It's been a while since I've posted here. About 4 months really. Truth is, I had to take a break. I was stressed out, burned out and just plain tired.
Over the past couple months I have been waking up everyday in pain. Pain that right now for the most part is still bareable, but is leaving me very frustrated because parts of my body aren't doing what I want them to do. Right now the pain is only in my right hand. Occasionaly, I've had pain in my left hand, but everyday I wake up, the right hand is throbbing with pain and sometimes swollen. It's frustrating because I am also right handed and some mornings I can't do simple things like hold an ink pen, write, open doors, open a bottle of water or brush my hair.
My mom says my dad was diagnosed in his early twenties with rheumatoid arthritis as well. Well at least I had 10 years on him before it creeped up on me! The thing is, I don't have health insurance. I've been using some over the counter medication that for the most part works. However, some days it doesn't seem to do anything. The pain is always the worst in the morning, but usually gone by the afternoon.
So my question is, has anyone found any homeopathic remedies that seem to work for rheumatoid arthritis?
Becky - So sorry to hear this! My uncle had terrible rheumatoid arthritis throughout his body, starting in his early twenties - but it had a lot to do with Agent Orange exposure in Nam. I know he tried just about every strategy. I wish I could ask him what worked better, but we lost him about 10 years ago.