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Originally Posted by WickedGood
Hi All. My name is Mark. Even though I have never come to this forum I am no stranger to this site. I am a long time member of the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy side of the house since 2000 following a car accident. I am 44 years old. I have a couple of questions. Here goes. I have been diagnosed with arthritis in my knees, feet, hips as well as wrists, shoulders and hands. I always say I inherited my grandmother's legacy. Anyway, the pain just never ever goes away. From a dull ache to sharp paining constantly. What can I do. Took Celebrex forever with no real luck so I stopped.
I have been using Capsacian Cream and even though it burns I think the only thing that is effected is my skin. The joints never get relief. Oh by the way I also suffer from Peripheral Neurophathy (sp) in my feet. Walking is more than a challenge on a daily basis. I use a walker for balance. I notice that the pain is always worse at night when I am in bed and when I get up in the mornings the pain in my fingers is out of control for at least 2 hours or more. So bad in fact I cannot even bend them. They are also very stiff.
I currently take 120mg of morphine twice a day for pain plus Zonnegran for nerve disorder and Cymbalta for depression. Thats about it. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much . Mark  |
Hi WG. I came back in this thread because someone had replied and I got the EMail notification. I just reread your first post. Mark, you have such Generalized pain I am wondering if you MAY be doing something "dietarily" to cause this. Can WE talk about your diet? so many things are in the foods we eat and the things we drink now a days that to me, and I'm NOT a doctor but it sounds to me like you MAY be poisoning yourself with something. I mean your ONLY 44 and to be so crippled up and debilitated at your age I can't help but suspect this.
Can you give us/me a run down on what your diet is like and MAYBE it will shed some light on this whole PAIN thing. I mean I'm almost 60 and I have SOME pain but am able to figure out what's causing it and make it stop. Many people my age around me are walking with canes and walkers but one thing they ALL seem to have in common is they are regulars at the doctor's office and have a litany of medications they take everyday. This isn't right.
Our bodies weren't meant to take in all this sythesized chemicals and function normally. Can we do this? Either on this thread or in a PM? I am usually online everyday so we can PM back and forth.
