Monday, June 23, 2008
I am still not taking any medicine but ibuprofen for aches. I have injured my knee chasing grandkids and taking ibuprofen for it. My hands are sore and sometimes very red. My elbows and ankles are also sore. There are a couple of swollen places between the joints of my fingers. But all in all, I am not hurting too much.
Recently one of my sons sent me a website with information about an alternative way of treating RA. http://www.lef.org/protocols/immune_connective_joint/rheumatoid_arthritis_01.htm I have been reading about it and want to talk with my doctor about some of the ideas. My RA seems to have come on so suddenly and with erythema nodosum as a pre-cursor, I am about convinced the RA started due to an infection or something like that. I just wonder if, suppressing my immune system is the best way to treat it.
I have no desire to become crippled and deformed by this disease, but I do want to consider other options while I still have options.
ElaineH
Recently one of my sons sent me a website with information about an alternative way of treating RA. http://www.lef.org/protocols/immune_connective_joint/rheumatoid_arthritis_01.htm I have been reading about it and want to talk with my doctor about some of the ideas. My RA seems to have come on so suddenly and with erythema nodosum as a pre-cursor, I am about convinced the RA started due to an infection or something like that. I just wonder if, suppressing my immune system is the best way to treat it.
I have no desire to become crippled and deformed by this disease, but I do want to consider other options while I still have options.
ElaineH
