Guest guest Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Hi All, A question......Is there a separate list for those of us with VEDS? I was told there was but haven't been able to find it. Thanks Betty Re: bursectomy > > > Went to my OS appointment and the outcome wasnt really a pleasant > one. After reviewing my knee and what treatments had been tried he > said that I do have Oseteoartritis in the right knee (And most > likely in all the other joints that cause me problems) and about the > bursitis in the knee, well the only option left is to surgically > remove it. I am definatly not too pleased about this The > surgery date is scheduled for November 16th, 2004. > > > Stacey - > > Are you going to be surprised when I say that there just might be > another one or two options you can try if you haven't already before > you resort to surgery? > > I have osteoarthritis in both knees. So does my wife. So does our > big, overgrown puppy. My knees were so bad about six years ago that > I wore knee braces on both knees and walked with two canes. > > There are two things I am going to recommend. Assuming that you are > not taking any prescribed medications that would contraindicate it, > I am going to suggest you look into Glucosamine and Chondroitin. > These two supplements have been proven effective in stopping > cartilaginous damage in joints, and in some cases, even reversing > the damage. Just one cautionary note about them - there are good > brands and there are brands that are absolute junk. > > I wore the braces and used the canes for about four straight > months. It was about all I could do to just stand, let alone walk, > without them. Then I found out about Glucosamine and Chonrdrotin > and started taking them. Within a month, the pain was gone. I > haven't worn the braces since and only use the canes for other > reasons now. > > The second thing I am going to recommend is Polarity Therapy. One of > the techniques is called the " X technique. " It is fiendishly simple > and incredibly effective. Take the tips of the middle two fingers > of each hand and put them diagonally on opposite sides of the > involved joint. The best way to find out where to start is to kind > of poke and prod around the edges of the joint looking for tender > spots. When you find one, put the finger tips of one hand there and > then just draw an imaginary diagonal through the joint and put the > finger tips of your other hand on that spot. > > Now, it isn't just a matter of touching the spots. If your mind is > wandering off someplace else, nothing is going to happen. You have > to ground and center yourself, kind of get into a bit of a > meditative state. Once you do that, you simply hold the spots for a > couple of minutes and try to reach a sense of balance between your > two hands. > > When you first start doing it, you probably won't feel anything. And > if you believe you won't, you won't. But what you are looking for is > a feeling in your fingertips that feels like an out of synch pulse > or wave. At times, it can feel really chaotic. I have felt it like > a swirling or corkscrew or just moving back and forth. But what you > trying to get to is a feeling that is even and the same in both > hands. I use this technique on myself, my wife, our dog, Barb and > Kerry. > > It is easy to say that any results are just a placebo effect except > for one thing. Our dog hasn't got a clue as to what a placebo is or > what a placebo effect does. He does, however, have osteoarthritis in > his left knee so bad that the vet last November was talking about > total knee replacement surgery for him. Once we found out that it > was his knee that was bothering him and not his hip (like we had > been led to believe earlier before we changed vets) and I started > working on his knee instead, I can get him running around and > bouncing like a six week old puppy. He can get carried away running > around outside (and jumping off embankments) to the point where he > is literally dragging the one leg. Five minutes of work on his knee > and he is back to tearing around the house at a full run. > > What is cute about it is that he has literally started to ask me to > work on him lately. If he is obviously hurting, I will walk up to > him and he will just lay down on his side on his own, stick his leg > out, wag his tail and look up at me. As soon as I kneel down next > to him, he will lean over and lick my hand and then flop back over. > When I finish, he usually gets up and gives my face the biggest > tongue bath you've ever seen. No, I don't think a placebo effect is > involved with this. > > The other thing I would recommend in conjuction with the above two > if you have any swelling in your knee along with the pain is > lymphatic drainage to reduce the swelling and help flush out any > debris or waste particles in the joint capsule. > > Your surgery schedule is still 10 months away yet. Surgery is a > pretty final option. None of the above can hurt and it just might > do you some good. > > > To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ceda.ca > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Yes Betty -- I go to (and belong to) VEDS All the best, Patti Re: bursectomy > > > Went to my OS appointment and the outcome wasnt really a pleasant > one. After reviewing my knee and what treatments had been tried he > said that I do have Oseteoartritis in the right knee (And most > likely in all the other joints that cause me problems) and about the > bursitis in the knee, well the only option left is to surgically > remove it. I am definatly not too pleased about this The > surgery date is scheduled for November 16th, 2004. > > > Stacey - > > Are you going to be surprised when I say that there just might be > another one or two options you can try if you haven't already before > you resort to surgery? > > I have osteoarthritis in both knees. So does my wife. So does our > big, overgrown puppy. My knees were so bad about six years ago that > I wore knee braces on both knees and walked with two canes. > > There are two things I am going to recommend. Assuming that you are > not taking any prescribed medications that would contraindicate it, > I am going to suggest you look into Glucosamine and Chondroitin. > These two supplements have been proven effective in stopping > cartilaginous damage in joints, and in some cases, even reversing > the damage. Just one cautionary note about them - there are good > brands and there are brands that are absolute junk. > > I wore the braces and used the canes for about four straight > months. It was about all I could do to just stand, let alone walk, > without them. Then I found out about Glucosamine and Chonrdrotin > and started taking them. Within a month, the pain was gone. I > haven't worn the braces since and only use the canes for other > reasons now. > > The second thing I am going to recommend is Polarity Therapy. One of > the techniques is called the " X technique. " It is fiendishly simple > and incredibly effective. Take the tips of the middle two fingers > of each hand and put them diagonally on opposite sides of the > involved joint. The best way to find out where to start is to kind > of poke and prod around the edges of the joint looking for tender > spots. When you find one, put the finger tips of one hand there and > then just draw an imaginary diagonal through the joint and put the > finger tips of your other hand on that spot. > > Now, it isn't just a matter of touching the spots. If your mind is > wandering off someplace else, nothing is going to happen. You have > to ground and center yourself, kind of get into a bit of a > meditative state. Once you do that, you simply hold the spots for a > couple of minutes and try to reach a sense of balance between your > two hands. > > When you first start doing it, you probably won't feel anything. And > if you believe you won't, you won't. But what you are looking for is > a feeling in your fingertips that feels like an out of synch pulse > or wave. At times, it can feel really chaotic. I have felt it like > a swirling or corkscrew or just moving back and forth. But what you > trying to get to is a feeling that is even and the same in both > hands. I use this technique on myself, my wife, our dog, Barb and > Kerry. > > It is easy to say that any results are just a placebo effect except > for one thing. Our dog hasn't got a clue as to what a placebo is or > what a placebo effect does. He does, however, have osteoarthritis in > his left knee so bad that the vet last November was talking about > total knee replacement surgery for him. Once we found out that it > was his knee that was bothering him and not his hip (like we had > been led to believe earlier before we changed vets) and I started > working on his knee instead, I can get him running around and > bouncing like a six week old puppy. He can get carried away running > around outside (and jumping off embankments) to the point where he > is literally dragging the one leg. Five minutes of work on his knee > and he is back to tearing around the house at a full run. > > What is cute about it is that he has literally started to ask me to > work on him lately. If he is obviously hurting, I will walk up to > him and he will just lay down on his side on his own, stick his leg > out, wag his tail and look up at me. As soon as I kneel down next > to him, he will lean over and lick my hand and then flop back over. > When I finish, he usually gets up and gives my face the biggest > tongue bath you've ever seen. No, I don't think a placebo effect is > involved with this. > > The other thing I would recommend in conjuction with the above two > if you have any swelling in your knee along with the pain is > lymphatic drainage to reduce the swelling and help flush out any > debris or waste particles in the joint capsule. > > Your surgery schedule is still 10 months away yet. Surgery is a > pretty final option. None of the above can hurt and it just might > do you some good. > > > To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ceda.ca > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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