If you have osteoarthritis in your spine can it spread to your fingers. Like all of a sudden you wake up with acheing fingers. Can it do it with no warning? Any info Osteoarthritis would be helpful.
2006-12-03 15:42:57 · 4 answers · asked by babychick37180 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
I have osteoarthritis in the severe degenerative form: have had eight surgeries in four years and now, surgery in my hands, one at a time. I just had a ten inch plate put in one hand, the other, if it last in two years. I have twelve bones put in my spine, eight are cadaver bones, 32 screws, 32 wires. Welcome to the world of osteoarthritis. Vicodin, Lyrica are all medications that you have to learn to live with. I've tried patches but allergies prevent me from wearing them, so that means stomach pills and pills to poop. It's one thing after the other. Don't cry on anyone shoulder, they don't want to hear, it scares them.
You'll find close relatives that probably have he same thing.
We'll start an Internet site someday as a group therapy thing?
In the meantime, hang in there, it hurts so, get used to it. I wish I could give you my E-mail for personal help.
Most people that have claims of home health care products and miraculous recovery from them probably had sore muscles or something unrelated. Osteoarthritis is something you don't recover from, you try and control it and, live with as much pain as possible, you cry at times and wonder why me? Lots of love and hope this helps
2006-12-04 00:13:06 · answer #1 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. Arthritis is famous for travelling around the body. One week it is your hands, next your hips, etc. If at least some joints don't hurt on any given day, you can be thankful. Some days my wrists hurt the most, some, my back. No magic cure...if there were, the inventer would be a billionaire. Exercise, really is one of the best things you can do...but you need pain control to keep moving. Number of meds on the market...have to find what works best for you. None are perfect. I find two of the oldest are the two best...Relafen and Voltaren. There is tons of info on the web to read, and some meds that promise you'll feel like a kid again. Not true. Just gotta live with it, take your meds, and be thankful you are alive and healthy enough to keep compalinin'!
2006-12-03 16:00:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some Jointcare liquid it's great ,it takes away the inflammation ,natural and helps with the pain , check it out online www.drinkables liquid .com made by Remington Health Products ,it has glucosamine and other natural important ingredients that will help you,i had arthritis so bad i couldn't get out of bed some days i had to almost crawl from the pain ,after taking this liquid for 3 months i started feeling better ,the inflamation went down and i'm walking now doing all the things i did before, i don't like taking pills so i do all the natural i can,try it ,it really will help.Look up the ingredients online and you'll find out what each one can do for you.God Bless
2006-12-03 16:22:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition of the spine. There is a different arthritic form which involves the joints of the digits.
2006-12-03 17:11:21 · answer #4 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