Has anyone else experienced arthritis?

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fac191 said:
I am allergic to ibuprofen which is a real bummer and would be very interested in any alternative to it if anyone knows of something. Don't have it yet but believe it's on the way.
Have you tried naproxin (Alieve)? I find it has a gentler effect but is much longer lasting so I don't end up taking so many pills. I've determined for me that it's best to get ahead of the pain and just take a naproxin tab in the AM before I start hurting, especially if I'm planning to ride more than an hour or so that day - not to mention other activities that cause flare ups for me.

Liver damage is usually associated with the use of acetaminophen (Tylenol), but that's not an anti-inflammatory so does little good with respect to arthritis anyway. I avoid acetaminophen if at all possible because it's so hard on the liver. If it were introduced new under today's standards, I doubt it would get FDA approval. Bad stuff.
 

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I'm not sure everyone will get liver damage, for nearly a decade and a half I was taking between 2000-2400mg of ibuprofen every single day, every single day! For various injuries I picked up along the way, just so I could make it through a day, along with a few other heavier meds. The pain was / is constant, eventually you get accustomed to the pain, I managed to get off most when I had bi-lateral hip replacement almost three years ago. I have a completely healthy liver and kidneys, guess I dodged that bullet! Sure there are days when I take upto 600mg of ibuprofen, but that is now max a day or two per month. Everyone's pain tolerance is different, mine is worse first thing in the morning then I kind of forget about it until I hit the sack.
I hope you find you good place, but as yet there is no real cure.
That's better than being addicted to pain meds, which is a rampant issue here in the states. Some doctors have a history of handing out prescription pain killers like candy. I guess I'm lucky in that 4x 220mg Naproxen has worked well for shoulder, but I don't consider it a permanent solution.
 

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Dogdaze said:
for nearly a decade and a half I was taking between 2000-2400mg of ibuprofen every single day, every single day! For various injuries I picked up along the way, just so I could make it through a day, along with a few other heavier meds.
Sounds like what I did for over 13 years, 600-800 in the morning, another 600 at lunch, another 600-800 at night for pain management. No liver damage so far, but damage to the bottom of the esophagus and the valve between the esophagus and the stomach that's required one outpatient surgical procedure and several years (and still counting) need for a medicine to combat esophagitis. ::007::
 

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Somerset said:
That does look fun but I really don't want to get to the scooter option too soon.

I have started struggling since breaking two fingers on the hand last year. It's making the S10 clutch lever feel really heavy.
My pain is also from broken fingers. 8 of 10 have been broken at least once over the years. Most playing #!@$ American Football.....stupid

Constantly working my fingers keeps the pain under control without drugs and eases the stiffening. Hard part is remembering to work them BEFORE they start hurting!
 

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After some thought (this thought pattern started in May) I have decided to swap the old girl in for the AT DCT.

I will sorely miss (literally) my S10 as it is a superb bike, one of the best I have ever owned but that DCT just means one less discomfort and ease of concentration. I just hope it's not too boring after the S10 which kept me on my toes.
 

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Arthritis has a big chunk of my life...............2 new knees multiple back and neck surgeries, ets. for the hands I go to the vet and buy DMSO gel and it helps a lot; just don't pick your nose with that hand!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck and keep riding!!! :) :) :) :) :)
 

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Sierra1 said:
I would have thought the short levers would have made it more difficult....less leverage?
My bike had short levers on it when I bought it and I have already replaced them with the originals. The grip effort seemed a lot more to me with the short levers.
 

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loosetravlr said:
Arthritis has a big chunk of my life...............2 new knees multiple back and neck surgeries, ets. for the hands I go to the vet and buy DMSO gel and it helps a lot; just don't pick your nose with that hand!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck and keep riding!!! :) :) :) :) :)
I have been holding out on my knees. Too many people I know ended up worse off. I have had anterior spinal fusion already and may have to have another before long. Neck is getting real bad again.
 

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I am changing to a S10 from Aprilia Falco due to the extreme pain I get at the back of the left leg after about an hour of riding. I thought the pain I was experiencing was bad enough but it sounds nothing compared to some of you fellas.

I'm nearly 55 but am not in to the medication bracket yet!

For those of you with clutch issues then, as others have mentioned previously, maybe a Honda DCT bike might be the way forward (Crosstourer or AT).

Good luck which ever way you go.
 

