Stilpayne stockpile!

It's rather odd writing something like this in retrospect - you want to tell all without too much repetition.  Maybe the best way would be to pretend its the beginning:

For years I've had problems with my knees - not severe, but they would ache or be a little sore. Would go see a doctor and/or physio and they would give me exercises which I'd start doing enthusiastically, but that would taper off as the discomfort or my laziness levels increased, whichever came first.  I also developed hypertension many years ago (extreme work stress, long and irregular hours, always rushing and living off fast foods - I knew all the drive-thru's!).

Over the past few years I also suffered severe potassium shortage on quite a regular basis - which could be a factor. (Add on:  from research I was doing I discovered that potassium shortage can damage cartilage - was this a contributing factor???)

About two to three years ago I experienced leg pain - everything hurt.  I visited an orthotist who fitted me with prosthetics to slip into my shoes - problem is that the only shoes they would fit into were sneakers ... not exactly professional-looking.  The incredibly sore feet and burning arches and calves were soon a thing of the past, but still my legs, especially in the knee area remained sore.  For approximately a year my doctor prescribed 180 Stilpayne a month - that's six tablets i.e. two three times a day!!! I built a nice little stockpile of big green tablets as there was no way I was going to take so many tablets every day because (a) two would knock me out for a few hours; (b) I was nervous about becoming addicted to them and (c) I did not think so many tablets were good for me. But still those knees burned and hurt. Time to visit a doctor.

More on this tomorrow, have to work now.

Bye for now!
Charmaine


February 2012