I am now 55 but when I was 45 I started to suffer with arthritis and had several ops on my left foot, following several further ops on my left hip, I am now without bone at the top of my thigh and that leg has been elongated by 33mm so I have to buy shoes and have each pair modified. If any body needs help with PIP I have…
Hi All i am new here so this is my first post. Symptoms - Pain in finger joints in both hands, feels like they have been sprained. Night time seems to get worst and morning they are sometimes stiff (fingers that is before anyone say anything) GP Diagnosis Sept 17 - Rheumatiod factor showing in blood test. CCP showed…
Hi ALL i have currently got finger joint pain, which i have had since last june 17. i got tested for the pain (Bloods) in August as the pain was not going and confirmed that i had a blood count with rheumatoid showing so they sent me for Xray and showed nothing. i had to go for another blood test which i think was CCP…
Hi everyone, I've never used a forum before so please be patient with me. I was diagnosed in July 2017 but they don't know what type I have. My mother had Psoriatic Arthritis, and they jumped on that, but I didn't have normal symptoms and also had Lymes Disease 9 years ago. So they just call it RA because the treatment is…
Hi and thank you for adding me. Some information about myself I’ve been told for years the pain in my back and hip is muscular until last week when referred. I was given a X-ray and told by the consultant I have bad OA in my lower back and it’s bad and he’s sorry there’s nothing he can do to help other than refer me to a…
t69044 Hi, I have osteo pain in right knee and hand. I get so depressed and low at times and also feel guilty taking painkillers. I don't know how to deal with the pain. What medication regime works best for you? I take 10mg amitriptyline at night and take co codomol, two low dose tablets during the day and sometimes…
Hello all! Just registered here, because at 47 I've been diagnosed with mild osteoarthritis. My grandmother had both hips replaced at 59, and my mother had one replaced at 67, for the exact same reason, so I always figured that if I didn't drop dead of something else first I would eventually need new hips. This is still a…
Hello, what a great site. I have psoriatic arthritis and every morning I feel as if I have been in a car crash the night before. I have had my appointment with the Consultant delayed by a couple of months and I feel in a lot of pain. As a nurse myself I tend to manage with paracetamol alone and as much positive thinking as…
Hi have just been diagnosed with Inlammatory RA. Am waiting for blood results to see what meds I need. At the moment am on steroids and co-codamol. Had a booster injection of steroids to keep me going I suppose till results come back. Have severe pain in wrists and hands so have to pick the right time to type with one…
I have been looking for an avenue to report a major benefit I have received inadvertently which I believe deserves a wider audience but it is difficult to know how. Having suffered from gout for several years, I finally agreed to move to daily Allopurinol an established treatment that prevents gout by lowering uric acid…
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