Dear Debbie,
The only way you can find out about the glucosamine would be to take it at 750 milligrams twice a day for a month or so. Only YOUR bodymind can tell you this.
Just so this is not the only thing you do. Even rubbing 50% DMSO jelly on your feet, twice a day, would give you significant help. In the long run, skilled relaxation, Rolfing and Chiropractic will give you more permanent relief.
Let us know how you do.
Walt
To: Walt Stoll - I was looking for information regarding glucosomine sulfate when I read a comment you wrote regarding Crohns: "Many professionals, around the world, have known how to reverse Crohn's Disease for 20 years."
My 25yr. old son (he's a twin and his brother is showing signs of the disease also). Nothing is working. And he is allergic to the ISIS experimental drug. He has violent painful attacks and surgery has been recommended. Please share anything that could help us. He's too young to have to spend every waking moment thinking about is gut. Thanks. Mom
Dear Dr. Stoll:
Please don't think that I am being stubborn about your advice to avoid stairs. I live in a ranch house which is essentially a one-floor house with a basement. Unfortunately the entrance to the house is at the basement (& garage) level and I have to take 12 steps to get to the living portion. On days of good weather (no rain or snow) I can go around the back and enter the house from the back which is at the main level of the house. This is a very slightly upward slope which produces no pain. I use the amount of pain, in going up or down steps as a measurement of the improvement or lack of it for my condition.
At work (office), I am taking elevators to avoid steps. However, once/week or every other week, I have to go to the plant which has the control rooms at a 2nd level (about 20-25 steps one way) with no elevators for people (they do have a cargo elevator but people are not allowed to use it). I make one round trip (up & down steps) each time I go. There is an operator at the plant that is in really bad shape (fairly young guy, in his low-mid 40s, with all sorts of arthritis) and he is not allowed to use the cargo elevator so I have not push the issue of allowing me to use it. There is a safety/insurance thing about allowing people to use the cargo elevator, although I have no doubts that it is completely safe. Hopefully I will retire sometime this year and I won't have to fool around with this any longer.
Well doc, that the story of my steps. I will welcome any comments or suggestions you may have.
On a different front, I am now on Chiropractor # 3. Chiro # 2 (the one with the 4-electrode interferential current) was in a group of bandits. I guess their motto could have been "conventional medicine & chiropractors united to ripp off insurance companies". I caught on this on my first (and last) visit. Chiro # 3 seems pretty good. I will give you and Dr. Ferguson a report after I have been to him a few times.
Regards,
Antonio
In Reply to: Re: glucosomine/chondroiton-sulfate posted by Pam Droesch on May 02, 1998 at 10:08:53:
Dear Pam,
The twins are far past the age of consent. What I mean by that is that neither of us can do this for them. They (& I would strongly recommend that the relatively unafflicted one, who should thank his lucky stars that he has a little more resistance than his brother, do exactly the same) have to be willing to learn enough to DO what is necessary to resolve this. First the learning THEN the doing.
This would make a great comparison study if one of them is willing to apply himself & the other one is not. The differences would very soon become apparent. THEN, one would be hard pressed to keep the reluctant one from joining his brother----who would want to?
My first suggestion would be for them to learn a different way of looking at this by reading a whole copy of my book (link on this page), then reading a copy of Dr Pelletier's book (referenced in the back of mine) "Mind as Healer, Mind as Slayer". If all this starts making sense to them, they might also read anything by William Crook, MD, about Candidiasis, since they both undoubrtedly have this complication of LGS (which every Crohn's victim MUST have for years before deteriorating to this stage).
If either one of them is willing to put in enough effort to get that far, I will be wiliing to help from there on. If they are still looking for a magic treatment, they will wait in vain.
I know this may sound harsh. However, I have been through this too many times to waste my time. They will have to look at this as though they were going to college with their major area of study the causative mechanisms of Crohn's AND what to do about it.
Walt
P.S. Much as I hate to have to say it, they both are probably as good as they are going to get right now. Of course, Crohn's is a condition of remissions & exzacerbations but the trend is always toward worse & worse esacerbations that last longer & longer & come more & more frequently. When the actual mechanisms are reversed, they will still have this pattern for about a year but each exacerbation will come LESS frequently, not last as long & be less severe-----rather that the oopposite expected above.
