Hey Joe! Wow, you’re a champ! I will be returning for another lumbar surgery at some point adjacent to the areas where I had my fusion L3, L4, L5. I’m just a mess right now. But I started an exercise routine because I couldn’t think of anything else to do because I’m not quite ready another surgery. With my dogs, torn knee ligaments it slowed my walking down so now I’m on a stationary bicycle in the morning for about 30 minutes to an hour before I mosey him around the block.
Regarding the OA, I had bad inflammatory reactions, especially provoked by exerting myself (which means it’s hard to exercise because it stimulates an inflammatory reaction). I went to a hand surgeon. The best there is after research and there was nothing he could do with all the arthritis my hand and wrist are loaded with. But now I have no pain in my hands when I could control the uric acid levels that come with hyperuricemia. the chart cherry capsules – the ZAZZEE work great the ones in the health food store don’t have the same amount of stuff in it. After being on the allopurinol for a few months, my uric acid levels were normal exactly at normal. When I first had gout 23 years ago, I don’t know if anybody tested my uric acid levels. The only thing they would tell me was that if I continue to have the gout flares, they would have to biopsy my joints. But I learned to control the gout, flares with a joint juice I would make of KNUSDEN brand, black cherry juice a little apple cider vinegar and some lemon juice, and then a bunch of water or white soda, and a proportion of like five to one five parts water to one part of the concoction. I down that and then after a couple hours the gout would be gone, so I never went back to the doctor for it. Over the years I would have more of an inflammatory reaction after I would exert myself and they would just say it was the OA nobody ever tested for gout. I asked my doctor how crazy that was. She really had nothing to say. I’m lucky she gives me whatever test I asked for cause it makes sense and she’s happy. I do the math. I still keep the ZAZZEE. Tar cherry capsules around because I will still flare on the allopurinol when the weather is really bad or I’ve eaten some sugar or farmed fish as I am on the lowest dose of allopurinol.
So how are you liking your new hip? I loved mine after about three months. At five months I could do my first chalk art in the street the first night or two in the hospital are always killers for me but then it’s amazing to see how much pain is gone.. I think you are like me and you are no longer afraid of the surgeries because you see how great it makes your life afterward. I did kind of wonder what happened to you there for a few weeks, but I was pretty distracted myself. I wish you a successful and complete recovery, your buddy Lori!