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Anu on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Friday, July 29 2011
Turmeric has long been used in Aurveda (the traditional Indian system of medicen) for its antiseptic & healing properties. We in India use turmeric extensively in our cooking. I thought I would share with you the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric (if you don't already know). You can simply have a cup of warm milk with a spoon of... Read more
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Anu on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Friday, July 04 2008
Yes! I can!! It has been 5 years since I got RA and for four of those, my right knee has been swollen to like thrice its original size and PAINFUL! I could not take one step without cursing my life. Doctors had told me I will definitely need a knee replacement in a couple of years from now. But now I can walk - almost as good as a normal... Read more
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Anu on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Monday, May 26 2008
Hi,
Though I have been on methotraxte for a long time now, I have always taken it in the tablet form, and have been pretty OK with it excepting the nausea the whole of the next day. But since I started to actually throw-up soon after the tablets since the past few weeks, my rhuematologist suggested I go in for the injectibles, which... Read more
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Anu on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Monday, May 26 2008
I was diagnosed with RA almost five years ago, when I was just short
of 23. It was a sudden onset - there was swelling and pain in my
fingers, wrists, toes and ankles at the end of a tiring day at a
religious ceremony. I put it down to all the heavy lifiting and running
around I had done. But when the swelling and pain did not go away... Read more
