Woodworking with Arthritis

Dec 24, 2003 21 Replies

Well, grain free, huh? My wife has celiac disease and of course for me most grains are full of phosphorus or potassium and having renal failure, I have to stay away from these foods. The "lack of" these foods has not decreased any pain. I go to bed with it and I wake up with it. I tried celebrex when it was new. It did nothing and I was put back on voltaran. I've tried aleve without help. My best so far is a controlled drug.

If you can get relief from celebrex, aleve, glucosamine chondroitin or a number of other arthritis drugs, then you're not really hurting yet. The controlled drug I take doesn't relieve my arthritis, it only makes the pain less severe, SOMETIMES!!!!!

Sorry to hear staying grain-free hasn't helped. Like I said, one you got it, it's a bit late for prevention. For me, I think I have at least postponed the problem, for a couple of decades, I hope. Losing

100 lbs didn't hurt it any, either.

The renal failure probably isn't helping you any. That would make it a lot harder to eat the low-carb diet I currently follow. The best that can be hoped for is some more effective treatment soon.

-- Howard

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