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Hello. I am a new member. My name is Shelagh and I live in York. I suffer from osteoarthritis, especially in my right knee. Since the beginning of the year this has flared up and been very painful, but has been greatly helped by a steroid injection into my knee a couple of weeks ago. I am anxious to take advantage of the relief from pain this has brought to try to find ways of managing my condition better - exercises, for example, and other lifestyle changes that might help. Very open to any advice.
Shelagh
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Hi @Shelagh22
Welcome to the Online Community. It’s great to meet you.
You have OA in your right knee and you are in a flare of symptoms- I am glad a steroid injection has helped you. They can be brilliant and when it wears off you can have another (I think I was told 2 per year was fine). Sometimes I haven’t had any noticeable relief but a later one has again been great so don’t get too downhearted if you have any that aren’t very successful.
Exercises are great for knees, I’m giving you the link to a series we have made called Let’s move with Leon. You will find sessions on knees and other areas.
The trick is in finding something that inspires you enough so you can stick with it. Start a discussion here to tell us your plans and how you get on https://community.versusarthritis.org/categories/letsmove
You might be interested in reading 'Mel's story'. Scroll down towards the end of this page
Do post where you can offer support to others, that’s the great thing about our community, you can turn someone’s who day around by giving a kind and supportive word where you can
Take care
Yvonne x
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There are lots of people who have joined recently who have knee OA just like you. Have a look in the Living in Arthritis, this is a good one
make lots of posts that's the trick with a forum, you can support people so they know they aren't alone which makes you feel good too!
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