. He suffers from constant pain in his neck and spine because of compression issues. This is precisely what he should look into. Thanks for posting this AJ!