Hi, I'm new to the site. I've circled it for a couple of years and finally joined. I have constant pain in my legs and feet as I am on my feet all day at work and it also involves some heavy lifting. I work in a garden centre. I was diagnosed about 4 years ago, with osteoarthritis in my right hip, fingers and toes. The…
Hi, I have been put on a waiting list for a new hip following X-rays. However, I am experiencing no hip pain but a very painful thigh, very tight groin and now knee pain. I can’t walk uphill because I can’t raise my leg enough, I can’t walk very far even on the flat. I can’t get into/out of a car without severe groin pain.…
Hi all This is my first time on this site. I have osteoarthritis and live in constant fear that if I bend over in a certain way my back will go out, and if it does, I am left for a number of days lying in bed. Recently I was prescribed a 2 Cortizone injections into the L4 L5 facet joint. I have had a horrible reaction to…
Hi I was diagnosed with severe arthritis in my cervical, thoracic and lumber spine following a mri scan . Multiple problems such as myelopathy discs collapses and nerves trapped. Still awaiting spinal surgery input. However my pain is all over in my hands, ankles, arms etc. Continuing deep pain and stiffness with swelling…
Hello, I'm kind of newly diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis and I have been offered Leflunomide, I am really nervous of taking anything really re side affects and immune system suppression and catching something potentially serious like pneumonia whilst on the drugs so I haven't started treatment yet. I just wondered if…
Hi I just wanted to put a thread out of the use of Boron for arthritis, how I found out about Boron was pure chance, I advertised sone items of free cycle a fair few years ago now a chap from Abingdon turned up to collect said advertised items his name is Tony and I was just chatting to him and mentioned I had very bad…
I joined a few months ago and have been reading and trying to understand what will be ahead for me and I thank you all for your helpful posts. I feel I know much more now, and am hoping I can pay back a little too. It's now around four years since I first went to physio to sort out what I thought was a running injury. I'd…
Hello everyone, My husband has recently been diagnosed with DISH and suffers really bad pain and stiffness in his back and neck. He is struggling a bit mentally with the diagnosis as he was hoping for a diagnosis of something which is treatable. I am looking for advice from other sufferers on managing his symptoms along…
I've just recently been diagnosed with arthritis in my feet.
Hi I am Agnes 70 yrs old , have had arthritis for a number of years , in the last year it has got worse, just happy to find a community who can share their ways of coping with pain .and make a few friends along the way.
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