When the power mower was broken and wouldn't run, a lady kept hinting to her
husband that he should get it fixed. But, somehow the message never sank in.
Finally she thought of a clever way to make her point. When her husband
arrived home one day, he found her seated in the tall ...

NEWS & NOTES
Onions vs. osteoporosis
April 12, 2005
Onions might not be your favorite veggie, but according to

Glucosamine: "The Natural Oil Can" for Healthier Joints
Glucosamine is a naturally occurring amino sugar found in the body and is
critical to the formation of cartilage--the "cushion" that covers the ends
of bones and prevents them from rubbing painfully against each other.

I wonder if anyone can give me some information about the hip joint.
I am 48F.
I currently have osteoarthritis in the neck and a pinched nerve to the left
arm, and a frozen shoulder on the left side (i am scheduled for physical

The meeting lasted one and one-half hours.
First, a nurse explained the operation to us.  They will not cut
through the quadriceps.  This is supposed to effect a quicker recovery.
We were given exercises and told to start them now to strengthen our

       STORIES FOR THE WAITING ROOM
It's hard to become famous when you work in people's mouths
all day.  These dentists are celebrated -- or at least best
remembered -- for other pursuits and achievments:

on april fool's day (i suppose that date should have triggered  an internal
warning system of some kind within me), i had my first thoracic epidural.
that appointment didn't go exactly as i expected it to, because i had
already completed the lumbar series of epidurals and thought ...

How come arthritis hurts on bad weather days??
Bonnie

I have decided I don't like CAT scans.  Anyway - the opthamologist called
today to say that the CAT scan showed no abnormalities whatsover.  No signs
of TIAs, no tumors, and no clots.  She asked if I had had any further
symptoms, which I haven't, so she wants to see me again just ...

I had a really super birthday last Thursday, but ending up paying for it
over the weekend which I basically slept through. I'm still having
excessive fatigue and sleeping a lot.
I went to the cardiologist yesterday afternoon. My condition is the

Ok, so to go along with my mega-cold, I now have an infected ear.  But of
course I can't have a "normal" infected ear.  Oh, no.  I have to have
cellulitis of the outer ear, you know, of that cartilage around the ear.  At
least that's our best guess.

she'd done a map of my bloodwork going back to 1998 and showed it to me.
geesh, my platelets and wbc have always been on the high-ish side, it seems.
rarely was my wbc at normal levels and platelets have never been anything
but high since then.

I'm seeing replies to posts, but not the originals (Back from PCP, Knees,
More Fun, etc.)
Could people please leave in the original post when you answer? Maybe just
for a day?

Am I crazy but is this exhaustion I feel from the arthritis or am I just
imagining it? I had a very stressful day several days ago and now I feel my
body has been done in...does stress effect arthritis? Any feedback will be
helpful.

OK all, how long would you put up with pain?? I have fallen down my
steps TWICE because of the RA and the second time I fractured my
knuckle!
I am trying so hard to watch my weight, drink water and do all those