shattered

bertyboy

is it all part and parcel or is it me , i am shattered due to lack of sleep ,cramp up and down my legs into my toes as soon as i try and reposition myself even sitting can give me cramp iam doing physio exersises for muscles and legs are abit more supportive , i have only got oa in knees , so i dont know how bad it will get , feeling very inadequate at moment ,i take parasitamol and diclofenic ,due to see dr on 13 jan after 8 weeks last sick note , and a consultant on 22 jan ,my ssp finished just before xmas , so have now got to go through the new system , i know i wont be able to go back to my job , its only a small family business and they were finishing folk before xmas , so i think they will be happy to get rid of me , just lost and confussed at minute as others seem to cope with much worse , xx

greyheron

bertyboy wrote:

is it all part and parcel or is it me , i am shattered due to lack of sleep ,cramp up and down my legs into my toes as soon as i try and reposition myself even sitting can give me cramp iam doing physio exersises for muscles and legs are abit more supportive , i have only got oa in knees , so i dont know how bad it will get , feeling very inadequate at moment ,i take parasitamol and diclofenic ,due to see dr on 13 jan after 8 weeks last sick note , and a consultant on 22 jan ,my ssp finished just before xmas , so have now got to go through the new system , i know i wont be able to go back to my job , its only a small family business and they were finishing folk before xmas , so i think they will be happy to get rid of me , just lost and confussed at minute as others seem to cope with much worse , xx

Can empathise with a lot of this, I am currently recovering from a TKR for OA. All I can say is 'hang in there' and accept that sometimes you will feel very 'down', try to do something positive (no matter how small) each day and hopefully thngs will start to look and be better.

Wendy

woodbon

Sorry you feel so down. It makes everything worse when you're depressed, I know, its no consolation but I'm going through the occy health procedure at work and the fact is hes told me that I wont be able to go back to my old job whatever as its too heavy. . Still, being down wont last forever, its just part of life. Hope you feel more cheerful soon. Better weather would help, not too long to spring Take care. Love Sue

frogmorton

Hi Bertyboy
This sounds awful and you have every right to feel like s**t! I would. It seems like everything is going wrong at once doesn't it?
Well you have apts set up and I hope that you start to get some answers then and can start to look forward.
I wish I could do more to help, but maybe our support helps a little
Take care
Toni x

bertyboy

thanks for your thoughts i think at the moment its all getting me down due to lack of sleep i know doc would probably give me some thing but i dont realy want to go there , had them before and was like a demented zommbe so thanks again does a lot to know i am not alone xxx {May}

nickynysmon08

funny, i have o/a in both knees and hips. just done a walk today, may have done too much, but that's something else. when my knees flare up, i take diclofenic 50mg three times daily, it is very very effective for me. i also take paracetamol too. normally the inflammation is gone in a day or two. i would have expected you to be cured in this way. sorry it is so hard going for you. have you tried nice gentle walks to build up the muscles and joints?
nick

bertyboy wrote:

is it all part and parcel or is it me , i am shattered due to lack of sleep ,cramp up and down my legs into my toes as soon as i try and reposition myself even sitting can give me cramp iam doing physio exersises for muscles and legs are abit more supportive , i have only got oa in knees , so i dont know how bad it will get , feeling very inadequate at moment ,i take parasitamol and diclofenic ,due to see dr on 13 jan after 8 weeks last sick note , and a consultant on 22 jan ,my ssp finished just before xmas , so have now got to go through the new system , i know i wont be able to go back to my job , its only a small family business and they were finishing folk before xmas , so i think they will be happy to get rid of me , just lost and confussed at minute as others seem to cope with much worse , xx

bertyboy

yes i walk every day have 2 dogs so have no choice , its just that its all so constant , have tried , massage hot cold , cushions under between , since been doing exersises legs in generel seem stronger , just no relief in any part of knees ,if it makes any sence they ache deep from with in , the cramp is like that as well , but i hope to get some answers on 22nd x it cant last for ever can it ,xxx

zetapuss

Hi Bertyboy.
I really sympathise with how you feel. I was diagonasied with Oa in my knees to in november. Much the same as you -a lot of waiting and its feels like a toal unkown. Im scared of the future and how I am going to be physically. Yet I have no idea and only uncerainity.
Like you I get cramps in my legs and have difficulty sleeping- tried pillows but its not that great. My doctor has increased my meds a bit and this has helped as I now take my medicine before bed. I also take kalms which I help eases things too.
However I do think all the mental strain Im under also means I get a restless sleep.
The whole process of the doctors seems to take so long and with the pain I feel , and I can only imagine what yours is like ,its no wonder we get down. x

woodbon

I agree all the waiting and uncertainty gets me down too. The pain also keeps me awake and lying down for me is uncomfortable. I wonder if you tried just taking sleeping pills for a few nights, it might break the pattern and allow you to sleep a bit better when you stop. A very short course wont make you an addict, you can ask your gp to only give you a short course, just to see if that helps. Hope you feel better soon Sue.

bertyboy

well i have now been told to take cocodamol at night time instead of the parosetamols i have these for migrain and they make me feel sick so looks like i will stick with the parosetamols ha ho xx

colinone

bertyboy wrote:

well i have now been told to take cocodamol at night time instead of the parosetamols i have these for migrain and they make me feel sick so looks like i will stick with the parosetamols ha ho xx

Hi Guys I have night upon night where i cant sleep , if its not the pain its itching or overactive brain or some other reason. The lack of sleep makes you worse, you feel crap your pains are worse and your system is low you cant think or respond as you should. In the end you take the sleeping pill after 3 nights of not sleeping you go out like a light. You sleep all through the night and most of the next day when you wake you are like a zombie with the effects of the pill
you go to bed that night and your wide awake because you have slept for 12 or 14 hours do you take another pill LOL Its so hard to get back into a routine and being awake in the night is no fun you run out of things to do i even begin to hate the computer some days i get so fed up i think i'll throw it through the window if i have to sit at it one more time. A bottle of brandy seems to be a good idea but alas i can-not drink due to the drugs.
Take care and sweet dreams talking of sweet dreams anyone had side effects from prednisolone if that how you spell it
Colin

bertyboy

thanks for your input folks as i say got an appointment on 22 not long now , so will stay with the parositamols till then might even try a drop of brandy in my horlicks ,, lol {may}