ouch! That didn't hurt yesterday.............

airwave
airwave Member Posts: 579
edited 16. Feb 2009, 06:47 in Living with Arthritis archive
At 53 with OA, I seem to get up to each day with a new ouch! that didn't hurt yesterday! I was walking round the pool after a swim (big help to my shoulders, reduced pain, more movement :D ) and I got shooting pains in my ankles, don't usually get both together, I was reduced to a hobble.

Why does OA present itself like this, I can be doing the most mundane of things and give my fingers a slight knock from the side and OUCH! it feels like someone has a tuning fork on my nerves, yet I can still use them, as long as its not demanding. These shooting pains appear as quickly as a flash, these pains are on top of the other types, aches, low pain, a sort of dead arm feeling in the joints that makes you want to be sick.

What do the rest of you with OA feel like, or am I just ranting again? Please remember I am smiling, inside at any rate.


8) Its a grin, honest!

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  • mash65
    mash65 Bots Posts: 834
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi,im 41 with o/a & yes it does move around.i can knock my hand & boy the pain.the shooting pains u describe i get these when im walking,it feels like i pain from right inside the bone,not the joint.i.e my shin bones,it stops me dead & i have to wait for it to subside before i can carry on walking.the pain just strikes without warning i stand there looking stupid until i can move again.
    i have worried about demolishing shelves in tescos as i hold on to them when shopping,& being banned from shops for damage :lol:
    oh well got to get out some times :roll: debs
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Airwaves
    I know the feeling. Sometimes I feel about 92 but I'm only 65 :( I hobble about in the morning when I get out of bed and have to hold on to things to steady myself. It gets better as the day goes on but when shopping I look out for seats now, Also find a walking stick useful even though I don't like carrying one. Bought a fancy one to cheer myself up :lol: Maybe we'll meet up one day crashing around Tesco together :lol:
    Joan
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  • mandy_b1967
    mandy_b1967 Bots Posts: 115
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    When I get out of bed in the mornings I walk bent over until my back gets going and hold onto the wall cos my knee hurts. The kids tell me I walk like grandad. Thats not too bad but hes 65 and I am 41. I thought they ment my grandad to start with!!

    I have a sharpe pain in my achillies tnedon at the moment so I have trouble walking and tend to hobble. But I just have to keep smiling and try not to have too many down days. The sun is shining :D:D
  • airwave
    airwave Member Posts: 579
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks for the feedback, these pains in my joints don't seem to fit a category. I often get them in my wrist and sometimes feel like 'Del Boy' when he fell through the bar counter, it just gives way as the pain goes through.

    So what treatment do you all have, if any? Do we have a name for the pain or is it just 'OA'? I've had anti-inflammatory and painkillers which don't work or even touch the sides, any suggestions?

    8) Its a grin, honest!
  • eckstardeluxe
    eckstardeluxe Member Posts: 1,192
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I know how you feel. Some days you just seem to manage better then suddenly it hits you and knocks you for six. You spent that time thinking things were looking up only to be back to square one again. Its swings and roundabouts really, up days and bad days. You just learn to deal with it the best you can. But if you have a bad spell that goes on for a while I'd see the Dr, defo worth discussing a change in meds, I just got mines changed again last week and seeing an improvement, especially at night.
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Bad day yesterday, good day today :!:

    I have OA, and I know what you mean, the pain pops up in some new place just when you think you've cracked it :!: I think arther likes his little jokes :wink: Hope your ankles feel better. Love Sue.
  • airwave
    airwave Member Posts: 579
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    woodbon wrote:
    Bad day yesterday, good day today :!:

    I have OA, and I know what you mean, the pain pops up in some new place just when you think you've cracked it :!: I think arther likes his little jokes :wink: Hope your ankles feel better. Love Sue.
    Sue,
    Bloomin heck someone who knows what I'm talking about! i was beginning to think my aches and pains were in my head in between bouts .

    I appreciate your quote about 'arther', it rings true doesn't it, he does have his fun with us. I caught sight of myself, in a mirror, at that well known Danish furniture store yesterday, shuffling along, I had to laugh!
    Thanks.

    8) Its a grin, honest!
  • petmad
    petmad Member Posts: 252
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Another 53 year old OA and I agree with everything you all say. I am in an acute phase at the moment and had no idea that OA could get to this state. I can't have a walking stick just now due to neck problems and my right leg appears to be getting shorter...I am sure it is just the muscles scrunching up and it will relax off...soon I hope.
    I stretched out in bed this morning...gentle so I would not pull anything...oh my goodness... my left foot was sooo sore I thought I would cry...it was such a relief that when I sat on the edge of the bed it was not there and just the same old pains to cope with.
    You know joining this forum has been a revelation to me...I thought I was going off my head as previous docs were so dismissive about the pain...it's nice to find I am not alone and if I am off my head then we are all in it together :lol: Linda
  • airwave
    airwave Member Posts: 579
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Linda and all the others too!

    Yes, a feeling of belonging does help, also knowing that we are surrounded by those who understand and share our concerns. I'm not sure why this particular forum is more successful than others, perhaps no commerce or pressure attached to it?

    OA seems to be a bit of a enigma to most doctors and as they don't understand us, tend to brush things aside. Perhaps it should be away from the general orthopedics practice in hospitals? Certainly a more accessible clinic arrangement would help us, waiting months for an appointment is ridiculous. We need somewhere we can drop in as we need to.

    Stay cool!

    8) Its a grin, honest!
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Airwave, I compleatley agree with you. Even rhuemmys like to talk about OA as 'wear and tear'. This seems to be saying either 'Why are you complaining so much?' or 'Nothing we can do. Sorry'. Maybe its just me but sometimes I feel as if I should apologize for having it!. They say overweight people get it but I'm 5'4 and weigh 10st4lb to 10st2lb and my body mass index is only 24.3, within normal limits. My job was kept me walking up to several miles a day. We measured it once out of interest! My hobbies were walking moderate distances - exessive ammounts!! It would be nice to have more support in the way you suggest, but I suppose it comes down to money. :roll: At least we've got this site to chatter to each other and realise we're not alone. I must admit, I'm lucky to have a GP I can talk to, but I hate keep going back. Well, maybe one-day things will be better for us all. :) Love Suexx

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