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Wishing all our members Season's Greetings
The Online Community wouldn't be here without you. Best wishes From the moderation team.
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Coffee Lounge - Have a chat, have fun and form friendships with other community members
Introducing the Coffee Lounge for general chat.
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Prehabilitation before knee or hip surgery - your questions can help shape our research
Do you have any questions or thoughts about prehabilitation before hip or knee surgery which you feel could benefit research? Researchers are looking for input from people who have had or are waiting for hip or knee surgery to help identify key research priorities. The researchers want to understand how to best help those…
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What is your favourite Christmas song?
Mine is Roy Wood and Wizzard and I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - as soon as I hear it I know it's Christmas 😁🎅🎅🎅🎅
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5 weeks total hip replacement
Today I'm at the 5 weeks mark and feeling good but wanted to share my journey. I had a total hip replacement 5 weeks ago, with a spinal and light sedation. All went well, stayed in hospital for two nights then home to my sisters to be waited on hand and foot, which is most needed for the first week! It's been a long slog…
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Val's Cafe
Dear Mods When we get our new cafe can it be called Val's Cafe please. She hit on a great idea doing this and we are so glad she did. It gives us a place to go to meet up and natter about anything. It is also a popular place. So can it be called Val's Cafe please Mods. Trish xxxx
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Total Hip replacement pain - THR
Good evening. I am CERTAIN I am being a stress head for no reason so apologies in advance for being a drama queen but I've made the mistake of Googling this and of course, I am now worrying! Dr Google is not helpful at times 🤣 I had a total hip replacement on 26 October (2.5 weeks ago). Things are going OK with the wound…
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Asking how to deal with people who don't understand my condition
I am a 75 year old woman and have been managing osteo arthritis since my fifties. I have it all over my body and manage it with diet and exercise as best I can. 18 months ago my back went and after attending A&E I was diagnosed with 8 bulging discs after an MRI scan. Since then attended MSK both physio and a 6 week course…
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Following your THR how long did you use a walking aid??
Hi All, I'm 3 weeks post L) hip replacement (had the other one done a year ago) and wondering about other people's experience of the duration for use of walking aids?? With my first hip I came home after 5 days using just a walking stick and I know I was walking unaided at 6/52 when I saw the surgeon for follow-up but…
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Total hip replacement in next 3 months
Hi All, So I found out last week that I have to have a total hip replacement on both hips due to my severe osteoarthritis. The first hip(left) will be within next 3 months. I've read alot of the posts regarding surgery, and tbh I'm finding it pretty difficult. I'm 38 and was not expecting to be going through something like…
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Why no extra button on traffic lights?
Hello Coffee Lounge Pondering: why an extra button has not been created for traffic lights, such as: 'slow walker' = a little more time given to cross the road. An obvious missing button. Statistics say: the largest impairment groups in UK are people with a mobility impairment (48%) - March 2024. .
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Recently diagnosed
Hello all, I am 39 and was diagnosed with RA 2 weeks ago. I have been given a steroid injection to offer me a bit of relief whilst I research the drug methotrexate which I will go on long term. Is anyone this? In a similar situation? I am just looking for a bit of support. Thank you
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Pain management
I recently attended my first pain management appointment. I felt like my concerns weren't being acknowledged. I have ankylosing spondylitis, but I also experience pain throughout my neck and upper back. I am currently waiting for acupuncture, a TENS machine, and new medication. I feel disappointed that my pain isn't being…
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Confirmation
I had an initial OA diagnosis in January but return when it seemed to be progressing especially quickly. As a music teacher having this in my wrists and fingers is obviously an extra hassle. Anyway, I had blood tests last month and only one inflammatory marker was very slightly high but I then got asked to make another…
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Estrogen and Osteoarthritis arthritis
I have prostate cancer, and was given hormone treatment which eliminates testosterone which lowered my estrogen. This caused a really bad arthritis flare up in my hands, and wrist.I stopped the treatment, and now 6 months later as my testosterone has returned to normal levels along with my estrogen. My arthritis is now…
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What was life like 200 years ago when a person had RA?
I have been thinking about that for a while… I came across this link, a lot of history… even in the Art … it's a long text with Google scholar several links at the bottom for extra yummy additional data & learning
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Bionic girl: The second THR
I had my 2nd THR on Tuesday and I arrived home today. Stress reduced to a half thanks to the experience in the field 😜. Zero problem with spinal anesthetic or IV. Slept soundly during the procedure and woken up like nothing ever happened. The best: My consultant has fixed my leg discrepancy which was my biggest concern and…
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24, Diagnosed with RA at 22. Issues with treatment
Hi all, I was diagnosed around 2 years ago and unfortunately have had a really difficult time at the Doctors and wondered if anyone shared the same issues? When I was given my diagnosis, I was told on the phone by my doctor on a call that lasted around 30 seconds. Following this I was obviously shocked and had lots of…
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Osteoarthritis of the foot
Can anyone tell me if you have arthritis of the foot, and it swells, how do you get rid of the pain and the swelling?
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Biologics after a Heart Attack
I had an emergency procedure for a blocked heart artery 3 weeks ago. I had actually thought it was a chest infection and it came as a real shock when the medics described it as a heart attack afterwards. After being discharged I had a call from a cardiac rehab nurse who casually mentioned at the end of the call I'd need to…
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Advice on what to ask doctor
Hi after being diagnosed with an under active thyroid and being put on levothyroxine 9 months ago I have developed really debilitating knee pain, also wrist pain, recent blood tests show abnormal results for rheumatoid factor and erythrocyte sedimentation rate, I have a doctors appointment to discuss these results and…
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Low back pain and awful knee pain
Hi I have been suffering with sciatica symptoms for two months, and awful knee pain. My GP seems to think that the low back isn’t causing knee pain. What is confusing is that when the low back pain eases off so do the knees .
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Avoiding a flare up
Hi, I am still waiting for my xrays to come back for formal diagnosis but seem to have arthritis in left knee. I am also now wondering about the awful foot pain I had all summer? I am 55 and have a very active job in a school. I have had a really rough couple of weeks, awful pain and fatigue, I seem to have come through…
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Using stressball for hand arthritis
I have recently been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my right hand and I am using a stressball for exercising the fingers. I am wondering if I might be over-doing it. Is there any guidance as to how frequently I should be using the stressball ?
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Itchy and red legs at nighttime- advice please
Has anyone experienced this ? Every night both my legs go red and very itchy from knees to feet I do take anti histamine tablets and nurse prescribed dermacool cream which helps a bit but I've been at doctors a few times Some nights I can't get to sleep for hours because of it , scratch my legs so much sometimes they bleed…
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Psoriatic Arthritis - very little swelling?
Hi everyone, I'm 25 and from Scotland, living in London for the past 4 years and have recently been referred to the rheumatologist for suspected psoriatic arthritis. I've had psoriasis since I was very young and since I was a teenager I've has issues with the knuckles on my hands but never any other joint problems. I'm a…
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Hope i am on the right group
I have been diagnosed with hands arthritis and am looking for a bit of support as I am struggling
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New member, after any help he can get
Hi everyone. Just joined the group and I'm struggling. Went to physio at GP with knee pain which was getting worse. I'm yoldci have OA. He sent me some exercises by email which I've tried to follow for 3 months. But I'm in SO much pain. Not only in knees but calves and thighs. Apparently it's the exercises? Had to stop…