Just wanted to chime in here. I had my first (Gel-One) injection a year ago in my left knee and it hurt but I walked away afterwards and was fine. I got my second one today but in the right knee....
Labradorite, I am sorry to hear about the joint aches!!! My joint problems started 10 years ago when I had colitis. So much so that the rheumy really swore I had Crohn's colitis but the GI doc...
Thanks Scott!...
How much potato starch do you take and how do you take it? Don't you have to start slow so you don't get gas? Thanks!...
I forgot to mention that if you are on plaquenil, you need to have visual field testing every year. It's important. That checks for early retinal damage. Also get a dilated eye exam....
Oh gosh, sorry that happened to you. Sometimes the VSL 3 can give me diarrhea. It used to work a lot better for me. I have to be careful with it. Sometimes I wonder if they changed the formulation....
So, I was getting some physical therapy for a bad knee and it threw me into the worst flare!!! It was so bad, I had to stop the PT. I honestly don't know at what point to stop myself when it comes to...
So, I had surgery for colitis back in 2010 but the doctor said he didn't want to keep me on meds. I've felt some symptoms coming back after a lot of antibiotics. A functional medicine doctor told me...
Of course, pain causes problems with memory and brain fog. I don't have too much of that these days. My experience has been that my brain fog gets better with the right dose of the right...
I would think that if there were sulfites in CBD oil, they would say so. I thought that they had to be listed if in a product. I have used CBD oil made from hemp and the first few times I used it, I...
Faith, how is this vitamin on your stomach? This looks like a good vitamin with great components including the adaptogen. I am a little low on some of my vitamins but have a very sensitive stomach. I...
Never heard of it. Does it help to diagnose RA or tell if you are having a flare?...
For me, I had some cramps and diarrhea at first when starting plaquenil. It got better with time and I made sure to take it with a meal. I was told it can take up to 6 months to completely get into...
So, has anyone ever gone to the chriopractor and had your RA or fibromyalgia flare?? He first put me on one of those warm water beds that gives pressure with pulsing water. Then, he did some...
thanks for your response geneticcesspool...... BTW, love your name! I can identify!!!!...
So, just curious, does salt make your RA pain worse?? It seems to do so with me....
I took 11 years of allergy shots and that was supposed to cure me as well. Now, I have auto immune diseases I often wonder if those shots contributed to the immune problems. You know what they say,...
So glad you found something that worked. I recently used a small dehumidifier b/c my towels wouldn't dry in my bathroom. We live in the south. I also have dust mite allergies and tons of other...
Thanks Apassionato! I will certainly go buy some Comfrey salve!!! I am glad it worked for you and thanks again for sharing!! I hope you don't have RA.........
Today, I had my first Symvisc injection and the assistant said people can have a response that causes low blood pressure and fainting. I was a little worried about reading people's bad luck with...
Yes, you do have to be very careful with supplements and herbs!!! Web MD has a very nice site for herbal medicine. I always check it before I take anything. You can also have interactions between the...
Yes, sometimes my skin just feels hot. I make sure to take my estrogen. If I don't, it gets worse. I am in my 60's and had menopause very early ( in my early 40"s). That was the start of all this...
I was glad to see your post. My A1c went up from 6.3 to 7.0 recently. A lot of meds/herbs can lower blood sugar. Prozac lowered my blood sugars and so when I came off it my A1c went up. She wants me...
Oh my, it's a little distressing reading this post, especially now since my doctor told me that he thinks they might help me and surgery wouldn't be successful. The cortisone shot I had just wore off...
I stayed in a bad marriage for 15 years. He was not a nice guy but I stayed married to him. When I got on antidepressants, I could finally see clearly to leave. They say if your "down feelings" last...
So, do many of you have problems with slow thinking, memory and coming up with names with your depression??? I seem to have that issue. I hope it's just not an age thing. I've been on almost all...
Do they not have emergency rooms there?...
I have the report! I get copies of all my stuff....
thanks for asking stray dog. I got an MRI, have a torn meniscus, bakers cyst that ruptured, and bad arthritis under the knee cap. Had to go to a doctor 2.5 hours away. The doc seemed pretty good. He...
Patty,you already got lots of great advice here but have you had your vitamin D checked??? Sometimes a regular vitamin doesn't have enough vitamin D in it and you need a higher dose or even a...
thank you for the advice stray dog!!! When I got to the doctor yesterday, I found out that the torn meniscus was just one of my problems in that knee. I have a leaking Baker's cyst, high grade...
RA causes erosive arthritis and osteo is degenerative. They should be able to tell the difference on an x ray . Some people can get osteo arthritis that can deform, so it gets confused. Usually with...
Has anyone here had a torn meniscus in the knee??? How did it go for you??? I am sitting here in bed upset. A month ago, while undergoing some PT, my knee got way worse and I got a horrible pain one...
So, I got an MRI on my knee yesterday. They said my doc should have the results on Monday. It's been 3 weeks now and it's not doing any better. For a while there, it seemed like I had a few days of...
OMG, that sounds horrible. So sorry you went through that. When you have pain, you need relief, not more pain. My doctor said I could get cortisone first. Sometimes the insurance makes you do that...
Good luck Poopie. Let us know if you take the plaquenil. I hope it works for you....
Yes, Poppie, I take plaquenil and have for for several years. They call it a DMARD medication, so it isn't a biologic and isn't supposed to suppress your immune system. That's probably why your doc...
Sprout let, it is the Visbiome brand. In the past year when I take the VSL #3 pill, which has fewer bacteria, I do ok. Now it seems when I take the the packets, it gives me diarrhea. I think I am...
If you look it up Dr. Andrew Weil says carageenen is dangerous, especially for people with inflammatory bowel disease. I just looked it up and I was drinking a lot of chocolate soy milk when I had...
I used to be on this and the crohn's forum and have been in remission since my resection in 2010. I had another form of colitis but people here were so kind and informative, they let me stay and...
Thanks Blossom for taking to time to offer your experience....
Thank you for the replies. Definitely a good idea to get an anesthetic shot first!!!! I want to avoid the shot. It's actually been a little better the last two days. I think rain is heading this way...
Susie thanks for your reply. Yes!! Moist heat makes a HUGE difference, doesn't it?? I have a heating pad but one day I decided to dampen and heat up a towel in the microwave and couldn't believe how...
So has anyone ever resorted to a cortisone shot in the knee? They did an x ray the other day and said I have osteoarthritis in that knee. This pain started very suddenly. I had been doing my PT...
I never had joint pain until I had colitis. The GI said I didn't have crohn's but I had another kind of colitis. I started having pain in all my joints and felt so bad. I had swollen hands and my...
You know, some people are just thoughtless and rude. Case closed....... It's really made me a much more reserved and quiet person unless the other person opens up to me first and I can see that they...
Priscilla, Thanks for posting and giving us hope. I am sorry you got this disease so young but glad to hear you are doing so very well....
Thank you BadDay and celebrate life for sharing your stories. I noticed some things in common with my RA. I feel like since I am seronegative, some doctors don't take my disease seriously. On...
So, earlier this week, both knees started killing me!!!!!I've had a few other achy joints as well and swollen hands. Can you have an RA flare without redness or swelling of the knees? Tomorrow is...
Just be careful with iodine, you can get overdosed. I dunno, can you get the levels checked? I have hashimoto's and my levels were always wacko until I started taking quercetin with bromelian and L...