I am at the point where I can't wear shoes, they are too painful for my arthritic big toe (swollen). I have always had wide feet, yesterday I bought a pair of size 3EEE and they are too tight. What can I do, I can't afford hand made shoes, but am in agony every time I walk at the moment. I have been managing with sandals…
Hi All About a month ago I had an X-ray of my hips to confirm, or otherwise, whether I have OA in my right hip, in particular. On Friday, I phoned the GP surgery for my results and was told it was "satisfactory". "Satisfactory"!!!! What is that supposed to mean???? Was the doctor who reviewed the X-ray result "satisfied"…
hi everyone, i have really bad joint pain that has gotten progressively worse over the last year. i've had sciatica / bulging disks in my lower back for 5 years, but now i have severe hip pain, knee pain, and ankle pain, worse on one side. reading about OA online i'm fairly certain that's what i have. i have…
It's taken some time but I am indeed slowly returning to the dizzying heights of moderately grotty, hurrah! :D Things began to go downhill when we had the flu, there has also been a number of dental issues thanks to advanced gum disease, so taking the immuno-suppressants has been far more miss than hit; needless to say the…
Have any of you tried osteopathy for your osteo arthritis...if so, did you find it helped x
I spent an hour on the phone today and got them to bring my appointment forward. It will be tomorrow morning. It is for the recently diagnosed arthritis in my big toe. Don't quite know what to expect or how to prepare. The guy I am seeing saw me for my hand arthritis last year and was not very sympathetic and was only…
Young woman from Alberta, Canada here. Got right big toe joint fusion and old bunionectomy screws removal done second week of May this year. Kwires due to come out in 6 wks, no metal will be in foot after but I do have osteoarthritis in my foot and old osteonecrosis (possible current still but doctors are arguing about…
Got my first delivery of Enbrel next Tuesday ( got to wait in ALL day!) and the Nurse is coming on Thursday. Any tips on what to ask? There will obviously be lots of information in the literature but I’m thinking there might be some things that are not covered there that would be useful to know.
I have OA in most of my joints, since an early age, if you could show me one without I would be most pleased! I have been told that this is unusual. I always volunteer to help with research and would like to do more. I found out recently that my 37 year old son has OA now and to be able to help him by helping research…
I've had arthritis in my feet for years - particularly mid-foot arthritis in my right foot where the only option left would be surgery, which is not on at the moment. Pain in my left foot became more noticeable a couple of months ago and I thought it may be a bunion. However, the GP looked at it and declared, while I have…
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