herbal relief from pain

 I don't know how many of you have a combination of arthritis to go with the fibro. I have been dealing with the arthritis pain for 48 years now (I'm 55). I was diagnosed with fibro about  6 years ago and have dealt with pain most of my life.

Last spring I fell and finished off my knees. In the left one I had a torn meniscus, bakers cyst, fibro, arthritis and torn cartilige. I had orthoscopic surgery on it to correct the tears and left the rest of the damage. I haven't been able to kneel down in about 3 years. I started on Super Cissus RX and Bio-sil around 3 months ago. The difference in pain is a god-send. I can get through an 8 hour work day with no problem. I work in a dishroom of a 200 patient nursing home and have to  be very physical to do it. I have been able to now to do a 12 hour day. I take 5-6 of the Super Cissus and 2-3 of the Bio-Sil.

     I've been noticing that the crunching in my joints is dwindling and I have been able to kneel down with no pain!!!

My bad time is still during the night when I lay down and everything starts to sieze up. I was using a water bed until the middle of the winter and since then the pain has been much worse because I don't have the heat on the joints.

I'm going to try Kava Kava to see if it helps with the night pain but you can only take it for so long  before the side effects

kick in. I am still looking for an equivelent to the lyrica and other meds I've tried over the years. St. John's Wort might

work but I like being outdoors and it makes you sun sensitive.  The nice thing about the Super Cissus and bio-sil is that

they are plants with NO side effects.  Give them a try.....it's really worth itp[

 

I went to my herbal shop nearby and got a different guy. He was a body builder and I talked to him about the joint pains and how I had a hard time doing my job. I could barely function. I couldn't kneel or anything. I've had arthritis since I was 7 and it has taken over most of my body. I have a lot of popping and crunching in my joints. Combine that with the fibro and it got harder and harder to move. He said he tore his knees up and to try the Super Cissus. Within a week I felt much better. It helps to repair muscles, tendons and ligaments.  I went back and he recommended the Boi-Sil for the rebuilding the cartalidge in the joints. In 3 months I have been able to do things I haven't in YEARS. At 55 I can now work circles around the kids I work with.It's a great feeling.

    The only time I seem to need pain meds are at night to help me sleep. I am researching to find an herb that will cope with thatl

hi,

i have found glucosamine and chondroitin very good when combined adn arnica oil, I use one called athro bath oil, in the bath, is soooo relieveing.

Has anyone heard of 5htp, it's some kind of supplement good for muscles but i haven't sourced it in ireland yet.

Also, capsules if you can as tablet form is too hard for some fibromites to digest.

boo

That's the beauty...I only take darvacet and once in a while flexoril. I've gotten off everything else. I was on topril for low heart rate and I got into Co Q 10 and it upped my heart rate and got the rythem under control. I take Colostrum (bovine breast milk), hylaronic acid and the Co Q  10.  My herbal advisor had me take bromelain and gluc/chondrotion. I was on that for quite a few years until the fibro kicked me hard and heavy.  I also noticed that the healing ability was much greater on them too. With the Super Cissus and Bio-Sil there are NO side effects. I know that if you go on the web site it seems to be designed for male weight lifters but I was told that with women it seems to take effect much faster..

Wow. That is so neat that you happened to meet the body builder dude. lol! These products sounds like a great find. I havn't ever taken meds. for fibro but I need to be very strict with diet and rest, and also take herbal supplements. I'm managing alright, but am still hoping to do even better so always like to learn of what natural remedies are helping others. Thank-you very much for sharing this information. I think it's definitely worth following up on.

I tried 5-HTP. It seemed to help for awhile with pain and depression. But when I tried it again this year I didn't notice any difference. It is recommended for fibro. though. It helps boost seratonin levels.

Oh, St. John's wort was mentioned. I tried that, but had quite the 'hangover' effect on it, though everyone is different. I know some people use melatonin and it works really well for htem, but I have heard it is not something that should be used long term.

Sherrine is right of course - good to make sure none of the meds. will interact with the herbs. My doctor is cool - he's very open to herbs and I run my supplements by him. Not everyone has a doc. like that, but a call to the pharmacist can do, although on occasion the pharmacists I've called aren't familiar with the herbs I'm taking. Anyway, I'm rambling. So time to close.

All the best to everyone for health and healing,

manyembers

American Woman,

    Thanks for tuning me in. I had ortho on my left knee in Nov of last year. I had torn maniscus, torn cartalidge, chrondo

himma himma (crunching of the bones from wear), baker's cyst, arthritis and fibro. They "fixed" 3 out of the 6.  Unfortunately when the doc was done somehow I was in worse pain than ever......and to top it off the right side of the knee where the scope went in is now offset.  They wanted to go in and do the other knee as it was crunching badly too. I'm so glad I put it off. Like I said I've been on these herbs for 3 months now and the crunching is almost gone in the knee.

My shoulder popping and neck crunching is diminished. I haven't taken any painkillers in 4 days now and it seems to be getting better by the day. I'm going to try my best friend on them to see if it will bring her any relief. Good luck with your knees.       

                                                  Nana Monster

Manyembers,

     thanks for caring. Luckily I have 11 days vacation starting today so hopefully without carrying around all of the extra weight at work will make a difference. I've noticed my joints feel "lighter" in the last few days. 5 days now without painkillers. Let's keep it up!!! The good thing is the Super Cissus has a natural painkiller while it rebuilds the joints. I'm taking 5-6 a day. 2 when I get up (with a bio-sil and cmo), 1 on my first break, 1 on my lunch (with  bio-sil), then 2 before bed with cmo)

 

  Hi NM,

  I'm so glad you came here to share your story.  You can bring HOPE to so many!  I told my husband today about you working 12 hour shifts, and we shared a "wow" moment together.  Way to go!

