Hi, all, especially Sandi,

Your case pretty much mirrors mine. They diagnosed me in pretty much the same
way. To rule out heart anurisms they did a scan of some sort involving a dye.
My main areas of pain are similar to your, but my knees and thumbs (lower 2
joints, especially by my wrist) are the worst area. My left wrist also
disassociates, as do my thumbs. At one point I could hardly turn the pages of a
book. Right now my knees are going through a really bad time, and don't want to
respond. My "symptoms" became so bad I had to resign my job. Since then, I've
been improving steadily in my general health. And my thumbs have improved
without filing and other tasks involving my thumb/finger grasping. When I over
use them, I do still suffer.

As both my natural parents and only sibling are gone, I don't have any more
than remembered observation to go by. My father, I know, had very fragile skin,
and bruised easily. I know my mother was probably not double jointed. My
brother probably was to a degree. (Both of us have thumbs that bend backward at
nearly a 90-degree angle.) My mother was arthritic early. I don't recall that
my father was. So it is somewhat a mystery. However, I think I do tend to take
after my father more than my mother. But then, genetics are a strange thing. I
did mention to my daughter's doctor when she was having her second child that I
do have this condition. I don't know if she'll remember it down the road or
not. And I pray her children don't get this.

The diagnosis didn't change anything. I stopped going to my chiropractor
because I was worried it would make things worse. Recently I've gone back to a
different chiropractor. She uses a lot of nutrition to strengthen the body
along with her treatments. She uses a different testing method to test and
score the body as to where the problem is that day. It seems more thorough. I
know it sounds like so much voo doo to a lot of people, but I tested her by not
really sharing what my problems were when I went in. She hit them on the nose.
She won't release us from the appointment until she is satisfied with the
results. She is an extreemly positive influence in my life now. I completely
trust her. My knees are slowly responding. But at least they are responding.
The problem is, there are no chiropractors I know of in Iowa that do that. I'm
lucky I only live about an hour away from Dr. Lund in Prairie du Chein, WI. She
has done a lot of studying to be able to do
this type of testing. The testing, by the way, was developed by a wide variety
of doctors, both chiropractic and medical...and even dental.

I really believe staying positive and visualizing myself as getting better has
helped me a great deal. Best of luck to everyone.


Ann
Northeast Iowa






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