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With RA or other forms of inflammatory arthritis also take some form of
glucosamine and chondroitan?
If you take it, does it seem to cause any problems with your dmards at
all?

This newsgroup seems to be somewhat under-used these days.  But in the hope
that maybe people browse rather than post, I would like to wish everyone on
the NG a Very Happy Christmas and a Peaceful and Healthy New Year.
And God bless us all,  said Tiny Tim.

Hi all, I just read a medical column in my local sunday paper referring to
sulindac as causing increased joint damage over time - has anyone heard of
this? I took clinoril for years and it was during this time, when I thought
I was in remission (with plaquenil) that I developed ...

I've had two herniated discs for ages. The doctor feels it might have
progressed to Spinal Stenosis. I'm having a CT scan early in the new
year to see.
I suffer from a fair bit of pain there alot. It comes and goes but it

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My father uses a "companion chair" (a wheel chair with four small
wheels) in the house. We have the microwave on a small counter near the
sink. When the directions on the meals say "pull back cover, stir and
continue heating", he had no place to put the meal while he stirred (the ...

Mike, you'd better frame this, because I'm writing as a form of apology ;-)
After thinking about it more, I realized my reactions were based more on
emotions than in logical and mutual discourse the last few days.  And, those
emotions which sprang to the forefront of my mind, ...

Just wondering if people read in the news recently about new work with
cartilage for the treatment of osteoarthritis?  It often seems to me that
people with OA don't get much in the way of potential good news, so this
sounds interesting (even though a way off).

Does higher dose of arthritis meds  help arthritis pain.....
I am on a daily "maintainence dose" of 100 mgs. Voltaren.......I
sometimes have to take two 650 Tylenol Arthritis with it
Does the higher does (arth. meds) give you no pain or just dull it

With reference to my post on this newsgroup dated the 15/10/2005, here is an
update. Well I've just been discharged from hospital after 5 weeks admission
and I'm to be readmitted again on the 17th January 2006 for further
treatment. I had 3 months of some respite from the RA ...

Today I had my first appt with the new RD. He is a super Doc,  answered
all of our questions in detail in language and terms that non Docs can
understand. He felt that I had not gotten the right direction as far as
Pain meds were concerned. He is a believer in the approach that ...

I'm feeling especially sad about my back problem.  The pain's been real bad
lately, and i'm afraid it's going to my lower back (was just the
upper/cervical originally).  I'll talk w/my doc about it, but for a couple
weeks now i've been waking up in bed unable to roll over w/out ...

YEAH! Just waiting for the paperwork and social worker to arrange
everything. Last time it was 6:30 at night.  Hopefully it's sooner.  3
out of 4 doctors said I could cruise.....I'm just going to take it day
by day and see what happens.  I'll go ahead and pack and see how I feel

I will out of town for the next two weeks, I will update then and
hopefully add an adress.
Dawn
Today was a good day..  I was actually afraid to go to the hospital