Arthritis again!

[needmoney]

(http://www.arthritisinsight.com/archives/test857.htm)Arthritis message board (http://www.arthritisinsight.com/archives/test857.htm) where people are discussing how/why their Arthritis appears to respond to weather conditions. So it appears you are not the only one in this situation.
I trust you have read post # (http://www.arthritisinsight.com/archives/test857.htm)2 (http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=1434529&postcount=2) in this thread.
(http://www.arthritisinsight.com/archives/test857.htm) Ted Hutchinson

Ted so sorry I completely missed this post, I remember checking back on the day and thought nobody had replied, so thanks again. I see the thread I'm reffering to has since been closed so apolgies to board guides and If you feel the need to delete it I won't mind but I hope Ted reads it first as I do not usually like to PM people without invitation. - Thanks.

I know health advice is not allowed but I was looking to see how others managed when it hit like this and also to thank Ted for his advice on saving money on the fish oils.
I was looking at ‘Arthritis’ posts again today because since Tuesday morning I have been in very bad pain and had to resort to taking painkillers as well as my other tabs.
Yet again it’s attacking my body I can feel it - as I call it other than a better way of describing it - ‘ doing something ‘.
I am predominantly right handed and was hopeless with my left, but that became my dominant hand when my right one was damaged by arthritis. I am totally amazed by the change in my left hand since Tuesday morning………..I now have two deformed/damaged hands and hardly any strength in them.
I realise there are lots of people worse than myself and I seem full of self pity doing this big moan and I suppose I’m mainly talking to myself trying to make sense of it but it has finally hit home to me what a ‘crippling’ disease it is and I feel depressed about the future.
No I’m not giving in and keep at things although painful and slower, but boy am I shocked at it’s awesome power to deform so quickly.
I am due back to the hospital in a couple of days so they can start a barrage of tests for Rheumatoid.

Thanks to anyone who had the patience to read I know when I was young, fit and healthy I would probably have thought “get a grip it’s only arthritis” how cocky and insensitive we can be when we’re enjoying youth and good health.

My sympathy to all fellow sufferers.

[Marsh Samphire]

I have arthritis too, osteo but I also have some symptoms of RA too. Like you, I took good health for granted before it started and now I can't keep up with my 73 year old mother who has emphysema! Other people often don't appreciate how painful it can be. e.g. my boss who thinks you "get used" to pain! Good luck with your tests.

[needmoney]

Thanks for replying Marsh Samphire, I am feeling quite embarassed about that post especially as nobody had replied. I was thinking they all looked and thought, self pitying old fool:o

I've never been a 'Doctor' or 'hospital' person and when I went for tests last time they said it was RA then rang the next day to say not sure need more tests so I gave up on them I'm so sorry now it's got worse.

I know there are people here with Arthritis I just thought some would have posted to say how they'd coped with the various stages.

Ner mind thanks for yours anyway:beer:

[Marsh Samphire]

Hi needmoney. Don't feel embarrassed about posting, we all need to express how we're feeling and sometimes it's good to have a good old moan. I don't like hospitals either, so much that I pay £55 a consult to see my rheumatology consultant privately at the Nuffield, I feel less stressed and get more time from him too. Stick with the tests this time and hopefully they will be able to work out some appropriate treatment when your results come back.

[kaya]

hi dude, im 37 and have spondylosis/arthritis, i can fully sympathise with your worries, there are many many different approaches to arthritis, and many people dont understand that we could be suffering and not look damaged, but as you know it can be a crippling disease. There are also many different "cures" floating about, try a few, diet is the obvious easy one as we eat every day, i fell into the trap of believing that i was doomed, spent two years on opiate based painkillers and did nothing at all, sat around full of doom and gloom watching my wife keep things afloat and run round after me all day, but found something that worked for me after much research and trial/error. I am painkiller free at the moment, i can even ride my motorbike without too much discomfort(when i can prize it away from the Mrs). Feeling that there is no end in sight only makes things worse, and the painkillers amplified that feeling in my case, but dont give up, you are the only one who knows how you are feeling. I learnt to cook, ive now made every meal i have ever eaten in a resteraunt anywhere in the world but better!, ive got to live with my disease for many years to come and its degenerative, but i know whats best for my body, the doctors/consultants for all there good intentions did me no good at all, you know that big thing in your life you always wanted to do but never got round to? Now is a very good time to start planning it, if 80 year old grandmas can do parachute jumps then im damn well not giving up on my dreams for anybody or anything. dont give the negativity a chance to manipulate your feelings, there is help out there, its just not always where you expect it to be

[needmoney]

Thanks Marsh, gonna stick with the tests and hope they can slow things down.

Pretty awful you have to pay all that money but I understand how you feel did it myself last year with a back problem.
Good luck with yourself - hope you keep well.:beer:

Hi kaya, love the 'dude' :D sorry to hear you're a sufferer too tho.
Good for you still riding your bike, I had two lessons last year:eek: but at this moment can't even ride my push bike.:mad:

Love your positive attitude, I'm not giving up either it's just such a shock how it changes you soooo quickly.

lost a bit of faith in the Doctor I saw as she changed her mind , glad it wasn't a choice of removing a limb would've been too late:eek: :rotfl:

anyway glad to say it's a little better today probably taking a rest before it comes after me again:eek: :D

Thanks to you and MS take care chin up:beer: :j

[Marsh Samphire]

Kaya, your attitude is fantastic, it's really great to focus on what you can do and not on what you can't! I'm 38 I've been meaning to visit Rome for a few years but keep putting it off because I worry that I can't cope with all the walking round the sites, but I think I'll get the brochures out and start saving now!

[needmoney]

Just wondering how everybody else is coping with their pain
Anyone found a miracle cure yet :D I really need one!

My last post was the end of June and I 've just got worse not better:o

[foxybabe]

Hi, don't shout me down on this, but I have heard that green lipped mussel extract is good for arthritis as it contains an anti inflammitory which is only foun in the green lipped mussel.

[Ted_Hutchinson]

Hi, don't shout me down on this, but I have heard that green lipped mussel extract is good for arthritis as it contains an anti inflammitory which is only foun in the green lipped mussel.The only research I've been able to find supporting Green Lipped Mussel being effective applies to dogs. Certainly anti-inflammatories may be effective for arthritis but Complementary therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (http://www.pharmpress.com/shop/pdf/FACT_Dec01Focus.pdf) says Green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus) was tested in an RCT in which 30 RA patients took either1150 mg}day mussel powder or 210 mg}day lipid extract. It was found that 76% of the patients had a positive clinical response and there was no difference
between the groups. Since there was no placebo-control group, it is not possible to determine whether the two
treatments were equally ineffective or equally effective.