Hi. I have hip osteo and atrial fibrillation. I’ve been told this means I may or may not be suitable for surgery. I’ll find out more in January maybe, when I am seeing the hospital with a view to going on the waiting list. The arthritis is very limiting though not usually massively painful and I am a bit concerned about…
Just saying hello to everyone and thanks for letting me join I have arthritis in my knees very bad and wrists ,worse pain is at night it's unbearable Looking forward to the discussions
Does anyone else here have Palindromic Arthritis. If so what has your experience been?
I have this in my knees; if l get any sort of infection, ; ie urine infection, chest infection, my legs and knees swell up and its very hard to keep moving. I cannot keep any shoes or slippers on. Very debilitating. My GP is very good; he gave me Steroid injections which helped at first (the injections are very painful).…
Part of the problem is successive governments have been made up largely of politicians with zero background in science, and unfortunately as we have recently seen, not much in mathematics either, where their numbers don’t add up and give a whole new meaning to long division, subtraction & “borrowing from the left”😂😅 (This…
Worth a read. I had heard anecdotally that caffeine helps on MTX day, but it was good to read this article on a study of the effect. I now treat myself to a posh coffee once a week on MTX day.
Hi peeps. can anyone recommend one of those grabber things. need one for getting stuff out of cupboards that are a bit high. Thanks.
Hi all, I have arthritis in my hands, elbow, hip and knee and I work long hours at a desk. I have resisted going to GP so far for pain management but it is getting me down and I need to look after myself better. I can hardly move at the end of my working day and struggling to sleep now. Any tips of what people do generally…
Hi Everyone. Haven't been on the site fir a while. Hope you don't mind me turning too you now. I've got a date in December for my pre op assessment for a total hip replacement. I'm 67 and the worst I've had before is a tooth extracted and a dodgy mole removed. I've never had children. Consequently, I'm not used to any form…
I've just been diagnosed with RA and am feeling quite alone. I can't describe the pain to people. I think they think I'm putting it on. I almost cry with the pain. Currently taking steroids before getting the go-ahead to take the RA medication (after seeing a Rheumatologist for the first time last week). Any words of…
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