I saw my doctorr yesterday and he has changed myad for prozax to
efexor, I havn reluctant to make this change but the oxycontin is a
downer and I was having a very hard time.  He changer the oxy from 2x
day to 3.  This is only the first day and it seem to working, he says

We've started a new health site devoted to complementary and alternative
health.
We are looking for people interested in contributing feedback and thoughts
on the area of alternative treatments or methods for arthritis as resident

My mother, who is 67, had a knee replacement four
weeks go.  She's been told to use it i.e. walk around
the house and go up stairs on crutches.  But
now the joint is making a clicking noise when she

Hello: I'm a hemophiliac with Hep C. I have had two herniated discs in
my lower back for years..This last year the pain frequency and
intensity started to get worse. Pain in my legs, buttocks, and even
down to my feet were happening with increasing regularity.

Okay, it's been a while. Let's start roll call and see how many people
we can lure out of the bushes long enough to check in. No lengthy
posts needed simply post "HERE!" so we know you're still out there.
Not sure if this will work, but we'll give it a try and see how it

Hi, I usually post to Alt.Med.Fibromyalgia, and I just try to live with
the arthritis, but it's reached a really unbearably painful stage.
Particularly my hips.  I've been taking hyaluronic acid for about a
year, and it really did help the knees, which just didn't want to bend

my son was diagnosed with perthes based on x-rays taken recently that
confirm the condition, but i am impatient waiting for the pediatrician
to refer us to a specialist. I have read information online that
indicates the disease can progress as quickly as a couple of weeks, and

Hello friends, lurkers, visitors from near and far. That should cover just
about everybody.:)
I'm sorry that I haven't been visible to you for some time now. I do read
each and every day and rarely skip a post. I think of you all and hope that

I don't really have problems yet with arthritis, in the sense that I
only limp imperceptibly and can still open stiff jars and door knobs,
although it hurts a bit. So I'm wondering, what's the best way of
slowing down or even stopping :-) the progression of arthritis?

Thank you for all your kind thooghts, cards, etc.  Marissa is
progressing nicely/  She has surprised her doctors and is a miracle to
our family.
dawn

I have PA and have been on MTX for 2.5 years, and on Enbrel for 1 year.
Before MTX, I had very severe inflammation in my knees, fingers, toes,
wrist, shoulder, and more moderate inflammation in my back. Things
improved a lot on MTX, and have been fantastic since adding the Enbrel.

Well, as promised by everyone, things have become better day
by day, and tonight I walked a mile to the local shops to
buy a 60W bulb. Two months ago walking a mile was not an
option never mind doing it for such a trivial reason :-)

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From: "Rosemarie Shiver" <post...@strato.net>
Newsgroups: alt.support.chronic-pain

Anyne know if federal employee disability is a taxable income? TIA Kate

I thought some of the old timers around here might
appreciate resuscitating that joke ...
No?
Oh well.