Subject: Re: Playing the piano with arthritis?
Hi Michael, I know only too well how bad you feel as what you have is painful indeed as my sister suffered the same, with the arthritis invading her joints starting with her spine. I witnessed every year of her life in pain but because she was told the true facts of the disease it gave her the determination to beat the disease. She did have several operations on her joints, firstly her spine and then the others. Sadly the operations did not make too much of a difference, even wearing a spinal corset. She then decided to turn to pain-killing medication, dihydrocodeine and tramadol etc. and once she conquered the pain, then, she did begin to enjoy herself. I witnessed the difference in her attitude toward life and enjoying the day to day events. The tablets were definitely a blessing as nothing else was of use; and boy! had she tried. Sadly she passed away at 50 years of age from too many cigarettes and that was a fact. She smoked like a chimney but I'm glad to say pain relief gave her a happier ease of life that she definitely would never have had. Good luck to you Michael...............Ron.
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