Hi @Former-Member
Thanks for your acknowledgement - life can be hard - kindness is a priceless commodity and rare - yet I find that the more it is used the more there is to give
Yes - I do have to confront pain most mornings - and I cannot hurry myself along to get through it quickly. It helps to wake earlier and have time for the pain medication to work - some days are worse than others.
And it can be bleak - I wonder what I would have thought, maybe what I would have done, had I thought of all of this 21 years ago - I thought then surely in could be cured or treated - but no.
In fact I know there are people who seek treatment after treatment - who have operations - not just one - failed spinal surgery is worse than not having the surgery - great if the operation works - but disaster if it doesn't.
But there are people who don't stop with one - and things must be pretty harsh for them
Medication is only part of the story - I am sure that mediation helps - something I try every morning
And my pain specialist told me I have so many interests and activities that I don't need to have any extra medication - I have cut back so much - it seems unfair that I have an active mind so I have to put up with more pain - grouchy thoughts about that - but I also know she is right
I'm sorry you have arthritis - I do too - so I know what a bitch that is - I used to play the guitar but I have long since stopped that - my fingers can't handle the frets -
So those weeks you have a flare-up of arthritis must be hell - I understand. And your feet feel weird - yes - I have that sometimes too - that could be arthritis. I find walking in my expensive shoes great for that - they seem to massage my feet. It always feels better after a walk - even if the rest of me feels like the end is too far away -
Tumeric is something I am not keen on - well - I have not tried it but I do not like spices much - I use herbs though - and it is time for me to start of a new season. DD helps me with the heavy work. As well as salad greens I grow thyme, sage, parsley, corriander and what ever comes in the punnets - and I also have supplements - I don't think I can write what they are here - but the pharmacy would have them
Do you have RA or OA or both? The treament is different - OA is caused by trauma to the bones - RA is an auto-immune disorder.
Fish oil is good too - you can get Krill at the pharmacy - I don't think I could eat oily fish except for salmon - in spring water - but we can try everything and use what is pleasant and helpful
I am sorry you have pain - yet as I have written a couple of times since I thought about it - it is socially more acceptable to have physical pain - but our emotional pain can be so much worse -
Thinking of you
Decadian
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