Hello, I'm English, living in the Czech Republic and have been prescribed diacerein by my doctor. I'm interested in the patient and medical consensus of it's efficacy. The Cochrane review found it statistically better than placebo (that's the very least you'd want from a prescribed drug though). I gather that it is a…
I hope that the on-duty Helpliners have a mince pie and sherry to hand! Happy Christmas to one and all on your team. DD
Had the results of my hip X-ray, severe wear and tear, wondered what people found most successful resurfacing or replacement? Many thanks
hi I am 5 weeks post THR in my left hip and am abit worried things arn"t going as they should my OA in both hips pre op and lower back was severe am unable to stand up straight and have used crutches for 3 years .my worry is that I am not making much progress I have been doing my exercises every day and walking around the…
Gp is almost sure I have OA in my hip, I'm having an X-ray on Monday, the meds she has prescribed are naproxen 500mg twice daily and codeine twice daily, I take the morning tablets and feel ok but around 7 each night I'm feeling sick, dizzy and light headed, this is before I take the evening tablets, any thoughts ?
Hello I have problems with my feet knees and hips and I have pain when walking I have been looking at footwear that may ease the pain I have seen some called sketchers shape ups they have a rocking motion sole does anybody no if these would be a help or totally wrong thanks
Hi I have a question about something which has been really concerning me recently. I am 33 and a musician (piano mainly), and recently I have noticed a feeling of tightness in the middle finger of my left hand. It is very fleeting and only lasts for seconds, and there is no pain whatsoever. It feels like someone has…
Hello I really think I have Arthritis but been unable to get doctor to diagnose me,I will start from beginning. About 6 weeks ago I started getting pain in my right wrist and found things hard to carry and any weight would cause more pain and I just assumed I might of injured it at work as I am a kitchen Assisitant and…
Hi ... I am a 34 year old female and had baby a year ago and left with pain and swollen ankles ... this progressed to pain in most joints accompanied by tiredness and generally feeling unwell ... i asked the doc to do the rf test and it came back as a low positive of 30 ... saw the rheumatologist and he thought i did…
Hi all, I have o/a in the neck, and have had it for about eleven years. At times, apart from the pain/discomfort my shoulder muscles can go 'rigid'. At one time, I could get away with standard over the counter meds., but then as a result of back-pain found the co-codamol for that helped with the o/a - but didn't need them…
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