Irene F replied: "Your mum should be eating a well-balanced diet with a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables Drinking 8 to 10, 8-ounce glasses of water a day Getting 6 to 8 hours of sleep each night Exercising regularly, and managing and maintaining your weight Quitting smoking Avoiding exposure to dust, chemicals, fumes, gases, toxic inhalants, and other substances that can harm your lungs If she has high levels of calcium in her blood or urine, she should be avoiding excessive amounts of calcium-rich foods (such as dairy products, oranges, canned salmon with bones), vitamin D and sunlight. Daily sunbathing is an example of excessive sunlight and should be avoided; sunlight received from activities of everyday living is acceptable. Complementary therapies to deal with pain include reiki, tai chi, massage, chiropractic, and acupuncture. Melatonin is sometimes used to help patients with sarcoidosis, but it is not compatible with warfarin. A comprehensive treatment plan for sarcoidosis may include a range of complementary and alternative therapies. Ask your team of health care providers about the best ways to incorporate these therapies into your overall treatment plan. Always tell your health care provider about the herbs and supplements you are using or considering using, as some supplements may interfere with conventional cancer treatments. Following these nutritional tips may help reduce symptoms: * Try to eliminate potential food allergens, including dairy, wheat (gluten), corn, preservatives, and food additives. Your health care provider may want to test for food sensitivities. * Eat antioxidant foods, including fruits (such as blueberries, cherries, and tomatoes), and vegetables (such as squash and bell peppers). * Cut down on oxalate-containing foods, such as spinach, rhubarb, beets, nuts, chocolate, black tea, wheat bran, strawberries, and beans. * Include foods rich in magnesium and low in calcium, such as barley, bran, corn, rye, oats, soy, brown rice, avocado, banana, and potato. * Avoid refined foods, such as white breads, pastas, and especially sugar. * Eat fewer red meats and more lean meats, cold-water fish, tofu (soy, if no allergy) or beans for protein. * Use healthy oils, such as olive oil or vegetable oil. * Reduce or eliminate trans-fatty acids, found in commercially baked goods such as cookies, crackers, cakes, French fries, onion rings, donuts, processed foods, and margarine. * Avoid coffee and other stimulants, alcohol, and tobacco. * Drink 6 - 8 glasses of filtered water daily. * Exercise at least 30 minutes daily, five days a week. You may address nutritional deficiencies with the following supplements: * A daily multivitamin, containing the antioxidant vitamins A, C, E, the B-complex vitamins, and trace minerals such as magnesium, calcium, zinc, and selenium. * Omega-3 fatty acids, such as fish oil, 1 - 2 capsules or 1 - 3 tablespoonfuls oil, one to three times daily, to help decrease inflammation and help with immunity. Cold-water fish, such as salmon or halibut, are good sources, but not substitutes for supplementation. * Vitamin C, 500 - 1,000 mg, one to three times daily, as an antioxidant and for immune support. * N-acetyl cysteine, 200 mg daily, for antioxidant effects. Higher doses may be needed, so check with your health care provider. * Probiotic supplement (containing Lactobacillus acidophilus), 5 - 10 billion CFUs (colony forming units) a day, when needed for maintenance of gastrointestinal and immune health. You should refrigerate your probiotic supplements for best results. * Coenzyme Q10, 100 - 200 mg at bedtime, for antioxidant and immune activity. * Melatonin, 2 - 6 mg at bedtime as needed, for immune support and sleep. Herbs Herbs are generally a safe way to strengthen and tone the body's systems. As with any therapy, you should work with your health care provider to get your problem diagnosed before starting any treatment. You may use herbs as dried extracts (capsules, powders, teas), glycerites (glycerine extracts), or tinctures (alcohol extracts). Unless otherwise indicated, you should make teas with 1 tsp. herb per cup of hot water. Steep covered 5 - 10 minutes for leaf or flowers, and 10 - 20 minutes for roots. Drink 2 - 4 cups per day. You may use tinctures alone or in combination as noted. * Turmeric (Curcuma longa) standardized extract, 300 mg three times a day, for pain and inflammation. (May interact with warfarin.) * Cat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa) standardized extract, 20 mg three times a day, for inflammation. (May interact with warfarin.) * Ashwagandha (Withania somniferum) standardized extract, 450 mg one to two times daily, for general health benefits and stress. (may potentiate barbiturates, avoid with sedatives and anxiolytics. Due to the diuretic action of this herb the following drug interactions are possible: increased risk of toxicity with anti-inflammatory analgesics; if hypokalemia occurs possible antagonism with antiarrhythmics and potentiation of muscle relaxants; may potentiate and/or interfere with antihypertensives; may potentiate lithium therapy; when taken with corticosteroids there is a risk for hypokalemia; may potentiate other diuretics and increase the risk of hypokalemia, antagonizes antidiabetic (hypoglycemic) drugs.) Homeopathy A few case reports suggest that homeopathic remedies may improve the general well-being of individuals with sarcoidosis. An experienced homeopath can prescribe a regimen for treating sarcoidosis that is designed specifically for each individual. The primary remedies used by individuals who reported improvements in their symptoms include: * Tuberculinum bovinum * Beryllium Other homeopathic remedies that have been used clinically for the condition are as follows: * Carcinosin * Euphrasia * Graphites * Leuticum (Syphilinum) * Bacillinum * Sepia * Phosphorus * Arsenicum album Food additives such as nitrites, benzoates, and MSG are now known to exaggerate inflammation. Food colorings that give food an inviting appearance can also be harmful. Foods in the nightshade family, such as eggplant, potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers, are suspects. Allergic reactions are not uncommon to wheat, soy, dairy, corn, shellfish, and many other foods. Some herbs, such as echinacea, larch, ginseng, reishi, and astragalus, may be too stimulating to an already overactive immune system. On the flip side, we now know that fatty acids, often found in fish, nuts and seeds and their oils, and fruits and vegetables can help prevent inflammation. Evening primrose, flax seed and black currant oil, along with chamomile, licorice root, wild yam, and white willow, are just a few of an array of products that have been shown or are believed to help prevent or reduce inflammation. Vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, should not be overlooked either, especially Vitamins C and E, green tea, and beta-carotene. (I don't know whether any of these interact with warfarin.) For more information, see this site. It looks pretty interesting: "

casdave2001 replied: "Sure it's possible just much less likely. Call your doctor. If you are getting calf pain when you walk or flex your foot then go to the ER. God bless."