I found this forum by accident - what a cool place. I've been suffering from Arthritis of the back and knees for 30 years and used to take celebrex before I found out the Cox-2 inhibitors could kill me! Never found anything that really helped much until after much trial and error I landed on a combination that has given my pain a knockout punch.

My wife did a lot of research on the net for me about natural painkillers and she found this outfit in the UK that sells natural MSM from pine trees. We ordered some and it cost an arm and a leg - about $60.00 after postage and stuff was added, which made it impractical. The trouble was, it worked better than any other MSM I had tried. But we couldn't afford it :( About a year later I found a place I can get this in the US a lot cheaper, and I've been a happy camper ever since, especially because I combine it with a combination of glucosamine sulfate and turmeric. I found these guys at
http://pinemsm.com,
for what it's worth.

Thanks to you all for your great suggestions and input!