CMO is a capsule that Skip told me about for osteoarthritis. I had two swollen knots on my right wrist that when spread my thumb or opened my hand, would bump against each other and cause excruciating pain. I had to hold a toothbrush with my fist, couldn’t use a pair of scissors, and could barely spread my hand wide enough to play an octave on the steel. I tried every remedy in the books and nothing worked until I got on the CMO program.

The CMO program consists of taking it between meals and along with a six week diet prohibiting tomatoes, legumes, caffeine, and other things we all love so dear.

It can work in a matter of weeks for some or as in my case, I went through the program a second time before I found relief. A couple of months after the second treatment, the knots on my wrist started diminishing in size and I could hold a toothbrush properly and use a pair of scissors without as much pain. Eventually the pain all but disappeared. I still feel a slight tenderness in the wrist area once in a while, but for the most part, it’s over.

During that time, I was also taking Glucosamine and oil pills to help repair and lubricate the joints. I’ve stopped the Glucosamine but continue to take flax oil capsules for the omega 3 fatty acids, which are good for the heart.

My biggest problem now is dealing with the strength and coordination I lost in my hand from not playing or using it much for two years. I could throw the 66 year old man excuse in there too, but I don’t know how much of a factor it would be and I’ve had enough of a pity party over this already. You either cut it or you don’t.

You won’t hear about CMO from the medical profession because it’s not a drug. In the case of arthritis, it’s much better for drug companies to treat it than to cure it, and acknowledging CMO would cost them millions of dollars a month in “treatments.” All I ever got from Celebrex was side affects and a lighter wallet.

I'm from the UK, and have lived here for seven years. I grew up in a country where health care is freely available to all. True, the system creaks under the strain at times, and you might have to wait for treatment if your condition is not life-threatening, but the quality of care is no different to that in the USA.

I'm happy here, but I'm outraged by the corruption in the medical fraternity. My GP (as he hands me more free samples of something that'll lower my blood pressure), sympathetic as he is to my non-insured status, talks about the 'drug pushers' that frequent his office on a daily basis inducing him to 'hook' his patients on their products so that the TV advertising can be paid for!

In addition to my current woes, I think I'm feeling the onset of arthritic pain - thanks, Skip, for raising the awareness of this programme on this Forum.

Buddy, I'm delighted for your good results.

RR

[This message was edited by Roger Rettig on 01 October 2003 at 06:17 AM.]

Even though prescription drugs pay my salary I think way too many people jump on them too soon without considering some other natural alternatives and diet/lifestyle changes.

I am glad to hear you are doing better. I never would have known you had problems considering the way you played in St Louis

Take care and God bless

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