Guest guest Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Hi Dorothy, I have a very dear friend who has RA who due to another condition can't be treated for it...they mostly feed her pain meds and try to keep her comfortable. I make her bath salts with some MSM in them, along with my usual bath salt mix. The scents vary to give her some variety--lavender to relax, citrus EO's to help perk her up, and her favorite scent is freesia so I make those too. HTH, Serra On 4/28/05, Dorothy Murphy <db wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I have just recently moved again and so most stuff is packed up in boxes. A friend of mine has rheumatoid arthritis and his ankles swell badly. He also experiences a lot of pain. > > I wanted to make some bath salts for him and I did have a recipe that I used to use for my sister-in-law. Of course, now I can't find it. > > I was wondering if anyone has a recipe or blend that they wouldn't mind sharing. If I can't find a recipe, I'll just try and make something up. But I was hoping that if someone had a recipe that they had had great success with and wouldn't mind sharing it, it would be much quicker. I feel badly for the poor man as he is in such pain lately. > > Thanks in advance to anyone who can provide help or suggestions. > > Dorothy > > -- For your daily dose of cranky Serra http://scentedstuff.blogspot.com Going Out Of Business Sale--new listings every day! http://stores.ebay.com/SerrasSecretSurplus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 ok u drink this or rub it on? how much for each? .. how often would u take it? thanks. Judith Re: Herbal Remedies - rheumatoid arthritis > > Ginger powder in castor oil > > > > > Message: 18 > Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:42:31 -0000 > " Linda " <lindatoo123 > rheumatoid arthritis > > Hello, > I am new to the group my name is Linda I have RA does anyone have RA > and if so do you take anything herbal for it, I am on prescribed > medications but would like to try something else. > Linda > > > > > > > Relax. Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 In this one it's pretty easy. The acupuncture should work at least for a few days immediately. If you are successful with this then you may be closer to try the herbs. She can then make some judgements for herself. doug , " Cybil Kendrick " <cgarland73 wrote: > > Hello all, > > I am writing in hopes of some guidence, insight, etc. I have a 46 yo > female patient that called me the other day with questions about > acupuncture and RA. This is a new diagnosis for her and she is really > reluctant to take the prednizone and methotrexate that the doctors > have prescribed and are urging her to take as soon as possible. On > February 8th she had ACL replacement with a cadaver part with only > local aneshthesia. The surgery went very well and all that she really > complained of after was fatigue which is more common with general > anesthesia than local. Two weeks after surgery her elbows, wrists, > hands, ankles and feet began to hurt with some swelling in the fingers > and toes but hasn't noticed that they are hot or very red. She didn't > remember any fever or chills with the onset, she hardly ever gets > sick, the only digestive complaint she has is occasional acid reflux, > and she does have issues with contact dermatitis and hay fever. She > has seen two rheumatoid specialists, had two RA blood tests and both > have come back negative. The first doctor put her on prednizone and > that helped the pain but she didn't want to have to stay on prednizone > forever so got a second opinon who said they could see if it was just > a virus that she contracted in the hospital and took her off of the > prednizone. The pain got worse and now they are sure that it is RA > even though the blood tests came back negative and they would like her > to get back on the prednizone and start taking methotrexate, which she > is really reluctant to take. Her question to me is can acupuncture > help and if so should she refrain from taking the drugs until after we > try chinese medicine? I am pretty fresh out of school and don't have > any experience with treating RA but I do know that acupuncture can > help keep the acute attacks at bay and can help with the pain when it > does flare up. What I don't ever want to do is to tell a patient to > go against what their doctor is telling them to do but can we tell if > the acupunture and herbs are helping if she is on the drugs? > Any help and information would be greatly appreciated. > > Cybil Kendrick, L.Ac. > Breckenridge, Co. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Please look in our archived messages- we have discussed arthritis in it's various forms many times.. , Ramakrishnan K <kramanam wrote: > > A FRIEND OF MINE IS SUFFERING FROM RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIES FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS.THIS HAPPENED DUE TO SEVERE WINTER CLIMATE WHEN HE WAS WORKING IN A CONSTRUCTION SITE.IT IS A PAIN TO SEE HIM SUFFERING AND FREQUENTLY HE IS AFFECTED BY BLOOD CLOTTING AND DEEP VAIN TROMBOSIS.HE IS TAKING STEROIDS AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH PREVENT BLOOD CLOTTING.ALL HIS BONES HAVE BECOME STIFF AND FREQUENTLY HE FACES A PROBLEM OF IMMOBITITY. > CAN THE GROUP THROUGH SOME LIGHT ON ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE WHICH CAN HELP TO CURE THE DISEASE. > THANKS > RAMAKRISHNAN > > > Why delete messages? Unlimited storage is just a click away. Go to http://help./l/in//mail/mail/tools/tools- 08.html > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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