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The budget doesn’t allow for pre-cut “this” and frozen “that.” Therefore, nearly everything coming out of my kitchen is homemade. I have a family, so the kitchen is my domain.

Today I shredded and froze 27 cups of zucchini, pitted 6 pounds (yes, pounds) of cherries, and made homemade chicken noodle soup for dinner. My hands are screaming! They scream every day, as the above is not unusual.

Is there a topical arthritis treatment which is safe to use on my hands yet will not contaminate the food in my kitchen? One that is readily absorbed and will maintain some strength through frequent hand washing?

Many thanks.
I’ll do that (((((Uncle))))).

(((((Olga)))))

my hands are deforming right before my eyes. I need to stop this now.No insurance.

with all the new treatments available that may not work for some I was wondering if the older Gold treatments are still used. I also heard that this particular drug is no longer manufactured.

i am a little upset coz of this problem plz help me about this…
plz tell me about the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis?

I am in my 20’s and falling apart I have scoliosis (mild, lumbar and thoracic rotation) and arthisits at various points in my spine. I allso have moderate asthma.

What are some options for keeping the low back pain away? My doctor just says arthritis is progressive and come back when its unbearable/otc meds dont work anymore!

Is there anythign I can do now to slow down or prevent further degeneration? There has to be something, anything than just waiting for unbearable pain!

I take calcium dialy I asked my doc about other supplements she was pretty blaise ‘take what you want theres no real proff one way or the other’ so i have an appnt with a holistic med doc next week but looking for ideas, maybe somehting I cna request that my insurance might cover. They dont cover chiropractic that was my 1st idea

Hello I am 33 yrs old. In early 2009 I broke my foot and developed an ulcer. My doctor was concerned that I had diabetes and ran a series of tests. I found out I had diabetes and was also notified that I had Hep C. It was a terrible year. I ended up developing Osteomylitis(an infection in my bone) and went through hypoberic treatments and two surgeries. My last surgery cost me about 2 inches of bone on my right feet. I also found out I had onset arthritis which they didnt really go into too much detail about and I have peripheral neuropathy in my feet and hands.
Anyways, I was on medicaid at the time for anxiety problems and I am grateful that I had it. I lost my medicaid because I left town for nearly a month to find out when I returned that they sent me a letter wanting me to see a doctor and I missed the visit. Well that was nearly a year ago. My diabetes was by most parts neglected because I couldnt afford my medicines and I have been sick and had some infections.
Also my 14 yr old autistic son lives with me now because his mother passed away and my wife is due with our first child in April. My point in saying this is I was wanting to be normal and go get a job to be a good father, but I am always sick or my anxiety issues plague me.
I finally begged and pleaded my endocrinoligist to see me and they agreed and gave me a discounted co-pay. They seemed genuinely concerned because my A1C was 9.3 they gave me a bunch of free insulin and were very helpful. So at least for the time being I can try to treat my diabetes. Oh yeah they also notified me that I may also have some type of neuropathy in my stomach?
So anyhow I don’t know what to do? My hep C is completely untreated and I still havent had a biopsy to figure how bad it is. I can’t afford this! But I don’t want to die. This is all having a hard affect on me and definetly causing me more severe anxiety. Any suggestions?
One final note: My sons mother passed away in her sleep from diabetes. Her blood sugar dropped. So I have a serious understanding of this disease. I dont want my son to lose both parents to this.