Hi jeev,,,, Donna G. has replied to you with good information and I
just
want to add a few pennys to the two cents worth through your message.
"Jeev" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Around 2 months back, my wife (38 years old) started having pain in one
> of her knees. Mainly the pain happens when she squats - sometimes so bad
> that
> she couldn't squat - other times it used to be Ok.There was a small
> swelling also,
> & very little redness.
Squats are out if there is swelling/redness... Way to much pressure on an
inflamed joint.
We had visited the doctor - he said we aren't going
> to make a diagnosis now - we will wait for a couple of weeks, before we
> send her for tests etc. He said this could be an injury or
osteoarthritis
> or
> rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheu. can start with just one joint but in this case it most unlikely.
Rheu. usually has pain and swelling on both sides of the body. The truth
of
it is that it does take a Rheumatologist to say and a completely different
type of treatment to deal with it.
> He gave her a COX-2 inhibitor & asked her to return after 2 weeks.
> He didn't ask her to stop activity, but said that she should avoid it
> whenever she could - i.e. if she could sit & cook, she should do that
> rather than standing & doing it. Likewise, avoid unneccessary walking
> - combine trips etc. Excersies to be done while sitting or sleeping &
> that too only after a week or two.
>
> After 3-4 days she started getting chest pains & I did a little googling
> about COX-2 inbitors & we called the doctor. He asked her to stop
> the medicine & visit him. However we are currently travelling & hence
> will be visiting him only after a couple of weeks more.
Hhhhm, How DO you KNOW it has nothing to do with her heart??? Aaah well,
I
know how im****tant travelling is... She can wait,,, maybe.
> However, the chest pain stopped immediatelly after stopping the Cox-2
> inhibitor.
Most likely is was acid reflux but is most likely good enough??
>
> In the mean time, on the advice of an aunt, my wife started a few
things.
> - Glucosamine 500 - thrice a day
> - Chondroitin 400 - thrice a day
> - Garlic - 2 pieces in the morning
> - Calcium supplements.
>
> 10 days of this & her pain has reduced by 70%. There is only trace
> pain left now.
But the 70% could be from the stoppage of excessive exercise for a
stressed
joint.
>
> Since she took multiple stuff, we don't know if any of them caused
> the improvement or did it happen automatically.
> Since there is a couple of weeks more till she visits the doc, I wanted
> to know the opinion of people here - does this sound like arthritis -
> what type?
It takes a doctor to decide that. I would not think it is arthritis
just
yet but it most likely will be if abuse of the joint is continued.
> How long can one take Glucosamine/Chondroitin - i.e.is it to be
> taken lifelong or only for a few months? Any other supplements
> which may help? Will applying ice/heat help?
Can't help you on the supplements but 15min of heat and 15 min of cold has
helped many people.
>
> Also my wife has stopped all kinds of excercise since this
> started. She used to do an hour of walking everyday & 1/2
> hour of dancing few times a week, earlier. She has almost
> stopped this. She is marginally overweight - 5 to 10 pounds.
> What kind of exercise is safe for her to do?
Stretching, less time walking,,, any swimming exercise but pain and
swelling must be allowed for. You just do not exercise a swollen joint.
That makes things worse.
>
> The doctor she visited for this is not our regular doc.
> Our regular doc is on a 6 month vacation or something.
> He will be back only in Aug/Sept. We will visit the
> other doc once we are back from our travel, however.
>
Good idea,,,, enough guessing and Aunts advice with other peoples ideas.
Your wife is worth more than that and your wife is going to gain weight if
she is still eating the way she did before she injured her knee. There
is
no good way to handle that for a husband but try your best and good
traveling.
Harv
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