Hello, I'm 66, new to the VA Forum, it's good to see so many people here using it. Please bear with this lengthy post. My anterior THRs were done in 2016 and 2017 but it now feels like OA is all over, particularly the spine, neck (both of these were fractured in a fall last year), hands + trigger fingers (tendons), and…
Hi, I’ve lived with rheumatoid arthritis for twenty years and struggling to cope now. I can’t sleep, I nod off for a few minutes but pain constantly wakes me up. Any suggestions?
I seem to have got recovery time way way out - now 13 weeks and any advice and comments would be appreciated . Allowing that everyone is different! 6:12 months?
Does anyone else on here experience pain in the legs at night, particularly the knees ( as I have osteoarthritis ), and it keeps me awake and I have to keep altering position or get up to walk about to find some relief..
Hi I was diagnosed in 2016 with Osteoarthritis in both knees I now have it in both ankles, feet and hips. I need 2 new knees but they are trying to make me wait till I'm a bit older (im 53). I use a walking stick daily and have a wheelchair as I cant walk for long. I had severe psoriasis since 1992 (currently under control…
After waking up stiff day after day and only getting 4:45hr sleep, I thought it might be a good idea to try getting up and going back to bed again afterwards. I have a cocoa and maybe some Physio then go back to bed. Don't get me wrong, I tried it twice so far but . . . The result has been quite remarkable. Ancle swelling…
hello my name is James I am 27 years old and have had arthritis from the age of 12 I had a football accident when on a school trip but they put my foot back in to place and said they can’t send me home as it was 4hours away and had 4 days left on the school trip then sent me on a 3 hour walk in the woods with a group…
My watch is still telling me I wasn't asleep, so I am wondering whats going on. Was I exercising in my sleep, or fidgeting. The watch is behaving as if I was exercising in my sleep or fidgeting as soon as I go to bed and then doesn't pick up I'm sleeping sometimes until after 03:00 or includes gaps where it thinks I wasn't…
I have PsA and take methotrexate and Amgevita the nursecsaid my arthritis is not active at the minute. I am in pain every day with my hands feet hips and back. Can anyone give me any advice please. How do I know if it is a flare does there have to be inflamation if its a flare? I am also having difficulty sleeping
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