My name is Ada Leung, and I am 36 years old. In 1978 I immigrated to the United States of America. I was an accountant and now I am working as an office administrator. In 1987 I was diagnosed with arthritis.

In the beginning, the frequency of remission was very low, occurring only once every 3 - 4 months. Each time the remission period lasted about 3 - 5 days. The symptoms were stiffness and swelling of the shoulders and the finger joints. Over-the-counter analgesics worked to stop the pain and lessen the swelling. Over the following few years, not only did the symptoms become worse, but there was a shorter time in between the recurrence of the arthritic symptoms. In 1990, without warning, my condition turned into rhumatoid arthritis. Each arthritic attack lasted for several months at a time and sometimes over a year long. The affected joints extended to the whole body. Each time more than one specific area of joints was affected. For example, both shoulders, both wrists, all ten fingers, both knees, both ankles, etc. During an attack period, I was usually awakened at five or six in the morning, my body feeling very hot because of the inflammation of my joints. The affected joints became very painful, stiff, red, and swollen, and all the other joints and the muscles of my body also stiffened up. Not only did this confine any extraneous physical activity, but my regular daily activity was also greatly affected. Simple things such as getting out of bed, brushing my teeth, and changing my clothes were difficult because they involved many of the afflicted joints and muscles. These activities at home became very difficult and painful, to say nothing of my activities at work. Fortunately, my boss and colleagues were very understanding.

At this time, the pain I had was so severe that over-the-counter analgesics were no longer effective. I needed specially formulated pain-killers from my physician to stop the pain. During my most severe attack, I had to use steroids (such as prednisone) for an extended period of time. Because of that, I had side effects such as stomach aches. Every three months, I had to go to an eye specialist for examination in order to detect another side effect of some of the prescribed drugs, the development of glaucoma. During this period, I also tried acupuncture and massotherapy, but their helping effects lasted for a very short time and did nothing to cure my condition.

In 1992, I returned to Hong Kong to work. I was still taking steroids, and the change of environment did not help my condition any. At the beginning of 1995, with the recommendation of a friend, I tried Chitaq. After several days, the swelling subsided noticeably. Several weeks later, all my pains were gone. Since then I have not stopped using Chitaq and have not had any recurrence of my arthritic symptoms.

Ada Leung
Hong Kong
September 20, 1995

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