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    posted 11/13/2009, comment (1)

    Lizards and Magical Mornings

    I awakened early this morning to my African alarm clock (our rooster).  After several days of intermittent heavy rain, and little electricity, it's a glorious, sunny, cloud-free day. I went to our front porch to see if Mt. Kilimanjaro was visible and Her Majesty, as we call her, was "open" (showing) in all her snow-peaked glory!   In... Read moreChevron
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    Can I take pain medicine for arthritis if I'm also taking Coumadin?

    Can I take pain medications if I am also taking Coumadinīƒ’?   The following story is fictional but is comprised from encounters with a few different patients I have seen over the years. I have changed details and combined the stories in order to comply with my patients' privacy.   I had a patient come in the other day and tell me... Read moreChevron
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    How to Relieve (and Prevent) Lower Back Pain From Returning

    If I had an episode of lower back pain, am I always going to be more likely to have lower back pain in the future?                   It is true that once you have an episode of lower back pain or shooting leg pain, you are probably more likely to have it in the... Read moreChevron
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    Visiting Simba Across the Sea With Joint Replacement Surgery Waiting Back in the States

    I awakened this morning to yet another cold and dreary, rainy Fall day and, of course, the "bonus" of my extra pain from arthritis.  Early tomorrow I will catch my plane to begin the long flight back to my African home and the volunteer work I will do there for a few months. I will have limited access to a computer, the Internet and even... Read moreChevron
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    Synvisc, African Healers and Other Arthritis Adventures

    In about three short weeks, I'll be returning to East Africa to live and work for a few months.   I've been there before, of course, and feel like I'm returning to my other home and family in Africa.  It's interesting, and incredibly frustrating, that my arthritis seems to always become more active at the most inopportune times -- of... Read moreChevron
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    The breakdown of cartilage in the knee can lead to bony protrusions called spurs and considerable joint pain.

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