Called the doc today about the wrist. No openings until early evening on Wednesday. They mentioned that I would probably be put on an anti inflammatory......... hence my question.
I take nothing but Tylonal - which isn't touching the pain - is there a *safe* one for this type of pain. My doc is good at listening to me relative to the MC issues and meds that affect it, but isn't this a no-no???
Suggestions, please!
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Anti inflammatory
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barbaranoela
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Hiya Margie-----the only anti-inflammatory I evr used was for my MC so I cant give U any help in this department--
I do know that there is one ANTI_BIOTIC, GP gave me, that didnt cause me any issues-----I almost kissed his feet when I had no reaction to it~~~~
I will have to ask him for that name, for a just in case!!!
Sorreeeeeeeeeee--
Hope someone can offer good suggestions to ya-
luv Barbara
I do know that there is one ANTI_BIOTIC, GP gave me, that didnt cause me any issues-----I almost kissed his feet when I had no reaction to it~~~~
I will have to ask him for that name, for a just in case!!!
Sorreeeeeeeeeee--
Hope someone can offer good suggestions to ya-
luv Barbara
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I have a feeling this is the biggest problem (aside from D, of course) related to MC. When I last saw my regular doc (for a TB test) I mentioned some intermittent shoulder pain I've been having. It wasn't acting up at the time, but he thought it sounded like tendinitis and told me Ice and Advil when it gave me trouble. Well..... now that's not such a great idea, is it!?!?!
It is not giving me trouble - but next time it does, I am seriously considering having a chiropractor look at it....I've never been to one before but in theory I'd like to be "adjusted" so the pain fades away. I am not interested in meds to just mask the pain - I want the pain to go away, KWIM? I think a regular doc will likely go the pain meds route - which puts those of us limited to Tylenol in a tough place. If indeed it is carpal tunnel - can you push for a brace or therapy or something as an alternative to meds?
Good luck.
Mary
It is not giving me trouble - but next time it does, I am seriously considering having a chiropractor look at it....I've never been to one before but in theory I'd like to be "adjusted" so the pain fades away. I am not interested in meds to just mask the pain - I want the pain to go away, KWIM? I think a regular doc will likely go the pain meds route - which puts those of us limited to Tylenol in a tough place. If indeed it is carpal tunnel - can you push for a brace or therapy or something as an alternative to meds?
Good luck.
Mary
There was no mention of pain meds, just anti-inflam meds and a possible referral to another doctor - (hopefully not a surgeon)! Guess I'll have to wait until Wednesday. I did ask to be put on the *cancellation list*.
Thanks!
Thanks!
"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful." -- Buddha
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kate_ce1995
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Mars,
I can't remember your status on MC remission at the moment, but if you are in remission, I would suggest a short term therapy of antiinflamatories might not upset things. I have been able to use them for menstrual cramps for the last 3 years without full blown MC reactions.
Alternatives (having had achy wrists several time) include ice, stretches (gentle..such as pushing your wrist forward and backward and hold gently), and a brace to wear at night so you don't sleep on it all bent up. The brace was my best solution. In fact after a night or two in a brace, it would actually bother me to have the brace on. Its like it felt good when I needed it and let me know when it was okay to go back to normal.
If this is a relatively recent problem, I'm guessing they'll try all these alternatives before surgery, although if you get sent to the speciallist, the first thing they do is nerve tests to measure reaction time. They hook electrodes up to your arm and hand then send little pulses through it. It tingles but isn't too bad. I've had it done on my wrist and on my feet as my ankles are also problematic.
Also, looking at the ergonomics of your computer set up would prbably be wise. Check your mouse position, your key board position. All that.
Good luck.
Katy
I can't remember your status on MC remission at the moment, but if you are in remission, I would suggest a short term therapy of antiinflamatories might not upset things. I have been able to use them for menstrual cramps for the last 3 years without full blown MC reactions.
Alternatives (having had achy wrists several time) include ice, stretches (gentle..such as pushing your wrist forward and backward and hold gently), and a brace to wear at night so you don't sleep on it all bent up. The brace was my best solution. In fact after a night or two in a brace, it would actually bother me to have the brace on. Its like it felt good when I needed it and let me know when it was okay to go back to normal.
