Ok, next stage in the saga! I have taken the prednisalone for just five days. They have definitely helped with the pain but the biggest difference is to my mood! These are like the best antidepressants I have ever had. However because I have bipolar mood disorder, the GP has instructed me to stop taking them. He is right…
Hey Any one getting cramp in their legs especially at night its driving me mad i was up 3 times with it last night. 2 times when it was just warning me it was coming n the 3rd was rather unpleasant. And the ache from it stays with me for maybe 8 to 24 hours on the odd occasion have felt it for days. I have osteo hips neck…
Hi I have hip osteoarthritis (& neck & spine) but on my worst hip my lower leg is bigger than my other lower leg. This hasn't come on all of a sudden it's been like this for a long time but i have just recently found you guys so thought i would just ask if this is the same for anyone else?? Thanks Wendy x
I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis some 20 years ago; initially in my right knee, but now generalised to all the main joints on my right side, lumbar spine, neck which is slowly creeping into the left hand knee and hip. I have been provisionally offered a job with the health service for which I had routine screening…
Hi I had a TKR in Oct 2016 and am still in quite a bit of pain which I thought would have eased by now. The pain is difficult to explain but I will try. It is mainly up the centre of the back of my knee and almost feels like a nerve pain whenever I take a step. It also hurts in the same place if I bend my ankle a certain…
Hi I have finished my phased return to work but I am still doing less days per week whilst using my holidays up. My brain is back to `normal` ( haha) for work purposes, but the body is not. After the spine op I was feeling like there was some improvement in my back symptoms. But the pain levels have been creeping up and my…
I am due to start Tocilizumab soon and have an appointment with the RA nurse this week. They seem to offer either infusions in hospital or weekly injections at home. I thought that infusions may be better for me but the doctors have said that they run a greater risk of infection. Has anybody had this experience? Any advice…
Do copper bracelets help, or is it just an old wives tale?
Hi, Does anyone here on methotrexate use ibuprofen gel? I have been on methotrexate for years but with recent diagnosis of arthritis my GP said to use ibuprofen gel, as I cant take it in tablet (methotrexate contra-indicated), just double checking, it (the gel) is safe to do so, as it is not ingested. Thankyou for your…
I have just heard from Hileena. On Wednesday night she had a fall outside a friend's house. Fortunately her husband had dropped her off and saw her go down. He took her straight to the hospital where they treated her before letting her go home. She has broken her RT shoulder and also damaged her RT elbow :( She is right…
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