I took my last Pred on Friday, went to the gym as usual on Sunday and gave it a bit on the sit down cycle for 45 minutes. I now have swollen knees again :( . It could be the exercise or it could be the lack of steroids. This is great on top of everything else so I can see why people get down about all this. Anyway phoned…
Up till my last rheum appt., I had been diagnosed with osteo arthritis in my knees and hallux rigidux (osteo, I think) in my big toes. Oh, also hip bursitis and tennis elbow. Then Rheum found bone erosions in my feet and hips and suspects RA, but that is a road that is just beginning. She put me on a 15 day trial of…
Hi I am a newbie, I was just wondering what the "normal", time scale for seeing a consultant about my Oesteo arthritis? I am not quite sure how it all works? I am living in Bucks, and after a couple of visits to the gp, he sent me for a xray. I have arthritis in both knees. One worse than the other. The Gp, suggested…
Hi everyone I was recently prescribed 10 mg of Amitriptyline for pain, and been taking it for 6 days. So far the only side effect that I have been getting is hunger, not a "I fancy a bite to eat" but a very strong "sick hunger" Has anyone else had the same issue with it?? I've recently lost well over 3 stone, and back to a…
Hi everyone, Glad to have found this forum. I have suffered from mild hip pain for a long time, but it has gradually got worse. I have had xrays and have been told its osteo arthritis. I have started to get very sharp sudden pain even walking around the house and if I walk any distance it is so painful (buttock, hip, front…
I ave been diagnosed with 2 problems. Sinus Tarsi syndrome and peroneal tendon tear Has anyone had these and what treatment did you have was diagnosed by podiatrist am seeing physio on thursday
My latest bloods for RA included a cholesterol result of 6.1. That, along with age and RA raised my risk of heart disease considerably. I told my GP that I prefer not to take statins if it can be helped and at present am working on lowering my cholesterol with diet and exercise. Of course, the exercise is sometimes limited…
Sorry for the title, I'm just after a little advice with a problem I've had off and on for a while with my scalp. I get what I can only describe as a sore raised and itchy patches on my scalp. More often then not they tend to remain in the same area, back of the head, top of the head, around the crown and infrequently…
Hi all It's been a while since my last post. On Tuesday I visited my GP to get confirmation of, what I suspected to be sciatica type pain, ie referred pain in my buttock etc. I was considerably perplexed when my GP referred me for an x-ray to check for OA of my hip, as I'd never considered the possibility of having OA in…
Hi I’ve recently had my 2nd 50mg Benepali injection. Since then I’ve had 3 days of felling so fatigued I just want to cry. Has anyone else had this symptom or should I speak to my nurse? I was told I might feel drained the day after the injection but this is on another level. Would live to hear how others are finding this…
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