MRI Scan

madwestie
madwestie Member Posts: 383
edited 15. Mar 2011, 16:04 in Living with Arthritis archive
Thank you to all those who supported my during my MRI scan I got a letter from the consultant saying nothing worrying just OA well i knew that without the scan so wait till your next appointment (shame the gp has been treating the OA for years) so basically the occupational therapy man was right when he said there was nothing much that could be done about the loss of sensation or grip in my hands. i knew the rheumy appointment was a waste of time hopefully back to my nice rheumy practitioner next time.

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  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    i like that nothing to worry about lol as if you not in enough pain with that glad you have nothing else but sorry there will be no miracle cure
    val
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I reckon that in this case no news is actually good news. I don't think anyone wants or welcomes the complication of an inflammatory arthritis on top of OA - you sound happy with what your GP has been doing so all in all not too bad a result! OA is enough on its own, yes? Thanks for letting us know. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • madwestie
    madwestie Member Posts: 383
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    DD I already have Rheumatoid and have had for 4 years now the OA in my neck i have had for 15+ years.
    I assume he ws talking about it being something else pressing on the nerves in my neck causing the wekness and lack of sensation in my hands other than the OA.

    Tracey
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Ah, I do apologise for gettting it the wrong way round - not good on my part and I hope you will forgive me. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • madwestie
    madwestie Member Posts: 383
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    DD nothing to forgive.
    I am pleased that it is nothing "nasty" if you know what i mean causing the problems but it does mean they can't do anything about it which is a bit of a pain in the neck literally and i am really fed up of dropping things and burning myself
    still enough feeling sorry for myself..
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,832
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Tracy

    I am glad there si nothing nasty in there too :???: , but sorry there is no solution to it for you.

    Shame they can't 'fix' everything isn't it? :sad:

    Love

    Toni xx
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Tracey,

    Nice to see you again :grin:

    I would be inclined to push a bit to find out just what has caused the lack of sensation and grip to be honest...... Its nit good enough to say its 'just' oa ......

    I got mine cus the oa has trashed my neck some and trashed my back and bent the cord with an injury long ago. But I would in your shoes still want to know what it is that's doing this.... Would a neurology appointment help maybe? Mind the one here is rubbish and I refuse to see him now....

    I hope you can get some answers cus the oa thing if it can't be replaced is a problem and not a 'just' but you already know that one flower.

    Hang in there and just ask when you are seen why the oa is doing this in mechanical terms not in fate terms. Strokes to Maddie and it is nice to see you. Cris x
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Tracy
    I am so glad it is nothing to worry about, hopefully the sensation will come back, I get this in my feet through having OA in my back, but it does come and go.
    Love
    Barbara x
    Love
    Barbara
  • madwestie
    madwestie Member Posts: 383
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Cris,
    I did see a neurologist over 15 years ago he was useless and said it was OA and if i was older (i was about 30 at the time) and i didn't have asthma(which i have had since i was 16) he would give me anti inflamatories but as i wasn't he couldn't do anything and if I thought of that they could do then to go back and see them. I walkedout of there so fed up and depressed the gp gave me pain killers and genuinely seed sorry that he couldn't really do anything else. i didn't get any other meds for it until i moved then about 6 years ago they gave me lodine then 3 years ago gabapentin which has been increased recently.
    I then saw a neurologist about 4years ago just before i was diagnosed with RA he did sort of waiver about getting a test done for nerve conduction but decided against it. So like you i am not very keen on them.
    The OT man i saw said that it was more than likely to be caused by either nerve pressure (as the gabapentin work) or bits of bone or cartledge and although they could operate to remove it if it was his sister or mother(cheek i am not that old) he would not advise them to have it done.
    The biggest pain is dropping things and burning myself it means that i can't cook on my own i have to have someone to pick up hot pans and get things out of the oven mind you then man next door is good and helps me if hubby is out.
    Maddie loved the strokes and sends you kisses( nice big wet ones).

    Barabara,
    I don't think it will come back my grip was measured at 5lbs per square inch(the ot man got over 100) in 2007 and it was only slightly under that last year so i suppose it is not getting much worse.
    i keep thinking things could be much worse my RA is a bit painful and my hip makes walking painful but at least i can still work and walk even if it is with a stick a lot of the time so i think i am lucky most of the time.

    Tracey

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