Mid February I started having a pain in my left butt. I am a female, 66 yrs old and very physically active and have been all my life. After about a week (no exercise) the pain started in my left groin area. Iced and ibuprofen were what I used. Occasionally when I would overwork in the yard I would have a hitch in left…
I thought I'd ask for some advice on here as I have requested an occupational health referral at work. I'm struggling at work, I work in public sector and the workload is high, I'm stressed all the time and my back seems to flare up more when I'm stressed (recently diagnosed with facet joint syndrome and am still trying to…
Hi I’ve just been diagnosed with OA Of the knee after severe acute pain and a trip to a&e. I was given pain killers and a fact sheet with exercises etc but the pain is not subsiding and I can’t bend my knee still. I wondered how long it might be before it will settle down so the pain goes and I can walk properly again. I’m…
I have had RA for many years and I am on Sulfasalazine for 2 and a half years , I had covid in January for 2 weeks lost smell and taste , had two pfizer vaccinations feb and April and for the last 2 months I have noticed hair loss but most significantly the last 3 weeks ,been to my GP for thyroid tests all ok , is their…
havent been diagnosed with RA but it has been suggested by physio. I get intermittent tendinitis with no injury i wake up with red hot mostly knee I cant move or just doing something get pain but xray hasnt shown any destruction of the joint could this be RA. I have another autoimmune disease which I know makes me more…
My husband has rheumatoid arthritis and works as a self employed window cleaner. Fatigue and pain are making him struggle to work a full week and we are looking for any advice on what to do about it.
Hi I have just had a partial right knee replacement after suffering for over 4 years now. The operation took place on Monday 19/04/2021. A week in i am doing ok and controlling the pain. The strange thing i feel is my knee feels clunky when i move it or walk on my crutches. I was wondering if any other members have also…
Hi, after a year of working and hobbling throughout lockdown and exhausting self help routes at great expense, I now have a referral for consultant. Pain in right hip with referred pain in groin and lower spine area. Keeps me awake after 2.00 PM when pain killers have worn off and stops me working full time and walking…
Please can somebody give me some advice I’ve been diagnosed 6 months ago with arthritis of the hands I have it in other places as well I have heberden and Bouchard nodes on my fingers I feel like it’s progressing up my hands does this happen? but what I need to ask is that one of my fingers being my index finger is that…
Hello, I am 31yrs old, almost 32 and I have had joint pain and stiffness I'd say since my late teens. I have been to a GP various times about these, mkst recently a week ago. The GP felt my knees and my spine, she said that I have wear and tear in my knee, I have inflammation in my knees and she thinks that when my left…
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