Brian wrote:
<What many sufferers in the past experienced was periods of relief (this is
actually part of the disease process) So, when one enters a period of relief
you ask yourself what brought this on? And whatever the person was trying at
that time got the praise, be it pewter; copper bracelets; magnets; Epsom
salts; the waters at Bath etc etc.>
I agree - I'm pain free most of the time and my CRP levels are low - rarely
zero - thanks to medication. But what you can't change is the fact that
fingers are less dextrous than they were so handling bobbins can be
difficult. In my case at least, the fine feeling in the tips of the fingers
has also gone, so I can't feel how I'm holding a pin and can't guide it
upright into a pin hole. I also can't feel the tension on threads. Pulling a
weed out of the garden can, but not always, be sufficient for me to end up
with swollen and painful fingers. I use gadgets which suit me to avoid
strain on the joints. Which gadgets work for a person is a matter of trial
and error - one gadget doesn't suit all.
I have my "Helping Hands" knitting aid which is brilliant.
The inflammatory forms of arthritis often have a genetic element. At least
one woman in the previous generation had it, I have rheumatoid arthritis and
my niece has Psoriatic arthritis. The umbilical cords of my great nieces
have been frozen so that, should they develop an immune system disorder the
stem cells MIGHT be useful some time in the future.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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