  A diet that is free of foods that are "toxic" - i.e. white sugar, white flour, and low in mucous forming foods - dairy etc. can go a long way in staving off pain as well.  And adding fresh and lightly steamed veggies.  That might be something that also might help your gd keep her body strong and give it the materials it needs to stave off any progression of symptoms you noted.   I have found with fibro. that detoxification - liver herbs - and other foods/supplements that help the digestive/detoxification functions has helped me a lot. 

  I just wondered, did the person that recommended the Super Cissus and Bio Sil mention anything as to whether or not these supplements would need to be taken on an ongoing basis?  I know a lot of the time with supplements, they say to do larger doses in teh beginning and then stay on a lower maintenance dose.  So just wondering if these products are needed for ongoing support since this is a chronic condition rather than a sports injury (which would be a temporary application)?

  Hope you continue to feel better and better! 

  manyembers

 

  Hey NM - Oh you are not stupid.  Just sucks that you fell, but not your fault.  You'll be better soon again.

  For the liver cleanse, I have been taking chinese bitters that I get from the sensiblehealth web-site.  And then I also took gold coin grass which softens gall stones.  Then I did a gall bladder flush, - olive oil and lemon juice - it's outlined on their web-site.  And a liver freindly diet.  I e-mailed them a gazillion times as I wanted to make sure this was something my body would handle well etc.  After I did the gall bladder flush, a lot of the upper body pain went away, the soles of my feet stopped hurting, my energy was better.  The liver cleanse worked to get rid of brain fog (unless I go on a sugar fest...which sometimes does occur!)  These things also resulted in much improved sleep. 

  They say to take 1/4 tsp. of the liver cleanse and work up to 1 tsp. a day.  I am so sensitive to these things, I had to start with one drop every 2-3 days!  Then just stayed at 1/4 tsp.  The thing is the liver cleanse will help the liver detoxify, so like any cleanse you want to go nice and slow so your body doesnt' get overwhelmed by all the backed up toxins the body is clearing out.

  I also stick to a moderate version of the candida diet and this keeps my pain levels down also.

  Take good care of yourself.  

  embers

Just an update. Day 9 without prescription or otc painkillers. Even though this is my vacation, I wake up a 4 and the body decides....Hey why aren't you going to work? Usually I get right up and going. This morning I was kind of achy as this is day 5 of the rain. Gotta love those fronts. I took my morning dose of 2 super cissus (they have a built in pain killer while they repair damage to joints), jumped in the hot shower and went back to sleep. I want to see how long I can hold out without taking anything other than my herbals. I hope others try this stuff. I can't get over how well it works. I've taken no prescription stuff in over 2 weeks.

   

My neighbor was diagnosed with fibro over 15 years ago. She is out of work once again. She told me she would work for about an hour and then couldn't manage any more than that. Next time I get paid I'm going to get her a months worth to see how it would help her. I know she's seen the difference in me and I think she's is finally willing to go for it.

Do many of you have  super sensitivity in the muscles? It used to be if I used my fingers and lightly pushed (to massage)

my legs it would hurt a lot. Now I can push down hard and it doesn't bother me. Another weird side effect is I had a large calcium deposit on my thumb and is almost gone. The Cissus and bio-sil is the only difference I've done.

Hi Vestabula,

    Sherrine is right in a way. I've been thankful that this is the first year I haven't played slice and dice on my body. It seems every year I've had something, whether it is a lypoma tumor, some female blowout, or last year the knee surgery. I've only been to the doctors once this year and that was for a sinus infection I couldn't kick. I'm chemicle sensitive to smells and I cleaned the dish machine for about  hours inhaling limeaway. First time I've had this bad of a reaction.

    I take no meds at all anymore. I didn't want to try St. John's as it makes you sun sensitive and summer is my season for pushmowing my lawn. I didn't want to burn. I did try Kava Kava, it helped me to sleep a little but wasn't really worth the bother as it can do liver and kidney damage. Gonna chuck that stuff out.

    I was diagnosed with low heart rate after my heart cath 6 years ago. I was already doing colustrum and hylaronic acid and my heart specialist told me to try Co. Q 10. It took my heart rate up and I no longer have chest pains (stress induced).'

I found with them I healed a lot faster.

     For sinus infections it's either echinacea/goldenseal, marshmallow root, or slippery elm and fennugreek and thyme.

     For yeast infections or tonsilitis I did acidepholidis or usnea (had my tonsils out at 49)

     For poison ivy, infantago, ringworm, scabies or rashes use black walnut hulls.

most days I take the super cissus, bio-sil, co q 10, colustrum, hylaronic acid, radiance (multi), hair vitimans, extra b's,

cmo and vit e

 

PS - What brand of Q10 are you using NM? I like the acidophilus with bifidis and FOS by FDA Labs.

embers

You need to let your doctors know what medications, over-the-counter medications, and vitamins you are taking.  Herbs can interact with all of that.  You have to be VERY careful.

 

Here are two links to sites that have good info about herbs.  Please read.  We want to keep you as healthy as possible. 

 

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/aging/03/20/elderly.herbs/index.html

 

http://www.best-home-remedies.com/herbal_medicine/herbs/

 

Sherrine