Arthritis

[Mrs. Crappie Stalker]

My VA doctor says I have osteoarthritis and it's showing up in all those places I have damaged throughout my working career. So much for "walk it off" when those bumps and bruises and breaks happened back then. First...Meloxicam...swear it was a placebo...did absolutely nothing to help. Then Salsalate. S'posed to be much better. Nothing...no help at all. I think they're giving me sugar pills. Aleve does more but they advise against a lot of that because of liver damage over time. What's a guy (or gal) to do? Just grin, or wince, and bear it I guess?

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The meloxicam helped for awhile, but now it does nothing. I'm taking Aleve, which does help some, but only at higher doses. Going to the doc in a few weeks and we're gonna have a talk. Some days my hands hurt so much I can't stand to touch them, much less try to grip anything.

I'll check on the turmeric, thanks trypman1.

[prefers shiners]

long, steamy hot showers first thing in the morning......or....go fishing......when I am fishing, nothing in my body hurts.....true......doctor said just go fishing more often......I luv my doctor.....tylenol helps when not fishing......

[pesce]

Retire that's my answer, soak in warm water with Epson salt as hot as you can handle. do more feesshhiiinnn

[Tom 513]

I will start off by saying I am a 56yr old landscaper. Last year I started having sharp pains in both shoulders, my family doc sent me to a surgeon ,actually I saw him the week before I was going to go fly fishing in Ky, He diagnoist Me as having digenrative arthrithus and told Me 4 out of 5 surgeons would operate on Me but then again they make a lot more money per year then he does, but he was here to tell Me that for a 56 yr old man I was in good shape and to suck it up and live with it, he could do things to help the pain but other than that I should try to bare the pain, I thanked him for the honest advise and asked if I could fish that weekend, ironcally He was a huge ly fisherman and recommended watching some guys videos on You tube that helped handycapped fisherman

[Luvfatslabs]

This is what I use with great results,

[pesce]

Google Chinese herbs for the arthritis, sometimes they have teas with a blend of herbs or they blend them for you, won't hurt to look.

[pescador]

Just be careful with many of these drugs, the side effects outweigh the disease, many times. Ever really listen to some of these commercials, SCARY!!

[Gobob]

Tylenol and Ibuprofen are bad for the liver and the relief doesn't last all night. Beer is not good for your liver either but sure helps a guy sleep Try a magnesium supplement most of us do not get enough follow with a beer chaser I'm 47 and my knees are shot. My sister has had 3 knee surgerys the last was a complete replacement She is 48

["D"]

Vonna, it may be time for cortisone shots. Works for me in my wrist and hands and fingers. Stings when you get them though. And they last pretty good.

[Alfred]

Also had bad pain in all my joints, nothing helped much. Finally one Dr. ran some tests and said your arthritis is not the main prob......you're allergic to gluten. They are inflaming your joints. So I got off gluten and it's made a world of difference.
Alfred