tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post7197423038185122388..comments2023-12-20T08:18:00.872+10:00Comments on kae's bloodnut blog: It's official, I'm falling to bits... arthritiskaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-25800633743770066012011-08-23T02:04:04.108+10:002011-08-23T02:04:04.108+10:00I have handles on my water taps, 'european-sty...I have handles on my water taps, 'european-style' handles on most of the doors in the house, and am working through all the medicine bottles to get them "un-child-proof." My biggest hassle is sewing - embroidery needles are SMALL - by necessity - but it makes sewing much more difficult. Buttoning shirts is no fun - and I wish the buttons on my camera were bigger, too.<br /><br />Osteoporosis, too. Really need to get a scan scheduled, been a long long time since I had anything checked other than the -oscopy and yearly blood work.<br /><br />*sigh*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-59512561631123160022011-08-22T16:21:54.359+10:002011-08-22T16:21:54.359+10:00Definitely pursue getting the easy flippy taps Kae...Definitely pursue getting the easy flippy taps Kae, bathroom, laundry, kitchen - where ever you have taps.<br /><br />Make sure you're hitting up on Vitamin D and Omega 3s too.Cazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387674413840435759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-77572819708035960862011-08-22T14:41:42.676+10:002011-08-22T14:41:42.676+10:00Got some arthritis in the shoulders. I notice most...Got some arthritis in the shoulders. I notice most when hooking a fuel hose to the airplane or tightening screws on panels above my head. <br />Then there is the osteoporosis. Found after a compression fracture of the T-9 vertebrae. Spent three and a half months in a brace!<br />Then there was the renal mass from about two years ago. Left kidney went bye bye!<br />I can relate, Kae. Boy, can I ever relate!<br />Hang in there, kiddo. Thinking of you.Glenn Mark Casselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305109383344139028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-58481855073583910072011-08-21T20:11:44.304+10:002011-08-21T20:11:44.304+10:00Next time you're in Brisbane, visit Independen...Next time you're in Brisbane, visit Independent Living Centre, Level One, Cnr Newmarket & Enoggera Road Newmarket Qld 4051. Website - http://www.lifetec.org.au/home/default.asp1735099https://www.blogger.com/profile/17945140949290600423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-13926840590221344402011-08-21T18:08:08.561+10:002011-08-21T18:08:08.561+10:00Hi Bruce
The osteo is slow release, so I suppose ...Hi Bruce<br /><br />The osteo is slow release, so I suppose you pay more for that technology. I'll have to pick some up when I go to the cheap chemist in Ipswich next weekend.<br /><br />The package must state what drug/s are in the package. I checked some of the ones specifically marketed for period pain and osteo etc, the quantity of the drug is the same, it's the slow release. (Personally, I found nothing worked for period pain for me until I found naprogesic, which is like nurofen.)<br /><br />I've survived open day 2011... just.<br /><br />I've sat down in my arm chair and I don't want to get up and cook anything for dinner, but I'm hungry....<br /><br />Meh!<br /><br />I hadn't thought about getting the taps changed, but I'll need to look into that.<br /><br />The washers need changing anyway...kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-52679143699514449642011-08-21T17:39:49.546+10:002011-08-21T17:39:49.546+10:00Read the Panadol Osteo package carefully. It doesn...Read the Panadol Osteo package carefully. It doesn't say it is only paracetamol, only that it 'includes' it, if I'm not mistaken.<br /><br />I think it's one of those special drugs like the ones for period pain, with secret ingredients, narrowly targeted. <br /><br />Kae, get a plumber in to fix all your taps to easy turning. Buy a bunch of stuff like big-handle scissors, easy bottle/jar openers.brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-26461958854550124082011-08-21T10:28:44.798+10:002011-08-21T10:28:44.798+10:00Sounds familiar, though mine hasn't been diagn...Sounds familiar, though mine hasn't been diagnosed with xrays or examination by a doc. <br /><br />Voltaren gel for the bad times, coupled with an analgesic for the worst times. <br /><br />Getting old ain't for sissies...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-17870875068322881422011-08-20T21:01:01.863+10:002011-08-20T21:01:01.863+10:00Hey, anon, it's an over-the-counter medication...Hey, anon, it's an over-the-counter medication in Qld. I'm sure I've seen it in the supermarket... Here it is at Chemist Warehouse, where it's only a pharmacist only medication if you buy more than 9 packs at a time.<br /><br />http://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/product.asp?id=49434 <br /><br />At $4.99 for 96 caplets it's cheap, too.<br /><br />I've been taking nurofen at night to help me sleep for a few years (because of my neck and shoulders), and I've recently found the cheap equivalent to digesic (panadol 500mg and codeine 10 mg) for about the same price. It's not good for me to take the nurofen (asthma), and the codeine is bad, too.kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-56702448776948489722011-08-20T20:16:23.707+10:002011-08-20T20:16:23.707+10:00Panadol Osteo, how can it be any different
That&...Panadol Osteo, how can it be any different <br /><br />That's what I asked my chemist too but it's longer lasting, and he was right, you can only get it on presc.<br /><br />Fellow arthy suffererAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-63831155723231979262011-08-20T19:52:09.821+10:002011-08-20T19:52:09.821+10:00The Panadol Osteo, how can it be any different to ...The Panadol Osteo, how can it be any different to normal Panadol as they have exactly the same ingredients? (And they charge about double for them!)kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-58310532270957971652011-08-20T19:51:04.174+10:002011-08-20T19:51:04.174+10:00Thanks, Sandi!
I have a friend who has had a hip r...Thanks, Sandi!<br />I have a friend who has had a hip replacement (one side) and needs a knee replacement, but they won't do it as she's too young at only 33 I think. She's not going to be at work for a while as she's having bilateral arthroscopies in September. I hope that helps her!<br /><br />If every I whinge about aches and pains she straightens me out!kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-56972516143258635142011-08-20T19:46:58.691+10:002011-08-20T19:46:58.691+10:00Kae
I have osteoarthritis in both hips (one due to...Kae<br />I have osteoarthritis in both hips (one due to be replaced), right elbow, right thumb/hand/wrist as you describe.<br /><br />I take Panadol Osteo which does help. <br /><br />The most effective long-term solution I have found is Elmore Oil. Use at least twice per day, don't expect any noticeable result for about two weeks but keep at it, it does work.<br /><br />www.elmoreoil.com.au<br /><br />Regards<br />SandiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com