Hi everyone, merry Xmas. I am a 45yr old Wife, Mum & Practice Nurse. Was diagnosed with reactive arthritis inSep 2017. This was as a result of an insect bite 3yrs ago! How rude!! My main issue is hip pain but as you know that soon spreads to neck, shoulders, wrists, fingers! 🥴 I have been on sulfansalazine,…
Hello! Just discovered this site after being told a couple of weeks ago that I most likely have some sort of inflammatory arthritis (exact type still TBD) in my sternoclavicular joint of all places, which is also causing knock on pain in my neck and shoulder muscles. Having had separate issues in both ankles over the last…
Hi! New here. Is there anyone here who’s had a total shoulder replacement and would like to share their experiences (good and bad) with be please? Thank you 😊
Hello , I’m new on here , I’m desperate to get to know some others who are suffering with this terrible pain . I’m 45 and I’ve had surgery on my right shoulder from arthritis and I’ve suffered decades of pain . I’m sounding like a whinge I’m not I just want to sound out to others that understand . It’s not visible so to…
Hi my name is Dave from Hull and i have just been diagnosed with arthritis mainly of the big toes on both feet. the toe next to it on the right foot is beginning to turn into a hammer toe. This all came about after i broke the middle toe on my right foot 13 months ago. to support the broken toe it was strapped to the toe…
Hello, my first post and will be wracking some brains
I’m looking for advice please. I’ve recently been diagnosed with osteoarthritis via my GP but only had an X-ray on one finger although following diagnosis I told the GP that I suspect it is also in my knee and hip. GP has basically told me there is nothing that can be done until I need new joints and told me to try…
Hope I'm in the right place now? I'm Chris from here, just want to say hello to everyone, just joined and looking to get involved, I'm a ten-year sufferer and some mental health problems. Hey ho it's just a few aches and pains (not). The first action I did was to send the letter to my local political BS merchant and I…
Hi, I stumbled across this site via Twitter - Looks like fun. I'm a 55 year old male. Broke an awful lot of bones 25 years ago & have been living with increasingly bad osteo-a ever since, due to trauma & wear & tear from the unnatural geometry I was left with when they put me back together. Spent the last few years in…
Hey everyone. Hope the arthritis isn't playing havoc with you today I've psoriatic and osteoarthritis. Up until a few years ago I used to be very active - hill walking and mountain biking mainly - but find that I've started to isolate myself and rarely go out. Guess I should do something about that! Sithee later folks.…
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