I don’t know how much more pain I can take. everything my doctor has pricribed isn’t working I had a left hip replacement October 2021, and thought my pain would be gone, but under physio as I can’t sit or stand for any periods of time as the pain going through my leg, I could cry, physio says it’s inflammation and a nerve…
Just been told I have OA. Waiting to go into hospital to have a lump removed near knee cap at a sarcoma clinic.
Hi found this group on the NHS Site ,I have OA in my knee's the pain makes me cry ,still trying to get a Gp appointment. Not coping very well at the moment ,i have hyperthyroidism also what dosnt help.Feeling sorry for myself tonight.
Hi there and thank you to all for being here. I am 34 and have had issues with my lower back and my knees for a long time. I am having an MRI scan of the lumbar spine in a couple of weeks time to investigate worsening back pain. In the last few months I have been struggling a lot with my knees and also experiencing joint…
Hi everyone, I can't believe that I am only just discovering this forum after so long. I've suffered from hypermobility, ED and patella dislocations since the age of 11 (now 38). In the past 20 odd years I have had 6 surgeries on my right knee, mainly to stop the dislocations and "preserve the joint" I am told. For the…
Hi I’m due to go in to get a hip replacement tomorrow does anyone know when I should inform PIP ? Before , During or after ? As I obviously don’t know how long it is going to take to recover from it ?
Just joined as I have recently been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. Symptoms began January 22, never thought it would be arthritis, but it seems it runs In my family. Rheumatologist suggested this site to read up on the subject. Hello everyone.
Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing okay. I'm searching for some help. This week I have been prescribed Naproxen by my GP. My question is how long, in your experience, did you take it for before you saw an improvement in pain level? I was also prescribed Pregabalin but if Naproxen helps on its own, I'd rather just take…
I’m hear to read your stories and hope to learn more about this disease and how you all cope with it and treat it. I am currently taking Enbrel injection’s weekly. I started taking the injections and just as the medicine started to help me I had an outbreak of shingles and had to stop. Months later after the shingles let…
Hi Folks! I’m hoping someone can give me best advice please? I’ve had osteoarthritis in both knees for 30 years, but learned to live with it. No pain, just restricted bending of knee angle. However, 3 months ago & for no apparent reason left knee got swollen and so tight I couldn’t weight bear. This came as a wave of…
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