Joint Pains

[cyrus buelton]

I have recently gone on a prescription med call Mobic.


It seems to be working well for my joint pain in my shoulder.

Sure as hell beats taking Loratab 5's.

[DoubleEagle]

I am soon to be 60 .

I have done a lot of things in life. I played Golf from the time I was 11 until I was 48 and most of the time I walked the courses and carried my clubs.

I also got into Body Building for about 10 years .

The last 2 years of Body Building I tried using the same lifting routines that the Mr. Universe winners ( mainly Arnold Schwarzenegger ) used.

Long story short, I wore out my Shoulder, Hip and Knee Joints.

I was just trying to lift too heavy and lifting almost everyday of the week. Heavy weight , low reps.

I've had one Shoulder and one Knee Surgery but I need both Knee Joints replaced because Osteoarthritis has eaten all the Cartilage .

I also have the Arthritis in my Shoulders and Hips.

Everyday I take -  6 Omega 3 Fish Oil capsules, 1 Celebrex, 6 Tramadols, plus the days I ride I also take an Aleve and a couple Tylenol and another Celebrex some time after the ride.

Even with all those pills , my pain level is just bearable. After a ride I usually need stronger pain medicine to be able to sleep or tolerate the pain.

The best way to prevent Osteoarthritis is to not injure a joint or use a certain joint too much.

When we are young or even middle age , if we are in decent shape and are athletic at some point unless we are real lucky, we will injure a joint running, climbing, playing ball,  falling , lifting something like helping a friend move furniture , or just being a weekend warrior.

Take it from me ( unless you want to have your joints replaced  ) try and avoid getting Osteoarthritis.

I've been putting off having my Knees replaced since my Knee surgery in 2001.

I would have to do them both at the same time and just can't bring myself to have my Knees cut out and the Rehab that would follow.                 Dolph

[NAKID]

You take 6 tramadols and still ride? WOW!

[cyrus buelton]

You take 6 tramadols and still ride? WOW!

Tramadol is make the beast with two backsing candy.

That shit is no more effective than a nice dosage of ibuprofen.

Then again, all medication affects people differently.

The majority of the people I have spoken with about Tramadol (Ultram) is it doesn't work any better than tylenol/aspirin/ibuprofen.

I spoke with my ortho surgeon about it, as I am sick of taking Loratab's and he gave me a script and goes "you can try it, but it most likely will have little to no affect"

My other doc's have said the same thing.

It is a nice alternative, being a non-opiate based medication, but just doesn't seem to hit the receptors in your brain right to make a huge difference.




Pain meds are bad make the beast with two backsing news. I already got hooked on them once (legally obtained prescriptions) and had to go on a blood pressure lowering medication to get off it.

Was clean for six weeks and doc put me back on them. In another few weeks........get to go through that hell again. Stay away from that shit. It is bad make the beast with two backsing news.

[Duck-Stew]

Dolph - My Dad had both of his knees replaced.  But one at a time.  It really cut down on his re-hab time...  Just a thought.

And thanks to all on this thread for the ideas/medicines/etc...  My joints hurt like hell most days and I just live with it and take glucosamine whenever I remember to. 

[LA]

Dimerol HCL my man, Dimerol.  Took six of em the other night with a few Sammy Smith Organic Largers and I have never, ever seen the world spin like that. Never!

Thought it might stop my heart, but my hip didn't hurt, and I had to have a vacation.   Stayed conscious.    Was a heck of a ride.  Don't worry, Doc won't give me, but 90 at a time.

LA

[ZLTFUL]

My first week of working out, my shoulders felt like they were done...forever! I started taking 4000mg of fish oil a day like 2 days before that. One more day of the shoulders hurting (joints themselves not muscle pain) and haven't felt a single twinge since.

[He Man]

Lots of good info about medication here, but i have no prescription plan so . But the joint supplement stuff...costco next stop!

ill need to try that fish oil stuff, cant i just eat fish? How much fish/what kind of fish would i need to eat to match 4000mg of oil? I probably eat about a pound of fresh fish a week, and pounds of seafood other days (big seafood guy).

