Hi, I have been suffering with Arthritis for 4 years now. Finally convinced my gp to send me to surgeon after steroid injections stopped working. I’m 44 and have been told I have end stage in both knees. I have undergone bariatric surgery as they said it was down to excess weight. I have lost 10 stone in the last 12 months…
Hello all, I have just been diagnosed with arthritis of the left knee. I love to walk and fear it will be the end. I see all the adverts for creams/supplements/braces. Do any of those work and are worth buying?
Having been in a lot of pain over the past few years. Just recently got an xray and result shows bone on bone problem. Not ready for replacement they say but a steroid injection may ease the pain. Any one taken this option?
Hi all,😔 I have been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis last week only and feeling so overwhelmed with all the information and the effects it would have on me for my future life. I am 40 yrs old and always been very physically active and not sure if i would be able to continue that. I am not on any drugs as of now and…
I have been recently diagnosed by Royal Free Hospital with carpal tunnel in both wrists. I’m seeing my local gp next week to discuss results from the tests I have done, and I am expecting they will say day surgery. Has anyone else had CT surgery before on their wrists, what can I expect, how long is recovery? I also have…
hi iv just been tested for rhuemotoid arthritis and had CPP plus others all came back positive they put me on predesolone until I see rhuemotology in three weeks I also had very low folic acid and D and calcium which doc has given me tablets Can you tell me is it normal to feel really tired and sometimes dizzy
Hello my name is colin, I have just been diagnosed by my gp as having RA,which i am kinda glad that i at least know what is wrong. Just wondered if anyone had similar early symtoms to myself. I had what was believed to be gout about 2 years ago lasting for a month and then for last 2 years have been suffering from frozen…
Hi all I have not messaged on here before but have had the app for over a year. I have Ax-Spa starting out on one treatment and now on an alternative which I began yesterday. Weirdly I'm experiencing an inner thigh pain but not the side I injected, so walking is a bit painful…hoping it will ease off. This weekend I'm…
Hello fellow travellers… yep, Im new here but not new to RA and its chums OA and OP, been diagnosed since 2014.. on sub cut Methotrexate which is brilliant…. no pain and no side affects unlike the tablets which made me feel dreadful. Anyway, my specialist nurse prescribed HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE is that how it's spelt? I was…
Sad to announce that Brian Wilson of The beach boys has died at the age of 82.
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