Aching all over!!

judinorton · 2. Apr 2022, 15:24

Suiffering from spinal stenosis, pain from hip operation that went wrong, arthritis ijn both shoulders but do not want any further operations - knee in 2011, left hip 2016, right hip 2017 which resulted in me having some mesh inserted where a muscle had been cut through in 2019 which didn't help!! So I feel I do not want any further operations!! Anyone out there with similiar problems and able to give some advice. i have tried everything under pain management but nothing worked - am back on paracetamol which I tell myself helps a little but am in constant pain.

anneb82 · 2. Apr 2022, 15:51

Welcome to the online community and thank you for joining us.

So you suffer with spinal stenosis and arthritis in both shoulders. You have had several operation on your knee, left hip and right hip, however due to a muscle been cut through during your right hip surgery, you had to have further surgery in 2019 to insert mesh into the muscle. Due to this you you do not want to be operated on again. You have been left with pain issues that you have struggled to control and are wondering if anyone else has been through something similar. You've tried everything under pain management but nothing worked and are now back to using paracetamol.

It sounds like you have been through a very stressful and painful time and I think its absolutely understandable why you wouldn't want to go through any type of surgery again. I don't know if any members have been through anything similar, but Im sure if anyone has than they will reply to you here.

With regards to your pain management, I wondered if you had actually been referred to a pain management clinic in your area? I know that they have worked wonders for a lot of our members, so if you haven't, it may be a good starting point.

Ive included information below that I hope will be useful to you as well as our helpline details if you ever want to talk to somebody.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/managing-symptoms/managing-your-pain/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/get-help/

Please do let us know how you are getting on and please do continue to keep getting involved.

Take care

Anne (Moderator)