HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

Anybody tried acupuncture?

Support Forums
>
Rheumatoid Arthritis
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 3/3/2018 10:49 AM (GMT -5)
So, I got an MRI on my knee yesterday. They said my doc should have the results on Monday. It's been 3 weeks now and it's not doing any better. For a while there, it seemed like I had a few days of much less pain but it just went back to hurting again. That was really disappointing.... I am upset that 3 weeks later, it's not better. I am afraid I might have hurt it when I had to use the stairs at work. The elevator was broken! I feel like going home when that happens. It's an ADA violation for heaven sakes. Thanks for listening to me whine. I think I am going to try to find an acupuncturist so I don't have to get cortisone shots. It will cost more, of course.......
Posted 3/4/2018 11:17 AM (GMT -5)
Hi jeanneac, while I do not have RA, I have had acupuncture many, many years ago. My situation was totally a muscular problem from an accident. The dr I saw was trained in the traditional Chinese method. He explained to me that if I did not notice any change at all by treatment 3 that is was not going to work. This was long before insurance would pay for this sort of care, it was out of pocket. I did 9 treatments & it helped me more than the medications & 6 weeks of physical therapy. I know some places advertise acupuncture using a little hand held gadget they press against the skin, don't waste your time or money on that one. I honestly cannot say this will help you or not. My point is 1 treatment will most likely not be enough to know if its helping or not.

Take care.
Posted 3/7/2018 1:43 PM (GMT -5)
In 1993 I was misdiagnosis for 2 years & finally a sports therapist drew fluid out of my right ankle which was the only place I was having acute pain & swelling. The test came back positive for RA & have gone through every prescription listed as treatments, including acupuncture with all Chinese forms of therapy. After this many years I feel like my body has finally had enough & is rejecting Humira with MTX. I have volunteered for FDA studies the last 15 years and this study is to find the gene that causes RA for future generations. I am 73 years of age & know the study will not help me so I only hope it will finally stop this under researched auto immune disease. I have spoken to my RA doctor & I only get to deal with it which is not a solution I agree with & ask if anyone has the same experience. Please send me any feed back. Thank you.
Posted 3/7/2018 2:00 PM (GMT -5)
jeanneac: I was on steriod shots for 3 years for my pain before Rituxin infusions and it caused my bones to weaken. I have always taken B12+ shots with Diclofinaco 100mg capsules (only sold in Mexico), tabs because they do not hurt my stomach & a Hormone shot. My Doctor in Mexico I started with in 2003, one of the top 10 Osteoporosis/RA specialist in the World treated me for 3 years when I could not get out of bed because of the pain. He was the only to help me get into the RA Doctor for the FDA studies in the US. I think everyone's body is different to medications so my treatments have been trial & error. Thus far, I live with a pain level between 5-10 depending on the humidity, barometric pressure & dew point. Also I take Leukovorin 5mg as needed, Calcium, Magnesium & Zinc soft gels, PQQ & Uniquinol. Massages work wonders especially with hot & cold mineral water spa treatments. Just be careful with the cortisone because they will weaken your bones.
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply