MunenMuso
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Hello,
My mother has been suffering from osteoarthritis (OA) in the fingers of her hands for the past 4-5 years.
To make a long story short, in the beginning, I started giving her glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM (in efficacious quantities) which slowed down the progression a bit.
Yes, I'm aware that these 3 supplements are a polarising topic without a scientific consensus, even though there are quite a few anecdotes sprinkled throughout the infobahn.
She's also been supplementing with cholecalciferol (D3) and MK7 (K2).
However, the OA kept progressing further.
As I've been living far away from her (a different country) for the past 6 years and she's a little warrior that keeps to herself, I didn't realise how much the OA has progressed.
Recently, I saw her fingers while video talking and became really worried. She's is still relatively young (57 years old) and she's in fantastic physical shape.
She plays sports and does traditional dance practise 4 times a week. Her diet is really solid with a lot of whole foods and a ton of vegetables.
She's ~5'2 (158 cm) and she's around 105 pounds (48 kg). She's been like that her entire life. Never been overweight or anything like that.
Just wanted to give that as context.
The moment I saw her current OA condition, I immediately sent her to the best MRI doctor in town.
Paid for a private MRI scan of her fingers (which is a very uncommon thing to do) but they did it.
The results came as Phase 2 Osteoarthritis. Phase 7 seems to be the last and most damaged state of OA. So, I still have hope.
It's not rheumatoid arthritis. I sent her to a rheumatologist and did the proper blood work. The results came negative. It's definitely OA.
After that, I immediately sent her to one of my best friend's private clinic, who recently started carrying out PRP injections there.
They gave her 8 PRP injections total - 6 in the most damaged fingers and 2 in the wrists (because the MRI showed that the wrists are also starting to get inflamed).
She saw a significant improvement from the PRP even 24 hours after the treatment.
So, I'll be sending her to that clinic 4 times a year (every 3 months).
That's it up to now.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what can be done further?
I've read all of @haidut posts on OA and they are extremely informative. Благодаря ти хайдуте! : )
Every single reply is genuinely appreciated!
Thank you all!
My mother has been suffering from osteoarthritis (OA) in the fingers of her hands for the past 4-5 years.
To make a long story short, in the beginning, I started giving her glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM (in efficacious quantities) which slowed down the progression a bit.
Yes, I'm aware that these 3 supplements are a polarising topic without a scientific consensus, even though there are quite a few anecdotes sprinkled throughout the infobahn.
She's also been supplementing with cholecalciferol (D3) and MK7 (K2).
However, the OA kept progressing further.
As I've been living far away from her (a different country) for the past 6 years and she's a little warrior that keeps to herself, I didn't realise how much the OA has progressed.
Recently, I saw her fingers while video talking and became really worried. She's is still relatively young (57 years old) and she's in fantastic physical shape.
She plays sports and does traditional dance practise 4 times a week. Her diet is really solid with a lot of whole foods and a ton of vegetables.
She's ~5'2 (158 cm) and she's around 105 pounds (48 kg). She's been like that her entire life. Never been overweight or anything like that.
Just wanted to give that as context.
The moment I saw her current OA condition, I immediately sent her to the best MRI doctor in town.
Paid for a private MRI scan of her fingers (which is a very uncommon thing to do) but they did it.
The results came as Phase 2 Osteoarthritis. Phase 7 seems to be the last and most damaged state of OA. So, I still have hope.
It's not rheumatoid arthritis. I sent her to a rheumatologist and did the proper blood work. The results came negative. It's definitely OA.
After that, I immediately sent her to one of my best friend's private clinic, who recently started carrying out PRP injections there.
They gave her 8 PRP injections total - 6 in the most damaged fingers and 2 in the wrists (because the MRI showed that the wrists are also starting to get inflamed).
She saw a significant improvement from the PRP even 24 hours after the treatment.
So, I'll be sending her to that clinic 4 times a year (every 3 months).
That's it up to now.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what can be done further?
I've read all of @haidut posts on OA and they are extremely informative. Благодаря ти хайдуте! : )
Every single reply is genuinely appreciated!
Thank you all!
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