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Re: crazy idea to "trick" AI joint pain
Hi Ronda,
Actually joint pain is listed as a significant side effect of Lasix - it is a diuretic - the only thing I have ever personally heard it being used for is congestive heart failure - it helps dissipate excess fluids. The way I understand it, and I have to say I really don't understand it - the joint pain we experience due to the AI's is in some way they affect the synovial fluid in the joints - so, if there were a build up of fluid, maybe this is how Lasix would work? I thought maybe it was a lack of fluid that prevented smooth joint action, but maybe it is the opposite?
Wonder who we could ask about this?
Best to you, Donna
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Donna in the Sierra Foothills of California
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