I heard once on the radio that it’s like having a credit card don’t rinse it all at once , make small payments at a time because if you spend all your time and energy in 1 hour you’ll have nothing left to spend or basically do little bits at a time and make a list, if you can achieve 1 or 2 a day you’ve done well
Hi i have polyarthralgia ( osteoarthritis of multiple joints) im 55 and been suffering for past 7-8 yrs. What i have found is that medical intervention is a non starter, i am classed as too young for any surgery, been on many painkillers with either little or no effect and now have stomach condition due to anti…
Hello, I’m new here. Would be great to find someone else to speak to who has had a total ankle replacement. They’re so rare, even GPs and the local hospital have never heard of them. It’s a lonely place!!!
Hi I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia about 6 years ago. Its hard to know which is causing the most pain. I have diagnosed osteoarthritis in my neck, spine and toes but suspect its more widespread. I am 54 next week, live in Norfolk with my husband. Just looking to meet people who understand and generally…
Hi all just registered as been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in hip on both sides, left side worse, don't have much movement in hip but been that way for years as got hips pinned when I was a teenager, many years ago now. Was walking with a stick but now have to use arm sticks, I just feel quite down, sad, feel like the…
Gosh medicine is great but it hard not being regular. Got medication for it, which is great. Movement is key to. Any tips on food & drink which can help with constipation?
Hi there, I am a 54 yo woman with osteoarthritis. I was diagnosed about three years ago after being sent for an Xray and was told I would be referred to Ortho. However Covid then happened and it seems that nothing has been done about this. Upon enquiring I was just told to do the excercises and take pain killers. Now…
Good afternoon, this is my first post and I'd like to let people in the UK with stiff knees know there there is hope. This is my personal experience with the STAK Tool from STAK Orthopaedics Ltd. After surviving metastatic breast cancer in 2010 and undergoing a hip replacement, my left knee began to deteriorate, eventually…
Hi, I'm new here and have joined hoping for help / advice on managing the referred pain i have in my neck and head from osteoarthritis in my thoracic spine.
I have recently been diagnosed with RA and still getting to grips with the medication and frequent blood tests . Does anyone know what a Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide test result of 1.0 means. Is that positive or negative ? I’ll phone rheumatology nurses but they take a few days to respond . Thank you .
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