I'm getting a bit worried and stressed my job like most involves my hands. I have been recently diagnosed with moderate osteoarthritis in both thumbs. Some days are worse than others. I'm nearly 60 My concern is what if I can't work because of the increasing pain. Any help appreciated a new world for me
Hi everyone, my wife has had some results back with her ESR down from 125 to 114 and her CSR up from 46.9 to 69.9, she is worried sick. She suffers terribly with anxiety and this is affecting her badly. I think she would be reassured from some fellow Arthur sufferers who could be in the same position, that she is not…
Hi,it's Val,I struggle with the pain almost daily.Any ideas for helping other than the medication I'm on.I love gardening but can't do some days because of the pain.Its very annoying and makes me anxious.Any help would be good.thanks
Hi, I was diagnosed with PsA three years ago and over the last 3 years have had various joints swell as well as enthesitis in various places and sacroiliac joint inflammation. I also have OA in my spine and my hips and am hoping for a hip replacement later this year. My PsA symptoms can be quite sporadic with some periods…
I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my left hip in May 2022, I continued to work as a lorry driver up until May 2023 when I was involved in a serious accident. Since the accident my osteoarthritis has become worse, I have seen doctors and physios, the problem now is I went for a mri scan in January with an appointment…
This is my first post and any help would be much appreciated. I have recently been diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine. I’m having great difficulty sleeping, have tried pillow under knees when lying on my back but nothing is helping. Any tips please?
I was diagnosed with PsA 18 months ago. Symptoms became obvious about a year before that, sore hip, swollen fingers, flare of psoriasis, nail changes, pain in my knee and heels plus lower back pain. GP went through many NSAIDS but they didn't touch it. Sulfasalazine gave me nausea and awful headaches and didn't really…
Hello, been a while since I looked over the Arthritis forms. I’ve recently had a really bad flare in my foot, which of course worked it’s way up and around my body. And after 2weeks ish of arguing with docs I got an injection to calm things down with the inflammation. But the anti tnfs have been working otherwise quite…
Hi I'm looking for advice as to what works for people with oa of the hips as I'm having a lot of trouble sleeping at night it effects the outside of my hips .
Hi everyone, I'm on my sixth week of taking methotrexate for psoriatic arthritis (newly diagnosed) and I'm yet to see any improvement in levels of pain/stiffness and my inflammation levels in the blood tests are still high.😩 How long did it take for anyone else to see any improvement? Did you take painkillers whilst you…
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