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can anyone tell me what does show up if you have an xray on your knees, and can the doctor tell how bad your ostoarthruritis is?
or is that a xray dont show up every thing, I find that when i having alot of pain, the best i can do is apply heat and that seems to kill the pain enough so i can put up with it, i finding although the doctor given extra codiene phospahte it makes me feel rather doopy, its about the size of the pill so you got to watch you dont loose it or drop it, all 15mg of it.
can anyone tell me what does show up if you have an xray on your knees, and can the doctor tell how bad your ostoarthruritis is?
or is that a xray dont show up every thing, I find that when i having alot of pain, the best i can do is apply heat and that seems to kill the pain enough so i can put up with it, i finding although the doctor given extra codiene phospahte it makes me feel rather doopy, its about the size of the pill so you got to watch you dont loose it or drop it, all 15mg of it.
sylvia
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Hi Sylvia,
It will show up bone and cartilage so will show degeneration but less its very swollen it might not show inflammation. That does show if really bad but oa does as does any deterioration if its bone or cartilage (another word for oa)
Hope you soon have less pain. Cris x0 -
just wondered as last friday not the one just goen the one before the doctor took some blood and said something about an xray but i heard nothing more as of yet, maybe i should phone the doctors, got a busy week next week so i have to get organisedsylvia0
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mri is much better at showing the amount of damage, however in most areas they can take an age to get on done,0
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MRI is the best for showing all the damage - I have had three now, and they are better than an X-ray or ultrasound. I am fortunate in that I live a three minute drive from my hospital, so I always tell them I can do a cancellation at very short notice. Even if you live further away consider that as an option. DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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MRI
every time if you can have one Only, but they cost more than xrays.
They show up soft tissue too - so are amazing really.
Love
Toni xx0 -
frogmorton wrote:MRI
every time if you can have one Only, but they cost more than xrays.
They show up soft tissue too - so are amazing really.
Love
Toni xx
thanks.sylvia0 -
As with all things medical, it takes time to arrange. Ultrasound is ultrasoiund, no matter what it's done for. Good luck with it tho. DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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