Hi all. I’m reaching out for help. Any personal stories of advice or help would be so appreciated. I had a total knee replacement Friday 5th May. I came out of hospital on Tuesday and I’m very focused on the exercises and icing. My knee has immense swelling though and I’m unable to do the exercises properly. I know how…
Hello, I am very new here. I have been referred to my local MSK physio, and she has given me exercises to do and return in 6 weeks. The exercises are for my quads. Is there any way to tell whether the quads need strengthening? I have very painful osteoarthritis in my knees, and I think my quads are already strong.
I am on a Butec 20mg patch for disc degeneration and Fibromyalgia and Arthriyis in my spine. . I am also prescribed Amitriptyline for fibromyalgia which helps my back pain as I was having falls with chronic pain , the patches take the edge of the chronic back pain to help me walk short distances and reduce my falls .…
I’m new to the chat room and don’t really know what I’m doing. I’m desperately wanting to communicate with people who share my symptoms and concerns. Writing this has me tearful as I just want contact with people who have been through this before. Please help Mya
Hi, my hip pain is much worse at night, from relative immobility and mild pain in the day to pretty near unbearable pain at night, after about 4 hours sleep. I have my neck aligned, and am trying to work on a small cushion between my knees, as I sleep on my ok side. I have a decent mattress with a panda mattress topper.…
Good afternoon After receiving a written warning for being in hospital with pneumonia and receiving a diagnosis of RA and now last Friday i have received a grievance against myself. Any links on where to apply for a new career that supports my condition and on reduced hours. thank michele
good evening, I’m 5 weeks after my surgery also had tendon reconstruction, I have very little movement on my wrist. One week after surgery I fell and overstretched my arm and heard a pop. I got my cast off 4 days ago and go back in on 3 days for an ultrasound to see how the tendon is looking. Wondering if these symptoms…
Hi! im new to injection form of mtx, ive had 3 doses so far, all have been fine except my one from two weeks ago, there is a small blister formed round the injection site, slightly red but nothing else. Has any experienced this before?
I am currently on citalopram and I am wondering whether or not anyone has gone from Citolaphram to Duloxetine. I am worried about interaction with my other medications for migraines and my asthma inhalers? Has anyone else had issues with the medication change? Can duloxetine be given in liquid form?
Hi after being diagnosed with an under active thyroid and being put on levothyroxine 9 months ago I have developed really debilitating knee pain, also wrist pain, recent blood tests show abnormal results for rheumatoid factor and erythrocyte sedimentation rate, I have a doctors appointment to discuss these results and…
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