Hi! Thanks for the birthday wishes! I have a lovely 14 year old girl who has been walking my Pugs for me recently, and when she knew it was my birthday, she gave me a Pug picture she had drawn in pastel, it is darling! (She is very talented. That is something I wish I could do!!) She also gave me a really cute toy Pug that moves and barks. She made my day very special! I`m grateful for her friendship, especially since I`m living alone now and it gets really lonely around here sometimes. (Thank Goodness for my Puggies! With them and the other pets, I`m hanging in there... :o) I still have achy days, especially when I walk on grass or any other uneven surface. That`s the brain damage kicking in, I guess. I also have a burning ache in a foot bone that is very annoying. (The Xray of it was normal). My hotpad is my best friend now! The heat really helps. I think the thing that helps me the most is my thumpy massager. I use it every evening when I lay down on my bed to read. While lying on my side I run it down my back, holding it by the cord. It really loosens up the muscles and I sleep well. I got mine at Walmart for 30 some bucks. The other great thing: I have my massage-therapist friend back in town. She`d been gone for 2 years, but came back to Provo recently. I traded her a laptop for some rubs, and boy, do they help!! I get an hour rub, clothed, for 20 bucks, not bad. I hope some of these suggestions will help you, too! Marshalee PS, for anyone interested, I used the Duoflex brand of CMO. It also helped my former high-school Spanish teacher, who is still my friend forty years later!! She`s 71 now.
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 10:34 PM, sol <sol...@sweetwaterhsa.com> wrote: > Marshalee Hallett wrote: > >> Have you tried CMO for joint pains? >> > No, I have not. It did nothing at all, zero, for my husband (he did two > courses of it), so I never tried it. Good that it worked for you and your > dog! > > Another thing, I learned that consuming dairy foods makes my knees ache. >> Not butter, but milk, yogurt, and cheese all do, it must be the proteins in >> the damaged milk it is all made of. >> > I am having a big attack/flare of myofascial pain, funny you should > mention dairy--my husband says I've been eating a lot more dairy than usual > lately.........I had already decided to cut way back. Most of my joint pains > are caused by tight muscles and tendons, and myofascial knots, or at least > that is my theory, since I have very little degenerative arthritis except in > my finger joints, and those seldom hurt. My hand pains have also been from > tendon problems, trigger finger, etc. > Belated Happy Birthday............and it is nice to hear you are doing so > well. > > sol > > > >
