Others say arthritis feels like having shards of glass in your joints. I take a lot of Tylenol and Aleve and have tried cortisone injections and capsaicin cream, the topical analgesic made from red pepper. I've never hurt badly enough to deliberately submit to bee stings in the hope that the venom might relieve the pain, but some arthritis sufferers are willing to take that risk.
People grasp at straws.
Sometimes patients feel doctors don't give their arthritis enough attention. Chances are, you or someone you know has arthritis. It affects one in every seven Americans of all ages, including children. It is more prevalent among older people who have years of wear and tear on their joints. If you have any of these symptoms in and around joints for more than two weeks, it's time to see your doctor, the Arthritis Foundation says.