GLUCOSAMINE REVOLUTION

A quick word of grovelling thanks in the ongoing knee situation to Benny the fab physio from Caledonian Physiotherapy in Perth – whose advice on how to keep calling surgeons directly led to a sudden MRI appointment last week – and to Sally Coyne, Senior Media Relations Officer at the Scottish Parliament who put me onto Glucosamine.

Seems it's a supplement made from crushed crustacean shells (!) that aides cartilage and tissue repair. WHY DID NO-ONE IN THE NHS TELL ME ABOUT THIS!!!! Sally and I were observing the usual courtesies min a phone call when I decided to cut through the cloak of "I'm fine – how are you – I'm fine" nonsense, to say "I'm not fine." My knee is rubbish! Amazingly (or psychically) Sally had experienced just the same bother from a medial ligament strain and had been rescued by a gym buddy who recommended glucosamine. It worked she said. In just three days.

I aborted the day's trip to Holyrood, headed off to Holland and Barrett and popped some gluco immediately. Three days later – I have the fluid-ish movement of a human being of 23 (ok 42) (OK 49) again, not a lady of 85. Result! Maybe its placebo -- in which case – hurray for placebos!

I've also contacted a local herbal medicine specialist, who's just moved to Spain, and we had a longer, more connected conversation about my whole health -- head–to-toe – than I've managed to have with anyone in the NHS for years. And I have really good doctors! Anyway, I'm waiting for a cocktail of herbs, I've ordered Omega 3 and I'm thinking positive for the first time in months.

Gosh I feel dangerous.

Comments

[Allen Gordon]

Glad to hear it

Guess there was a reason to say "Bring on the Herb."

Don't think the knee meant you were less dangerous merely less mobile

[bigrab]

You hadn't heard of glucosamine and Omega 3? Next you'll be saying that you weren't aware of green lipped mussel extract!

Good old cod liver oil ain't too bad either!

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