Guest guest Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 Your advice was very well put, BUT..........why 'NEVER GO TO A CHIROPRACTOR'? I see one pretty much 5-6 times a year for relief of chronic back/neck problems. However my back and neck pain is almost immediately resolved by a chiropractic adjustment. Usually the adjustment is needed because I've done something stupid, like moving furniture, or sometimes simply pushing the vacuum or having poor posture at the computer. Is there some damage that can be done? I don't want any problems (make that any MORE problems) than I have already. Patsy El Mirage, AZ DX 2005 Stage 1 PBC AIH/SLE/RA/COPD Re: [ ] New, Confused, and Extremely Depressed Hi sparro- Sorry to say but you don't get RA and then it goes away. What you experienced in your 20's was prob. arthritis in early stages or someting isolated. It does not go away. Maybe you are not being believed because you tell your story this way. Anyone who knows anything would not believe you if you said that you had RA and then got rid of it. Your doctor should set you straight. Do you have the same doc as your early 20's and are you seeing a Ruemitoligist? (spelling is bad!) A ruemy is the only person who should be diagnosing RA. And Metheltrxate and folic acid will do nothing for your pain, it just slows the disease from progressing. Before you lable me a " know it all " I have AS. Ankilosing Spondilitis. It is the worst form of RA. It is a auto-imune disease where you imune system attacks your spine, and the discs, musules and joints attached to your spine with constent inflamation . I have had it for 23 years (well it became active 23 years ago, I was born with it as you were with RA) It is very, very painfull. It is also debilitative. (please excuse my spelling I am a college grad, but my spelling is really bad!!!) I spend at least one week in the hospital a year, and I take injections once a week as well as Remicade infustions every 6 weeks and spinal steroid injections 3 times a year. Let me give some advice 1. If you are not seeing a ruemy doctor-see one. They should be the only one treating you. NEVER GO TO A CHIROPRACTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2. You need to be on an anti-inflamitory DAILY!. Alive or advil at least, but you should try Celebrex, or Mobid which are prescriptions. You may however find that Alive and advil work fine. 3. You need to be on some pain med-even Darvicete which is the weekest narcotic is better than nothing but you NEED something. 4. Metheltrxate is fine and the Folic acid is just to protect your liver from the Methtrex-niether do anything directly for pain. 5. Eat protien-protien attacts the inflamation molicules that cause the iternal swelling. The swelling presses against the largest group of nerves in your body and cases pain!! 6. If you have cramps or spasims eat bananas and drink a glass of tonic water (without the Gin!) every day before you go to bed. Tonis water has Quinine in it and the bananas have potasium both of which helps cramps and spasims. 7. GET SOME PAIM MEDS. Don't feel like a drug addict. It is a quality of life issue. As well as helping with the pain, pain meds help you to calm down and feel better, all around. Watch yourself though you have to take as directed, you are young and you have a lot of years to pace yourself. Well I am getting tired and going to bed. Any time you need advise or have quetions please feel free to write. Feel better and God Bless! Mike all around --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Patsy, I'm sure Mike was saying No Chiropractor because of the type of arthritis he has. I see one all the time and find much relief from it. Meredith in Canada. Re: [ ] New, Confused, and Extremely Depressed Hi sparro- Sorry to say but you don't get RA and then it goes away. What you experienced in your 20's was prob. arthritis in early stages or someting isolated. It does not go away. Maybe you are not being believed because you tell your story this way. Anyone who knows anything would not believe you if you said that you had RA and then got rid of it. Your doctor should set you straight. Do you have the same doc as your early 20's and are you seeing a Ruemitoligist? (spelling is bad!) A ruemy is the only person who should be diagnosing RA. And Metheltrxate and folic acid will do nothing for your pain, it just slows the disease from progressing. Before you lable me a " know it all " I have AS. Ankilosing Spondilitis. It is the worst form of RA. It is a auto-imune disease where you imune system attacks your spine, and the discs, musules and joints attached to your spine with constent inflamation . I have had it for 23 years (well it became active 23 years ago, I was born with it as you were with RA) It is very, very painfull. It is also debilitative. (please excuse my spelling I am a college grad, but my spelling is really bad!!!) I spend at least one week in the hospital a year, and I take injections once a week as well as Remicade infustions every 6 weeks and spinal steroid injections 3 times a year. Let me give some advice 1. If you are not seeing a ruemy doctor-see one. They should be the only one treating you. NEVER GO TO A CHIROPRACTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2. You need to be on an anti-inflamitory DAILY!. Alive or advil at least, but you should try Celebrex, or Mobid which are prescriptions. You may however find that Alive and advil work fine. 3. You need to be on some pain med-even Darvicete which is the weekest narcotic is better than nothing but you NEED something. 4. Metheltrxate is fine and the Folic acid is just to protect your liver from the Methtrex-niether do anything directly for pain. 5. Eat protien-protien attacts the inflamation molicules that cause the iternal swelling. The swelling presses against the largest group of nerves in your body and cases pain!! 6. If you have cramps or spasims eat bananas and drink a glass of tonic water (without the Gin!) every day before you go to bed. Tonis water has Quinine in it and the bananas have potasium both of which helps cramps and spasims. 7. GET SOME PAIM MEDS. Don't feel like a drug addict. It is a quality of life issue. As well as helping with the pain, pain meds help you to calm down and feel better, all around. Watch yourself though you have to take as directed, you are young and you have a lot of years to pace yourself. Well I am getting tired and going to bed. Any time you need advise or have quetions please feel free to write. Feel better and God Bless! Mike all around --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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