Comments on: Funny Rheumatoid Arthritis Remedies

By: Catherine

Catherine — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:56:43 +0000

I got the “walk it off” lecture from my ex-husband who also told me, “If you walk like a cripple, you are one.” Apparently he applied what a basketball coach told him about not limping and walking off a slightly turned ankle to my RA. Jerk! Hence the ex is his title.

Even so, my loving current hubby asked me recently why I don’t add jogging to my workouts. Wha? Was it a brain fart or what? I don’t know. Perhaps it’s a sign I’m putting up too much of a brave front.

By: Carolan

Carolan — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:53:48 +0000

[[It seems you take asparagus, fresh or canned and puree it. Then eat 3 teaspoons of the gunk, 3 times a day that you will be “cured” of any and all types of arthritis. Of course you must continue to this forever or the arthritis will come back!!!]]

…brought to you by the Asparagus Council! lol

Raini, if your friend is still taking Rituxan and prednisone, she is most definitely NOT in remission. The prednisone is probably subduing her symptoms, and that’s taking a huge risk for long-term side effects. She’s fooling herself.

By: Jane Meleisea

Jane Meleisea — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:50:59 +0000

Just reading about friends with interesting remedies for RA – a dear friend of mine suggested, going on a vegetarian diet, coming off all my medication and then drinking your first mid stream urnine the next morning…….. I hasten to add I have not tried this, has anyone else been told to try this?

By: Solair

Solair — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:05:48 +0000

After Methotrexate nearly killed me I turned to some (not all) alternatives.
I believe VD3 has helped overall inflammation along with some extra VC and have not had a cold or flu in 2 yrs because of them.
Glucosamine Chond.MSM did nothing in over a year. Fish Oil – nothing, Tumeric – nothing, boswellia/frankinsense oil for joints – nothing. Black cherry juice concentrate – nothing. Best thing for arthritic joints was black label papaya ointment or just plain olive oil rubbed in.
SAMe helped my liver and inflammation rate went down to half what it was but expensive all the time.
In the 4 weeks on UC-II collagen have seen some improvement so will continue this. Am still on Pred. 5mgs and Orudis.

By: Kelly Young

Kelly Young — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:52:20 +0000

great illustration of our situation, Deborah.

By: Deborah Robison

Deborah Robison — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:45:53 +0000

Well controlled does not mean cured or in remission. I have felt so well using Orencia that I think it is gone. Then I had to be off of it for 10 weeks for knee replacement, and guess what? It was not gone.

By: Deborah Robison

Deborah Robison — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:39:18 +0000

Once, when I was newly diagnosed, my rheumatologist was out of town and I called my primary care doctor to tell them that I needed something for pain, bad. I told the nurse that I was having to get someone to drag me to the bathroom. She suggested that I try aerobics. I told her, well, when I can walk, maybe I will try that. This was someone who had been a nurse for a long time. I realized then that people, even medical personel, do not understand.

By: Kelly Young

Kelly Young — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:48:02 +0000

I have heard of a couple of people with that bad opinion finally getting the RA themselves. It was heartbreaking one man said that to his mom and she died of RA. Then he got it. How sad to hear how guilty he feels now that he did that to her. I hope we can put an end to this by educating! :rainbow:

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:20:45 +0000

My favorite is that I need to eat more nutmeg because it is a natural anti-inflamatory! If that were the case, all those gingerbread cookies over the holidays would have counteracted the cold weather effects! And a friend of mine is dead convinced that its all attitude, which translates to it being my own fault I don’t get better >:( . I avoid the topic now but I get so angry when he sees me struggle and he makes those judgemental comments of “your doing this to yourself” and “its all in your mind”.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:02:55 +0000

That is a good one, I had been vegan (for compassionate resons, not health reasons) for 10 years when I was diagnosed! Great way of life, but def not a cure all *lol*