Surgeon suspected torn cartilage so I had an arthroscope in Feb 08. Pre-op X-rays showed beginning of arthritis. After surgery doc advised that there was no tear but there were finger-like growths throughout the joint that he trimmed away. He also said back of patella very pitted so he scrapped this back. After 2 weeks, one of the wounds had still not healed and I ended up with excessive leakage, swelling and a raging fever. Had another arthroscope to clear infection and 4 days in hospital on drip. My knee has never been the same. I have had many physio treatments, different exercise/strengthening programs and even got orthopedics to try and alleviate the knee and leg pain. It is so bad that i have trouble walking, can no longer exercise and can’t sit on the floor with my children. The physio and surgeon keep telling me it will take time. Should I seek a second opinion or do I have to live with this pain?

I am seriously considering this program. I was looking at the application and it asks if you have been diagnosed with back or joint issues, arthritis or Carpal Tunnel. I have.

If I answer yes, will that automatically prevent me getting in the program? If I say no and it’s discovered later what will happen?

I am really interested in this. I dealt with alot of problems after an auto accident. While going through treatments/therapy it got me very interested in clinical massage therapy. It’s the reason why I want to get into this field.

Not sure what to do.

I have had prostate cancer for about 7 years.. 5 years ago I had my prostat removed after about 3 years my PSA went up to about .4 from undetectable. I went to a cancer specialist and they then gave me radiation therapy 38 treatments. For about 18 months my PSA has been undetectable. I just went to the DR. for hip and leg pain.. I was assuming it was arthritis (which i have been told i had once before from an xray in my lower back). The Dr. sent me for an X-RAY and said it was urgent because prostat cancer spreads to the hip first and it could be bone mets. I am waiting results. My question is .. can you have bone mets without a detectable PSA?? When I asked him that he said well it can happen. None of the cancer dr.’s ever told me that. I thougth that is why we monitor my PSA every 6-8 months to make sure it doesnt rise.. because if it does that is what would indicate spread? Any thoughts would be much appreciatated.

I have pet insurance that covers 4k per year on both my dogs. I have found that since the vet I use has found out the limit and I love my dog so much I listen to him as to what he needs, allot of ‘extra’ things are popping up on my bill which would not normally.
An example would be that my Boxer fell and sprained his knee recently in the snow. One vet said it required Metacam and rest for 2 weeks. When I saw another vet for the same condition in her absence, he said GA and to open the leg up to inspect what was going on to prevent any arthritis in future as a precaution. The bill would be in excess of 2k for this. So, two vets and two opinions but my dog is not in any pain and walks well but with a slight limp on bending due to the bump.
If it was my leg, a GP would not book me in tomorrow for a knee operationa dnw ould try other non invasive treatments first right? what would you do?

here is the assigned case study for me. please help me resolve this problem on whether who should have the autonomy to decide in Angela’s case. thank you!

case:
Angela is 96 years old. Both her hands and feet are severely handicapped with Rheumatoid arthritis. She is admitted to the hospital with a bowel obstruction and several rectal hemorrhage. She is confused and is babbling incoherently. Her daughter wants her mother to have immediate surgery and other aggressive treatments. Her granddaughter says she has spoken often with Angela about her death. She says her grandmother just wanted to die peacefully. There is no living will.

I am 40 years old and married. My husband and I have sex about once every six weeks or so. For the past four or five years, I have suffered with severe vaginal itching that begins around three days after we’ve had intercourse. I have been tested for STD’s and do not have any. We do not use any creams, gels, lotions, or oils. I have no trouble getting properly lubricated. We don’t use condoms or any latex items. We have a rather vanilla sex life that doesn’t include the use of any marital aids. Yeast infection treatments don’t help, nor does Vagisil. I end up rubbing myself raw and frequently get tiny spots of blood on my toilet tissue. After suffering for a couple of days, it just seems to ease and I heal up. I asked my doctor, she tested for about everything and seemed to be in a quandary. She gave me some Premarin cream but that hasn’t seemed to help at all. My only real health issue is rheumatoid arthritis that is currently in remission. My husband is a diabetic. This ONLY happens after sex and I’m to the point where I dread having it. This is ruining my marriage. Does anyone else suffer from this? If so, have you found a solution?

hi! please help me resolve this problem on whether who should have the right to decide in Angela’s case. thank you!

case:
Angela is 96 years old. Both her hands and feet are severely handicapped with Rheumatoid arthritis. She is admitted to the hospital with a bowel obstruction and several rectal hemorrhage. She is confused and is babbling incoherently. Her daughter wants her mother to have immediate surgery and other aggressive treatments. Her granddaughter says she has spoken often with Angela about her death. She says her grandmother just wanted to die peacefully. There is no living will.

Or do you keep your eye on the money? Regardless of poor people’s health.
How many more of nature’s medicine are they going to ban?

The folks in the UK and Europe may have thought they were the only ones struggling under new stringent laws and regulations clamping down on alternative medicine…

Now, suddenly the good little bureaucrats at the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are powering up their hive-mind in order to “protect” us from safe, non-drug treatments too!

Recently I told you about new FDA actions that will severely limit access to intravenous ascorbic acid (IAA), a proven cancer-fighter that has been shown to neutralize virtually any pathogenic organism.

Apparently, the FDA has decided that IAA is an unapproved drug. And because it’s obviously NOT a drug and can’t be patented, they’ve basically found a way to make therapeutic doses of vitamin C illegal.

When it comes to being small-minded and petty, these FDA drones are extremely effective.

But IAA isn’t the only item on their hit list. Now they’re zeroing in on niacin. Which just HAPPENS to be a direct competitor of Big Pharma’s cash cow: statin drugs.

