Old Man Injuries, Bio-hacks & Remedies

[Benjammin]

With the tiredness it could be Rheumatoid arthritis, which is an autoimmune disease and can cause severe fatigue. I have that but after getting on meds I'm much better. The good thing about RH is there is a blood test that pretty definitively tells you whether you have it or not.

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[bsilver]

No diagnoses or remedies here, just commiseration. My right shoulder/elbow/forearm has basically been in a constant state of soreness/inflammation since I took up golf a few months ago. I've iced, i've rested, i bought a massage gun, nothing helps.

Have you seen an orthopedist? I had some similar symptoms a few years ago, although it wasn't related to any specific activity. Turned put it was a pinched nerve in my neck. The same nerve go all the way to your hand.
The orthopedist says there was nothing he could do other than surgery, and I was no where near that point.
Other options are a chiropractor, acupuncture, and massage therapy.
My problem went away in about a year, but it could come back because the underlying problem of stenosis in my spine is still there.

[W. Unseld]

No diagnoses or remedies here, just commiseration. My right shoulder/elbow/forearm has basically been in a constant state of soreness/inflammation since I took up golf a few months ago. I've iced, i've rested, i bought a massage gun, nothing helps.

I strongly recommend trying acupuncture. Unlike PT you'll know by the 2nd session if it will do anything for you. It's no where near as painful as it looks and far less painful than dry needling.

[AFM]

Serious question here, have you tried smoking weed??

[pancakes3]

weed puts me to sleep, and it's pain management, i'd like to get to the cause if possible. ibuprofen helps alleviate it too.

[Dat2U]

Serious question here, have you tried smoking weed??

Weed works for everything.

[Dat2U]

My personal biohack: Wear wool or linen fabrics vs polyester, rayon, silk, etc. At least to me the difference is palpable. Organic cotton is okay as well.

[AFM]

Serious question here, have you tried smoking weed??

Weed works for everything.

True, I thought fireball was more your thing though

[Dat2U]

Serious question here, have you tried smoking weed??

Weed works for everything.

True, I thought fireball was more your thing though

I don't often drink, but when I do, I prefer the cinnamon graham cracker of alcohols!

[AFM]

I don't often drink, but when I do, I accost the CEO of Monumental Entertainment

[pancakes3]

fireball is a bottom tier gimmick liquor though. gimme firefly, goldschlager, jaeger, hypnotiq...

[dckingsfan]

Ok, got another one, I know no one is a doc (except maybe doc) but my doc sucks so here goes: About 3-4 months ago I went from needing no days to recover from pickleball and one day to recover from tennis to 3-4 days to recover from either, and even then not fully recovering as well. Any theories? I've ruled out lyme's disease, basically ruled out gout, trying to think of what else it could be, it's part tiredness but serious joint/back pain. Sudden onset of arthritis?

Sounds a bit like long Covid. Have you been exposed recently?

It could also be septic or bacterial arthritis. But if you went to your doc and he did a blood count check on your red and white blood cells, it would have shown signs of inflammation and infection.

One more thing, Lyme's disease can have a false positive and not show up until after several tests.

[W. Unseld]

My personal biohack: Wear wool or linen fabrics vs polyester, rayon, silk, etc. At least to me the difference is palpable. Organic cotton is okay as well.

I've heard this before, might have to try it, this wasn't the source i heard it from but interesting:

https://www.zonebylydia.com/blogs/inthezone/the-frequency-of-clothing-what-fabrics-support-your-health#:~:text=Frequencies%20Beyond%20Fabrics-,Dr.,frequencies%2C%20potentially%20draining%20our%20energy.

Also there is always CBD if you don't want to do the pot, to me it only works for a few hours ortho pain but it does seem to help stomach inflammation

[W. Unseld]

Trying to avoid knee surgery---anyone have any any remedies for knee swelling? Underlying cause is torn meniscus but surgery is about a 50-50 proposition (unless I give up all sports then it shoots up to 80%) HLA and steroid shots are quite temporary (days to weeks) remedies and they will only do them every quarter. If anyone has any medical tourism, Kobe type stuff or biohacks now is the time

[bsilver]

Trying to avoid knee surgery---anyone have any any remedies for knee swelling? Underlying cause is torn meniscus but surgery is about a 50-50 proposition (unless I give up all sports then it shoots up to 80%) HLA and steroid shots are quite temporary (days to weeks) remedies and they will only do them every quarter. If anyone has any medical tourism, Kobe type stuff or biohacks now is the time

It may not be strong enough for you, but I use Voltaren gel for inflamation problems. It's an nsaid that gets absorbed through the skin. The manufacturer says it works for knee swelling.

[AFM]

Medications are out. WEED IS IN. reefer works for everything (I’m off that Tasmanian kush right now)

[W. Unseld]

Update: Did the "complex scope" last week, two meniscus tears and multiple cartilage tears, seems more difficult than the one I did a while back
BIG ASK: A friend's wife suddenly lost all of her hair, she's been in the traditional medical scene for about a month now with no luck at all, anyone know anyone who had success getting their hair back? She even lost eyebrows and eyelashes--literally every last hair

[pancakes3]

doctors can't diagnose it?

the only home remedy I know re: hair is to eat kelp...

[LyricalRico]

BIG ASK: A friend's wife suddenly lost all of her hair, she's been in the traditional medical scene for about a month now with no luck at all, anyone know anyone who had success getting their hair back? She even lost eyebrows and eyelashes--literally every last hair

Sounds like Alopecia Totalis, which I only know about because I had Alopecia Areata in high school. It's an autoimmune thing, not sure what treatments have evolved since the late 90's. I had to get steroid injections in my scalp to get my spots to grow back...of course only to eventually lose the battle to male pattern baldness anyway lol.

[nate33]

I've been experimenting with upping my protein intake over the past 6 months. I now try and consume 130-150g of protein a day plus 7g of creatine. It has made a substantial difference in my strength while also helping me lean up a little more. I still lift twice a week as I always have, but I've gotten moderately stronger while my weight dropped from 158-ish to 154 and my body fat percentage is down to 12%. I just hit a milestone of being able to bench 150% of my weight (I weigh 154, I bench 227). Not bad for 52 years old!