Osteo Possibilities

[digitS']

The phrase "hit the skids" occurs to me but it implies movement. The contrast between the words lythe and lithic occurs to me again, also.

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How about this?


Is it possible to just hit the wall with osteoarthritis? Sure, I'm a hypochondriac, but I've had a sore thumb/wrist for 2 years. The heel/ankle had that problem back in November. It's back but just not as bad.

I always "worked thru" thru the rheumatoid arthritis - it seemed the best plan at the time. These osteo problems don't want to completely go away. And, I haven't been doing enough to claim that it is overexertion/abuse.

Steve
rambling wreck, for awhile yet

 

[Ridgerunner]

Steve, my wife has every known form of arthritis, including rheumatoid and osteo. Some of her finger joints have fused so she can't even bend certain fingers. I don't know how she does all her weaving, sewing, and knitting. I guess you learn to compensate.

I suggest a specialist if you can manage that. They can gauge how much each one is progressing and give you possible treatments. She has certain restrictions on what she can do, like pulling or twisting, as well as certain exercises and a paraffin bath for the osteo and is on meds for the rheumatoid. The rheumatoid is the one that scares her and I mean really scares her. Her grandmother was severely bedridden with it. She tried a gentler form of medication for it but it was still progressing so now she is on a really strong one that is messing her system up. Of course the insurance company doesn't want to pay for this drug.

 

[thistlebloom]

Steve, it's people like you and Ridges wife, and Peteyfoozer who soldier on and are so cheerfully productive that inspire me.

I need to count my blessings more when I'm tempted to whine about my little aches and pains.

 

[digitS']

The MD is an internist with lots of olde people in his office. During the yearly checkup he just said, "osteo, it's real common in those joints."

These are small aches, it just surprises me when they just don't go away. They may kind of heat-up when worse.

Everyone's problem as they age, I know. Nobody ever says there is a cure but I guess the slowing of a "worsening" is what might be hoped for.

Steve

 

[Carol Dee]

I completely agree with Thistle. I am certain I am in the beginning of some type of arthritis but have not been checked. (Not bad enough yet!~) It runs in the family. Hang in there and see if Doc can help relive some discomfort so you can enjoy the garden more.

 

[TheSeedObsesser]

I read somewhere that cayenne peppers help with arthritis... somehow, among other things.

With many problems just imagining them gone can help. It been proven in scientific studies. You'll have to let me know how that works.

 

[baymule]

I have a heel spur that was very painful, to the point that I limped. I did some online research and settled on a homeopathic remedy. I take 4 tablets under the tongue 3 times a day. After the second day, I stopped limping. I am amazed. I have been taking these for a month and while the pain is still there, it can take several months for it to dissolve or at least get to the bearable point. I am taking Hyland's Cell Salts #1 Calc Flour 6X and Hyland's Cell Salts Bioplasma, which contains all the cell salts. I take the Bioplasma before I go to bed and I sleep better than I have in years.

There are several cell salts for osteoarthritis, you might want to read up on them and order some. They are not expensive and they might give you some relief. I ordered the white bottle with the red cap.
http://healthygoods.com/brands/hylands-cell-salts.html

This site I found interesting, for osteoarthritis, they list several homeopathic treatments, three of which are cell salts.

http://www.ethosbodyandmindclinic.com/osteoarthritis

I truly believe most of us are deficient in the proper nutrients and trace minerals. This manifests itself in illness and disease. Now I know we all get sickness that has nothing to do with diet, but I know my heel is down to a dull light pain, rather than the excruciating knife stabbing my every step. You might want to try it.

 

[so lucky]

with my mother and me and my brother having rheumatoid arthritis, my sister was sure she had it but the sed rate was not testing very high, and she only had pain at certain times, moving from one joint to another, hurting like crazy, hot red swollen. One of the docs finally came up with palindromic rheumatism. It often occurs along with RA. I think I have had that also, for years, but my RA doc just blamed it on the RA (or my head)

There are some high powered and expensive drugs for RA, but not much for OA. I am trying (again) glucosamine chondroitin. The pain in my hip joint that is nearly keeping me out of my garden may be OA, or may be sciatica, or both. So I am doing exercises for sciatica, to cover my bases. (wonder if I am aggravating the OA while treating the sciatica?) Getting old stinks.

 

[digitS']

• palindromic
• cell salts
• capsicum

I thought I might learn something posting this! Regular visits to a rheumatologist are no longer recent history.

It isn't incapacitating. I've just spent my longest day in the 2014 garden, nearly 6hours. Light work but only a brief break for a sandwich.

I say "light" but that really just means not too much lifting and nothing heavy. I realised at one point that one task must be dang hard on a weak thumb & wrist! Of course, this was when I was nearly ready to stop . . .

We will see what it feels like in the morning. I haven't tried that new/olde anti-inflammatory cream on the thumb. It doesn't seem to work well enuf to be noticeable on the ankle. Another work day possible tomorrow but I might just stop at the pharm on the way.

Thank You, All.

Steve

 

[bobm]

Steve, I ( as well as equine Veterinarians) have used Glucosamine Chondroitin to treat arthritic horses for years with great success. Vets. now use it to treat dogs with arthritis. I started to have the osteo symtoms a couple of years ago, so I started to take the Clucosamine Chondroitin Soft Chews ( over the counter) on a daily basis. It takes about a month to start seeing some relief, but after that the aches and pains eases quite a bit.