tjt6768 is finding stuff out today!

dreamdaisy

Tony, our dancing man, is off to the hospital (or is it the docs? Can't remember, sorry :oops: ) today to hopefully find out what the heck is going on with his joints: good luck Tony, we will be there in your pockets, cheering you on! DD

julie47

Good luck tony
I am Ready for pocket duty.

Take care
Juliepf x

tjt6768

thanks ladies... DD, you are a sweetheart...
It's with the extended scope practitioner... Physio with extra training, lol..
Hopefully he will see that I need referring to the ortho surgeon to have something done with this horrible boney bits in the middle of my legs.. Knees I think the medical term is...
I know one of the girls on here also had need of pocket duties today but I can't remember who, sorry :oops: I am blooming useless..

Lol
Appointment is at twelve folks..

tkachev

Good luck Tony.


Elizabeth

maria09

Hope all goes well Tony
Maria x

barbara12

Good Luck for today Tony...has I tell everyone take a list with you questions...pains I really do hope they can offer some help.
Take care
Barbara x
Go on then you can have a hug (((()))

seamonkey

Good luck tony i hope you get your re feral straight to Ortho.
Anything to keep you dancing on our screens.
Seamonkey

speedalong

good luck with appointment today.

Speedy

stickywicket

Hope it goes well for you, Tony.

My fingers are crossed. (No change there, then.)

tjt6768

Thanks everyone....
I think I will ask them to write down whatever they tell me as I will forget everything once I leave the room... Yep, I really am that bad.. :shock:

Never fear though one and all, I will never stop the dancing

seamonkey

Ah I can rest easy now! Knowing the dancing man will forever be on screen
Seamonkey

Poppyg1rl

Good luck for today Tony, let's hope your knees get sorted soon
Thinking of you Poppy X

valval

hi am in pocket as well but got awfull hangover from that french trip not even sure where i am at moment lol good luck be firm be brave we r right behind you all the way val

tjt6768

Sat in the waiting room, got here early.. It's a habit, I don't do tardy! Lol

Will post later..

woodbon

Hope all goes well, thinking of you. Love Sue

rugbygirl

Thinking of you Tony, I'm right in your pocket!

dachshund

Hi Tony.
i hope you eveything go's alright for you.
good luck.
joan xx

tjt6768

Hi folks...
I am back home.... Thanks for coming with
For those of you who were in the pockets but talking too much to hear what was said.. LOL

Here's what the physio fella said about my knees at the appointment today...

Let's see if I can remember... lol

My right knee has no osteo changes, the left one has calcium deposits and some changes, but both have infamation... So it is that that is causing the pain.. He would have normally referred me to the rheumy folks but I have an appointment to see them on the 18th of this month anyway, he wants me to wait and see what they say they can do, he said they would usualy try steroid injections first but as I have recently had two lots in fairly quick succession without great results doubts they will want to do more.. He said that they may refer me for a surgical consulatation for the left knee but if they don't I can ring him up and he will do that for me straight away..
He used a term for the calcium in the left knee, it wasn't osteochondritis (had that before) but I can't remember what it was & I forgot to ask him to write it down :roll: I have rung him and left a message for him to ring me back so I can ask him about it again..
He did say that it's looking more likely to be rheumatoid rather than osteo in my knees... Oh joy of joys, lol...
So now, I must wait to see the rheumy nurse, Janet is coming with me for that though, I have made sure, cos I won't know what to ask or remember what they say... Haha

So at the minute, not much planned as yet... Let's hope the Rheumy's are willing to do something and soon... Can hardly walk because of the pain... Still smiling though....

Thanks again folks, and will you come with me on the 18th please, but this time keep the noise down, I know some of you like to natter, typical wimmin folks, lol..

Cheers

tkachev

Infamy infamy my knees have got it in for me.

Well Tony i'm sure you meant inflammation but whatever they hurt.Personally I think R.A is better than OA as my R.A knees are fine-A1-with my anti-TNF's. OA is in my ankle and bloomin hurts. My knees are inflammed so that is why they hurt at the mo, due to lack of my anti-TNF.

Steriods worked well for me but didn't last.I had a drain at the same time.

So onto the 18th and hopefully something will be suggested that will help.In the meantime try and get as much rest as possible.
Are you on any anti-tnf's already?

Elizabeth

dreamdaisy

Oh gawd. Are you another possible recruit for the meth band? This could be your chance to find out about all these wonderful meds some of us ingest and inject. Oh Tony, I so bloody hope it isn't RA, I really do. Inflammation is painful - do your knees feel hot? Are they swollen? The inflammation is likely to be in the synovial lining of the joint - that's the case with me anyway, I over-produce synovial fluid hence the puffy hot joints. Are they hurting more since he prodded and pulled etc? Have they got any fatter? :roll: Oh bloody hell mate, sometimes it just doesn't end. DD

PS Unlike tkachev, given the choice between PA and OA I would opt for OA every time. No foul meds to take (that don't do much anyway) and perhaps some shiny new joints at some point. No contest. Typically human, yes? We always want what we don't have!

julie47

Hi tony
Seems like you gathered quite a lot of info there. Lets hope then that the rhummy peeps on the 18th can suggest something now that they will also have the xray results.
Will be in your pocket again .....and yes I will listen next time.....will even take a note pad................ It was ball in yer pocket lots of goodies and soft drinks and a real good chin wag.

Rest now as you are probably whacked, and go easy on the knees till the 18th.
Take care
Juliepf x

tjt6768

Hi Elizabeth & DD..
Well it is what it is eh?
I am not on any Anti doo-dah's, just pain meds and anti inflammy wotsits..

Thing is I have never had swollen knees or hot oes either, in fact the extreme opposite, my knees (and feet too) are always painfully cold.. No matter what the weather etc..
I am not going to worry about what happens though, could be that they can sort them out with some miracle med or other, lol...
I definately think I will push for an arthroscopy on the left though, even if it is RA the calcium deposits still need removing eh?

There was no prodding and jiggery pokery done today, thankfully. I got taxi there and back though just in case, dint fancy driving with the knees being like they are, especially if there was a chance of them playing jenga with my legs..

Such is life, and.................................
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSYMQ38SihA

Poppyg1rl

Hi Tony,
I'm glad you got some answers of sort! Let's hope the Rheumy nurse can shed further light and get you started on something to help relieve the inflammation. I'm at my Rheumy nurse as well on 18th to start my Humira jabs, so will be ready to swap pockets! My knee has decided to calm down a bit, no idea why, other than was marched by my Grandma into the freezing cold sea this weekend while visiting on the Isle of Wight! Long nay it last!
Rest now because I'll bet your exhausted
All the best Poppy X

paddyw

Hi Tony Hope all is well to-day Looking for update from you. Pat

dreamdaisy

You won't be on any anti TNFs yet, no, not until they know what it is and if your trust is anything like mine you won't be given them for a good few years until they have tried everything else under the sun! If your knees are not hot or puffy then perhaps that is a good thing - I base inflammation on what my knees did, perhaps with an RA thing it's different. Honestly mate, you don't want it, it's all rubbish but RA is more rubbish than some of the others.

An arthroscopy is a good idea, obviously the anti inflammatories are not doing much to help so perhaps changing those might be an option (I always found Celebrex the best so was taken off them, too expensive for my GP apparently, bloody typical!) One stage at a time, yes? 11 days until your next appointment - it's in my diary! DD

rugbygirl

Hi Tony

Glad that you have got some sort of answers and you dont have to wait to long to see the Rheummy nurse.

Glad that you havent stopped dancing yet as it wouldnt be the same without you.

BTW- where do you get the different smilies from??