Good Morning This my first post. I have severe OA in my hips and knees. I was offered a total hip replacement 10 years ago when only 1 hip affected but I declined and decided to wait. Now 10 years later I can hardly walk am in a lot of pain and recently retired, I am now ready!! My Gp has referred me to physio triage first…
Three weeks post hip replacement stitches out last Friday. Wound healing well should I be moisturising each day, with what and how often? Forgot to ask nurse. Thanks N
Hi, I've not been on here for a while but wondered if anyone has had a double ankle fusion and can offer any advice on whether it's worthwhile and if mobility is improved after the op. I had right knee replaced last year, left one is needing done but been advised to have double ankle fusion first but there's a two year…
Hi. Ive joined here because Ive got osteoarthritis in shoulder and am now waiting X-ray and blood results to see if my pain and some swellings in fingers and toes are also arthritis related. Seems a really nice and helpful group. Im not asking about myself but have just bumped into a fellow dog walker, who broke down in…
Hi, I ve received my 1st delivery of Rinvoq ( upadacitinib) & I’m really nervous about starting it. Each time I’ve been given info the side effects seem worse, very worrying and very common. I’ve been very lucky so far with the variety of medications that I’ve been on and only really the last one which was a problem with…
Good morning all. I am looking for advice. I inject methotrexate 15 mg once a week and benepali 50 once a week (am in process of changing from benepali to alidmumab soon). I take 5mg folic acid 6 days a week and lansoprazole every morning (both of which were subscribed a few years again for nausea. A year ago I had a TIA…
I have been diagnosed with OA in my shoulder, I'm 50 and my consultant told me it's easier to have this conversation with somebody in their early to mid 60s. Not sure what he means. I have a physical job and he recommended I begin to consider a more desk based job,As well as mentioning the quite possible chance of complete…
Suffering from an arthritic hip. I've received a pre-op appointment, so should now have the long-awaited THR within the next couple of months. However the pain has become so much worse lately and keeping me awake at night - I am so tired and seem unable to struggle to keep going any longer - just want to lie down all day.…
Hello I have arthritis in my feet/ankles, left hip and lower back I need an orthopaedic consultation but because my BMI is 32 I'm told it's not possible in my area . It seems that our health authority have a cut off range >30 or less Now I'm told I have to attend a HOP health optimising programme for 6mths to loose a…
I have just had an opa about the OA in my hips, the Xrays show moderate to severe degeneration in both hips and are very painful, as are my hands and back. I take paracetamol and ibuprofen which controls the pain most of the time. However, he said that I should not be taking NSAI regularly because of the heart, stomach,…
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