New different aches

bertyboy

Having a bit of a rough time at the moment , different pain /aches not really sure what to call it , good knee thats my own by the way sharp stabbing pain into the knee when just laying in bed , fingers locking when using a knife , and fiddling in purse for coins and getting painful , plan on seeing dr but dont like the feelings at all .

nearlybionic

Hi Berty
sorry to hear you are having it tough. Although we are used to pain, when we get new one to add to them it makes things much harder. I hope that things ease for you soon, and that if you need to the GP can help. Take care x
NB

frogmorton

Oh dear not good May :? .

I think a trip to the Doc is in order for you. Let's hope the hands are sort-out-able. My ex MIL used to get fingers doing that and steroid jabs did the job. She's had about 3 lots so far.

Most of all I really hope 'Good' Knee is not in trouble.

Best to find out though ((()))

Toni xxx

stickywicket

Arthritis, the gift that keeps on giving :roll:

I'm sorry you have new bits joining in, bertyboy. You don't suppose the new scooter is a factor, do you? When we suddenly use bits of us that don't normally get much of a workout I find these things can happen. Maybe a few strengthening exercises for the affected bits?

bertyboy

Thanks for the reply's thankfully things have settled down abit , putting it down to strange bed , standing on the football pitch in the brrrrrrrrrrr cold weather . watching the youngest tiddler natural talent they reckon , and too much traveling . I am not one for taking pills other than the omzerperole (sp)and naproxine , but have Tramadol for the tough times , for me it works hit the sack last night and slept for 10 hours straight the first time in a long time , feeling a bit zonked out now but it will fade hopefully , my point is can to many pills do more harm than good by just masking the issues .

stickywicket

I'm pleased things have eased up for you bertyboy.

I remember the days of watching football every week on cold, wet pitches. Wherever possible I stayed in the car and watched from there. A garden chair might help the knees, if that's not possible, or maybe your new scooter.

I agree with you about not taking unnecessary pills. The more we take the more likely are interactions and side-effects. It simply boils down to what's necessary and what isn't. I take my DMARDS for my RA because they are essential but I always see pain relief as an option. Masking the symptoms is usually a bad thing but, as I recall, yours is OA so to me, masking the symptoms of my OA, before I had new knees and hips, was always a very good thing. It was going to go its own sweet way whatever I did. I still kept the pain relief to a minimum but, obviously, the term 'minimum' altered in value.

dreamdaisy

I think Sticky makes a good point about the use of the scooter, it doesn't take much to upset our creaky and fragile bodies.

As for pain relief I take a little and often, I regard them as essential and that way I still have the big guns in reserve for the truly rough times. My usual is four cocodamol per day, they are 30/500s.

I hope things begin to ease soon. DD