translation please

loovechocolate
loovechocolate Member Posts: 77
edited 26. May 2012, 01:39 in Living with Arthritis archive
I found this forum couple of weeks ago when I was searching for info on my new knee,and was concerned I wasn’t progressing, it’s a real font of knowledge and thought provoking – thank you, but as new newbie I don’t understand some of the language could someone post an idiots guide to some of the short cuts I understand TKR but the heck is ESA etc.

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  • fowls48
    fowls48 Member Posts: 1,357
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Crud you are funny .

    karen.
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Anything with a second A refers to an arthritis, osteo, rheumatoid, palendromic, psoriatic etc, e.g. RA.

    AS = ankylosing spondylitis
    op = operation
    TKR = total knee replacement
    THR = total hip replacement
    GA = general anasethetic
    BB = blue badge
    cocos = cocodamol pain relief
    meth = methotrexate
    lef = leflunomide
    sulph = sulphasalazine - all 3 are common treatments for an auto-immune arthrtitis

    There are some more but my brain isn't functioning. I think there was a reasonably complete list of these things, I'll dig about and see if I can find it and bounce it back to the top. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    The original thread is called Medical Abbreivations.
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I think DD has said it all......if you see anything else you dont understand just ask

    Love
    Hileena
  • Folara
    Folara Member Posts: 568
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    You missed BHR - Birmingham hip resurfacing :D

    Fols x
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I bumped up the thread called Medical Abbreviations for everyone, it has a good list of our shorthand! DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I bumped the thread "medical abbreviations" up yesterday :lol:
    I just bumped it, but didnt check and for got to put a message in.....got distracted :wink:

    Love
    Hileena
  • elainebadknee
    elainebadknee Bots Posts: 3,703
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I still dont have a clue when people mention NSAIDS my brain just dont process that and biologics??
    Means im not as ill as others though and for that im thankful..

    Elainex
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    NSAID....Non steroid anti inflamms....not sure about the other

    Hileena
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Biologics are treatments used by those with auto-immune arthritis. I think they are different to the anti TNF varieties but, as I am currently working with a brain consisting of porridge, don't quote me on that. :oops: DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • phoenixoxo
    phoenixoxo Member Posts: 625
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi everyone :)

    'Biologics' is short for 'biological agents', e.g. anti-TNF and b-cell therapies.

    Anti-Tumour Necrosis Factor meds include etanercept/Enbrel, adalimumab/Humira, infliximab/Remicade; rituximab/MabThera is an example of a b-cell therapy.

    There may be others -- these are just the ones I learned to unsettle my rheumatologist. It worked :lol:

    Best wishes,
    Phoebe
    PsA (psoriatic arthritis) and other things since 1990. Happy to help when I can :-)
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thank you phoenixe, I appreciate your post. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • sbolam
    sbolam Member Posts: 374
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    delboy wrote:
    Employment and Support Allowance, a rare thing only awarded to those who only have movement of an eyelash.

    thats soo funny..my rights advise said something similer about ESA, she described it as "if you have a pulse you might have a problem qualifying for it)
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