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Jennifer65

Hi all. My name is Jennifer and I have just arrived. I was diagnosed with arthritis in my knee by the gp last week and he sent me some info about arthritis and some exercises from versus arthritis, which is how I found out about you.

My knee has been becoming increasingly more painful for a while and I am limping around the house today feeling so angry at the world. This should not be happening to me, how do I stop it, why can't it just go away. I am a nurse so I know a little bit about how devastating this disease can be and I just don't want it!

However, I am sure compared to most people on this site I have a very mild case and I will calm down in a few days and learn more about what I can influence and what I can't, and I aim to be supportive to others, (honestly). I'm a nice person really, but I needed to vent somewhere, - and I hope this is an appropriate space.

Thanks for listening, if you've got this far 🙂

noddingtonpete

Hello @Jennifer65 and welcome to the Community. We are a friendly and supportive group and yes it is OK to vent.

I understand that you have arthritis in your knee and I guess this is quite new to you, so I've put a couple of links in below from our website which you might find of use. I see that you have already found the exercises.

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

and

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

Please keep posting and let us know how you are getting on and I am sure that others will say Hello to you soon.

With best wishes

Peter (moderator)

Jennifer65

Thanks nodingtonpete, I have started reading these and other areas of the website and I'm feeling a bit better already - thanks