Hi Everybody,
I've been away for a long time and I'm glad to be back. I'm fifty eight, with arthritis, and take triple strength glucosamine, and usually this works just fine. But this past week I've had the characteristic pain and swelling of the joint at the right big toe. I'm writing because I believe that I've had a lot of relief by using a salve of concentrated CS, and I'm hoping for any comments from the list. About three days into the pain, it wasn't quite as bad as it had been in the past, but then I noticed a lot of swelling. I made a salve, starting with two soft-gels of vitamin A, and an equal amount of aloe vara, then I mixed to a paste. I added concentrated, Mexican CS liberally, then I eyedroppered about six drops of DMSO. Mixing was a bit laborious, like doing oil and vinegar, and I applied this over the inflamed area. After doing this once a day for three days, the inflamation was gone, and I could pretty much walk normally, without a limp! What I do, after coating the area liberally is to cover with a small piece of plastic, then I tape this down, using duct tape. This way I can take the dressing off after about six hours, and see that virtually all of the salve has been absorbed (via the DMSO)! Any comments would be appreciated. I'm also keen to know the correct amount of DMSO to use, since some medical professioanls seem to believe that this will go straight to some vital organ or the other, bringing about damage. Thanks! Reid P.S. think about a trip to Mexico, to buy the concentrated CS, if for no other reason. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Life without walls. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1a_explore_032009
