Hi I got OA arthritis

Tigs

I've got it in my fingers wrist hips ankles toes arthritis in my joints it makes my life difficult slow me down.

Sharon_K

Hi @Tigs

welcome to the online community, thank you for your post and welcome to the online community. Osteoarthritis cane be very difficult to manage and I am sorry to hear it has been slowing you down.

You might find this information on wrist and hand pain useful

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/hand-and-wrist-pain/

you might also find this discussion from earlier in July useful in relation to your hip

https://community.versusarthritis.org/discussion/58066/hi-hip-pain-at-night

we have lots of very experience members on this community who I am sure would be willing to share their experience with you

Best Wishes

Sharon

Tigs

I've got OA arthritis in my fingers witch called swan neck finger witch my joints made gone other way in ways

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If you look on tht picture you see howy fingers gone I won't be able to do exsize on my hand do u knw any other way.

stickywicket

I've had swan's neck dedormity in one or two fingers for years, Tigs, but we still need to exercise them. In addition to the exercises in the link given above, it's really good to just make a ball of play dough and keep squeezing and releasing it.

Tigs

But did you see pics of my fingers there no change moveing thm coz the bone gone other way you tell me how u got back normal fingers coz I had swan neck finger for some years now and I dnt think there way get bck normal fingers🤔🤔

Tigs

stickywicket

Oh bless you, you're quite right. There's no going back with arthritis. Damage done is damage done.

BUT

The whole point of exercises is to try to keep what movement we have and to keep as many joints as possible as strong as possible so that we can compensate for those deformed ones. Thanks to exercises, about 40 years after first acquiring swan's neck deformities, and lots of other finger problems, I still have some sort of grip. It's very unorthodox and mostly involving my thumbs and palms but it helps me maintain my independence which is so important. Don't expect improvement but do hope for things to deteriorate much more slowly. It really is worth it.

Tigs

I got in my ankles and toes wrist it is pain full and I'm on Cimza injection I get every 2nd week witch is fortnight it helps slow it down but Im struggling throu it all now

stickywicket

I'm pleased the cimzia helps. This med, like the swan's neck deformities, are for/due to RA not OA. You might also have OA. Many of us do. But, if your regular blood tests show that the cimzia is working then the rest is mainly a matter of pain control. There are lots of ways to do this. Have a look here https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/managing-symptoms/managing-your-pain/

Tigs

My Nures at hospital told me I got OA arthritis in my fingers and rest joints prob ra and I have my blood tests every 3 months now and if fingers get wores thy mite oppration on thm but I'm to scared get it done...if I get done there could be more pain and all kinds of trouble if I get done but I dnt want it done and wats link bout.

Tigs

Hi sorry I've been way my other phone battery went so tryed get back on site on new device how is everyone

Tigs