zoohouse
Senior member
- Joined
- Jan 14, 2013
- Messages
- 959
- Reason
- CALS
- Diagnosis
- 07/2012
- Country
- CA
- State
- B.C.
- City
- Salmon Arm
Since my husband's diagnosis, I have noticed that my knees, feet and hands have really started to bother me. I realize that it probably is because I had to start to do all the heavy work, and now do a lot of lifting and pulling with my hands. Also since I am in my 50's (shhh don't tell anyone) my joints are bound to act up.
The thing is that it does not seem to be in my joints, but the tendons that are inflamed. I am great on making sure my husband gets his supplements and vitamins, but am horrible at it myself.
In the spring I saw my physician and she suggested that I go on hormone therapy again, but I really don't want to as it was making me grow in places I didn't need to anymore.
Are any of you other women dealing with sore hands and feet, or tendonitis, and what do you do? 14 years ago when I lost my brother, and my husband of 24 years left me (5days after funeral) I went on anti-presents. I remember noticing that the aches and pains that I had had went away, and I jokingly said it went with my ex. Then couple of years later, when I thought I had a handle on things again, I started to wean off, and noticed that I started to get aches and pains all over the place again. I talked to my doctor and she advised me to stay on them, which I did. So this spring when things started to flare up again, I went to her and we increased the dose, but after 3 months I did not notice any improvement and went back to the dose I had been taking.
The hardest part is that I am most sore 1st thing in the morning and just before bed, and that is when I have to do the heaviest lifting and work with my husband. It also gets bad if I just sit around, but I have to rest sometime.:sad:
The thing is that it does not seem to be in my joints, but the tendons that are inflamed. I am great on making sure my husband gets his supplements and vitamins, but am horrible at it myself.
In the spring I saw my physician and she suggested that I go on hormone therapy again, but I really don't want to as it was making me grow in places I didn't need to anymore.
Are any of you other women dealing with sore hands and feet, or tendonitis, and what do you do? 14 years ago when I lost my brother, and my husband of 24 years left me (5days after funeral) I went on anti-presents. I remember noticing that the aches and pains that I had had went away, and I jokingly said it went with my ex. Then couple of years later, when I thought I had a handle on things again, I started to wean off, and noticed that I started to get aches and pains all over the place again. I talked to my doctor and she advised me to stay on them, which I did. So this spring when things started to flare up again, I went to her and we increased the dose, but after 3 months I did not notice any improvement and went back to the dose I had been taking.
The hardest part is that I am most sore 1st thing in the morning and just before bed, and that is when I have to do the heaviest lifting and work with my husband. It also gets bad if I just sit around, but I have to rest sometime.:sad: