Confused Newbie ?

Deebz
Deebz Member Posts: 2
edited 28. Nov 2023, 14:08 in Living with arthritis

Hi all, I’m so glad to have found this group. I have not yet been actually diagnosed with arthritis or rheumatism but my GP has sent off a referral to hospital. Both my parents suffered with arthritis & I suffered with Crohn’s disease for 15yrs until I had surgery for it having my bowel removed 20yrs ago now, but I know the disease can lead to arthritis/ rheumatism. I suffer with painful aching joints in my wrists, neck, and bad flare ups in left knee at times, making it very difficult to climb the stairs, or lift my left leg when sitting (had to buy an automatic car as even to use clutch was too painful when having a flare) I wanted to know if anyone had heard of a condition called Coccydynia? It’s a swelling of the coccyx & something my GP thinks I could be suffering with. Have been having to wear a Tens machine all day every day for about 8 months now & have been suffering this pain for almost 18mnths, would be interested to hear if anyone else has this condition and if so what is done for pain relief?

Apologies for the long winded post, but just wanted to get my background story out there 😊

thanks all

Deebz

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