Aches & Pains
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Postpartum Joint Pain
Asked by J.G. from Chicago
on June 11, 2009
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Since having my son in January, I've had increasing joint pain in my knees (and thumbs!), along with some back pain -- feels almost arthritic. At first I thought it wa...
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- J., Sorry about that. I had the same thing when my son was born for several months. I had it in several place, but my wrists and fingers would just THROB and no one...
- I had strange back pains for about 5 months after my son was born (my last trimester he was so big and seemed to be resting on nerves or something as my fingers would ...
- J. - I would see a doctor (perhaps an internist, not your ob) and get a work-up. I suffered for months with a bunch of nonspecific symptoms after delivering my first ...
Pain
Asked by S.A. from St. Louis
on July 7, 2010
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Sorry this isn't a parenting question. I have had some on and off pain in my right wrist and ring/pinky finger bottom knuckles. It hurts to a point (when flared up) th...
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- I've had this pain a few times. What someone showed me helps a lot. He took my arm and put his thumbs at the end of the forearm (on top), right before the elbow, and ...
- It could be a bit of carpal tunnel syndrome acting up. See if a wrist brace will help. When I have a flare up, it helps me when I insert the tips of my fingers and t...
- do your fingers go numb? that was the big symptom that made my doctor think my wrist pain was carpel tunnel. I would recommend getting a wrist brace, i found a nice on...
Relief for Tendonitis
Asked by T.M. from Los Angeles
on March 12, 2009
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I'm wondering if any of you have personal experience with trying a "natural" product to relieve tendonitis. I have recurrent bouts with tendonitis in my wrists and am ...
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- Hi T.. My husband is a chiropractor and he would tell you to take tons of Glucosamine Chondroitin, with Manganese. You can get this at Traker Joe's or Whole Foods. ...
- Do yourself a huge favor, and watch these short videos on my website. YOu can be out of pain in 60 seconds with these homeopathic pain patches. They help your body t...
- T., I've had tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome in my hands/wrist for close to 20 years now. The only thing that really gives me relief is to avoid things that ...
Joint Pain
Asked by G.C. from Los Angeles
on February 19, 2008
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I have an almost 1 year old who is still nursing. I am currently weaning, and have noticed that my joints are really starting to hurt--almost like someone is stabbing...
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- Hi G., You may have developed a deficiency during your pregnancy. I shop factory direct with a natural US pharmaceutical company. If you're interested I'd be happy t...
- G. Are you takeing chondroitin sulfate,a main building block of bone matrix, cartilage, ligaments, tendons and connective tissue.Glucosamine is widely recommended ...
- Hi G. I would highly recommend glucosamine - My husband and I have taken it consistently for almost two years - After 30 - The joints just do not operate like t...
Unexplained Joint Pain....HELP!
Asked by K.L. from Great Falls
on December 4, 2009
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Hi Ladies,
My daughter is now three months old and still breastfeeding. Everything is going well, except about six weeks ago I started having random pains in my jo...
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- Have you considered that you might be depleted from having just had a baby and breastfeeding? Most of us are depleted just in our normal lives, let alone after the de...
- I hate to mention something that couldn't be true but have you considered "Lupus"?
- I had a similar experience while nursing my newborn daughter almost 2 years ago. My main symptoms are muscle fatigue (not weakness), including eye muscle fatigue, join...
Joint Pain During Pregnancy
Asked by K.G. from Houston
on December 23, 2008
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I am 11 weeks pregnant, and I have been experiencing pain in several of my joints recently. This has all started since the pregnancy. My ankles, knees, elbows, and h...
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- Sounds to me like the normal pains of pregnancy. Isn't it nice what we get to go through? What saved me from going nuts from the aches and pains was exercise, my gia...
- I am a senior midwife student. When you are pregnant your body begins to release relaxin which causes your joints to become loose. The pelvis is made up of many joints...
- If you can, try to start getting massage on a regular basis. I did with my second pregnancy and noticed a huge difference from my first. It helps with the joint pain...
Severe Joint Pain
Asked by L.R. from Los Angeles
on May 31, 2008
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Hello,
I have been experiencing severe joint pain since before giving birth to my 11 week old baby boy. It is mostly in my fingers, wrists, hips, knees, and spine. Ha...
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- you may want to try acupuncture for pain management & also get blood work done to check your thyroid or see if you have any autoimmune illness going on. M.
- Hi Li, Congratulations on the birth of your son. I have a son too and he is the best! I had the same problem. I got really bad pains in my hips and legs (espec...
- I don't think it's pregnancy related, if it was it would have gone by now. I know I experienced many diffrent aces and pains with my last one but they were gone once h...
Joint Pain with PMS
Asked by K.L. from Great Falls
on August 19, 2010
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I asked a similar question about this last December. At that time I was still nursing my baby girl and was having joint pain that would come and go quite randomly. S...
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- I get pain in my left ankle before my period. It's excrutiating. Once my period starts, it's gone. Don't know what's going on but you are not alone...
- Wow, some of these answers scared the heck out of me!! Of course it's never a bad idea to rule things out, but I have to say, fibromyalgia and arthritis don't generall...
- Right away my thought was that you have fybromyalgia. I've had it for almost 10 years now off an on. At it's worst it feels like electricity running down my arms from ...
Back Pain
Asked by A.D. from Dallas
on October 15, 2010
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I have been having back pain for more than a yr now. It gets bad at night time and my back gets very stiff. It all over the back - upper, middle and lower back. I saw...
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- How old is your mattress? Take a look at that. Then learn how to move properly to give your back support. Do stretches every day and core strengthening exercise...
- Mom D, I had suffered with back pain for 6 years after I had my daughter. Did not want to do the pain killer so lived in pain and to make it worest also severe migra...
- Okay... I have a suggestion... I have a friend that has Scoliosis. She had, neck/shoulder/back/hip/leg and knee pain and stiffness. She even had custom made shoes m...
Sever Joint Pain!!!! HELPPPP
Asked by S.H. from Los Angeles
on July 24, 2008
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Hi ladies, I'm about 12 weeks pregnant... had some backpain from the begining of my pregnancy... and all of a sudden this week i have been experiencing SUCH sever joi...
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- I experienced this but not when I was pregnant. I went to the doctor and had blood drawn. I was diagnosed with two things, so I wasn't sure which one caused the pain. ...
- Debilitating joint pain is NOT OKAY! Particularly with your history of thyroid issues, request that your doctor order an ANA blood test- anti-nuclear antibodies - the...
- Dear Sarah, this does not sound normal to me either. I would try to get as much rest as I could if I were you. Follow the doctors advice for now, if only to prove hi...
