Hi

Dizzytiggy
Dizzytiggy Member Posts: 3
edited 28. Nov 2023, 14:07 in Living with arthritis

Hi there.

Happy to have found such a wonderful support group.

I'm 37 and recently diagnosed with OA following ligament damage in March 2020. This is still ongoing but the most recent MRI has confirmed OA in the knee.

Joined up here because I think people I've spoken to act supportive but cant understand the difficulties I'm coming up against day to day.


Look forward to getting to know you

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  • Ellen
    Ellen Moderator Posts: 1,857

    Hi @Dizzytiggy

    Thank you for your kind comments about the Online Community. You are absolutely right it is indeed a wonderful group of supportive people. You will get immediate understanding here and can have a good moan without worrying your family or friends😊

    From your post I can see you have recently been diagnosed with Osteoarthritis of the knee. I am going to attach a couple of links for you to have a look at while you wait for our members to come and say hello.


    https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/osteoarthritis-of-the-knee/
    https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/managing-symptoms/managing-your-pain/

    I look forward to seeing your posts in future.

    Best wishes

    Ellen.

  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,057

    A quick hello from me too.

    Trust me you have found a good place to be @Dizzytiggy love your name BTW!

    take care

  • Dizzytiggy
    Dizzytiggy Member Posts: 3

    Thank you :)


    @frogmorton love yours too. Mines a combination of youth nicknames

  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,057
    edited 3. Feb 2022, 05:57

    Aha @Dizzytiggy that's got me thinking🤨

    Mine was a character in a book years ago.

  • Crackers
    Crackers Member Posts: 4

    What do you do on one of those days when your woken up at 3am with pain in your arm go to get up and as usual you have pain everywhere lol go for a wee make a coffee and get back in bed feeling very sorry for yourself .......thank god i didnt have work today

  • wazz42
    wazz42 Member Posts: 233

    I remember those nights! Nowadays I'm up to go to the loo 😀

    I now keep water and meds at the bedside and when I'm having a flare I take some of those, sit up for a little while and use my laptop to surf here for a bit. It's good distraction! Don't often write at that time, might be a bit incoherent.

    Lots of sympathy for you and some ((())) - gentle hugs x

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