Hi there, I am Richard and a 61 yr old male. I was diagnosed with Pagets disease about 4 years ago and as a result of this i have osteoartritis in my lower back,hips neck and left knee. I have had two infusions to slow and stop the Pagets disease but am suffering badly with lower back pain. I had a xray last week which…
Hi I had my trapeziectomy about 19 weeks ago. Just wondering if anyone was still around this forum after that amount of recovery time. Initially I had a bit pain then was pain free until I returned to work (office based) around 6-7 weeks ago. I have been discharged by both consultant and physio yet still suffer severe…
I have recently been diagnosed with vasculitis having been previously been treated for spondyloarthropathy (SAPHO/CROMO) for a number of years. It came to a head in February when I had a TIA and had a CT scan which showed the problem with vasculitis in my neck. I have been started on a new treatment plan of Prednisolone…
Hi there My 63 y/o partner has just experienced an extremely painful flare-up in his knee and, now hospital has ruled out a DVT they believe, it is "just osteoarthritis" and given co-codamol and told to double his current Naproxen and sent home. He was already taking 500mg Naproxen for arthritis in his fingers and other…
I would like to chat to anyone who is planning a knee replacement, or people who have had one, or people who can let me know how it was for them. It's a big operation so I want to be informend! Thank you, Jilly
I'm having an X-ray of my right hand (and I am right handed) soon. My middle finger is very misshapen and my 'pointing' finger is starting to bend. I am not able to make a fist with my right hand at all and have lost most movement in all of the top joints. My question is, has anyone had their finger joints replaced? Is it…
Hi all I was diagnosed with JIA at 18months old, which transitioned into rheumatoid arthritis I'm not 36 and really struggling with a right knee flare, in alot of discomfort, limited movement in that knee. I have a guided ultrasound cortisone injection boomed for 29th May which I've been waiting months for. My emotions are…
I suddenly noticed that I was having hand tremors, making it difficult to use a spoon or type. It came out of nowhere and then went away. Is there a way to predict this? Is it a side effect of having arthritis (don't have the clearest diagnosis yet, RA potentially) or could it be something else? Also, as a student, typing…
I am a retired nurse. Years ago I was diagnosed with sciatica and cervical spondylosis which I had physio for which didn’t help then I was told here’s a prescription for tramadol take it, there’s nothing else can be done. To cut a long story short I did but the toll of shift work on my body was bad and I eventually gave up…
I had a successful hip replacement and ws getti g on well but at 10 weeks afte my operation am getting back pain I wondered.if I is common I am awaiting a scan as maybe nerve.damage I wondered.if anyone else has had a similar problem
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