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Old 09-02-2014, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Strhuntrss View Post
Fast forward to today 20 years later.... dx of MS and my osteoarthritis has gotten much worse. I know I am older now and things just don't work like they used to but come on now .... the medical field is suppose to have gotten advanced.
Unfortunately, what they do know is still infinitessimal compared to what they do not know.

Have they checked your homone levels?
ms testosterone
Both sexes have it, and it's just as important to both/either—it's only a difference in quantity.
ms testosterone in women

Adrenal axis hormones (of which testosterone is only one) are also a factor in pain control.
hormones chronic pain
Hormone Treatments in Chronic and Intractable Pain
Hormone Replacements and Treatments in Chronic Pain: Update 2010

Then—of course—there are the ubiquitous Groundhog Squeezin's...

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