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Hi and thankyou for the warm welcome in a different post. No different from many, I live with chronic pain with acute episodes. I have RA and joint degeneration. I have recently been prescribed slow release Morphine Sulfate. Has anyone here any experience of taking Morphine Sulfate? It seems a big step up. I’m on the usual…
Hi, I have been suffering with back, hip & aches & pains for over 10 years and for most of them was told do some walking or swim, I do plenty of walking in my work but it has got worse and I now limp all the time and also have now got thickening of one of my Achilles tendons, physio seems to have no effect and I have had…
I have been diagnosed with RA for about 2 years. Everything has been controlled with methotrexate. Flare started after busy summer working on the land. Dosage increased to 25mg plus 10mg prednisolone . Minor improvement after 3 weeks but pain in wrist and feet still high Any ideas as to how long this may last?
I have been prescribed a 9 day course of pred from the doctor after my injection didn't work. Does anyone know if the inflammatory effect will last after I have stopped taking them? Thank you in advance
Hello, I'm new here! I had a steroid injection (general 120mg I think) on Wednesday but still in a lot of pain and still have visible inflammation. The last one I had (2 years ago) worked wonders for me quickly but this time it's almost as if I haven't even had it. I don't understand why this would be. Can anyone enlighten…
Would anyone have any tips on pain management? What has worked well? Any good gels/creams? I've tried almost everything but nothing is now working.
Hi. I have very recently been diagnosed with osteoarthritis of my knee. My gp said that impact exercise like running will make it worse. But I love to run. It's good for my mental and physical health. I was very upset at the idea of stopping running or reducing the mileage so I started looking for evidence. I need to weigh…
Have been prescribed Naproxen but worried about interaction with other meds.
Hello I’m 28 back when I was 23 randomly one day when I was 8 weeks pregnant I woke up with the worst pain in my wrist it was very swollen and painful doctor diagnosed me with tendinitis on and off my whole pregnancy it was sore but after I had my baby It soon went in to my feet shoulder and wrists (more like a Carpal…
Hello, I have a history of Osteoarthritis i.e. both knees (several Arthroscopes), right great toe (fused 2003) and left great toe (cheilectomy 2006) so I guess it's fair to say I have a predisposition to it. My left great toe has been giving pain again and an x-ray confirms a 1cm spur so my GP is referring me to an…
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