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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 345023" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>The thing about RA is there are treatments that can work to help. OA, you are SOL. You might be able to take an anti-inflammatory medication such like motrin or even aleive or even a cox2 inhibitor like (sheesh, what is the only one left? Vioxx was one but they took it off the market.)? I cant take the cox2's because they dont work for me. Not worth the stroke chance since I get no relief. Motrin or other NSAIDs work a tiny bit. Ketoprofin works the best but they wont allow me to be on it for more than a month at time every 4 months because of stomach worries. But even the keto only gives minor relief. </p><p></p><p>There is nothing that stops the degeneration or reverses it except joint replacement. Thats the point I am at. We are on hold waiting for me to get to the point I cant take it one moment longer and hoping that will be over 50 because knees dont last but for so long and at 50 I would be looking at replacing them at least twice if not three times. Lovely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 345023, member: 1514"] The thing about RA is there are treatments that can work to help. OA, you are SOL. You might be able to take an anti-inflammatory medication such like motrin or even aleive or even a cox2 inhibitor like (sheesh, what is the only one left? Vioxx was one but they took it off the market.)? I cant take the cox2's because they dont work for me. Not worth the stroke chance since I get no relief. Motrin or other NSAIDs work a tiny bit. Ketoprofin works the best but they wont allow me to be on it for more than a month at time every 4 months because of stomach worries. But even the keto only gives minor relief. There is nothing that stops the degeneration or reverses it except joint replacement. Thats the point I am at. We are on hold waiting for me to get to the point I cant take it one moment longer and hoping that will be over 50 because knees dont last but for so long and at 50 I would be looking at replacing them at least twice if not three times. Lovely. [/QUOTE]
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