Delete One Nightshade At A Time

Well, today I didn't eat any tomatoes or potatoes.  I did have sweet potatoes but they're not in the nightshade family.  The pain is still with me, but maybe not as bad.  If you only knew how much I love tomatoes, any kind of tomato products.  That is definitely the hardest food for me to give up.  A Lenten sacrifice for sure!  

If I can prove that the nightshade foods really help to eliminate arthritis pain, I will be happy to tell it to the world.  That doesn't mean I have to give this stuff up for all eternity...lol, only long enough to feel less pain. Indulging in it occasionally might be tolerable.

About the MRI -- it's history.  Will know the results in two days.  That's it for today.  

Update:  the MRI revealed I have a few back issues in different locations.  Lower back - stenosis and herniated disc,
mid back - herniated disc.  Went to see a surgeon, his recommendation was PT.  My daughter gave me a program to do which I will be doing probably for the rest of my life.


About the nightshade thing, I didn't try eliminating it for long enough.  But I stopped.  That's all.

MRI Results

Word from the fam doctor about the MRI -- meniscus tear and
deterioration, left knee.  I need to make an appt with an orthopaedic doctor and take the MRI films with me.  I needed to read up on what kind of treatment I might be in for, so I read these articles:


Knee Arthritis
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/generalinfo1/a/kneearthritis.htm


Meniscus Tear

http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/meniscusinjuries1/a/meniscus.htm


Update:
Have an appt with an orthopaedic doctor this week, taking the CD I got showing the MRI and report.  Also going to take a CD showing the xrays of both knees that I had last month.

L Knee MRI

The MRI wasn't as bad as I expected.  I still think they should have done both knees but the doc wrote L knee on the script.  The xrays three weeks ago showed moderate to severe osteoarthritis in both knees.  Woe is me!