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In the "stay tuned" department, I spoke for a while at the AIMExpo trade show to Rekluse, which is the company making replacement clutch packs that are easier to operate and have an automatic disengagement at idle. They were developing a pack for the Tenere and got swamped by other new business, but hope to be back to something for our bike soon. We also talked at length about just marketing a clutch assembly for the lighter clutch pull.

If you want to talk more about Rekluse as a product, we have a thread for that.
 

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Myself, I wear a copper bracelet. I don’t know if it works or is just a mind trick. About 20 years ago I had a stiffening in my right wrist. It was inflamed and very stiff. I started wearing a copper bracelet on the wrist and haven’t had a reoccurrence. I know a doctor who is a Homeopathic, Naturopathic, and MD. He is very much against steroidal drugs and swears on antibiotic treatment of arthritis. He says in most cases the disease is caused by bacteria and a low dosage of antibiotics over a period of a year will “cure” the arthritis. The usual antibiotic prescribed is Minocycline and is dirt cheap. But if it works it cuts into the bottom line of the pharmaceutical companies who are pushing expensive drugs. Here is a link from the Arthritis Foundation.

http://www.arthritis.org/living-with-arthritis/treatments/medication/drug-types/other/ra-antibiotics.php


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TNRyder said:
Myself, I wear a copper bracelet. I don’t know if it works or is just a mind trick. About 20 years ago I had a stiffening in my right wrist. It was inflamed and very stiff. I started wearing a copper bracelet on the wrist and haven’t had a reoccurrence. I know a doctor who is a Homeopathic, Naturopathic, and MD. He is very much against steroidal drugs and swears on antibiotic treatment of arthritis. He says in most cases the disease is caused by bacteria and a low dosage of antibiotics over a period of a year will “cure” the arthritis. The usual antibiotic prescribed is Minocycline and is dirt cheap. But if it works it cuts into the bottom line of the pharmaceutical companies who are pushing expensive drugs. Here is a link from the Arthritis Foundation.

http://www.arthritis.org/living-with-arthritis/treatments/medication/drug-types/other/ra-antibiotics.php


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Funny you should bring that up, my neighbour was diagnosed with arthritis in his hip and knee last year (maybe 2), anyway, he was not happy with that answer, so he had a full blood screen done, and it should up that he was infected with lyme disease, even told him what strain it was... North American, he lectured there in the 80's-90's.
Then with that in hand went and saw a specialist who confirmed that most symptoms of arthritis were mis-diagnosed and was in fact caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, and sits dormant for decades in the joints...... something to think on.
 

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Funny you mention that. I was just tested for Lyme yesterday.
I got really sick way back in 2004. At one point they even suspected cancer and were going to remove one of my lymph nodes for biopsy. When I was being prepped for surgery he felt around to see which one he was going to take and the swelling in my nodes had gone down. He said it wasn't cancer at that point because if it was they would only get bigger. I had put all my symptoms in the net back then and the one common thing that always came up was Lyme. The doctors up here said we didn't have it this far north. A friend of mine was also unwell and ended up in a wheelchair. They thought she had MS. She finally paid out of her own pocket to have the tests done down in the states. They came back positive. She was then put on treatment for Lyme and was able to walk again. I don't know if I have it or not but the only thing they ever found was me having a couple of allergies. Over the years my nodes still swell up from time to time and I have gained other problems including arthritis. I have been having problems with nodes again and some other issues. A couple of my blood tests have come back positive for some marker that is related to autoimmune problems. When we were discussing it and she was asking me stuff I told her the story of what happened to me starting in 2004. It was like someone flipped a switch, one day I was perfectly healthy and the next I was having a multitude of issues that have gotten worse over time. She immediately when out and came back in with the paperwork to test me for Lyme. If it comes back positive it will explain everything that has been going on with me over the last 13 years.
 

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I wake up these days with a new ache I didn't have the day before, and a couple here and there that I have grown to consider part of me. If I complained outloud, it would result in my nurse-wife playing the nurse-patient role and I'd be forced to answer 20 questions, or swallow a pill she presented. I object to both for separate reasons.
After many years, I suppose I've trained myself to push most of it outta-mind. At least the forefront.
I also believe there is some kind of pain tolerance I have that I take no credit for. It's a blessing. I can even tolerate hunger the same way.
Having said all that, I'd love to have her back for a day just so I COULD complain about some ache, and then gladly swallow her medical voodoo pill.
 
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