RE: [Harp-L] Subject: Playing without Pain - Follow up/correction

["S.Doyle Yoder Sr" <doyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think that I am going to give this a try, as I also have a lot of neck and
arm/sholder pain.  Some of it comes from working in crazy positions under
the dental equipment.  So, where did you find this liquid.  I looked on the
web and found some but wanted to make sure it was the right thing.

Thanks,  Doyle

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Subject: [Harp-L] Subject: Playing without Pain - Follow up/correction


Thanks Rudene and Steve Shaw for good input and insights in re my post
about
the liquid glucosamine/chondroitin.   Rudene explains that the  MSM and
collagen are the extra ingredients that make the difference.  He's
absolutely
correct.

 I'm so glad to find out from him that there is another product  helping a
fellow sufferer available with the same ingredients as mine.   When he says
he
"stopped taking the pills" he is referring to the pill version  of
Glucosamine/chondroitin.   I ran into the same problem:  the  pill version
while
inexpensive, does work - eventually.  BUT they take  several months to kick
in, are
extremely difficult to digest for some  folks and having stomach problems
already, it wasn't a happy solution  for me.   The liquid version of this
supplement
avoids all  that and seems to begin to work almost instantaneously.

Steve's experience is typical of arthritis sufferers and he should
absolutely continue on his current regimen.  Whatever works to reduce your
pain, under
your physician's care.  I didn't make it clear that this  supplement can be
taken as well as your anti-inflammatories and any other  medicine.  In no
way
should you substitute one for the other.  I'm not  at all an advocate of
stopping prescription meds which help (especially since my  husband works
for a
major Pharmaceutical company <g>).

Like Steve I have severe neck pain and other medical problems as well which
are not tremendously helped by my "miracle" product.  I saw my Neurologist
just yesterday and he remarked on the studies proving
glucosamine/chondroitin's
efficacy in helping extremity pain (knees down, wrists/hands) and yet no one
understands why it seems to focus "only" on those areas.  I have gotten
quite a bit of lessening of lower back pain, but as Steve points out  -
keeping
active plays a big part.

When one is frozen with pain, however, even the thought of traversing a
single flight of stairs can appear insurmountable.  Pushing in the  button
of a
chromatic seemed well-nigh impossible.  That's the beauty  of this stuff:
it
gave me back my ability to move and play harmonica and  now there's no
stopping
me. Should I add that it also helped me lose weight  I'd gained from certain
medications and being unable to move much before?

I had no idea just how many arthritis sufferers or joint-injured people
there were out there.  Off-list today I heard from so many of you, it
actually
hurt and some of the stories even brought me to tears.  You're all  in my
thoughts, and I'm wishing Happy (and pain-free) Harpin' from now  on!

Elizabeth
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