In Reply to: Re: Interferential Current for Torn Cartilage -- Dr. Ferguson posted by Antonio on May 02, 1998 at 19:32:59:
Dear Antonio,
I was not chiding you but trying to make sure you understood the importance of avoiding pain. In this condition, that is your best indication of what you should NOT be doing.
There are bandits in Chiropractic just like in conventional medicine. One of the reaons I wrote my book the way I did was to give people some tools to decide who is the bandit BEFORE getting on the "table of sacrifice".
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Interferential Current for Torn Cartilage -- Dr. Ferguson posted by Walt Stoll on May 04, 1998 at 12:24:24:
Dear Dr. Stoll:
Chiro # 2 (the bandit) was affiliated with a conventional medicine doctor (working with him) that was another bandid or an ignorant. One of their tools was intimidating the patient, telling him/her how bad they were in order to do more "treatments" and "testing" to run up a big bill for the insurance company. I caught to that pretty quick.
Chiro # 3 seems to be good & honest. I have big hopes for him.
Antonio
Does glucosamine sulfate help rebuild degenerative discs in spine? or slow down degerative process?
Could glucosomine sulfate helping in the healing of a broken bone?
In Reply to: Re: glucosomine/chondroiton-sulfate posted by Patti on May 05, 1998 at 12:37:49:
Dear Patti,
I don't think anyone knows the answer to those questions for sure. However, since glucosamine is NOT a pain pill, SOMETHING good must be happening for symptoms to improve in so many people.
Your veterinarian would be privy to the most research that might answer your question. Please share with us what you learn.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: glucosomine/chondroiton-sulfate posted by Al on May 05, 1998 at 23:22:47:
Dear Al,
Which bone is it? Some need the little battery pack that straps on the skin.
I have not heard that glucosamine had anything to do with bone healing. Your veterinarian might know.
If I had a broken bone (other than the junction between the upper 2/3 & lower 1/3 of the tibia or the scaphoid bone in the wrist) I would use hydroxyapatite (at least 4000 milligrams twice a day, 4 grams of esterified vitamin C twice a day and 50 milligrams of zinc twice a day till about 2 months after the fracture is healed.
Walt
I have been diagnosed with costochondritis (inflammation in the rib cartilidge) after just getting over bronchitis. Some offer sufferers of this ailment have suggested glucosamine/chondroitin. Please respond with your thoughts on this... Thank you!
I need to learn if glucosamine can help restore/rebuild some of the cartilage in my knee. Am now in considerable pain and considering an operation.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
In Reply to: Costochondritis and glucosamine/chondroitin posted by Tam on May 11, 1998 at 17:01:15:
This may sound too simple, but I have had costacondritis off an on for about 18 years. A children's chewable "aspirin" always helps relieve the symptoms. Dr. Stoll has wonderful information about "why" it happens and what can be done to cure it.
Wishing you wellness, Tina.
In Reply to: Costochondritis and glucosamine/chondroitin posted by Tam on May 11, 1998 at 17:01:15:
Dear Tam,
Listen to Tina.
You couldn't have this unless you were chronically "bracing" your intercostal muscles.
You could relieve it by just seeing a certified Rolfer. However, you would only be getting rid of the tip of the iceberg & within a couple of years the problem would be back (of something else much worse--also related to bracing). This is a gentle message that something is going wrong inside. If you just get rid of the message.............
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Glucosamine Sulfate for Repairing Knee Torn Cartilage posted by bill killian on May 11, 1998 at 22:30:05:
Dear Bill,
I know of no research that says this would work. However combining the surgery with the glucosamine would be what I would do.
Walt
Is there any side effects from using glucosamine sulfate and MSM together? Thanks for any information. Earl McGee
Anyone with plantar fasciitis will be interested in this site:
http://www.heelspurs.com
It has a bb similar to Dr. Stoll's, plus articles, product links, and more. It took me days to explore it.
I have found Rolfing to be expensive and not effectual for this problem.
Irene in TX
In Reply to: Re: glucosomine/chondroiton-sulfate posted by Earl McGee on May 15, 1998 at 10:26:40:
Dear Earl,
I don't know. If I had to find out, I would probably go to my vet and ask him. At least I would get a line on the answer. The manufacturer of either of these products probably knows the answer too. However, you may have to be assertive to get it out of them.
Please let us know what you learn. I will learn along with everyone else.
Walt