If this is a relatively recent problem, I'm guessing they'll try all these alternatives before surgery, although if you get sent to the speciallist, the first thing they do is nerve tests to measure reaction time. They hook electrodes up to your arm and hand then send little pulses through it. It tingles but isn't too bad. I've had it done on my wrist and on my feet as my ankles are also problematic.
Also, looking at the ergonomics of your computer set up would prbably be wise. Check your mouse position, your key board position. All that.
Good luck.
Katy
Hi Mars,
Here are a few "natural" anti-inflammatories:
Serrapeptase, (produced by bacteria in the gut of silkworms), Emu Oil, oleocanthal, (from olive oil), Zinaxin, (from ginger root), quercetin, (from apples, onions, and black tea), Glucosamine, Chondroitin, MSM, shark cartilage, Green Lipped Sea Mussel, L-histidine and Boron. There are many others.
The respective websites below, explain why each of these natural anti-iflammatories are effective:
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2003/sep ... aas_01.htm
http://arthritis-free.com/anti_inflammatory.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 075427.htm
http://www.inhousepharmacy.co.uk/arthritis/zinaxin.html
http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/s ... 53,00.html
http://www.health-marketplace.com/jointmatrix.htm
Tex
Here are a few "natural" anti-inflammatories:
Serrapeptase, (produced by bacteria in the gut of silkworms), Emu Oil, oleocanthal, (from olive oil), Zinaxin, (from ginger root), quercetin, (from apples, onions, and black tea), Glucosamine, Chondroitin, MSM, shark cartilage, Green Lipped Sea Mussel, L-histidine and Boron. There are many others.
The respective websites below, explain why each of these natural anti-iflammatories are effective:
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2003/sep ... aas_01.htm
http://arthritis-free.com/anti_inflammatory.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 075427.htm
http://www.inhousepharmacy.co.uk/arthritis/zinaxin.html
http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/s ... 53,00.html
http://www.health-marketplace.com/jointmatrix.htm
Tex
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Thanks everyone. I am having problems with the puter since it is my right wrist. (I'm right-handed) Makes typing rather hard! LOL
I would rather try the natural approach vs the RX. I will wait on Oma's input also. After all, she is the *Herb Lady*!
Thanks again!
I would rather try the natural approach vs the RX. I will wait on Oma's input also. After all, she is the *Herb Lady*!
Thanks again!
"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful." -- Buddha
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Whenever possible I prefer to use alternative pain killers verses the regular ones...but my doc gave me Ultracet which has Tylenol in it. It is not a controlled substance Like codiene. It takes the pain away with out the "Out of body" feeling. If it is real bad you might try that. I keep alternative medicines here...but they didn't touch the knee thing. Of course it's hard to stop osteo-arthritis pain...in fact it hard to stop any arthritis pain sometimes. I take feverfew for my headaches...but since i have had the ultracet for the knee....I javen't used the feverfew. Love Oma
White willow bark works for me. However, it is what asprin was originally made from so it might be considered a NSAID. I take it because everything else has my intolerances in the 'inactive ingredients'.
If you don't react to ibuprofin because of intolerances, I might take it. You have to consider what bothers you more. I also think that NSAID may be blamed for MC when, in fact, we were all taking them because of MC symptoms. Which came first, egg or the chicken?
Love, Jean
If you don't react to ibuprofin because of intolerances, I might take it. You have to consider what bothers you more. I also think that NSAID may be blamed for MC when, in fact, we were all taking them because of MC symptoms. Which came first, egg or the chicken?
Love, Jean
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Hi Mars,
Sorry to hear about those symptoms. Tendonitis can be really painful. Back in the 70's I had a bad run of it in one of my ankles, possibly from hiking or playing too much tennis or something since it was only on one side.
Before removing the foods I'm sensitive to, I was having tight tendons in the ankles and also the wrists, but this time it was bilateral, so that should've made me a little suspicious of something systemic causing it.
It's fairly common for caregivers of persons with Parkinson's to have tendonitis, particularly in the dominant arm that they use to get their usually very stiff, dead weight patients up from the bed, primarily.
Even though i'm still doing that same amount of lifting or perhaps even more, now that I'm free of "food allergens" and all the other symptoms that went with the M.C., etc., I'm no longer having any tendonitis or stiff tendons in my wrists or ankles.
