Newly diagnosed

Onebrokelady

Hi I've been having problems with joint pain for about 6 months and have just been diagnosed with Osteoarthritis. I'm 59 and currently work three days a week for the NHS as a HCA. I've been signed off for two weeks due to being in a lot of pain. I was also diagnosed with Fibromyalgia 18 years ago so have been in some sort of pain for the last 18 years. The pain from the Fibromyalgia is more of a heavy muscle ache whereas this is definitely in my joints and varies from a sharp stabbing to a constant ache in my joints. I have pain in my hands, knees and hips

Im hoping to find help here on how to live with this and any tips people might have to make life easier 😊

noddingtonpete

Hello @Onebrokelady and welcome to the community. We are a friendly and supportive group and I hope that you will find that as well.

I understand that you have osteoarthritis causing pain in your hands, knees and hips and that you have also had Fibromyalgia for a number of years. I also understand that you are looking for hints and tips on how to make life easier. You have come to the right place. This community and our website contains a lot of useful information and I've put a couple of links in below which might be of help.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/your-experiences/hints-and-tips/

and some general info

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

Please keep posting and let us know how you are getting on and I am sure that others will connect with you to share their thoughts and experiences as well.

With very best wishes

Peter (moderator)

Onebrokelady

Hi thanks for the info I will check it out now 😊