Posted on 12/26/2004 8:16:14 AM PST by neverdem
"...Shark Cartilage 14.5 mg..."
It does not have to be shark cartilage. Cook a chicken, add all the bony parts to a pan with water and make stock. You will get all the good stuff out of the chicken cartilage, and it may even be better. Stock made from a pot full of chicken feet is really good stuff.
Check out this site, http://www.krysalis.net/rheumatism.htm where the use of L-Lysine to treat RA is described. Rather than say more, I recommend you read the info.
I went thru 2 (very expensive) Remicade treatments in early 2002 and sufferered no bad sideffects, except my nose would start running sometimes for no reason. Completely put a severe Crohn's episode into remission> I felt so good that within 6 months I was 20 lbs overweight , which I did not like at all.
Unforunately, circumstances, like my excellent GI leaving my health program, and me aquiring a tech job part time that gave no heath bennies until I had been there 6 months; couldnt have been a worse time for a relapse, and the relapse was worse than ever (brought on by food poisoning or virus Nov 2003...
By the time I went thru all the red tape and hoops of getting coverage and seeing docs (and repeating a the tests (CTSCAN, etc.) the inflammation had spread to my kidney and caused an large e.coli (yikes)abcess near my lower spinal column.
Remicade at that point could have been fatal, because of my severe secondary infections, so the only alt was resection of the inflammed area (a small area of my lower small bowel where a fistual was found also)...
Now that's a whole 'nother story.
At least vicious pain of the Crohn's is gone, though it will still take me a few months to get back to fighting trim.
After my surgeries I first saw a remicade commercial in the hospital. Did'nt know whether to laugh or throw my food tray at the TV...LOL
I doubt I'll ever need/want remicade ever again.
WC
MY sympathies for all Freepers with RA, IBS and Crohn's/Colitis. I hope you all get better!!
Sorry for all you have been through. Crohn's is a hard disease to live with. Hopefully there will be new safer drugs developed that will help.
"Sorry for all you have been through. Crohn's is a hard disease to live with. Hopefully there will be new safer drugs developed that will help."
I think you meant this reply for "wolficatZ"...
WolficatZ - later today I will forward you some info re Crohn's and the various viral/bacterial bouts via FReep Mail. I have some interesting info, and will include URL's for the info.
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