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Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: May 18 7:42pm | Replies (32)
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@loriesco

Hi Joe! You are always so good about exercising and recommendations. I use lidocaine 5% ointment which is covered by insurance when I’m not using the 4% patches also covered by insurance. The ointment gets into lots of places that I can’t maneuver with the patches. Regards and in good health, Lori
PS I just found a cream lotion that I like very much it’s made by Sagely naturals. They’re “circulation cream“ is super great with a kind of invigorating capsaciem, Arnica, Base and their extra strength cooling peppermint line is also good for clearing my sinuses and moisturizing and soothing pain in my hands and wrists. They have lots of roll lawns, bombs Creams, and lotions. I picked them up when they run sales like 40 or 50% off because it’s pricey it works as good as the Biofreeze used to work for me.

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yeeko | @yeeko | May 13 3:09pm

what is the name of the sagely naturals cream please
thank you

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heyjoe415 | @heyjoe415 | May 14 6:40am

Hi Lori,

Thank you for your kind words and recommendation. I had not heard of the circulation cream you mentioned. So thanks and I'll check that out. I didn't know lidocaine was available as a 5% cream, thanks for that info.

I use the 5% patches on my left shoulder so I can sleep at night. The bad news is that I need to get that shoulder replaced. The good news is that my rotator cuff muscles are all intact, so I'm eligible for an anatomical TSR rather than a reverse.

I had my right hip replaced about 8 weeks ago. Things were going great until I did a stretch for my IT band that I was clearly warned not to do (my fault, I was feeling great, back in the gym, and had been doing that stretch for 30 or 40 years.....). I dislocated the replaced hip. Ouch!

I was going to get my shoulder replaced in June. Now I'm going to wait and give my hip a real chance to heal, and do the shoulder next year. I can still do just about everything I want in the gym, but no more crossing my feet, bending forward and putting my palms on the floor. And dammit, at 70 y/o I was proud of that stretch! But pride cometh before the fall, literally a fall.....

Joe

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