Arthritis Related Depression

No part of life goes untouched by Arthritis. We suffer physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Relationships are affected. We don't want everyone we talk to each day hearing about the pain that is ever present. We wonder "why me" when the depression is hard to manage. The disease begins to change who you are how you look at life and long for heaven when there will be no pain to deal with ever again.

The answer to all of this lies in "The Road Back" authored by Thomas McPherson-Brown, MD and Henry Scammell. Written in 1988 this book lays out all the explanation you will need to treat Arthritis once and for all. The process takes time just as the disease takes it's time to claim you.

I will loan copies while waiting for permission from the  publisher to sell as an E-book. You can also still buy used copies on Amazon.com for reasonable prices when they are available. Now out of print it will get more difficult to acquire in the future.

Rhuemetologists and drug companies do no want you to know that this disease can be dealt with inexpensively and without the dangerous side effects of the latest wonder drug. The wonder wears off one way or another. Wouldn't it be nice to live your life without monthly office visits to specialists rather than existing and waiting for the results of your lab tests, then scheduling the next round?

Labs, Sedimentation Rate

I have been on Phentermine for 2 weeks and have managed to start carving some weight off. Right about 6 lbs. without exercise. Getting back to daily workouts is not yet happening. Still waiting for several pain free days and no sign of inflammation. If I had an elliptical it would be a go but my space for gym equipment is full and I do enjoy what I have. The impact of walking still increases swelling and pain of my foot.

Saving my daytime energy for puppy wrangling! Anyone who thinks that a puppy is easier than a baby has never had a baby! Exception being a baby with colic. I was lucky enough to have babies who slept well and have admired parents who can endure a crying baby in pain for hours at a time. I would have lost my mind for not being able to fix the problem.

Going for a blood draw this morning to check thyroid, cortisol and sedation rate. The first two may have some bearing on weight increase. Sedation rate will give an indication of the improvement of the Arthritis. The number indicating the rate at which your blood shows sedimentation is directly related to the severity of the disease. I am interested to compare the results to those from the rheumetology days. I will post them ASAP.

Vitamin D, Arthritis

Arthritis is directly affected by the weather! Lack of sunshine and higher barometric pressure results in an increase in stiffness, pain and even depression (a proven symptom of arthritis). The depression is chemical not just psychological. I highly recommend investing in a good light box which gives the Vitamin D boost we need when the weather turns overcast.

One side effect of Mynocylin is hyperpigmentation. My skin tanned evenly for the first summer ever! The downside is that it can darken the enamel of your teeth and freckle your face. Another antibiotic can be sub