Guest guest Posted February 24, 2003 Report Share Posted February 24, 2003 Yep, I have the crippled hand disease. Wish it had stayed in the hands but NOOO. I had to get it in my knees, hips, feet, lower back. I think if I could get it in my head, it would be there too. Actually mine has improved since I started loosing weight. My first line of defense is my wonderful chiropractor. I then take liquid Tylenol and on a rare occasion, ibuprofen. I have only done the ibuprofen 5 or 6 times in 20 months. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs. SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs. Current Weight 339.5 lbs. and loosing again Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 20:49:46 -0000 " Rick Sorensen " writes: > During the snow storm, I shoveled my long and wide driveway three > times!!! I never got out of breath and never felt any muscle > strain-- > all that exercising pays off, guys!!! BUT the next day, my hands > looked like I had walnuts under the skin instead of knuckles and my > > fingers were all twisted. > > If it is not one thing it's another. Now I have arthritis in my > hands--really bad in the right hand. Maybe I should get obese > again? I never had arthritis when I was MO--maybe being obese is a > > natural protection? Just kidding!! But I wonder, if with my > malabsorption issues (like all the other distal RNY patients) I > might > have a nutritional issue that is contributing to this arthritis > thing > in my hands. Maybe, it is because I have celebrated 21 > anniversaries > of my 39th birthday and it is just progression of time. Or maybe it > > is a delayed result of being thwacked by the Sisters across the > knuckles when I was a grade school kid in parochial school--that's > it! I should sue the Church for arthritis and Burger King and > Dunkin > Donuts for being obese. > > Has anybody else experienced a condition like this? The arthritic > hands, I mean--I know none of you guys are obese. (LOL) I have been > > prescribed Vioxx, which helps quite a bit, but not 100%. Anyone > take > anything better than that? > > Rick S.--the Nortalian Stallion > > Bileopancreatic Diversion --Distal RNY: 04/2000 > Loss: 150+ (depending on size of morning BMs)and steady > BMI: from 46 to 24 > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2003 Report Share Posted February 24, 2003 Yep, I have the crippled hand disease. Wish it had stayed in the hands but NOOO. I had to get it in my knees, hips, feet, lower back. I think if I could get it in my head, it would be there too. Actually mine has improved since I started loosing weight. My first line of defense is my wonderful chiropractor. I then take liquid Tylenol and on a rare occasion, ibuprofen. I have only done the ibuprofen 5 or 6 times in 20 months. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs. SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs. Current Weight 339.5 lbs. and loosing again Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 20:49:46 -0000 " Rick Sorensen " writes: > During the snow storm, I shoveled my long and wide driveway three > times!!! I never got out of breath and never felt any muscle > strain-- > all that exercising pays off, guys!!! BUT the next day, my hands > looked like I had walnuts under the skin instead of knuckles and my > > fingers were all twisted. > > If it is not one thing it's another. Now I have arthritis in my > hands--really bad in the right hand. Maybe I should get obese > again? I never had arthritis when I was MO--maybe being obese is a > > natural protection? Just kidding!! But I wonder, if with my > malabsorption issues (like all the other distal RNY patients) I > might > have a nutritional issue that is contributing to this arthritis > thing > in my hands. Maybe, it is because I have celebrated 21 > anniversaries > of my 39th birthday and it is just progression of time. Or maybe it > > is a delayed result of being thwacked by the Sisters across the > knuckles when I was a grade school kid in parochial school--that's > it! I should sue the Church for arthritis and Burger King and > Dunkin > Donuts for being obese. > > Has anybody else experienced a condition like this? The arthritic > hands, I mean--I know none of you guys are obese. (LOL) I have been > > prescribed Vioxx, which helps quite a bit, but not 100%. Anyone > take > anything better than that? > > Rick S.--the Nortalian Stallion > > Bileopancreatic Diversion --Distal RNY: 04/2000 > Loss: 150+ (depending on size of morning BMs)and steady > BMI: from 46 to 24 > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2003 Report Share Posted February 24, 2003 I have days when my hands do not work. The osteoarthritis was not diagnosed til after surgery, but the damage was there. The rheumatologist says my obesity had nothing whatsoever to do with it, but it is genetic. Amazing. He agreed with me that the OA was there for a long time, and that the obesity hid it. You know, " You hurt because you're fat. " ? Yeah, that one. My OA exactly mimics my dad's, who never was more than kinda chunky. At least the neck & feet. His hands at 85 work better than mine, though. Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Crippled Hands > During the snow storm, I shoveled my long and wide driveway three > times!!! I never got out of breath and never felt any muscle strain-- > all that exercising pays off, guys!!! BUT the next day, my hands > looked like I had walnuts under the skin instead of knuckles and my > fingers were all twisted. > > If it is not one thing it's another. Now I have arthritis in my > hands--really bad in the right hand. Maybe I should get obese > again? I never had arthritis when I was MO--maybe being obese is a > natural protection? Just kidding!! But I wonder, if with my > malabsorption issues (like all the other distal RNY patients) I might > have a nutritional issue that is contributing to this arthritis thing > in my hands. Maybe, it is because I have celebrated 21 anniversaries > of my 39th birthday and it is just progression of time. Or maybe it > is a delayed result of being thwacked by the Sisters across the > knuckles when I was a grade school kid in parochial school--that's > it! I should sue the Church for arthritis and Burger King and Dunkin > Donuts for being obese. > > Has anybody else experienced a condition like this? The arthritic > hands, I mean--I know none of you guys are obese. (LOL) I have been > prescribed Vioxx, which helps quite a bit, but not 100%. Anyone take > anything better than that? > > Rick S.--the Nortalian Stallion > > Bileopancreatic Diversion --Distal RNY: 04/2000 > Loss: 150+ (depending on size of morning BMs)and steady > BMI: from 46 to 24 > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2003 Report Share Posted February 24, 2003 I have days when my hands do not work. The osteoarthritis was not diagnosed til after surgery, but the damage was there. The rheumatologist says my obesity had nothing whatsoever to do with it, but it is genetic. Amazing. He agreed with me that the OA was there for a long time, and that the obesity hid it. You know, " You hurt because you're fat. " ? Yeah, that one. My OA exactly mimics my dad's, who never was more than kinda chunky. At least the neck & feet. His hands at 85 work better than mine, though. Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Crippled Hands > During the snow storm, I shoveled my long and wide driveway three > times!!! I never got out of breath and never felt any muscle strain-- > all that exercising pays off, guys!!! BUT the next day, my hands > looked like I had walnuts under the skin instead of knuckles and my > fingers were all twisted. > > If it is not one thing it's another. Now I have arthritis in my > hands--really bad in the right hand. Maybe I should get obese > again? I never had arthritis when I was MO--maybe being obese is a > natural protection? Just kidding!! But I wonder, if with my > malabsorption issues (like all the other distal RNY patients) I might > have a nutritional issue that is contributing to this arthritis thing > in my hands. Maybe, it is because I have celebrated 21 anniversaries > of my 39th birthday and it is just progression of time. Or maybe it > is a delayed result of being thwacked by the Sisters across the > knuckles when I was a grade school kid in parochial school--that's > it! I should sue the Church for arthritis and Burger King and Dunkin > Donuts for being obese. > > Has anybody else experienced a condition like this? The arthritic > hands, I mean--I know none of you guys are obese. (LOL) I have been > prescribed Vioxx, which helps quite a bit, but not 100%. Anyone take > anything better than that? > > Rick S.--the Nortalian Stallion > > Bileopancreatic Diversion --Distal RNY: 04/2000 > Loss: 150+ (depending on size of morning BMs)and steady > BMI: from 46 to 24 > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2003 Report Share Posted February 24, 2003 In a message dated 2/24/2003 6:26:48 PM Central Standard Time, vitalady@... writes: > > I have days when my hands do not work --------------------------- I suspect I may have what is called trigger thumb (more commonly it's trigger finger). Wondering if anyone knows anything about this condition and the treatment.......... Carol A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2003 Report Share Posted February 24, 2003 In a message dated 2/24/2003 6:26:48 PM Central Standard Time, vitalady@... writes: > > I have days when my hands do not work --------------------------- I suspect I may have what is called trigger thumb (more commonly it's trigger finger). Wondering if anyone knows anything about this condition and the treatment.......... Carol A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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