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I feel the government should get out of the medical and drug business. If any drug
can help people, why should the government say no. The government is supposed to
govern, not administer to the health of the body.
Thank you,
NAIDA CARLSON.
PORTLAND, OREG., April 1, 1980.
DEAR CONGRESSMAN: I have been using DMSO for several years now. I am 52
years old, my husband is 54 years old. He uses it off and on, too. I use it on cuts,
bruises, and if a blister starts on my foot, I put it on there and it is usually dried up
in a couple of days. I have used it on soreness of the muscles, especially on my
shoulders, for tension. I have been able to get it from one doctor. But if I can't, I get
it other ways.
You hear of so many ways it helps different ailments, especially in older people
for bursitis, arthritis, and so on. Yes, it has an odor but what's that if it helps. Some
people do have an irritation to the skin but that won't happen it you dilute your
DMSO with water and apply mineral oil or a lotion before applying the DMSO. I
have a close friend who has osteoarthritis. She's under a doctor's care and they give
her treatments using DMSO. She had to quit work, started treatments 2 to 3 times
a week for sometime and down to once a week and now goes in every two weeks or
how she feels. Course, she's not cured but does feel a lot better now.
Guess I could go on but just to share my views with you might be of help. I would
like for it to be easier to get.
Thank you,
MRS. VIVIAN MCCAY.
CORBETT, OREG., April 1, 1980.
DEAR HONORABLE CLAUDE PEPPER: I am 55 years of age; have had arthritis,
troubles since approximately 35 years old. Very mild compared to many sufferers
yet I want you to know that DMSO has been a wonderful pain reliever for me time
after time after time during the past 9 or 10 years. I was fortunate to get on Dr.
Jacob's experimental list back in 1970. (It was shortly after that that the acceptance
of additional people on this list nearly came to a "grinding" halt because Dr. Jacob
could simply not handle them all).
For me DMSO has been a pain killer for arthritic problems (primarily hands),
while also during this last 9 years I've had occasions to try it on sprained ankles
and feet and wrists; my back several times after bad falls.
I'm convinced that it has been good for me. Perhaps it's because I'm an engineer
that I was very suspicious initially. After all, there was no understanding of how
DMSO worked (and I guess there still isn't). The only thing I'm sure of is that it has
effected wonderful relief for me many many times.
I think it's terrible that it (DMSO) is not available to most everyone. Can't
something be done about this?
Sincerely,
DAVID M. BELL.
PORTLAND, OREG., April 2, 1980.
Hon. CLAUDE PEPPER,
Chairman, House Select Committee on Aging,
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
DEAR MR. PEPPER: We, the undersigned, believe DMSO should be legalized with-
out further ado, having benefited from its use for various ailments by ourselves,
families or acquaintances, without any harmful side effects.
We feel this very effective drug should be made available to the public with no
more time and tax dollars spent on bureaucratic red tape.
Very truly yours,
Betty Spohn, Lou Ann Cook, Eva Goff, Jerry Fuikurt, Lorrain Loggins,
Gerald Stevens, Lurene Lange, Lois Davis, Patricia A. Wiley, Robert
Chandler, Henry S. Stephens, Vera Cole, Alice Bryan, Sharon Brum-
baugh.
