I've held off posting any news because I first wanted to see what was happening. I've had 5 injections, so far. The standard cocktail: xylocaine, Quinton water, EDTA, all the B vitamins, and magnesium. Next time I'll get the aminoacid cocktail.
The main issues I was trying to tackle:
a) arthritis in the cervicals (C3-C4), that often causes me pain and wakes me up at night., possibly related as well to a problem in the vocal chords which I'm doing rehab for.
b) arthritis in the knees: I used to wear orthopedic soles, because the arch of my foot is big, and my knee-caps are not at the "correct" angle, but a bit too centered. I can hear "grains of sand" (calcium) any time I flex my knees, and sometimes it gets very painful just going up the stairs.
c) Blood circulation problems (vasculitis & something that resembles Renaud's syndrome.)
The first treatment was the best, and I felt pain-free in the cervicals, something I hadn't felt for years. After the following injections, things have been up and down, but my neck has gone from hurting all the time to only if I spent long hours in front of the computer, and sometimes at night. I can move my head a lot more freely than before. More and more I think that when it starts, it is not the bones anymore, but the muscles being too tight (bad posture, stress, etc.)
The injections in the knees are SUPER painful, but things are happening. I feel "pebbles", more than grains for sand. Some days, I can barely go up and down the stairs, and others I'm almost pain-free. Some old pains have reappeared, and the nurse says that's a good sign, of deeper healing. I hope so! It still remains to be seen, but something is definitely going on!
Circulation: Up and down. Some days better, others worse. But again, something is definitely happening.
The treatments can make me very tired and a bit foggy-brained, but nothing intolerable. Once I almost fainted during the fourth session, but it could be due to the fact that she has been forced to use Xylocaine 2% instead of 1%, due to a shortage of stock in the entire country. Apparently it's a well known side effect that it lowers blood pressure.
---->if everything goes as it should.
The main issues I was trying to tackle:
a) arthritis in the cervicals (C3-C4), that often causes me pain and wakes me up at night., possibly related as well to a problem in the vocal chords which I'm doing rehab for.
b) arthritis in the knees: I used to wear orthopedic soles, because the arch of my foot is big, and my knee-caps are not at the "correct" angle, but a bit too centered. I can hear "grains of sand" (calcium) any time I flex my knees, and sometimes it gets very painful just going up the stairs.
c) Blood circulation problems (vasculitis & something that resembles Renaud's syndrome.)
The first treatment was the best, and I felt pain-free in the cervicals, something I hadn't felt for years. After the following injections, things have been up and down, but my neck has gone from hurting all the time to only if I spent long hours in front of the computer, and sometimes at night. I can move my head a lot more freely than before. More and more I think that when it starts, it is not the bones anymore, but the muscles being too tight (bad posture, stress, etc.)
The injections in the knees are SUPER painful, but things are happening. I feel "pebbles", more than grains for sand. Some days, I can barely go up and down the stairs, and others I'm almost pain-free. Some old pains have reappeared, and the nurse says that's a good sign, of deeper healing. I hope so! It still remains to be seen, but something is definitely going on!
Circulation: Up and down. Some days better, others worse. But again, something is definitely happening.
The treatments can make me very tired and a bit foggy-brained, but nothing intolerable. Once I almost fainted during the fourth session, but it could be due to the fact that she has been forced to use Xylocaine 2% instead of 1%, due to a shortage of stock in the entire country. Apparently it's a well known side effect that it lowers blood pressure.
---->if everything goes as it should.