Swollen Ankle from Rheumatoid and Osteo Arthritis

[Guest guest]

Hello Everyone,

 

I have a friend who is an older gentleman and his is in constant pain but even

moreso lately. He has been told by the doctors that he has both rheumatoid and

osteo arthritis. Thus his joints are larger than normal and have the nodules on

them. He continues to push himself through the day despite the pain. Lately,

however, the ankle of his left foot has started clunking when he walks. The

doctors have said that they think that means there is no cartilage left and the

sound is basically bone impacting bone. This ankle is usually a bit larger than

the other one but now it has gotten even bigger. The swelling seems to be moving

up his leg.

 

There are supposedly some sort of injections that have been applied for through

the benefits carrier (don't know for sure whether they are cortisone, gold or

something else) but they have already taken 2 months and it doesn't seem like

the decision will be made by them soon as to whether to cover these injections.

Meanwhile, the poor man is in excrutuiating pain and the ankle seems to continue

to deteriorate.

 

If anyone has dealt with this type of situation before, I'd appreciate some

advice as to how to help reduce the swelling and alleviate the pain.

 

I have a fair selection of oils and would take any advice with respect to blends

or I would be willing to investigate any other type of alternative treatment

suggestions that anyone can give.

 

I forgot to say that he soaks his feet every night and tries to keep them

elevated when possible but for him to sit still for long periods he would pretty

well need to be tied down. I am not sure if his wife would be willing to do

that though LOL

 

Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions.

 

Dorothy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Dorothy,

 

Best of luck to your friend. That sounds incredibly painful. If he wants

those injections, he might want to start calling and nagging his

insurance provider to cover the cost of those injections. I have noticed

with insurance, they are much more responsive when they have to deal

with you calling them every day (been there, done that!). The steroids

have their own nasty effects, but if he can't hardly walk without

excruciating pain the trade off might be worth it until a more permanent

alternative can be found.

 

Now as far as EO's go .. maybe rosemary used in a foot soak and lotion

rub would help? I know it helped my swollen ankles and legs when I was

pg. Even make a liniment blend with it - some folks here have expressed

using black pepper oil with rosemary and .. I think Kathleen said she

uses grapefruit in her blend too??? Can't recall off hand ... Kathleen,

you got your ears on today???

 

Also, he might want to look into some herbs. " Devil's Claw "

(Harpogophytum procumbens) is one. My herbology teacher swore by a

combination of that and " Bone Flesh and Cartilage " Herbal Supplement

Formula (I believe Nature's Way makes it). She said it takes about a

week to 3 weeks to really build up in the system and work, but she

couldn't rave about it enough and how it helped her.

 

She also was fond of a blend called " Alfalfa/Celery Seed " - Formula #2

from Proven Herbal Blends by Mowrey. It contains: Alfalfa Seed & Leaf

(Medicago sativa) , Celery Seed Apium graveolens), Burdock Root (Arctium

lappa), Chaparral (Larrea divarcata), Sarsparilla Root (Smilax

officinalis), Licorice Root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), Kelp (Laminara

macrocystis, Asocphyllum), Cayenne (Capsicum annum) & Queen Of The

Meadow Root (Eupatorium purpureum).

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

 

 

 

 

On Behalf Of Dorothy Murphy

 

 

 

Hello Everyone,

 

I have a friend who is an older gentleman and his is in constant pain

but even moreso lately. He has been told by the doctors that he has

both rheumatoid and osteo arthritis. Thus his joints are larger than

normal and have the nodules on them. He continues to push himself

through the day despite the pain. Lately, however, the ankle of his

left foot has started clunking when he walks. The doctors have said

that they think that means there is no cartilage left and the sound is

basically bone impacting bone. This ankle is usually a bit larger than

the other one but now it has gotten even bigger. The swelling seems to

be moving up his leg.

 

There are supposedly some sort of injections that have been applied for

through the benefits carrier (don't know for sure whether they are

cortisone, gold or something else) but they have already taken 2 months

and it doesn't seem like the decision will be made by them soon as to

whether to cover these injections. Meanwhile, the poor man is in

excrutuiating pain and the ankle seems to continue to deteriorate.

 

If anyone has dealt with this type of situation before, I'd appreciate

some advice as to how to help reduce the swelling and alleviate the

pain.

 

I have a fair selection of oils and would take any advice with respect

to blends or I would be willing to investigate any other type of

alternative treatment suggestions that anyone can give.

 

I forgot to say that he soaks his feet every night and tries to keep

them elevated when possible but for him to sit still for long periods he

would pretty well need to be tied down. I am not sure if his wife would

be willing to do that though LOL

 

Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions.

 

Dorothy

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hey Dorothy,

 

I just found this ... The Proven Herbal Blends book I mention below is a

condensed book from " The Scientific Validation of Herbal Medicine " . The

Arthritis Blend I listed below (Alfalfa Celery Seed) is shown here:

http://tinyurl.com/77k55

Just click 3 pages into the book ...

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

 

 

 

 

On Behalf Of Christine Ziegler

 

 

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My herbology teacher swore by a

combination of that (Devil's Claw) and " Bone Flesh and Cartilage "

Herbal Supplement

Formula (I believe Nature's Way makes it). She said it takes about a

week to 3 weeks to really build up in the system and work, but she

couldn't rave about it enough and how it helped her.

 

She also was fond of a blend called " Alfalfa/Celery Seed " - Formula #2

from Proven Herbal Blends by Mowrey. It contains: Alfalfa Seed & Leaf

(Medicago sativa) , Celery Seed Apium graveolens), Burdock Root (Arctium

lappa), Chaparral (Larrea divarcata), Sarsparilla Root (Smilax

officinalis), Licorice Root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), Kelp (Laminara

macrocystis, Asocphyllum), Cayenne (Capsicum annum) & Queen Of The

Meadow Root (Eupatorium purpureum).