coping with O A

only49

hello all,

having osteoarthritis is a right pain, i cope with arthritis by trying to just get on with it, but then it comes a long and lets you know you should not have done that the day before, but i cant let it get me, but when you are sore and finding things alot more difficult and painful thats when you relize what your limitations are, thats the worst as i dont like or want arthur to keep doing this and dont like to ask for help, too independent for that but somehow i relise i got to just get my head round it but at the same time i dont want to give in, how do you come to terms with it? i belive life too short and you got to get out there and grab life and make the best of it before it passes you by, i learnt that one last year as mum-law died, ok she was 85 but she was a private kind of person and since she died we finding she may of had cancer but not really sure, if she did she kept that one quiet and did not think we would rather know, oh well sorry if this sounds like doom and gloom i hope not, but i just wanted to say how i feeling

thanks for reading this

sylvia

dachshund

Hi Sylvia.
i know how you feel. i have oa and it wears you out when you do some thing you get all achey
and then you have to sit down.
try not working to hard and have plenty of rests
i still ache when i'm sitting down.
i think what i have done to day take the dog for a walk me on my scoota and half way my friend has the scoota and i walk then this afternoon i helped the man who cuts the grass.
take care joan xx

valval

only49 wrote:

hello all,

having osteoarthritis is a right pain, i cope with arthritis by trying to just get on with it, but then it comes a long and lets you know you should not have done that the day before, but i cant let it get me, but when you are sore and finding things alot more difficult and painful thats when you relize what your limitations are, thats the worst as i dont like or want arthur to keep doing this and dont like to ask for help, too independent for that but somehow i relise i got to just get my head round it but at the same time i dont want to give in, how do you come to terms with it?

sylvia

hi just wanted to say hi and it takes a while to get your head around arther planning ahead helps if you have a lot to do coming up weddings/shopping/cleaning then pace your self in the days before be kind to your self you will still be able to do all your favorite things it just a matter of prioratising(sorry about spelling) what important to you and doing it. good luck get the best meds you can they do help if you have inflimation

speedalong

hi Sylvia, i have OA too - so I do know what you mean.

I try to conserve energy where i can. ie I used to use stairs in shops, now use lifts; instead of walking to train station to go into town - I now drive there.

i still overdo it on good days & pay later...

My advice is to enjoy the good days & not let the bad ones spoil them.

Speedalong

dreamdaisy

Learning to ask for, (and accepting) help isn't giving in. It gives one more control over what can and cannot be done and it means you can conserve your energy for the things you want to do. That's my take on it, anyway. Dreamdaisy

woodbon

Hi, I have OA too. I went to the first part of a pain seminar at the pain clinic and one of the things they kept on about is 'pacing yourself' and just to prove to us that we need to, we have to write in a diary everything we do. Well, almost everything! :oops: Then we have to put down how bad the pain is on a scale of 1 to 10.
The theory is that we feel better do more then suffer next day.
I'm afraid they seem right! :?

The only trouble is that pacing dosn't get things done! :shock:
I think I live in the most untidy, messy house in the world and when someone comes, I find myself apologizing, which is also silly.

Love Sue

rosyred

hiya
Oh boy i no the feeling so well..

Wanna scream just **** off and leave me alone i dont want u any more.!!
But it stays like a bad smell making us feel tired drained and unable to do SOMETIMES the most easy of things..

Like u i have only known a 1yr ago and am finding it very hard to come to terms with.. That i cnat walk to town and back with out the next day being unable to move at all...

As others have said we need to teach our body. Just like a baby again i suposse. crap dame hate it.!!

only49

woodbon wrote:

Hi, I have OA too. I went to the first part of a pain seminar at the pain clinic and one of the things they kept on about is 'pacing yourself' and just to prove to us that we need to, we have to write in a diary everything we do. Well, almost everything! :oops: Then we have to put down how bad the pain is on a scale of 1 to 10.
The theory is that we feel better do more then suffer next day.
I'm afraid they seem right! :?

The only trouble is that pacing dosn't get things done! :shock:
I think I live in the most untidy, messy house in the world and when someone comes, I find myself apologizing, which is also silly.

Love Sue

you and me both sue, people will now have to take me as they find me or if they dont like it well tough i call it a lived in house.

barbara12

hi Sylvia
I have OA in quite a few joints, I was very active, gym 3to 4 times a week, walking for miles, bringing up my grandchildren, my house was spotless and I never swore (well hardly ever) now things are so different...I swear alot when the pain is bad, and my house well least said, but I am very proud of myself when I have done something I thought was beyond me....I try and use my good days doing things I enjoy..and that dose not include housework..all in all I HATE ARTHUR..but hes is not going to win.
Sorry for the ramble
You take care
Barbara xx

only49

its a nice day here today and so I been enjoying the sun, been out in the car with the video cam and just had a nice time, hubby and son went for a walk which I couldn't do GRRRRR Arthur I hate you, anyway before that I found a copy of a manual for a video recorder that was mum-in laws printed it off and put video recorder in son bedroom that was easier as the place I was putting it was higher and did not mean I have to bend, but earlier I had to get a pillow off the bed to kneel on to find out the model number of the video recorder and what a struggle I had to get up again, just as well I was near the post of the banister I managed to some how get up, anyway I told hubby about it and he said I should of gave him a shout and he would of got me up and then I said you would of needed 2 to get me up or you would of had a bad back, oh well it made me think how this rotter Arthur is affecting me. GRRR

Sylvia