[happygolucky]

Greenerlife, just what happend to me....., strange as I can be good or bad but I do know I need to keep moving otherwise I would get stuck!!! Medication helps you to move and then you get better, my Dr said its the rusty gate syndrome, keep it shut and its harder to open, I have to swing mine a bit more in the morning 

[Greenerlife]

   Happygolucky!  I know if my dog has one of his his 'i'm not going for a walk today Mum' moods,  it is me who suffers!  i have also taken up knitting again as my hands are really bad at the moment, but that really does seem not to help!  It may be a while before I can wear that jumper!

[RUSTYME]

I take msm and it works for me .
I saw the effect on horses and dogs , they don't know what they are taking and it worked wonders .
Glucosamine affects my stomach badly , so i avoid it .
Some peoples pain limit is nil and they take anything as soon as they get a problem , without any regard to side affects . Each to their own . I take pain killers when i have to but my pain threshold is quite high , plus i read about the problems they may cause , sometimes the problems can be worse than the original one , so i don't take them if i can possibly help it .
I use them as a last resort if there is no natural alternative , such as msm , or i can't take the pain anymore .
I take aspirin to guard against heart attack and stroke , i also eat lots of onion and garlic to help as well . I don't want to stop the aspirin 'just in case ' , but painkillers don't cure they just hide the problem .
But as i say , each to their own , i am not knocking or having a go , whatever gets you by .

[chrismahon]

I found glucosamine was a miracle cure for my elbow joints. Took the 1000mg tablets for three months with no effect then woke up one morning pain free and stayed that way for 10years. Stopped taking them 3 years ago and the problem has now returned.

[goosepimple]

Well, there are certainly a lot of you out there with rusty joints.  I'm a bit like Rustyme in that my pain threshold is higher than most, I don't run to the doctor unless it feels unbearable, however saying that I've managed to get away with not going because I was younger and would bounce back.  Just having to face that I'm not bouncing back any more (Bionic you made me laugh!).  I don't like the thought of having to take anything long term and I know that's probably a bit silly. 
 
Just think that if I go to the doc's then she'll send me for tests, then back to the docs etc etc, I just don't have the time - I could tell her that I suppose and then we work on possibilities I expect.
 
It's not that bad really at the moment, more of an observation and a bit of discomfort and soreness now and then.  Maybe if all the bad weather stops, but not much chance of that just now. 
 
At least I know I'm in company with you squeaky hinged lot. 

[jaykay]

I have seriously squeaky hinges developing too 

The thing that makes a huge difference to mine, I've found out by trial and error, is eating gluten. Now my arthritis is probably psoritic arthritis since I have psoriasis on my skin badly too. Both are dreadful after eating gluten.

But interestingly, when I was saying this to my nieghbour, I found out that her MIL had just been put on a gluten-free diet for her joints, no psoriasis there I don't think.

I suppose 'gouty tendencies' would have been the old diagnosis.

Beer and whisky might have the same effects but there are limits to how far one can go 

[goosepimple]

I remember your post before re gluten Jaykay and I was bought some GF products and hated them and went back to normal stodge, so serves me right if it is the gluten. 
 
I'm pretty much an alcohol free zone since I had the kids, never got back into it, just makes me knackered really. 
 
I think a lot of it is wear and tear - hands out in cold water a lot, so bitingly cold and I'm always lifting stones here (the whole place is full of bedrock and dry stones for dyking) and think that's how my left arm elbow is suffering under the stain of weight.  Sure I wouldn't be so creaky if I stopped hammering myself, but then nothing would get done would it? 

[jaykay]

Oh yeh, the way to do gluten-free is not to eat gluten-free products but to just avoid grains. Most GF stuff is definitely frankenfood 

I'm sure wear and tear comes into it - only have to look at old farmers.

[happygolucky]

Don't forget dancers, athletes and people who have very physical jobs, some chaps who stay with us from he power station are not as fit as me 

[Hollycross]

Now this may be a bit alternative for you but worked on my mother, my dog and my cat so worth a try for you. Also worked for a friend with gout.


You can buy a bracelet that has magnets in it, it affects blood flow somehow is totally natural and it does work.


Bec

[Plantoid]

Dear O/P make the time and get yourself infront of a doctor .. non of us on here are qualified to give you medical advice nor should we offer you personal experiences that may or may not help you .
 
Sorry to sound so awkward & negative it's for your own good .
 
David

[jaykay]

 

[goosepimple]

I will get to the doctor at some point - probably when I'm taking one of the kids for something and I'll mention it in the passing.

[Bionic]

Well I finally went to the docs and she said I have golfers elbow although thinks it a bit strange to have got it in both elbows. (I think it is probably more likely to be arthritis myself) She gave me some painkillers and a phone number for Physio Direct.
I was a bit sceptical to say the least but phoned them nonetheless. I have to say I was very impressed. She got me to do various exercises to work out where the pain is an how bad it is and is now referring me for a physio appointment. As the pain is in both elbows, making it difficult to do some things she is also marking the appointment as urgent. So keeping my fingers crossed that this is the answer 
Sally

[SallyintNorth]

 

I do hope it isn't knitter's elbow...     I get a really sore shoulder sometimes after knitting  a lot; my Mum was a knitting maniac for most of her life and needed a replacement shoulder... 

Anyway, the main thing is you'll get a proper assessment from the experts and hopefully they'll sort you out too.