My ankles are swollen? Is this normal after hip replacement? How to I help myself prevent the swelling? I am moving. Should I be doing more physio ?
I tried to paint a picture of how I really feel, but I could not find the colours to make it all seem real. Not one colour hot enough to show the burning pain, not one colour bright enough to make me wince again. Not one dark enough to show the isolation. In the end all I saw was one thin line, worn, frayed and almost…
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 .
Hi I have been diagnosed with multiple types of arthritis. I trued methotextrste and dulfaselazine. The side effects were dire and amatryptaline was awful. The headaches. Now been offered yuflyma ad they can't offer imraldi any more ? Why? I'm on prednisolone & have drug induced prediabetez. Must say the side effects freak…
Hi All I'm delighted to say that I have finally had my surgery after being on the waiting list for a year and ten months for a total right hip replacement, which had been bone on bone for the past fourteen months. Initially I was extremely anxious about having Spinal Anaesthesia but had no need to have worried. It was a…
I've just come off Fentanyl patches, because they stopped working for me. I can't use neuropathis pain relief be cause it increases my pain. It was recommended to me that CBD might help, with its cost to be my responsibility. NO dose or type of cbd oil was suggested. I have tried the lowest strength but it had no impact. I…
Any advice for my Mum's Arthritic Hands?
Help Needed I am being switched from Adalimumab to Golimumab Injection as I was having side effects from Adalimumab including swollen feet ankles and joints. Has any of the group tried or is on Golimumab and how are you finding taking it and if you have any side effects and how it compares to Adalimumab if you have tried…
Hi everyone. Fellow osteoarthritis and chronic pain sufferer. At only 57, I have lived with chronic pain for over 30 years now, after a spinal injury in 1992 and three major surgeries since. Arthritis has been affecting me for around 5 years, I would say, and is getting worse literally, week by week. It's been so bad at…
I’m just over 3 weeks post new hip. I think I’m making steady progress, apart from my slight oops a few days ago! I’m progressing onto the next set of physio exercises as well as the first set, and although these seem hard, so did the first ones initially. Moving in general is much better, but sleep is still awful - I…
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