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Shelagh22

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

YvonneH

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.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/exercising-with-arthritis/lets-move-with-leon/

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

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/osteoarthritis/#osteoarthritis-(oa)_mel's-story

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

wazz42

Hi @ShelaghSneddon

How are you today?

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

https://community.versusarthritis.org/discussion/53410/best-pain-relief-for-arthritic-knees

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!

xx