The Ice Queen / myLot

Middleboro, Massachusetts

October 12, 2015 7:43am CST

My wife has joint pain. It torments her life, making it hard to exercise, hard to sleep - it's horrible and there is really nothing that alleviates it. She can take Tramadol, but doesn't like to so avoids that except when she is exceptionally miserable. One thing that does briefly help is ice. So, every morning after she wakes up I come with gel ice packs from the freezer and will wrap up two joints for fifteen minutes. I then do another two. As joints include her left and right hips as well as wrists, the entire procedure requires an hour. It's not fun, but it does help for a while.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157485)

• United States

12 Oct 15

I have fibromyalgia, not as severe as your wife's condition. I feel better once I get up and get moving, but until that time I hurt. Before I moved I had a membership at a Y. For me the hot tub, sauna and water exercise were the best things. We bought a hot tub in the midst of our move, and I hope we get it set up soon. Epsom salts in the bath tub also helps a lot. You are a kind and compassionate partner. Prescription strength naproxen, which I was given for something else helps, but raises my blood pressure.

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

12 Oct 15

hi@gardengerty I find that going for 45 minurte walkswith my walker does relieve my right knee. i have severe arthriies in both inees but oddly since I ruptured the foot tendon ofn my leftr foot and the surgeon said I had waited to long so its in an othpedic shoe and heavy brace b ut that knee never bothers me. two years ago I fell, very bad fall, messed up my rieght knee, crumbled bits ov calciuim deposits caused sever pain .I have never felt anything lkke that. I was sent to rehab hospit hence all the physical therapy and the walker. they do not like to remove tose deposits as it does no good others come intheirplace according to my doctor.

Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12927)

• Nairobi, Kenya

12 Oct 15

Sorry to hear that. What about consulting a doctor for a better method. I hope she gets better

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12927)

• Nairobi, Kenya

12 Oct 15

@pcunix oooh sorry to hear that but don't let her give up and good work for taking care of her

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

12 Oct 15

@pcunix has she t4ried exercising inwater as that relieves pain for me of course iM sure she had tried allosrtsof things. i feel for here. I know that sharp cutting painyou cannot get away from. in the hopsital for hernia surgery IJ was taken off my tramadol for some mri stuff an oh my the pain its just unbeliefable.

Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

12 Oct 15

o my gosh I had been on fifteen different pain pills for arthritis but tramadol does it for me without it I could not function without it. I know ice will help for a while.This sounds bizarre adnI didnot believew it but I startedwaling everyday for 45 minuts and mind you thats with a walker and my right nee which n ow hurts even with the meds does not hurt but thats me. ihope you can fid soime relief of her I know how awful it feels.you are sure thebest care giver bless you.

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Tony Lawrence

@pcunix (210)

• Middleboro, Massachusetts

12 Oct 15

Somehow packing someone in ice doesn't sound like compassionate care

But yeah, it works.