Ok,
Thanks guys,
Some very good ideas Bobish...no to hyper or hypo thyroidism...also no to diabetes...I check.
I will see if I cannot get onto the Tens machine again, the electro stimulations pads to stimultate blood flow into the zone.
O2? Why not...at this point I am scared that she is going to remove the head and leave me like this.
I am not a 'bandwagon' kind of girl but you have some good suggestions (maybe I should cut down on the sugar too while I am at it).
I did some research and smoking is a killer (I smoke very little, less than a pack/month in winter and double in spring/summer) but have already reduced that now...I was able to find a some good quality sillic while away on vacation at Xmas and took it for 3 months but am out now...time to find more...as for the comfrey, I have never heard of it but will look it up.
The doc told me to keep using the arm, just limit the weight that I carry (the PT told me to start carrying heavy on both sides in Dec...) so I am back to using light weights (1.5kg) for exercise purposes and only carry groceries on the right.
This darned thing is really putting a chink in my life...I do not need it...so off to do more research...and pick up extra supplements.
Sharon