I was recently diagnosed with this horrible disease and have significant knee pain that has had a huge impact on my mobility and general well being. My GP thinks that I will most likely need a knee replacement and I am due to see the Muscoskeletal team at Oxted, for an assessment, in a couple of weeks time. I have had a…
Hello all I'm 46 and diagnosed 2 years ago with RA. I was fairly sore for a couple of years before that and by the time i was diagnosed was in a sorry state, all of a sudden. It's a frightening experience to suddenly find you can hardly move, but short term steroids were amazing! Been on methotrexate and…
Hi, my name is Paul. I am retired. About 18 months ago I had this absolutely excruciating pain in my left hand big toe at about 02:00 one night and if I had an axe think I would have chopped my toe off. To my GP who thought it might be gout, giving Ibuprofen and told to go back if not back to normal. Had not fully cleared…
Well after going to a&e early December for knee pain, 2 x-rays later and finally a MRI scan, Thursday I got the news I wasn't expecting, we thought I had torn my acl, my consultant told me I have arthritis in my knee and that I would need a knee replacement. So 3 days later I am just coming to terms with it, so I need to…
Hi all, I was due to have a gp call me today because he wanted to talk to me about my rheumatoid factor results but when I called this afternoon to chase it I waa told I am actually booked in for a call next Tuesday. The rereceptionist read the go note on my blood test and it said detected 1/160. Does that mean anything to…
Hi all. I was finally diagnosed with 'inflammatory arthritis' just over a week ago after 13 months of continuous GP visits. Note they said Inflammatory Arthritis meaning they don't know which one and yet they have put me on 15 mg Methotrexate with steroids to lead in. I took my first dose 1/2 hour ago and it would have…
Hi all In September I suffered pain in my index and middle finger knuckles for a couple of days and then one morning woke to swelling, they disappeared the following day but the pain continued on and off over the space of a couple of months with the pain going into all my finger joints on my right hand with stiffness too,…
Hi I’m new to asking any questions on forums so please bear with me. I’m a 55year old lorry driver. I’m really struggling with work and I’m getting very little support from my company. I want carry on driving but my spine and neck pain are getting unbearable. The cold winds seem to be getting straight into my bones any…
Hello everyone, I'm 2 weeks on from my total knee replacement surgery and thought that I'd share my experiences in the hope that this will be of help to others who are thinking about going through this. I'm 59, female and around August last year (2017) started experiencing knee pain, which was quite severe at times, after…
Hi everyone, I'm 52 on Monday and saw my GP today who confirmed a diagnosis of osteoarthritis in my feet and hands. I'm having another x-ray of my feet tomorrow as I've lost some movement in one foot since an x-ray last June, which showed moderate osteoarthritis. I did a grand job of pretending it wasn't happening which is…
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