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Not sure if you have read one of my previous posts entitled “The Pain of It All“ and me having to deal with daily doses of pain due to Rheumatoid Arthritis… or not.. I have been taking one Advil gel every four days or so, when the symptoms becomes unbearable.. along with Curcumin 2000x which has turmeric and cayenne pepper and some other natural ingredients. The cayenne pepper has to be in it because it basically kick starts the turmeric. However, it burns my guts to be rather blunt.
I used to love hot foods, mind you not something as hot as jalapeno`s but hot. As I aged, I found that I could not stomach hot foods anymore. It is so bad that sometimes foods that have been seasoned with too much black pepper go untouched. And so while looking for something to relieve my symptoms but not cause stomach discomfort, I came across Kwan Loong Oil.
It is a topical oil that oil was originally made in China. I am not sure if it is now manufactured in the Western World as yet. It is known to relieve headaches, sprains, stomach aches, pain from insect bites, as well as the pain of rheumatic arthritis. I figured why not give it a try. I ended up buying a medium sized bottle, I believe it comes if 4 different sizes.
It smells just like like a grandmother. Not that mine are around anymore, but you get the drift. I remember that distinct smell when I was a child, the smell of liniment. Antiseptic, clean, crisp, burning. Well, now it is my turn I guess as I slowly and painfully reach for my bottle of liniment. I just about had enough with the pain last night.. another night of no sleep because I could not get comfortable. How many hours of sleep have I got since Monday.. maybe 6 hours at best.
My shoulders and hips are feeling a little less stiff, and the symptoms are not severe. I ended up putting some Kwan Loong Oil on them at about 4.30 in the morning. I am going to continue using it when the pain starts to become unbearable.
Checking out the ingredients in this topical pain reliever and found out that it has menthol, camphor, eucalyptus oil as well as methyl salicylate. All I know is that it smells good and works on relieving some of my pain. I sat here in the middle of the night working on a crocheted item that is to be a gift.
Guess I will have to rrriiiiiiiiiiippppiittttttttttt. Lame joke for any crochet enthusiasts. As in rip it, rip it out, at least four rows due to my lack of sleep and my befuddled brain. Think I am going to get some rest and perhaps work on it some more tonight, that is, if my shoulders and fingers behave themselves. They better!
Anyhow if you suffer from RA, other forms of arthritis or general pain, maybe you ought to think about picking up some Kwan Loong Oil for yourself. Here is a direct link to the product mention above.
Now off to see what I can put together for dinner. Chat soon!
