I don't know why, but over the past
couple of weeks my arthritis has really been flaring up. I've lost a
lot of sleep and finally got tired of feeling so terrible. My doctor
that I see for my neck pain had originally prescribed this new
medicine and I decided that I should give it a try. It's a
non-narcotic pain med called ConZip, which is really a slow release
Tramadol. I've been using it for my overall arthritis flare ups and
it helps take my pain from a 5-6 to a 2-3...which is a huge
difference.
I still get localized pain in my ankles
if I'm on my feet too long, and in my neck/shoulder area because of
my occipital neuralgia. For these areas I have compound cream that
has been helping take the edge off. The cream I have for my ankles
is a bit stronger and I'd like to try it on my neck, but it's super
greasy. After twenty minutes of absorbing into my ankles, I wipe it
off with a wet washcloth otherwise it's too sticky to even get my
socks back on. I'm afraid of getting it into my hair and not being
able to get it out if I try it on my neck...I'd have to be super
careful.
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| Ankle cream ingredients |
side note: When I got my new ankle cream a couple
of weeks ago it came in some very impressive packaging. There was
a cold block in there (I guess in case it got too hot during
shipment) and it was cushioned to the max. Seriously, look at the
big cushion that was in this thing.
The cushion was bigger than my 10 year old...
Also, I got 3 containers of it. Does
it get used that quickly that I need this much??? I guess we'll see.
Anyway, this has been the routine for
about two weeks or so. ConZip in the morning, Celebrex
(anti-inflammatory) and Soma (to keep my back spasms at bay) at
night...and cream on various body parts as needed. It has helped
keep the pain in check enough that I was able to take part in
cleaning the house in anticipation of my family visiting, and I was
able to enjoy the time with my brother when he was here last week. Let's just hope this all continues to help and that I don't die of
kidney or liver failure by the time I'm 50!
