Member Since January 23, 2008 , From Fountain CO, United States
"Somewhere between raising hell and amazing grace is a place I keep finding myself..." ~Big & Rich
About NurseKaren:

I am a registered nurse and love it! I also have a legal nurse consulting firm that I co-own with a nurse friend.  I suffer from fibromyalgia & chronic fatigue syndrome-if you have "feel better" tips or questions....go for it.


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Answered: What is the shaft or middle portion of a long ...

The center of a long bone is the medullary cavity and is where the bone marrow is.

Answered: What does a Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) Ab result of ...

An increased antithyroglobulin can be caused by several conditions: Hashimoto's thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, pernicious anemia, hypothyroidism...As always ask your doctor. I would recommend an ...

Answered: If you have ibs should you be on ecotrin 81 ...

If you need to take something for pain/inflamation ecotrin is good since it is enteric coated. I am more concerned at the fact that BuSpar and Xanax are both being taken- on top of Celexa. Please be ...

Answered: Osteoarthritis

NSAIDs work well. Dry heat. Some find that lidoderm patches work. It was recommended to me: Tylenol Arthritis and Vit-B6 (2 Tylenol Arthritis and 1 Vit-B6 once a day). As always consult MD. Gentle ...

Answered: Fibrose

What I have found to help my fibromyalgia the most is Tylenol Arthritis and vitamin B-6. I take 2 Tylenol Arthritis and 1 vitamin B-6 everyother day or daily during flair ups.

Answered: Does lactic acid cause arthritis?

Lactic acid does not cause arthritis. Abnormal levels of lactic acid can be a sign of liver disease, diabetes, shock, tissue ischemia (tissue death) or carbon monoxide poisoning. Hope this helps!

Answered: Anybody here with fibromyalgia? I've been ...

I too have tried Lyrica for my fibromyalgia without any relief. Currently I am on Ultram and Vicodin (7.5/500). One thing that has helped take the edge off and helps with the early morning stiffness ...

Answered: Can water softeners, be a contributing cause of ...

RA (rhuematoid arthritis) is an autoimmune disease and was more likely caused by an illness or physical trauma. As for your cat, if you feed him (her?)dry food, use a formula that promotes urinary ...

Answered: Stresstabs

Thanks for the reply!!

Answered: If you eat undercooked chicken does that mean that ...

You won't definatly get it but be sure that the counter, plates, utensils, etc used on the raw chicked are properly cleaned and disinfected so as not to contaminate any thing else.

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