Hi folks, Feel this is a cheek after not posting for so long, but I trust your advice. Quick update: THR and hip resurface replacement are still holding out 26 years and counting for the THR. Knees and neck are grindy and knees always 'fat'. I am at the tail end (I hope) of having shingles. Have been unable to sleep due to…
I have recently been prescribed Sulfasalazine and have been on it for 6 weeks now, I’ve been told it can take a few months to work! I was wondering what experience others taking this have had and if it worked. Currently I’m still having chronic pain in my hands and feet particularly my right foot which has become very…
Hi - I find it appalling that there is no after care/rehab offered after a hip replacement (and other operations) and that you are discharged after 1/2/3 nights with nothing more than bits of paper and list of instructions. In some countries people are kept in hospital longer and then have the option of going to a rehab…
Just had a visit with a different doctor to have an injection in my knee & told him that it didn't work in my worst knee for longer than a wk pain-free, edge off 2nd wk, pain bck 3rd wk & that the naproxen wasn't touching the pain even with extra paracetamol through the day & not sleeping longer than 2hrs at a time before…
Hi guys, I have recently been diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis at age 31. As pleased as I am to have an explanation for why I can’t get down the stairs in the morning, I’m struggling to see a day when things will be better ☹️ and that’s what every day is right now, a struggle. I have a young child, a full time job and a…
Hi all, Has anyone had useful help after being referred to a pain management clinic? After 3 x telephone calls, the lady I've been speaking with did a relaxation technique with me (which I have done thousands of times in the past for an anxiety issue), and then wanted to refer me to a Psychologist…she's told me that not…
I’ve been recently diagnosed with PsA and prescribed methotrexate. I can’t believe the levels of fatigue!! Everything is such a humongous effort. Has anyone experienced this taking methotrexate and does it improve? I’m also wondering if it’s just from sheer pain. I was advised to stop taking NSAIDs whilst taking…
I am a 58 female. For over 12 months now the pain all over my body, which is in different places daily is slowly getting worse. My strength is disappearing my flexibility has gone and my weight has increased due to not wanting to be as active as usual, I feel like an old woman. I have had numerous blood tests, all the…
I've been hearing and reading a lot about herbal knee patches lately and I wondered if anyone else in the community had tried them, and if so, what did they think of them as a valid treatment for pain relief? As you can probably tell, I'm getting depsperate now as my pain is becoming increasingly severe.
Hi. I have OA which mostly hurts my right hand (thumb base and first finger) and also my right shoulder I'm currently on Celocoxib and Cocodamol - it lowers a tiny but the pain but I am still in masses of pain with it. The only pain suppression that seems to work is a depomedrone injection administered just above the bum.…
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