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Thumb arthritis: Did anyone have carpometacarpal (CMC) surgery?
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@loriesco you have had quite a journey!
The tart cherry help gout. Do you know if it did anything for your arthritis?
I’ve had 4 different surgeries on my left hand alone. The right thumb has had arthroscopic surgery.
I love to do art. It is something I do almost everyday. I’ve never had a lesson except a YouTube video here and there.
Right now I’m attempting to learn Modeling paste, and oil pastels.
Do you have a TOTALLY hands free can opener?
I recommend using one and a totally hands free jar opener.
I got mine on Amazon.
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@SusanEllen66 hi Susan! To answer your question gout is one of the many types of arthritises. There are two kinds of gout one is because a person has too much uric acid running through their system and their body creates crystals which depositsqin their joints. The other gout is called pseudo gout, and it’s formed by calcium deposits. There’s rheumatoid arthritis (there are several kinds of RA) and there is osteoarthritis which I have as well along with some erosive arthritis. there are inflammatory types of arthritis (which might fall outside of RA and be called immune disorders instead of arthritis.)
I have moved beyond the supplements to a medicine called allopurinol. My father and other relatives had gout. it’s something that is inherited. With the medication I have no pain and I can move pretty well at 69! Be well!