Can you believe it I found a staple the nurse has left in my knee I didn't spot it earlier because I had bandages on for weeks and then it swells up in this heat Also around the wound there was bloody scabs which wouldn't come off easily as the knee was very sensitive to touch What do I do well I phoned the doctors and she…
Hi, I have recently been diagnosed with hip and lower spine ostearthritis. I have seen a surgeon who is recommending lower spinal surgery (which I am extremely reluctant to have). I also have been diagnosed recently with osteoporosis of the spine. I wondered how one could impact on the other, and what are the best…
Hi I don't think I have ever felt so lonely like I do now I recently had an operation on my knee it was an osteotomy well on the 24th May and although I told everyone and for the first couple of days there was people now there is no one i'm on my own from 830 am till 330 pm The pain is easing but now I have a rash on the…
Hello Again About five years ago I had a wound at the back of my lower left leg. I slipped and caused a friction type burn, over the fast few months it slowly broken down from a two inch wound to 9inch by 9inch within weeks. It refuses to heal and with a weak immune system doesn’t quite help. Does anyone else have the same…
Have an inflammatory arthritis, been on methotrexate for 15weeks (injections), arthritis still active, because of an inflammatory bowel gastric dept asked me to stop taken Meloxicam as this can cause this. It was a disaster , immediately my symptoms returned big time, I seem to go back 3 months, , I did not expect that so…
Hello I had been feeling really good as I had steriod injections in my sacroiliac and feet so I was digging in the garden when I had an extremely sharp pain in my publis. Now when I walk or do anything I get a sharp pain. I have no cartilage left in this joint. I wonder would you have any advise on pain relief not sure…
Hi, do any of you sufferers with OA of the neck work out with weight at the gym. I’m 55 & my body if starting to get flabby & I feel I need to work out. Afraid lifting weights might cause me to have migraines/neck pain but maybe if I was to build up the weight very slowly. I don’t know? Any advice would help. Thank you.
I I’m 60 years old with joint pain in my hands feet and hips ..I have osteoarthritis I in my knees one more painful than the other also I’ve started with this muscle pain like cramping in my calf when I walk, I’ve now had two test for DVT but it’s not that. Was thinking it could be rheumatoid vasculitis 🤷♀️ I’ve now been…
Hi. I have OA in several joints: knees, fingers, wrists, and presumably also in my feet. My question is concerning my foot. I have pain in mid foot area and a specific area which hurts when I press on it. Sometimes it is painful to walk, and sometimes it is painful at night and stops me sleeping. Should my foot be x-rayed?…
I'm 46 and have osteoarthritis in my hips and back I'm on tramadol for the pain and paracetamol and naproxen . Recently when driving manual car my right leg starts hurting in my hips and knee to the point it's hard for me to drive safely I find it hard to press the throttle and break . It happens about 30 mins in to me…
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