I have osteoarthritis the whole length of my spine —-one consultant said he had never seen such a bad picture Had 2 operations for stenosis last one July 2023 with no help with pain The OA is spreading to feet and now hands I take pregabulin Ibuprofen and Paracetamol sometimes co codamol I lean forward when I walk with no…
Hi All, A loved one has recently been diagnosed with RA and it has petrified me. I keep reading all the negatives surrounded with this chronic illness. Please can you share stories of positivity and cases where people have gone into remission or medication has worked with little to no side effects? It’s so difficult seeing…
Before anyone thinks i am anti-NHS, i am not! i am a nurse. One who is "semi-retired" and still working, albeit occasionally on the Nurse bank. Gaining access to outreach clinics, or even information on what is available, out there for Arthritis suffers. Even for me is a major task these days. Some clinics, supported…
Hi as a newbie to this community could I ask for people’s personal experience of which joint they replaced first and how they reached that decision ?☺️ I have severe OA in left knee and moderate in left hip and have been advised to have both replaced . My consultant has said we could do either first and I have initially…
Hi, I am soon going to the US and I suffer with rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune condition. Last holiday I went on was before my diagnosis and I experienced at the time, what I thought was just heat rash - it wasn’t it was an autoimmune linked skin flare up combined with my RA. I was wondering if anyone knew of any good…
I have osteoarthritis in my right knee and am curious about how others decide the level of exercise. It seems to me, a non-medical person, that in my case the very exercises designed to strengthen my knee muscles are actually causing the joint to deteriorate even further. Unfortunately, I am not aware at the time that an…
It's sunny and warm here in Scotland. A surprise I know. I'm having a moan today to relieve some tension. Despite everything my big toe, elbow, hip and knees have decided to have a boosted pain party. I am aiming to travel into Edinburgh and meet some family. So why today?
Struggling with my arthritis alot nothing is working xx I'm fed up , hospital doesn't help , rang RA emergency line no good , feeling terrible x
Hi I'm Dawn I have osteoarthritis in my knee,hips wrists, toes and back. I also suffer fibromyalgia, spondylosis, scoliosis and thyroid problems. I had my second knee replacement last August after the first one failed and my wrist done 7 weeks ago. I have a cocktail of drugs as you can imagine, but I wanted to stop…
Hi I am new to this group and am having a trapeziectomy early next month. I also have tenosynovitis on the ulnar side of my wrist which the surgeon is going to ‘abrade’. Does anyone know anything about this?
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