I just got my test results back from my doctor. My inflammation has decreased, and other things they looked at are looking better as well! She expects me to recover as long as I keep doing what I have been doing and continue to take all my supplements. I am taking a Loratidine 1x a day and a histamine blocker before meals (in addition …
I just got my test results back from my doctor. My inflammation has decreased, and other things they looked at are looking better as well! She expects me to recover as long as I keep doing what I have been doing and continue to take all my supplements. I am taking a Loratidine 1x a day and a histamine blocker before meals (in addition to other supplements such as quercetin (for mast cell stabilization) and turmeric. I actually feel fortunate that I found what I needed to help me recover and that I have a doctor that supports me. It's very interesting that your daughter had similar allergic type reaction after surgery! It is information like that that is another piece of the puzzle to the true reason some of us who got The Virus, ended up with extended recoveries. Thank you for sharing!
I'm glad to hear you're feeling better. FYI, in the interest of sharing some more, I developed frozen shoulder last December. It's very painful and debilitating. I would not recommend it. The orthopedist recommended a prescription NSAID that came with a long list of side effects/risks. I decided against taking it. I had been taking the max daily dose of Advil and MegaFood Turmeric Curcumin Extra Strength by the time I saw the doctor. They helped but not much. I did a little research on curcumin and, ultimately, found a product called Omax Biocurc (now called Omax Hydrocurc).
I would have been more comfortable with a brand name that I recognized; but I was desperate to get relief from pain, so I decided to try it.
Frozen shoulder has a very long course. It can go on for years. I started to feel less painful and had significant improvement in range of motion very quickly...within weeks. The orthopedist and the PT were very excited. They'd never had anyone improve so quickly. Most people cannot tolerate PT until after the inflammatory phase has ended (which can take months or longer or forever).
Full disclosure, I take a lot more than the recommended dose; but I've been doing it for about five months with no ill effect. The initial improvement was dramatic and fast. I still have some minor discomfort and ROM limitations (I can't scratch my mid-to-upper back with my right arm), but they are slowly resolving. When I no longer have pain (which I consider a marker for inflammation), I'll dial back the dose...but I intend to take it for the rest of my life.
At my last appointment with the orthopedist in June, I told her what I was doing...since she and the PT were so effusive about my recovery rate. Her first response was, "I can't prescribe that.". I told her that I knew she couldn't, but I wanted her to know what I was doing since my recovery was unprecedented.
High doses of curcumin can increase the risk of kidney stones in susceptible individuals, but the doctor was concerned about potential contaminants. She isn't wrong. It had occurred to me; but, as I said, I was desperate.
As she was speaking, I thought, "you've probably taken three injections of an experimental gene therapy that doesn't stop infection or transmission and has a very high adverse event profile." She's very nice, and she means well...but she's a product of her training. Diagnose a test result and throw a drug at it. The human body was designed to heal, and Ayurvedic medicine has been around for thousands of years.
Anyway, my $0.02. I was nervous to try the Omax Biocurc/Hydrocurc, but I was in terrible pain with no hope of real relief any time soon. I thought it worth a try, since the alternatives (prescription NSAIDS, oral steroid, and steroid injections) also had high side effect/risk profiles. Some of the people in the PT were taking opioids for similar problems. I wanted no part of that.
I just got my test results back from my doctor. My inflammation has decreased, and other things they looked at are looking better as well! She expects me to recover as long as I keep doing what I have been doing and continue to take all my supplements. I am taking a Loratidine 1x a day and a histamine blocker before meals (in addition to other supplements such as quercetin (for mast cell stabilization) and turmeric. I actually feel fortunate that I found what I needed to help me recover and that I have a doctor that supports me. It's very interesting that your daughter had similar allergic type reaction after surgery! It is information like that that is another piece of the puzzle to the true reason some of us who got The Virus, ended up with extended recoveries. Thank you for sharing!
I'm glad to hear you're feeling better. FYI, in the interest of sharing some more, I developed frozen shoulder last December. It's very painful and debilitating. I would not recommend it. The orthopedist recommended a prescription NSAID that came with a long list of side effects/risks. I decided against taking it. I had been taking the max daily dose of Advil and MegaFood Turmeric Curcumin Extra Strength by the time I saw the doctor. They helped but not much. I did a little research on curcumin and, ultimately, found a product called Omax Biocurc (now called Omax Hydrocurc).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7144558/
I would have been more comfortable with a brand name that I recognized; but I was desperate to get relief from pain, so I decided to try it.
Frozen shoulder has a very long course. It can go on for years. I started to feel less painful and had significant improvement in range of motion very quickly...within weeks. The orthopedist and the PT were very excited. They'd never had anyone improve so quickly. Most people cannot tolerate PT until after the inflammatory phase has ended (which can take months or longer or forever).
Full disclosure, I take a lot more than the recommended dose; but I've been doing it for about five months with no ill effect. The initial improvement was dramatic and fast. I still have some minor discomfort and ROM limitations (I can't scratch my mid-to-upper back with my right arm), but they are slowly resolving. When I no longer have pain (which I consider a marker for inflammation), I'll dial back the dose...but I intend to take it for the rest of my life.
At my last appointment with the orthopedist in June, I told her what I was doing...since she and the PT were so effusive about my recovery rate. Her first response was, "I can't prescribe that.". I told her that I knew she couldn't, but I wanted her to know what I was doing since my recovery was unprecedented.
High doses of curcumin can increase the risk of kidney stones in susceptible individuals, but the doctor was concerned about potential contaminants. She isn't wrong. It had occurred to me; but, as I said, I was desperate.
As she was speaking, I thought, "you've probably taken three injections of an experimental gene therapy that doesn't stop infection or transmission and has a very high adverse event profile." She's very nice, and she means well...but she's a product of her training. Diagnose a test result and throw a drug at it. The human body was designed to heal, and Ayurvedic medicine has been around for thousands of years.
Anyway, my $0.02. I was nervous to try the Omax Biocurc/Hydrocurc, but I was in terrible pain with no hope of real relief any time soon. I thought it worth a try, since the alternatives (prescription NSAIDS, oral steroid, and steroid injections) also had high side effect/risk profiles. Some of the people in the PT were taking opioids for similar problems. I wanted no part of that.
I'm glad you're feeling better.