This is off topic, but good news I would like to share with friends. First, the background. In 1970 I injured my right shoulder. In 1980 I had Bristow surgery on it, where they shorten all the ligaments and do other things that restrict your motion, all with the purpose of keeping your shoulder from frequent dislocation.
That has been completely successful, but I now have osteoarthritis in that shoulder. I have been taking celebrex for years, and before that vioxx (now withdrawn from the market) for swelling. I also take tylenol for pain.
Yesterday I got a topical creme that works very well. Reaching in front of me used to be a 4 or 5 on a pain scale of 1 to 10, it is now a 1. :)
I also have trigger finger, that will need injections or release surgery, and two joints (near the nail) on my left hand are swollen and will not straighten. On Tuesday they drew blood to look for indicators of Rheumatoid Arthritis, no results back yet. When we know what specialist I will be going to, we will know who will be treating the trigger finger.
The trigger finger is annoying. My hands are not bad since I started taking Chondroitin Sulfate a couple of years ago, but I worry about progression to other joints. My shoulder has been the biggest problem for me until now.
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