besides the obvious answers of "NSAIDs and ice", I believe there are some topical treatments meant to decrease swelling, both pharmaceutical and herbal. Might be worth looking into 

Thanks.
As long as I know what's going on it will stop being scary. Right now, it's just so out of the blue that I can't quite handle it.
*MySmiley*
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
/NSSP/Short survey: Inflammatory Joint Disease
30/09/2010 08:07:56 PM
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I've never dealt with it personally, but I hope it doesn't end up affecting you too much
-hug-
30/09/2010 08:16:41 PM
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Re:
30/09/2010 09:47:04 PM
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Re: /NSSP/Short survey: Inflammatory Joint Disease
30/09/2010 09:17:37 PM
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No no, they're not synonyms.
30/09/2010 09:28:50 PM
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what she said.
30/09/2010 09:36:34 PM
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Re: No no, they're not synonyms.
30/09/2010 09:43:07 PM
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No idea, but hope it's something correctable and you're feeling better soon.
30/09/2010 11:17:04 PM
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Do you eat enough cold water fish?
01/10/2010 05:48:09 AM
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what's wrong with seed oil?
01/10/2010 01:50:20 PM
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There's nothing wrong with it - it's good stuff - but fish oils contain much more DHA.
01/10/2010 05:31:48 PM
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Amputation is probably the best solution
01/10/2010 11:05:26 AM
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Similarly
01/10/2010 01:51:41 PM
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Indeed, the Occupational Health person who looked after me yesterday told me about those.
01/10/2010 01:55:10 PM
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