I'm sorry to hear this. My mother has severe osteoarthritis and can't take anti-inflammatories any more as they upset her stomach too much. She relies now on plentiful rest at regular intervals, keeping her weight down and using a cocktail of organically produced supplements she gets mail order from the Netherlands. I know ginger oil capsules are included, and cod liver oil. I'll try to remember to ask her for the full list and the mail order details for you. When she could still take anti-inflammatories, she found that most are ok to be taken with Aloe Vera juice. The benefit of this is that the Aloe Vera protects the stomach lining from the caustic effect of the anti-inflammatories. The Arthritis Care UK site has a useful booklet on rheumatoid arthritis : http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk/downloads/pdfs/ra-booklet.pdf You may find acupuncture helpful in pain control provided you can get a practioner often enough for your comfort levels. Hope you get over the shock of finding this out soon. Fee |