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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / November 2006thumbs going out of joint
Recently I have had a new addition to arthritis in my hands and fingers, my thumbs go out of joint !! This is very annoying to say the least and painful to pop them back in. Is there some supplement I could take to help relieve this? thanks, Jennie > Recently I have had a new addition to arthritis in my hands and > fingers, my thumbs go out of joint !! This is very annoying to say the > least and painful to pop them back in. Is there some supplement I could > take to help relieve this? > > thanks, Jennie I would strongly suggest discussing this with your rheumatologist. It may be part of a bigger problem or something else which is manifesting itself as your thumb "going out of joint". Your doctor might also have a less painful way for you to re-align you thumbs. > Recently I have had a new addition to arthritis in my hands and > fingers, my thumbs go out of joint !! This is very annoying to say the > least and painful to pop them back in. Is there some supplement I > could take to help relieve this? Jennie, anyone could be held liable if they suggested any treatment or medication/supplement. They might also be charged with practicing medicine without a license. None of us in ASA are doctors. Since you're new to the group, tell us a little about yourself. Your age, who diagnosed arthritis in your hands (MD or DO, PCP/GP or RD - rheumatoligist), and when. ... Windoze: taking "user friendly" to a ridiculous extreme! > Is there some supplement I could take to help relieve this? AND Fire Chief responded: >> Jennie, anyone could be held liable if they suggested any >> treatment or medication/supplement. They might also be >> charged with practicing medicine without a license. None >> of us in ASA are doctors. Actually, although a bad idea in general to pass out specific medical advise on UseNet its not against the law. I can suggest cyanide as a cure and cannot be held legally responsible for the deaths of anyone foolish enough to take it. Now chiefs other suggestion that you tell us more about yourself is a good one and I hope you do. johnie Hi back to all who responded. You will be relieved to know I am not a federal agent in disguise trying to get a cure out of someone so I can charge you with medical malpractive, ~~~~GRIN. I usually ask questions and give advice on what has helped me on the Crohn's Board since I have had Crohn's disease for 20 years or more. I just have "regular" arthritis, not rheumatoid. I have been 'tested" whatever that means ... anyway, age 56, and interested in supplements and natural type remedies that have helped someone here with a like ailment. No one seems to have experienced this thus far. I went to the health food store today and talked to a very knowledgable guy who works there who *suggested* some soft gels called "Omega Relief" which has fish oil, ginger, perilla?, tumeric...etc. I will see if this helps. Jennie > > Is there some supplement I could take to help relieve this? > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > johnie > I just have "regular" arthritis, not rheumatoid. I have been 'tested" > whatever that means ... Jennie, there are more than 100 types of arthritis, and the Arthritis Foundation doesn't list "regular" as one of them. <g> You didn't mention the doctor who diagnosed your arthritis. Was it a rheumatologist (RD) who specialized in all type of the disease? > anyway, age 56, and interested in supplements and natural type > remedies that have helped someone here with a like ailment. No > one seems to have experienced this thus far. That is because no one who has tried one or more has had any success. An oft use phrase in ASA is "Watch Your Wallet", when some huckster appears with a magic formula from the dark forest of some foreign country. Enu oil, magnets, noni juice and every other "cure" have been disproved by those who have been scammed out of $$$$. Nothing works better that DMARDS, disease modifying arthritis drugs that slow the progress destruction. There is no miracle formula, no cure, no supplement, not natural remedy. Another help is NSAIDS, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs, to help cope with the pain of arthritis. > I went to the health food store today and talked to a very > knowledgable guy who works there who *suggested* some > soft gels called "Omega Relief" which has fish oil, ginger, > perilla?, tumeric...etc. I will see if this helps. I take and could recommend an omega-3 with EPA and DHA. It's prescription-strength from my D.O/PCP. Carefully selecting something similar in an OTC variety might help. But any formula other than EPA-DHA is a big waste of money. I would even recommend getting more fish oil naturally with 2 or 3 servings of albacore tuna or salmon every week. ... Computers ELIMINATE any spare time!! Thanks for all that information, Fire Chief... I appreciate it. I was sorry to read that no supplements have helped much. I was vaguely thinking about trying Emu Oil. Has anyone tried eliminating the nightshade plants: tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant? There seem to be books written on this helping. Jennie I will look at these new pills I bought and see if they have > > I just have "regular" arthritis, not rheumatoid. I have been 'tested" > > whatever that means ... [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > ... Computers ELIMINATE any spare time!! Jennie, you really would benefit from seeing a Rheumatologist, getting a proper evaluation and a treatment protocol that might even work. It can make a huge difference and trust me on this as you age your 'regular' arthritis is gonna continue to get worse and harder to treat. johnie > Hi back to all who responded. You will be relieved to know I am not a > federal agent in disguise trying to get a cure out of someone so I can [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > > > johnie Johnie, That is a good idea. I will bring it up with my doctor (actually a P.A.) when I see her. She is very sharp and also "good bedside manner", caring. She could give me a referral to an RA specialist. I didn't know there were so many types of arthritis. wow. With Crohn's it is pretty much just Crohn's Disease or ulcerative Colitis. A further complicaton is that I can't take many types of pain relievers because it aggravates my colon. So things are looking grim at this point. Jennie > Jennie, you really would benefit from seeing a Rheumatologist, getting > a proper evaluation and a treatment protocol that might even work. It [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > > > > > johnie > Jennie, you really would benefit from seeing a Rheumatologist, getting > a proper evaluation and a treatment protocol that might even work. It > can make a huge difference and trust me on this as you age your > 'regular' arthritis is gonna continue to get worse and harder to treat. > > johnie What Johnie said. Or, you could cut down on the hitch-hiking, or wear a wrist brace when waving down them truckers. Ginnie >^..^< _______________________________ p.s. heeheehee... Sorry, couldn't resist. I'm not minimizing your real pain at all, just getting you to cheer up a bit? You'll find this group to be a jolly bunch, and we laugh at and with each other all the time. So welcome to the group, you belong here. Ask anything you'd like about your arthritis; we'll always try to help, even if all we can do is be here for you. And trot out your best/worst funnies. :-) OH that was a good one, Ginnie, hahaha. I liked that. I have been noticing what things I do that could be aggravating my thumbs. There doesn't seem to be anything that I do over and over (exept for those pesky truckers, haha). > Or, you could cut down on the hitch-hiking, or wear a wrist brace > when waving down them truckers. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > And trot out your best/worst funnies. :-) |
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