Knee op soon, really really anxious.
After yet another sleepless night I was going through my phone looking for help sites and this one stood out. I have had chronic pain for over 8 years. First diagnosed with Fibromyalgia but after blood tests it was found I had Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Osteophrosis. I have had various areas of arthritis for a number…
Hello 👋 I'm 59 and have been diagnosed with arthritis in my feet and ankles, hands and wrist, spine and neck and I'm sure I now have it my shoulders. I'm in constant pain and I've stopped looking to the doctors to help as the last one rolled his eyes at me whilst explaining there was little he could do, kinda got the…
So I was literally just diagnosed. I have it in my knee. I am already obese and had trouble walking and then I got knee pain quite suddenly following a fall on my knee. At first I had no feelings in my knee and it was like numb but then the feeling gradually came back and all of a sudden it just got so so bad and now I…
Hi, I am on the list for a total hip replacement but I am struggling to walk because of the pain. As I am under a consultant NHS physios cannot help me. I am trying to use crutches but as I haven’t been told how to use them in my situation I am struggling to walk, I cannot even lift my good leg as it moves my bad hip. I am…
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Hello I have just registered. Does anyone have experience of Body pains after havingt covid at home.? any tips to counter them. other than paracetamol volterfol and antibiotics.? many thanks.
Hello I had a car crash when I was 19 and smashed my right elbow so needed my elbow to be rebuilt. My elbow is fixed at 90% and I now have very bad arthritis in it. My specialist has advised I need an elbow replacement but I can’t have one for 40 years as they only last 5-10 years and you are lucky if you can have two in a…
im really hoping there will be people on here that may be able to give me their personal experiences with either ankle replacements or ankle fusion surgery. long story short I was diagnosed with PA at 17, I’m now 35 and having real problems with one of my ankles. After years of asking for help with it I’m now under a…
From being an active 58 yr old who cycles, walks and does the garden, DIY… I’ve gone to limping around with painful moderate - severe hip OA / degenerative disc disease and mild knee OA. Within 6 months, my world feels like it’s completely turned upside down. It’s 18 months since my first GP consultation to ask for help…
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