I have a tingle in my shoulder that shoots up the base of my skull pretty often. ive been trying to not sleep on my shoulders, but ive become so acustomed to it from having sleep paralyhsis on my back, i cant sleep any other way.

[cyrus buelton]

Lots of good info about medication here, but i have no prescription plan so . But the joint supplement stuff...costco next stop!

All of the medication that I listed are sold in generic form.

Walmart will be able to sell these medications on their 5$ per thirty day supply.

[He Man]

All of the medication that I listed are sold in generic form.

Walmart will be able to sell these medications on their 5$ per thirty day supply.

wouldnt i need to see a doc to get a prescription? im still young though, all these pills cant be good for me. And id need to travel quite a bit to find a walmart (pretty much city wide ban on walmart)

[DoubleEagle]

You take 6 tramadols and still ride? WOW!

2 every 8 hours.    Dolph

[ZLTFUL]

Lots of good info about medication here, but i have no prescription plan so . But the joint supplement stuff...costco next stop!

ill need to try that fish oil stuff, cant i just eat fish? How much fish/what kind of fish would i need to eat to match 4000mg of oil? I probably eat about a pound of fresh fish a week, and pounds of seafood other days (big seafood guy).

I have a tingle in my shoulder that shoots up the base of my skull pretty often. ive been trying to not sleep on my shoulders, but ive become so acustomed to it from having sleep paralyhsis on my back, i cant sleep any other way.

The tingle in the shoulder part would be enough for me to visit a Dr. Nerve pinches or even nerve damage is not something to try to figure out on your own.

As for the fish oil...I don't think eating that little of fish will do much good. The caps are cheap at most drug stores/nutrition stores. I take 2 1000mg caps with my morning multi vitamin and 2 in the evening with my evening multi.
That should help tremendously with the joint pain (from what i have been told, we seriously deprive ourselves of Omega 3s in normal diets unless we "force" ourselves to supplement).

[DoubleEagle]

wouldnt i need to see a doc to get a prescription? im still young though, all these pills cant be good for me. And id need to travel quite a bit to find a walmart (pretty much city wide ban on walmart)

If you are having enough pain that it interferes with any of your normal activities then I'd at least see your primary care physician .

You might start though by going to a drug store and getting Glucosoamine + Chondrotin and MSM ( that's a form of organic Sulphur I believe ). I just buy Omega 3 Fish oil Capsules which a bottle of 1000mg. , 300 softgels will cost you about what a Fish dinner will cost you but last you if taken as directed ( like 2 a day ) 150 days.

My Mom used to make a Concoction of ( 1 bottle of Rubbing alcohol, 1 bottle of Aspirin and 1 small bottle of Peppermint oil ) and shake this up in a closed container and then rub it on the joint for pain relief.

The Peppermint oil would cause it to feel very warm and the Alcohol must have allowed the dissolved Aspirin to be better absorbed through the skin.

I use it for nightly Ham String Cramps which if you have ever been plagued with them know they can be extremly painful.          Dolph

[Pedro-bot]

.....   thing is make the beast with two backsing HUGE!!!

....that's what she said. 

If you are having enough pain that it interferes with any of your normal activities then I'd at least see your primary care physician .

You might start though by going to a drug store and getting Glucosoamine + Chondrotin and MSM ( that's a form of organic Sulphur I believe ). I just buy Omega 3 Fish oil Capsules which a bottle of 1000mg. , 300 softgels will cost you about what a Fish dinner will cost you but last you if taken as directed ( like 2 a day ) 150 days.

Good advice here, see your doc. If you don't have one, look for a local clinic and take some of these ideas there, ask about the Glucosamine. I've heard people have great results with this stuff.

Hope you feel better.

[LA]

Dooood,

You are way too young to have any kind of joint problem.

When I was your age the only joint problem was when we ran out of joints.

Eat well and get some rest.  Oh yea, if I remember correctly you can't sleep either.

Maybe some joints are what you need.

LA