I've had OA in my knees for years - the last x-ray, some years ago, showed it was in my kneecaps. Over the last few weeks I've now developed pain behind my left knee and the other night I was awake until the small hours because of the pain. I can't feel anything behind my knee, so I don't think it's a cyst. Does pain…
Hi I have arthritis in my shoulder neck arm hip, I am attending the physio who has given me excersise to do, after doing them on Sunday I have been in agony , I Don't know if I should keep doing them
Hello, I’m 8 weeks into methotrexate, recently switching to injections. I have psoriatic arthritis & for the last four weeks both arms are painful when lifting a kettle, iron & much worse when I’m in bed. My sleep is quite disrupted at the moment as the pain wakes me. I take ibuprofen & paracetamol before bed but it isn’t…
I had a Trapeziectomy seven and a half weeks ago. On the removal of the plaster cast it became evident that I could not bend my thumb. I went into a thermoplastic splint immediately after the plaster cast was taken off which I wore until last week and as directed I still wear it at night. I have now been given a soft thumb…
Hi, I've been diagnosed with advanced OA (is 'advanced' a thing?) in my right foot with bone spurs near my big toe. I've also been diagnosed with OA in my hands. Since original diagnosis I have now been referred to Orthopaedics this week. I have been given different advice and would appreciate some views. For the ongoing…
Hi. After waiting almost two years I have a date for my hip replacement. I had a previous hip replacement in 2015 by spinal which was very successful. I was given an earlier date in July this year but due to my heart failure and bronchiecstasis I was taken ill in theatre so it was halted. The theatre staff had stopped most…
having had arthritis since I was 10, also fibromyalgia and now 54. Had 3 hip replacements (and lots of other stuff! :)) im now going through the menopause. Im on hrt. My fibro has been a lot worse, don’t feel I’m getting any “days off” if you know what I mean. Im convinced hormones are making it sooo much worse. I thought…
Hi I have now been diagnosed with arthritis in both knees as I suspected my question is when is it right to take pain killers as I seem to be in constant pain and can't walk far without sitting down. The doctors say its only mild but yet it doesn't feel like it . I am doing everything I should and even to manage to lose…
Have been on Hydroxychloroquine few weeks they have added Methotrexate I forgot to ask nurse if I take both together at the same time on Methotrexate day as I take two doses am pm of Hydroxychloroquine. Also she said can take ppi as on 15mg Methotrexate thought this wasnt allowed asked lots of questions but never enough…
Hi, do you have any idea why my osteoarthritic knees begin to hurt around 8:30 to 9:00 pm each evening, and then fairly consistently throughout the night whilst trying to sleep, and then, between 5 am and 6am the pain stops completely? It seems as though my body has a timer clock to administer pain, despite the Voltarol,…
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