Can't do HRT (cancer) - what works for joint and muscle pain?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you on an aromatse inhibitor? I am and my body now requires so much more "maintenance" than it used to! I do 30 minutes on the elliptical every morning. I do an hour of weights twice per week. I also do assisted dynamic stretching once weekly and yoga 1-2 times/week. I get a massage every 3-4 weeks. I also saw a physical therapist for a while to figure out some mobility exercises. This is WAY more exercise than I ever used to do, but I'm now mostly pain free.

THIS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The title says it all. I can't do HRT. I'm 52. What, if anything, works for joint and muscle pain? I ache all the time. Chemo, related neuropathy, and radiation have made it worse. Treatments for cancer have been successful, so I'm otherwise healthy. I just ache. It affects my sleep. I've tried acupuncture, magnesium, and prescribed drugs. Nothing works well. Open to any suggestions.

Drop sugar and wheat.

Came here to say this. Also alcohol. Nothing else helped me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The title says it all. I can't do HRT. I'm 52. What, if anything, works for joint and muscle pain? I ache all the time. Chemo, related neuropathy, and radiation have made it worse. Treatments for cancer have been successful, so I'm otherwise healthy. I just ache. It affects my sleep. I've tried acupuncture, magnesium, and prescribed drugs. Nothing works well. Open to any suggestions.

Drop sugar and wheat.

This is the answer. Give it an eight week trial.

Dropping sugar is a good idea but it has nothing to do with joint pain and aches. Wheat should be eliminated if someone can’t tolerate it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Check your vitamin D levels. Low vitamin D contributes to joint pain. Supplement yourself to the higher end of the normal range. Made a huge difference for me when I was taking letrozole.

+1. If I don't routinely take supplements, my vitamin D level craters and I get pretty bad joint pain. Goes away when I get my D level back up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The title says it all. I can't do HRT. I'm 52. What, if anything, works for joint and muscle pain? I ache all the time. Chemo, related neuropathy, and radiation have made it worse. Treatments for cancer have been successful, so I'm otherwise healthy. I just ache. It affects my sleep. I've tried acupuncture, magnesium, and prescribed drugs. Nothing works well. Open to any suggestions.

Drop sugar and wheat.

This is the answer. Give it an eight week trial.

Dropping sugar is a good idea but it has nothing to do with joint pain and aches. Wheat should be eliminated if someone can’t tolerate it.

Merely one link. I noticed it personally, but I figured I'd see what I could find quickly online.

Sports Medicine Physiatrist, Amy West, MD discusses how metabolic health is the real driver of joint pain, tendon issues and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ72AOqW9_o&t=7s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Swimmimg in salt water, ideally moving to the Mediterranean…

Epsom salt baths!!

I do these every night. Game changer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Self massage - hot oil abhayanga (google it, youtube has videos) - every day and sometimes twice a day. Eating regular warm meals. Intermittant fasting (ie eating only in an 8 hour window) Stay away from any cold food or drink. Cover up and dress in layers. Sunbathing in morning sunlight for 30 minutes.

Yoga and Pranayam. Again - youtube has a ton of videos.

Same boat and the above practice has removed the pain and stiffness.

WTH about no cold food or drink. This is crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Swimmimg in salt water, ideally moving to the Mediterranean…

Epsom salt baths!!

I do these every night. Game changer

The epsom salt doesn't do anything. There are so many studies that show this. Taking collagen does nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Self massage - hot oil abhayanga (google it, youtube has videos) - every day and sometimes twice a day. Eating regular warm meals. Intermittant fasting (ie eating only in an 8 hour window) Stay away from any cold food or drink. Cover up and dress in layers. Sunbathing in morning sunlight for 30 minutes.

Yoga and Pranayam. Again - youtube has a ton of videos.

Same boat and the above practice has removed the pain and stiffness.

WTH about no cold food or drink. This is crazy.

Agreed, it all sounds like quackery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Self massage - hot oil abhayanga (google it, youtube has videos) - every day and sometimes twice a day. Eating regular warm meals. Intermittant fasting (ie eating only in an 8 hour window) Stay away from any cold food or drink. Cover up and dress in layers. Sunbathing in morning sunlight for 30 minutes.

Yoga and Pranayam. Again - youtube has a ton of videos.

Same boat and the above practice has removed the pain and stiffness.

WTH about no cold food or drink. This is crazy.

Agreed, it all sounds like quackery.

Do whatever you want to and suffer :)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Self massage - hot oil abhayanga (google it, youtube has videos) - every day and sometimes twice a day. Eating regular warm meals. Intermittant fasting (ie eating only in an 8 hour window) Stay away from any cold food or drink. Cover up and dress in layers. Sunbathing in morning sunlight for 30 minutes.

Yoga and Pranayam. Again - youtube has a ton of videos.

Same boat and the above practice has removed the pain and stiffness.

WTH about no cold food or drink. This is crazy.

My acupuncturist recommended the same.

[Anonymous]

Advil pm.

[Anonymous]

I haven't tried it but I've heard Claritin can help. I've found yoga helps me, but it's not a perfect fix.

-living with cancer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The title says it all. I can't do HRT. I'm 52. What, if anything, works for joint and muscle pain? I ache all the time. Chemo, related neuropathy, and radiation have made it worse. Treatments for cancer have been successful, so I'm otherwise healthy. I just ache. It affects my sleep. I've tried acupuncture, magnesium, and prescribed drugs. Nothing works well. Open to any suggestions.

Cannabis and movement. I work with a guy who was in the US military decades ago and was injured in service, he became a study participant in studies of the efficacy of cannabis in treating pain - yes, the US military and government have been aware for decades that cannabis was an effective pain moderator with little risk of addiction or overdose.

All the most recent research in pain management has found that the best thing for pain management is gentle regular movement - choose an activity that you like and will be inclined to engage in on a daily basis.

Also there is a lot of research into the efficacy of mindfulness to help pain sufferers re-train their brains around perception of pain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The title says it all. I can't do HRT. I'm 52. What, if anything, works for joint and muscle pain? I ache all the time. Chemo, related neuropathy, and radiation have made it worse. Treatments for cancer have been successful, so I'm otherwise healthy. I just ache. It affects my sleep. I've tried acupuncture, magnesium, and prescribed drugs. Nothing works well. Open to any suggestions.

Drop sugar and wheat.

This is the answer. Give it an eight week trial.

Dropping sugar is a good idea but it has nothing to do with joint pain and aches. Wheat should be eliminated if someone can’t tolerate it.

Wow, I can't believe you wrote that.

It is very well understood by medical and dietary professionals that refined sugar (not attached to fiber in fruits and vegetables) is highly inflammatory in the human body and a major exacerbator of chronic joint pain. Purging added sugars from the diet is a recommendation for those suffering osteoarthritis and other joint paint.