A week ago my L thumb started clicking at me when I bent it, and started sticking open or closed. Googling it on sites such as Mayo and NIH lead me to self-diagnose "Trigger Thumb". I have an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon March 17, the soonest I could get in. The joys of living in a remote area with doctor shortages!
The information I read says anti inflammatory/NSAID generally are used, and a thumb stabilizer. So I ordered a stabilizer OL and have used it for a few days, too soon to tell if it's helping.
Since NSAIDs are contraindicated for MC, wondered what I could do? I tried turmeric a few years ago, supposed to be good for that, but was not friendly to my gut. But I suddenly just realized I am taking an NSAID, a baby aspirin, since I had a small stroke January, 2015. It didn't show up on a CT scan, but some numbing sensations still persist in a couple of fingers, so doctor said to add the baby aspirin. Would this be enough to cause an MC problem?
I finally was able to find a local naturopath who prescribed LDN, which I got from Skip's. I'd been getting it from alldaychemist and compounding my own since last July. It has helped some, not a miracle, but any help is welcome. I love the increased energy.
Who knows, maybe by the time March 17 rolls around I won't need the doctor, but do want to be prepared.
Thanks,
Beverly
QUESTION- POSSIBLE NEED FOR ANTI INFLAMMATORY (TRIGGER THUMB
Moderators: Rosie, Stanz, Jean, CAMary, moremuscle, JFR, Dee, xet, Peggy, Matthew, Gabes-Apg, grannyh, Gloria, Mars, starfire, Polly, Joefnh
Beverly,
Are you by any chance taking a statin? I took one for a while after having a second TIA, and had to stop using it because I would wake up with my fingers locked in the extended position and the only way I could close them into a fist was to fold them down with the other hand. Sometimes it would be my left hand and sometimes it would be my right hand, and sometimes it would be both hands. It didn't happen every night, but about 6 or 8 weeks after I stopped taking the simvastatin, it stopped happening. Stations rob the body of cholesterol and various lubricating fluids that are made from cholesterol and fatty acids. This can dry out sheaths that provide lubrication for tendons, and also the myelin sheaths that protect nerves in the CNS and the brain. When the myelin sheaths dry out, the nerves also dry out and die.
It's difficult to guess whether a baby aspirin might trigger MC. It would depend on whether you are sensitive to NSAIDs, and if so, the degree of sensitivity.
Tex
Are you by any chance taking a statin? I took one for a while after having a second TIA, and had to stop using it because I would wake up with my fingers locked in the extended position and the only way I could close them into a fist was to fold them down with the other hand. Sometimes it would be my left hand and sometimes it would be my right hand, and sometimes it would be both hands. It didn't happen every night, but about 6 or 8 weeks after I stopped taking the simvastatin, it stopped happening. Stations rob the body of cholesterol and various lubricating fluids that are made from cholesterol and fatty acids. This can dry out sheaths that provide lubrication for tendons, and also the myelin sheaths that protect nerves in the CNS and the brain. When the myelin sheaths dry out, the nerves also dry out and die.
It's difficult to guess whether a baby aspirin might trigger MC. It would depend on whether you are sensitive to NSAIDs, and if so, the degree of sensitivity.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hi, Tex, thanks for your response. I'm not taking a statin, although the neurologist and my primary bugged me to start. They didn't think 230 total cholesterol, but with HDL at 94, and LDL at 123, was good enough. They want the LDL under 100. I really don't want to start a statin, so have declined, but am continuing the baby aspirin.
I don't know if I'm sensitive to NSAIDS, but strongly suspect heavy doses of ibuprofen after meniscus surgery in 2001 contributed to MC. I guess the alternative would be Plavix, but seems a bit draconian.
On another subject, the naturopath suggested collagen for arthritis, so I bought some Great Lakes. After about a week I am coming to the conclusion that it is causing D. Just what I need! I found enough comments on line to decide I'd better discontinue taking it.
Thanks again, Beverly
I don't know if I'm sensitive to NSAIDS, but strongly suspect heavy doses of ibuprofen after meniscus surgery in 2001 contributed to MC. I guess the alternative would be Plavix, but seems a bit draconian.
On another subject, the naturopath suggested collagen for arthritis, so I bought some Great Lakes. After about a week I am coming to the conclusion that it is causing D. Just what I need! I found enough comments on line to decide I'd better discontinue taking it.
Thanks again, Beverly
Wow, we are all so different. I bought some Great Lakes collagen because I heard it was great for your skin, etc. I'm getting a lot of wrinkles around my eyes since I have the LC. It didn't give me D, it made me C so I had to stop using it after using it a few times. I even started out slowly to see how it went.
Marcia
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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style. - M. Angelou
Beverly,
That HDL level trumps virtually any LDL level, any day. My last cholesterol test showed a total cholesterol level of 219, and my doctor was as happy as a lark. I would gladly trade with you because my HDL is only 44. But that's the highest it's ever been. Prior to that it was never above 39.
After the second TIA I graduated from baby aspirin to Plavix, but now I'm taking the generic (clopidogrel), which is much, much cheaper
Marcia,
If you're not sensitive to pork, and you want to take collagen, eat Jell-o — the gelatin in Jell-o is just a processed form of collagen. The reason I mentioned sensitivity to pork is because the gelatin in Jell-o is most likely to come from pigskin these days.
Tex
That HDL level trumps virtually any LDL level, any day. My last cholesterol test showed a total cholesterol level of 219, and my doctor was as happy as a lark. I would gladly trade with you because my HDL is only 44. But that's the highest it's ever been. Prior to that it was never above 39.
After the second TIA I graduated from baby aspirin to Plavix, but now I'm taking the generic (clopidogrel), which is much, much cheaper
Marcia,
If you're not sensitive to pork, and you want to take collagen, eat Jell-o — the gelatin in Jell-o is just a processed form of collagen. The reason I mentioned sensitivity to pork is because the gelatin in Jell-o is most likely to come from pigskin these days.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.