New to this Forum. Just been told I have arthritis in Both my knees

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Dasha_Karu
Dasha_Karu Member Posts: 17
edited 28. Nov 2023, 14:10 in Living with arthritis

Hi . My name is Dasha I was a Care Assistant years ago. worked in many care homes & Age Concern Over the years, and a bit of Community care. At the time I never even thought about Arthritis My dad's mum had it in her Knees as she used to do early morning cleaning in offices. I have suspected that is what I had for about the last 2 years if not longer and I was right.

I have it in both Knees Left knee is worse then the right. at times the Left knee has given out on me.

I get a pins and needles sensation in my legs but it feels like the pins and needles is INSIDE the leg. what is this ? Iv told Drs and professionals about this and got vague answers as to what it is. Just 2 days ago I went to Drs again just to see if I could see someone about an xray as drs did say about having one, haden't heard nothing and was told then I should go to the hospital and ask. anyway I was so surprised expecting like a 2 week wait. I went and had an X ray about 40 minutes later. just got to wait till next week for the results. Been told its all the years as a Care Assistant that has given me Arthritis .


I am 47 years old.

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  • noddingtonpete
    noddingtonpete Moderator Posts: 1,015
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    Hello @Dasha_Karu and welcome to the Community. We are a friendly and supportive group and I hope that will be your experience as well.

    I understand that you have arthritis in your knees and waiting for confirmation following your x-rays. It was good that you managed to get them. Have a look through the following from our website as hopefully will give you a bit more info about it.

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

    and

    https://www.versusarthritis.org/news/2021/april/top-tips-to-help-knee-pain/

    Please keep posting and let us know how you are getting on and hopefully once you have your diagnosis you can get treatment.

    With best wishes,

    Peter (moderator)

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  • Dasha_Karu
    Dasha_Karu Member Posts: 17
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    X Rays How long did they take to come back for people? As Yet Iv still no Xrays come back to the dr's I called the Drs this week and the xrays are still at the hospital. and I cant get another drs appointment until August!

    any advice would be great thankyou.

  • susieH
    susieH Member Posts: 4
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    Hello. I have OA is both knees too. My results took 3 week to come back. Although had to push hard to even get an X-ray.

  • Dasha_Karu
    Dasha_Karu Member Posts: 17
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    https://community.versusarthritis.org/discussion/comment/710535#Comment_710535

    Hi Susie,

    Thankyou for replaying to me. This week My Xrays have just come back to my Dr's. I was looking at over a months wait to even be seen by a DR. But I want those results. so this week I went back in and said Iv now been told Iv got OA in both knees. They have moved my DR'S appointment about 3 weeks earlier then it was planned for.

    Regarding my Xray.... I didn't have a problem getting seen for one. I went into the Hospital that is next to my Dr's building. I was told If I was prepaired to wait about 40 minutes I could get an Xray, I stayed at the hospital when I was told that as I know how hard it is to get into things like that nowadays.


    Iv been told its all my years as a Care Assistant that has done the damage and caused the OA.

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