I have had RA for 5 years and symptoms are mainly stiffness and pain in my hands but is in remission at present. Recently I have had pain in my jaw, so it is painful to chew. This has come and gone 4 times in a month now. The consultant said it can be an RA symptom but did nothing. Has anyone else had this problem? Does it…
Hi, I fractured my spine last March, in two places, they fortunately have healed but I have since been diagnosed with degenerative arthritis and have osteopenia. My lower back is very painful and I'm using morphine patches which helps as long as I don't do anything! In the last week or two I've noticed pain in my fingers…
I was recently diagnosed with this lovely disease, both in my right shoulder. Started a series of injections of hyaluronic acid gel (didn't want cortisone). I ended up having my 2nd injection of the HA series mixed with cortisone last Thursday. In the mean time, I have continued using Ibuprofen for pain management in the…
I am 24 years old and I have Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain, Migraines, IBS, and Urticaria. I have had a few of these conditions since I was 4 years old, and others diagnosed over the past 10 years. I have tried to work in the past but have had such great difficulty that I find it almost…
Hello everyone, I’m not really sure what I want to say. It’s been tough since January, I’m off work and swapping medication but still waiting for the relief it will bring. I guess I’m getting lonely, I don’t really leave the house at the moment, I’m trying to keep my mind busy but I’m struggling. I have a wonderful family…
Hi All, So I found out last week that I have to have a total hip replacement on both hips due to my severe osteoarthritis. The first hip(left) will be within next 3 months. I've read alot of the posts regarding surgery, and tbh I'm finding it pretty difficult. I'm 38 and was not expecting to be going through something like…
To the people who have had joint replacements were you told about post implant infections which can happen yrs after the surgery? With a higher risk to those on dmards and biologics Have any of you experience this and if so what was your outcome
After going back and to for several years, I've recently been diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the knee following x-ray and blood test referral from the GP "just a wear and tear disease" was how the GP described it to me which I'm not too happy about having read more information on this website. I've been waiting for a…
I'm wondering how many of you were actually seen by your consultant surgeon before you had your hip or knee replacement on the NHS, or were you seen only by registrars, and didn't see him/her until the actual operation?
I’m finding it increasingly difficult to garden with neck arthritis as bending over results in pain later in the day. I do exercises with weights and resistance bands and have cut down medication to a minimum. May be my gardening days are over !!
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