Osteoarthritis

Villanelle

Hi I’m new and suffer with osteoarthritis, I have had one knee replacement nine years ago but recently had severe pain in my left knee, had x-ray and osteoarthritis has gone into the knee, the problem I’m having is the pain is quite severe and is constant, I’m taking painkillers but they don’t help much it’s doing my head in , I’m wearing a knee brace at the moment ( not sure if this helps) any information or advice would be grateful received thank you

chrisb

Hi @Villanelle and welcome to the versus arthritis forum. 

You are suffering with OA in your left knee which is causing you pain and your current painkillers are not helping much. You would appreciate any advice that forum members can offer that might help ease your symptoms. 

Whilst you wait for feedback, I hope you find this link useful which contains advice about pain management and knee specific exercises:

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/osteoarthritis-of-the-knee/

Also, here’s a recent discussion that may be useful to join in on:

https://community.versusarthritis.org/discussion/55730/knee-pain

 

I hope you receive some useful feedback. 

Best Wishes

ChrisB (Moderator)