OA and fatigue

SteveBurns
SteveBurns Member Posts: 177
edited 24. Sep 2012, 08:46 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi,

I would like any one's opinion on the fatigue caused by OA.

I have OA left knee following my TKR right knee getting rid of OA in the right. When I go for a walk I am really knackered after.

Is this just me being out of condition or is it caused by the RA?

Thanks

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  • Melrymax
    Melrymax Member Posts: 226
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Whenever I go out for an hour or 2, I am really tired and drained afterwards. I was unsure weather it is the OA (hips) or the pain that makes me tired? But I do understand the fatigue :(
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Not sure if you are on any meds now but they can contribute to fatigue. I have oa and am 61 years old and find that I can burn the candle at both ends for about three days and then wham it hits me and I have to take it easy with an early night for a day or too. That is my story. The past few years if the weather is very hot I have no energy and and the sun makes me feel unwell so I never sit in it now at all. I think I may have well OD'd lying out in the sun from early morning until late afternoon for many years in my younger days!

    Elna x
    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Arthritis makes one tired. End of story. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • loovechocolate
    loovechocolate Member Posts: 77
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    OA and RA make you tired and you have just had a TKR I am shattered all the time at the moment think it's just time for us all,
  • fowls48
    fowls48 Member Posts: 1,357
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Steve

    I have RA by the time i have done a weeks work i'm in bed for the weekend , so your not alone .

    karen .
  • georgie66
    georgie66 Member Posts: 403
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    i have OA and RA and most days i feel shattered..
    part of the condition i guess.
    georgie
  • Helenbothknees
    Helenbothknees Member Posts: 487
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Definitely part of having just had a TKR!
  • freesia
    freesia Member Posts: 409
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    RA or OA and fatigue.....

    I believe they go 'hand in hand' i'm afraid, I'm always shattered... :(
    hugs freesia xxx
  • marrianne
    marrianne Member Posts: 1,161
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Another oa and ra here ,yes sadly tiredness does seem to be the recurring theme ,constant pain does pull you down ,It must be wonderful to feel normal,I cannot remember Marrianne :(
  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,182
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello Steveburns.
    yes i have the ache across my hips and dowm my legs it is not so bad if i sit down to do things.
    i have a problem standing i'm so glad i have my mobility scoota
    to take me to the shops then i can walk around them and then go home on the scoota.
    i have had the ache in my legs before i had my thr and tkr.
    take care
    joan xx
    take care
    joan xx
  • SteveBurns
    SteveBurns Member Posts: 177
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks to you all. It appears that tiredness comes with the condition/s. :)
  • Helenbothknees
    Helenbothknees Member Posts: 487
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Steve, my tiredness is just starting to get better. I worked this morning (finishing writing and editing article); then went shopping this afternoon. Not much I know, but previously I'd have had to go to bed on my return. As it is I feel fine. Maybe things are on the up!
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I don't know about others but for me there is a difference between the auto-immune tiredness and the OA kind. The PsA one is so all-consuming whereas the OA one is not. I'm tired all day every day but to varying degrees. The meth sometimes exacerbates it. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Yes Steve, I was very fit before Arthur struck, but nowadays I get so tired, I blame the pain, even on the few occasions I have done without meds, I am shattered after doing very little.
    Love
    Barbara
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    HI,
    I know what you mean, OA makes (and any pain thats bad) makes you tired. I have OA and Fibro (they think) which certainlly makes me tired. I've been told, by docs and husband, to pace myself more and only 'little things at a time" but if its a good day the temptation is too much, but that's not good! It's hard to learn though. :wink: Love Sue
  • diamond
    diamond Member Posts: 396
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Inflammatory a seems to pull me down faster than the oa,they are both a nuisance.
  • lazicat
    lazicat Member Posts: 177
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I had THR 7 weeks ago due to severe OA . The op went well, but Im very tired most of the time & doing little things is exhausting, hoping this will improve as time goes on. I dont think Im any more tired than before my op though as pain itself & lack of sleep was very debilitating.
    Hoping to get back to normal one day !
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    You've had major surgery lazicat, that takes time to get over let alone coping with the new hip etc. Keep resting as and when you need, do your exercises as and when you can but don't push youself too hard until you start to feel 'brighter' in yourself. Keep in touch, let us know how you are getting on with it all. I wish you well. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • vwkamper
    vwkamper Member Posts: 132
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    barbara12 wrote:
    Yes Steve, I was very fit before Arthur struck, but nowadays I get so tired, I blame the pain, even on the few occasions I have done without meds, I am shattered after doing very little.

    Go without med's you say oh my god if i'm an hour late with mine i'm not a nice person :oops:

    I admire your strength and i totally agree with you that the pain saps all
    your energy and will power.

    Wears me out something terrible considering how i did everything before
    the o/a slapped me rotten.

    lexy.
    P.M.A Positive Mental Attitude.
  • Airwave!
    Airwave! Member Posts: 2,471
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Yes, OA is tiring, a quick nap is the only answer sometimes.

    I find that doing lots when I feel like it and resting when I don't works for me.

    Its a grin, honest!
  • Ryedaledigger
    Ryedaledigger Member Posts: 24
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi What is fatigue? My GP says its depression, my family thinks I am lazy at limes, others think its the med's I am taking. fatigue is a terrible part of this illness, its where you feel drained after waking up in the morning, having to rest after doing a small job, tried all the time, lack of energy, all this and more. On the NASS sight you can download a talk by Professor Sarah Hewlett of Bristol Royal Infirmary of which she goes in fatigue in geat detail. Called "coping with fatigue".
    I have downloaded the talk and it has hepled me and my family to understand my problems. I even sent a copy to my GP.
    Hope this helps you.
    TTFN Steve
  • SteveBurns
    SteveBurns Member Posts: 177
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Everyone that contributes is helping, its good to hear everyone's opinions and I thank you all very much.
  • chrissiewissie
    chrissiewissie Member Posts: 75
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    This is a really interesting thread. I've just recently been diagnosed with OA, after having increasing pain, stiffness and inflammation for about the past 18 months or so (that I've noticed anyway) in my back, knees, ankles and toes, as well as dropped arches etc.
    I've had low energy for about 3 years or so, and never got to the bottom of what was causing it.
    My OA is in my big toes and apparently is as a direct result of an operation I had on my feet about 15 years ago.
    I'm starting to wonder if it is all connected...
    After a full day at work and when I walk longer than I should (which seems to be less and less at the moment - even a 15 minute walk to the train station on my way home from work is getting to be too much) I seem to be pretty knackered and am pretty much fit for nothing on an evening.
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello Chrissiewissie. I don't think we've 'met' so welcome from me. I think any form of arthritis leads to fatigue. We have to learn to pace ourselves, listen to our bodies and rest a bit before it all gets too much. Sometimes the 'rest' simply consists of putting pressure on different joints but at least it's better than running the same one into the ground.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • chrissiewissie
    chrissiewissie Member Posts: 75
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi stickywicket
    Nice to meet you too! I know what you mean about pacing yourself!
    I'm trying to learn how to listen to my body but it's usually at the most inconvenient moment that I need to rest, so I end up pushing myself further than I should!
    I find it really frustrating that I can't go for nice long country walks anymore and shop til you drop is now about half an hour rather than 4 hours!!
    But I'm learning bit by bit that it's worth listening to my body as it knows best what I can manage and what I can't so I've just got to get on with it!!
    Thanks for the lovely welcome and I'll see you around!
    Cx

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