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Inflammation moving around in your body
Posted on 10/26/23 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 10/26/23 at 2:19 pm
I'm not sure if I have ever accused myself of being crazy as much as I am writing this...
But does anyone else feel like they have a finite amount of 'inflammation' floating around in your blood that just seems to attack certain joints/tendons/muscles and then move on to the next one??
For over a decade now I've for a decent portion of the time have had some ailment going on, most common is achilles tendonitis. In fact I remember the first time it happened I was backing up a RV and couldn't see something that I did not need to hit, so it was up and down up and down getting in and out and out of frustration I jumped out of the door the last time and something just didn't feel right with my left foot/ankle. Then I couldn't bend my left ankle for the next couple of days. And it has been knees, feet, wrist, back many times over since then. Never ever on both sides of my body at the same time. I would be immobile if that ever happened.
But over the last month I've had some lower back pain right up until I tweaked my knee playing tennis last week. It is vastus medialis tendonitis. The last 3 days I haven't been able to bend my right knee. I believe yesterday was the hump as today I regained a bit of function. But then it dawned on me that during this knee episode I have had 0 back pain until today when the knee started getting better. ;banghead; ;banghead; And just even more crazy, is that for the past two days I have barely been able to walk, but it is quite possible I might run a 5k next week. It just really completely comes and goes like that.
So yes dear diary, and yes this is peak crazy. But anyone else feel like they deal with anything similar? And did anything ever make it better?? I've always just said this was the ageing process. Who knows, but it sucks.
But does anyone else feel like they have a finite amount of 'inflammation' floating around in your blood that just seems to attack certain joints/tendons/muscles and then move on to the next one??
For over a decade now I've for a decent portion of the time have had some ailment going on, most common is achilles tendonitis. In fact I remember the first time it happened I was backing up a RV and couldn't see something that I did not need to hit, so it was up and down up and down getting in and out and out of frustration I jumped out of the door the last time and something just didn't feel right with my left foot/ankle. Then I couldn't bend my left ankle for the next couple of days. And it has been knees, feet, wrist, back many times over since then. Never ever on both sides of my body at the same time. I would be immobile if that ever happened.
But over the last month I've had some lower back pain right up until I tweaked my knee playing tennis last week. It is vastus medialis tendonitis. The last 3 days I haven't been able to bend my right knee. I believe yesterday was the hump as today I regained a bit of function. But then it dawned on me that during this knee episode I have had 0 back pain until today when the knee started getting better. ;banghead; ;banghead; And just even more crazy, is that for the past two days I have barely been able to walk, but it is quite possible I might run a 5k next week. It just really completely comes and goes like that.
So yes dear diary, and yes this is peak crazy. But anyone else feel like they deal with anything similar? And did anything ever make it better?? I've always just said this was the ageing process. Who knows, but it sucks.
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Posted on 10/26/23 at 2:38 pm to Kingpenm3
I don’t know you, and I’m not telling you it’s all in your head, but if I were you, I’d read The Mindbody Prescription….with an open mind.
I believe our minds can and do cause inflammation.
I believe our minds can and do cause inflammation.
This post was edited on 10/26/23 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:34 pm to Kingpenm3
quote:Diet diet diet
So yes dear diary, and yes this is peak crazy. But anyone else feel like they deal with anything similar? And did anything ever make it better?? I've always just said this was the ageing process. Who knows, but it sucks.
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:39 pm to Big Scrub TX
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Diet diet diet
This.
Posted on 10/26/23 at 5:37 pm to Big Scrub TX
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Diet diet diet
Correct. Cut out alcohol, sugars and processed foods and I suggest supplements like fish oil and Curcumin/Turmuric. For years I had chronic tendonitis in both elbows and nagging neck pain and it went away in about a month after cleaning up my diet.
Posted on 10/27/23 at 6:12 pm to Kingpenm3
At the risk of sounding trendy, might I suggest cold plunges. Whether is a placebo or not, it's done wonders for my arthritis.
Posted on 10/27/23 at 9:43 pm to BottomlandBrew
I went through that with my knees for several years.R knee would hurt for a few weeks(not the joint,ligament on both sides kneecap).After few weeks L knee would start hurting and R would quit.
Back and forth like that,it was nuts.
Got on turmeric and all that stopped,knees haven’t hurt in a long time.
Back and forth like that,it was nuts.
Got on turmeric and all that stopped,knees haven’t hurt in a long time.
Posted on 10/27/23 at 11:45 pm to Kingpenm3
Do you, by any chance drink coffee? I’m convinced that go-go juice causes chronic inflammation in my body. Suffering real bad tendinitis at the moment. But, like you, it’s always something: back pain, tennis elbow, shoulder issues, whatever. Really wanna quit the stuff to see if it makes a difference, but I fall back off the wagon time and again after a couple of weeks at a time.
Posted on 10/28/23 at 9:36 pm to omarlittle
I drink coffee,2-3 cups a day.Personally I doubt it would be coffee but only way to find out would be to quit coffee and see what happens.
Since I started the turmeric a couple years ago my knees haven’t hurt at all.
Since I started the turmeric a couple years ago my knees haven’t hurt at all.
Posted on 10/29/23 at 7:10 am to AZBadgerFan
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Curcumin/Turmuric
Also worked for me along with collagen peptide protein.
Posted on 10/29/23 at 7:14 am to omarlittle
I have had a similar suspicion. I have since wondered whether it is the coffee itself or just the diuretic aspect which causes dehydration which makes me feel stiff? I drink very little water. Just a hypothesis, clearly.
Posted on 10/29/23 at 11:34 am to omarlittle
quote:I always tell people why have caffeine if you don't have to. Just stop having it and don't go back.
Do you, by any chance drink coffee? I’m convinced that go-go juice causes chronic inflammation in my body. Suffering real bad tendinitis at the moment. But, like you, it’s always something: back pain, tennis elbow, shoulder issues, whatever. Really wanna quit the stuff to see if it makes a difference, but I fall back off the wagon time and again after a couple of weeks at a time.
Posted on 10/29/23 at 1:38 pm to Big Scrub TX
I’m trying, but it’s clearly addictive. The couple of times I’ve been able to abstain for any length of time I got the usual headaches on the first couple of days, then awful body aches that would move around; starting with low back then down to different parts of my hips and legs. Lasted for about 2 weeks. If you can’t go through your day normally without the stuff, something is definitely wrong.
Posted on 10/29/23 at 1:53 pm to omarlittle
quote:Oh yeah, it's utterly addictive. I really do fail to see the benefit of it. I haven't had any liquid caffeine in probably 25 years, and it seems only to the positive - both physically and logistically (I often marvel at just how disruptive the search for caffeine can be, especially during travel).
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I’m trying, but it’s clearly addictive. The couple of times I’ve been able to abstain for any length of time I got the usual headaches on the first couple of days, then awful body aches that would move around; starting with low back then down to different parts of my hips and legs. Lasted for about 2 weeks. If you can’t go through your day normally without the stuff, something is definitely wrong.
Posted on 10/29/23 at 4:05 pm to Big Scrub TX
Definitely have some in-denial java apologists on here downvoting.
Posted on 10/29/23 at 11:31 pm to omarlittle
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Definitely have some in-denial java apologists on here downvoting.
It's all good. It's just so enmeshed with so many people's lives, I think they just can't imagine being without it. I'm the other extreme - I can't imagine trying to derive an energy rush from a drink - and I have a pretty hectic life.
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