Thank you for all your concern. Happily, compassion prevailed, rather than hard core bureaucracy, and the carers association are putting a care package in from today. Just had a lovely wash and brush up. I flooded tears of relief, and thank you so much. You are such a lovely group. Sheelee xx
Hello Ive been getting the versus emails for months but never clicked on the community thing til now. I just read a few of your posts and I'm like oh these people are like me! lol I'm 51, osteoarthritis diagnosed maybe 5 years ago. I live alone, in an upstairs flat with no elevator! Pre pandemic I walked with a walking…
Hi and Thanks for welcoming me.This might be a bit long winded sorry. I have started treatment for Arthritis and now have been diagnosed with 2 types of it. I am in my early forties and suffered for years but being a silly stubborn man just put up with it.A fall last year left me needing a rod installed in my upper leg and…
Many thanks for allowing me to join this group. I am over 80 and have arthritis in back, hip and knees , also hand. My husband is disabled and I am his full time carer. It will be great to listen and talk to others who are also aflicted in this way and to see the ways in which they are able to cope with everyday life. You…
Hello everyone i have been recently diagnosed with the onset of osteoarthritis in my right knee. i have been using deep heat, a cohesive bandage and a knee brace, however, none of this takes the pain away completely I have been taking Zapain which is very good, but my doctor doesn’t want to prescribe me anymore as they can…
Hi there, I'm 54 and have been having severe knee pain for 2 years. I have fibromyalgia so initially put it down to that. A year ago I hobbled to see my gp and he thought it was ligaments and offered to give a steroid injection into the joints. Omg it was like magic! I was like Tigger bouncing up and down, unfortunately it…
Hello, I am 62 and was diagnosed with RA in May of last year after a flare up which left me unwell for 5 months. I have since had 2 depo-medrone injections in the hope of avoiding long term medication.I have been prescribed 200mg hydroxychloroquine sulfate but am anxious about the side effects.I initially had problems with…
Just hoping there is someone who can tell me if they've had treatment for this. I've had the problem for two months and am waiting to see a hand surgeon. I'm using a splint but it's getting more and more painful. If anyone has seen a specialist for this, what was the outcome?
Hi all A particularly bad day here today and my hip pain is unmistakably at red today. Currently lying on the floor with pillow between my legs waiting for a call back from GP to review pain meds. The floor is probably not the best place to be but currently the most comfortable. I'll tackle getting up when I need to. Trish…
So I’m serum positive RA now for 18 months.. every time I have bloods checked, my liver count is high, with no obvious cause. Normal checks on meds, diet etc haven’t revealed anything. i was taken off methotrexate in November, and it’s made no difference. fibrous liver scan and ultrasound suggest a none fatty liver, yet…
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