Remember, something has to be causing the inflammation to cause those nerve cells to keep firing like that. The overuse may just be part of the problem as in the case of my "tennis elbow" that I used to have. Do yo suppose you could have some other food allergies that you've not eliminated? I've been hearing more and more lately about the food allergy factor as a cause of cardiovascular disease, cancers, and Alzheimers, etc. It seems that many diseases are multifactorial -- like, perhaps, heavy use of a moving part along with inflammation caused by some allergy, and a high saturated fat diet in persons with a certain genetic profile for heart disease, etc. I suppose that immune reactions to things other than foods could also be involved, but it just seems like we're hearing more about food allergies lately than the other types in these types of illnesses.
By the way, Mars, I can't even remember where you are in terms of dietary measures?? Somehow, I'm thinking that last I read you were on a combination of medication and diet, but you'd better refresh my memory, ok.
Take care, and get to feeling better soon!
Yours, Luce
Sorry to hear about those symptoms. Tendonitis can be really painful. Back in the 70's I had a bad run of it in one of my ankles, possibly from hiking or playing too much tennis or something since it was only on one side.
Before removing the foods I'm sensitive to, I was having tight tendons in the ankles and also the wrists, but this time it was bilateral, so that should've made me a little suspicious of something systemic causing it.
It's fairly common for caregivers of persons with Parkinson's to have tendonitis, particularly in the dominant arm that they use to get their usually very stiff, dead weight patients up from the bed, primarily.
Even though i'm still doing that same amount of lifting or perhaps even more, now that I'm free of "food allergens" and all the other symptoms that went with the M.C., etc., I'm no longer having any tendonitis or stiff tendons in my wrists or ankles.
Remember, something has to be causing the inflammation to cause those nerve cells to keep firing like that. The overuse may just be part of the problem as in the case of my "tennis elbow" that I used to have. Do yo suppose you could have some other food allergies that you've not eliminated? I've been hearing more and more lately about the food allergy factor as a cause of cardiovascular disease, cancers, and Alzheimers, etc. It seems that many diseases are multifactorial -- like, perhaps, heavy use of a moving part along with inflammation caused by some allergy, and a high saturated fat diet in persons with a certain genetic profile for heart disease, etc. I suppose that immune reactions to things other than foods could also be involved, but it just seems like we're hearing more about food allergies lately than the other types in these types of illnesses.
By the way, Mars, I can't even remember where you are in terms of dietary measures?? Somehow, I'm thinking that last I read you were on a combination of medication and diet, but you'd better refresh my memory, ok.
Take care, and get to feeling better soon!
Yours, Luce
I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV...LOL But I do try to be my own doctor with varying results:) I don't know anything about arthritis or tendonitis but I did have some luck in the last month with ankle pain of unknown origin... I used a Lidoderm patch that was left over fromwhen I had shingles last year. The patches didn't help a bit for the shingles (even though everyone said it would).
I don't know if I was sleeping wrong to cause my ankle pain or what but it was hard to walk... I tried braces, wrapping the ankle.. you name it. Even tried tylenol with codeine I had around here. One night I decided to cut a lidoderm patch in half and wrap it around the ankle and left it there for 12 hours.. the pain left within the 12 hours...
Maybe someone else has had experience using Lidoderm patches for issues other than what they were prescribed for...
grannyh
I don't know if I was sleeping wrong to cause my ankle pain or what but it was hard to walk... I tried braces, wrapping the ankle.. you name it. Even tried tylenol with codeine I had around here. One night I decided to cut a lidoderm patch in half and wrap it around the ankle and left it there for 12 hours.. the pain left within the 12 hours...
Maybe someone else has had experience using Lidoderm patches for issues other than what they were prescribed for...
grannyh
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Liz
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Hi Mars
Have you tried a cream such as Voltaren or Deep Heat. Do you have a splint. I know that mine was a great help to me when I had all that trouble with my wrist infection and calcification last year.
Endep is another prescription drug that is used for pain management. Maybe you could try it on a short time basis just to get you over the hump.
Love
Liz
Have you tried a cream such as Voltaren or Deep Heat. Do you have a splint. I know that mine was a great help to me when I had all that trouble with my wrist infection and calcification last year.
Endep is another prescription drug that is used for pain management. Maybe you could try it on a short time basis just to get you over the hump.
Love
Liz
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