knee problems after replacement

This an excellent supplyier of dried organic herbs ..and you can also get the bees wax from here..They do have a few shops but also do a really good online service ...they also send you a lovely catalogue..it may be better if you bought the other ingredients and picked some fresh rosemary if you want to make the ointment..but if you dont have any ..then dry would be okay..if i was making it i would put some rosemary essential oil in as well just a few drops in each jar when you have bottled it..it is so easy to make ointment and so cheap and if you havnt got enough little pots then a clean coffee jar will do to store it in...I will put a post in the herb section on how to make a basic ointment..when i saw how much this one was selling for i nearly had a heart attack especially when most of you have had the ingredients in your gardens all summer..

http://www.nealsyardremedies.com/

[ 08. October 2006, 07:55 AM: Message edited by: wildflower ]

 

or this company is also excellent i have used this one as well they have a lovely web site a free catalogue and they send the things you order fast..

http://www.baldwins.co.uk/

 

I know of something that will repair damaged nerves and remove any tingling etc its called methylcobalamin its perfectly safe its only b12 altered which is a vitamin..you can buy it anywhere in the usa but not in the uk so i buy it from for your health its a small firm in wrexham they are excellent you order one day and get it the next..this is it and the link if anyone wants to give it a whirl..first of all these are the lozenges you have to put them under your tongue one a day is plenty ..and they are just called b12..

Vitamin B12 (3mg)
High strength Vitamin B12 lozenges - just pop one under your tongue! With added Vitamin C and Folic acid.

Vitamin B12 helps to support nerve and brain health.

Contents: 50 sublingual lozenges, each containing 3mg (3,000mcg) Vitamin B12; 50mg Vitamin C; 400mcg Folic acid.

Price per pack �£8.95

http://foryourhealth.co.uk/

 

Be careful with B12 - use of higher doses for longer than a week can cause problems.

 

Fran i think you may have that wrong as its water soluble and non toxic i think you may be thinking of B6 ..as their is problems with that one.. I wouldnt sugest anything thats not entirely safe ..here is a medical report i found which says its not toxic.. any excess just passes out of you..
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies did not establish a UL for this vitamin because vitamin B12 has a very low potential for toxicity. The IOM states that "no adverse effects have been associated with excess vitamin B12 intake from food and supplements in healthy individuals" [7]. In fact, the IOM recommends that adults older than 50 years get most of their vitamin B12 from vitamin supplements or fortified food because of the high incidence of impaired absorption in this age group of vitamin B12 from foods that come from animals [7].

[ 09. October 2006, 06:10 AM: Message edited by: wildflower ]

 

As you are getting older you dont absorb so much b12 as you did thats why doctors give shots of it to elderly patients i get them and they hurt so i take the lozenges now instead..here is some info on why you need b12..

Even in the absence of anemia, the neurological effects of vitamin B12 deficiency can still occur. This is especially true for the elderly. In theses cases, vitamin B12 deficiency can affect the peripheral nerves, and in later stages, even the spinal cord itself. Signs of neurological conditions caused by B12 deficiency include tingling and numbness in the extremities, loss of sensation, spacticity, Babinski's responses, visual impairment, bowel control issues, insomnia, impotence, irritability, depression, memory loss, and dementia.

 

Wildflower, sorry to be a pain but I visited Neal'sYard this afternoon and they had sold out of lavender. I do have some lavender bushes in my garden but they have very few flowers on them now. Is it the flowerheads I need to use for the rosemary ointment or will the leaves work just as well?
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jjordie..you need the lavender flower heads ask on gc see if anyone has some spare..if not then either add some lavender essential oil or just extra rosemary..dont be frightend and stick to a recipe just create your own..all you need to do is use your imagination..nettle tops are excellent for aches and pains the finest thing out have you got any of those ?? if so pop some in..p.s...if you use the essential oils wait till the ointment has been in the jars for half an hour so its cooled down a bit..the ointment is like jam its runny then it sets in the jar as it cools..

 

Fresh flower heads or will expired flowers (i.e. dried or almost dried heads) do?

 

you can put either ..Thats why i told you dont think you have to stick to the recipe..
when it was hot in the summer you could have made herb oil to make ointment with flower heads or leaves in coffee jars on a sunny windowledge ..by shaking the jar daily all the goodness would have soaked into the oil..
Comfrey is another good ointment to make especially as its free growing all over the garden and it costs about �£5 in the health shop..another good flower oil to make is st johns wort you put the yellow flowers in the oil and it turns bright red its amazing..
I made some nettle and cinnamon this year and some st johns wort rosemary and comfrey all mixed in together..then i made some valerian hand cream..
just had a thought have you still got some calendula "pot Marigolds"..they make excellent ointment also..

 

Thankyou so much - such wealth of information. Can't wait to try some!

 

Hi Eleagnus,
To me it sounds like you have some kind of irritation, or post-surgery infection (you have a protesis on the knee to replace the cartilage, don't you?)
I would go to the orthopedic surgeon asap to check what is happening in order not to make the situatione worse.
I include some links that you may find useful, but anyway keep us informed with details, so that we can give you a hand!

http://edition.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00662.html


http://www.knee-surgery.co.uk/theatre.htm


http://www.surgerydoor.co.uk/so/detail2.asp?level2=Knee+Replacement

 

Sorry wildflower, I did indeed get B12 and 6 mixed up. My apologies for the error.

Eleaganus7 I totally agree with miraflores that, as advised before you need to get your GP to send you back to your Orthopaedic Consultant to identify the reason for your pain, as made clear in the third link provided http://www.surgerydoor.co.uk/so/detail2.asp?level2=Knee+Replacement.

 

Hi to all! Thank you so much for your interest. Just knowing other people don't think I am being over sensitive is quite comforting and I intend to do as you suggest and follow through with my doctor, but as I said before his usual offer of help consists of sleeping pills which I will not take in any case.

 

Have to say that your preparation is doing a great job at the moment - Wildflower- and I hope everyone else will try it. It certainly helps with the scar tissue and damaged areas of the knee and leg and also down the shin and ankle area. I did not expect a quick esult as far as all the deep surgery areas were concerned as the bones and nerves are terribly affected as you probably know, but I shall continue to apply in those areas as the day and night go on, to see if a build-up will help. Thank you so much for your help.