You can’t say that

Last month, FDA officials told Upsher Smith, a small Minnesota pharmaceutical company, that they couldn’t reference niacin studies in their marketing of SLO-NIACIN — a supplement with sustained-release to reduce the warm, tingling effect that niacin sometimes causes.

So it’s basically just niacin.

Upsher Smith has temporarily taken the SLO-NIACIN info off their website. But the FDA warning letter lists several studies that pose a problem. One study, published in the American Journal of Cardiology in 1992 is titled, “Marked benefit with sustained-release niacin therapy in patients with ‘isolated’ very low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and coronary artery disease.”

Now, just think about that. There’s a study in a major medical journal that shows a “marked benefit” in artery disease patients who take sustained-release niacin.

But the FDA doesn’t want you to read about that on the Upsher Smith site. (Or maybe they don’t want you to read about it at all…)

But either way, does the suppression of this information serve artery disease patients?

Other studies (which may or may not have been on the site) show that niacin also helps reduce triglycerides, and may help prevent dementia, arthritis, and anxiety.

When Dr. Spreen sent me an article about this new FDA action, he noted that niacin is also listed in the Physicians’ Desk Reference as a therapeutic agent to lower cholesterol. It’s right there in the medical mainstream’s public record — the source ALL doctors turn to when treating patients.

But if you make and sell niacin, you can’t mention this PROVEN benefit to your prospective customers?

Something is really WRONG with this picture!

Years ago, suffragette Crystal Eastman said, “Tyranny goes by the name of protection.”

I can’t imagine how much stronger a statement she would make today if she saw the workings of the FDA…especially if she were faced with heart disease.

This cannot be said too often: If your magnesium intake is low, you’re in trouble. There’s just no way you’re going to prevent or successfully manage type 2 diabetes with a low magnesium level.

Dr. Spreen has told me that dozens of times. And with good reason. Magnesium helps maintain normal insulin levels.

In a new study from Brazil, researchers evaluated magnesium status in type 2 diabetics. They found that poor kidney function (common in diabetes) increases magnesium elimination in the urine. When too much elimination is combined with low magnesium intake, blood sugar runs high.

Menstruation and high stress also reduce magnesium levels. And a heavy intake of starches, alcohol, diuretics and some prescription drugs (such as antibiotics) can increase urinary elimination of magnesium.

Dr. Spreen recommends 500 mg of magnesium per day, with the added note that magnesium gluconate and chelated magnesium are the preferred supplement forms. And if you want to try to get the magnesium you need from your diet, some of the best sources are leafy green vegetables, avocados, nuts, and whole grains.

To Your Good Health,

Jenny Thompson
HSI Director

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Sources:

“FDA warns niacin marketers about drug claims” Shane Starling, NutraIngredients-USA, 1/26/11, nutraingredients- usa.com Warning Letter to Upsher Smith Laboratories, Inc., FDA, 1/19/11, fda.gov
Give us back our wonder plant(s)

http://youtu.be/tcA4ALg0v2I

Question is; Does anybody care? What do they care about? $$$$$$$$?

back in 2003 i fractured my left ankle from falling down a hill. the doctors diagnosed it as a “mild sprain” and 2 years later learned from the foot doctor that it was broken the whole time and never got properly treated. now i have a dead ATL that wont heal ever again. now 6 years later, after many visits to the pediatrist and failed therapy treatments, the pain is still very very strong and i have trouble walking at times. ALSO, my right thumb (first metacarpal bone) has a dead ligament and also has as much pain as my ankle.

ive tried tylenol for arthritis, ibuprofin, vicodin, etc. they have no effects on relieving the pain what so ever. does anyone think medical marijuana is a possibility? i live in michigan, so that is why i ask the question, and have heard some good results. someone help me! please and thanks!

He took zero medical history, only filled out form with name and address and insurance. No assistant took any medical history.

I was told I have eczema..I broke out in an extremely itchy rash on my calves after remodeling. He concurred it was probably an allergy (to the dust or possible mold stirred up) that went to eczema.

Natural treatments I tried did not help. I want to get rid of it as it is unsightly and itchy but I am worried about potential problems.

He ordered a steroid cream (betamethasone dip aug .05% cream) for 6 weeks. He said it would be a lot better in a week but if I discontinued it before 6 weeks, it may come back.

I have just been told I may have high blood pressure, I had a fasting blood sugar of 151 (but ai c was 5.9)..this means I am prediabetic they said, Also I have developed severe gout and have arthritis. I am also clinically depressed and long felt I had adrenal insufficiency due to high stress for 20 years and symptoms of this.

I read this steroid cream
cream can cause blood glucose to raise and be not advised to take if one has high blood pressure or diabetes. Also it interferes by increasing inflammation which may hurt my gout/arthritis and can exacerbate depression. It causes weight gain and redistribution of weight (in a bad way). If used more than a week, it can cause the adrenal glands to shrink and may cause a rebound effect if not gradually tapered off. It takes the adrenals about 3 months to start working right again and producing its hormones (I think cortisol).

I have a phobia about medicines and almost never take them but I am afraid this eczema rash on both legs will never leave if I don’t use it, I am angry this doctor did not ask me one medical question or get any medical history. I recently was forced into an HMO) and he is the only doctor I see who is an approved dermatologist. The office was packed and I was only with the doctor about 4 minutes..It was fast for everyone it looked like. I am used to doctors
who spend 15-30 minutes with me and they always take a history..I am unsure if I should take it. Do you feel it would be safe? Would he have prescribed it if it was dangerous with certain medical conditions? Does anyone have any experience with taking a steroid cream like this.
I have had this rash since December several problems getting in sooner and two doctors didn’t know what it was, but they were not specialist like this doctor who took no history and glanced at the rash a minute.