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New, 66, Alone, In A OA Flare, No Pain Relief, Trying To Avoid Depression/Anxiety!
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…
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Recovery following total knee replacement
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?
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Leg pain at night
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..
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Trouble Sleeping with pain 😴 🥱😫😢
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…
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Sleep in two sessions
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…
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27 had arthritis from the age of 12
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…
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Watch says I wasn't asleep
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…
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PsA pain
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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Help Sleeping after Total Knee Replacement
Hello all - I am wondering if anyone has any advice on how to keep your leg elevated, comfortably whilst sleeping. I have a wedge pillow but really struggling as I don’t think your supposed to have anything behind your knee. Thanks everyone for any advice.
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Sleep and ra
I jBd recently bought a u shaped pillow and have duck feather ones under me to support my back and hips and I seem to be sleeping a little better, only had the new pillow since Saturday but pain does not seem to be waking me as much now, it's normally kids or needing the loo, I have recently been put on slow release…
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New member recently diagnosed with osteoarthritis
Hi everyone So I was diagnosed with coeliac disease just after my 60th birthday last year. I’ve just turned 61 and have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my lower back, hips and knee - left side more affected than the right. Just a few months ago - September - I was on a walking holiday in Scotland, climbing to see the…
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Sleep problems 😴
Hey all. I've not had a restful night's sleep for 7+ months now due to shoulder pain. I've tried different positions and pillow positions, relaxation apps, pain meditation 🧘♀️ and so on....all have not helped. Any tips or advice welcome. Thank you.
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Osteoarthritis in hips
I have just been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both hips and am in some discomfort! Paracetamol has not helped. Have kept exercising and am better moving compared to sitting or lying down! Not getting much sleep. Any advice gratefully received
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How do people manage to drive for long periods whilst suffering arthritic hips?
I was diagnosed with arthritic hips a couple of months ago, and suffer badly whilst driving. I have tried 2 cushions from Amazon that say they are designed for the arthritic hip condition, but are too small to fit on a car seat, and move every time you get in the car. I am using one of these cushions currently, which is…
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Knee replacement surgery/pain at night
Hi, I had a total knee replacement 8 days ago and I’m finding it really difficult to sleep for more than a couple of hours because of the pain. I’ve been prescribed paracetamol and gabapentin. I was also given tramadol which I’m reluctant to take as I’m allergic to opioids. I’m finding I can’t get comfortable and although…
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A Restless Night
We toss and turn we watch tv we read a book have countless wee's the night is ours no blissful sleep the truth be told I could now weep. There is no comfort for us now the pain it tells upon our brow. And as the night goes dark and still all we can do is will. We will for rest a painless bliss and wish for sleep that we do…
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Stabbing like knee pain
I've got OA in both knees, especially the right one. As well as the usual pain, at night I experience a kind of shooting, stabbing type of pain, starting at the outside of my right knee, going down. Has anyone else experienced this? Any ideas how to cope with it? So far I’ve tried pillow between legs, ice packs/ cold gel,…
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Pain my old Friend or Foe
A few hours before morning light. I wake but not with such a fright. As like so many days before i know that pain it's been before. Its visits me all through the day then creeps and sneaks through out the night just like a thief it takes from me, my freedom and my agulity. I moan, I groan, I creak I wobble I even do some…
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Joy's and Sorrows
We can all say our sorrows our hurts and our pains. It's easier sometimes to try and explain. They ask you the question on a scale one too ten. But that question is only now and again. We mention our bad days outweigh the good and wonder why it ever should. We say there's unfairness and we fight for our pain just to be…
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Winter Blue's
It wont take hold this pain of mine I refuse to let us both entwine There seems to be no good relief I cant remember perfect sleep. I hate this cold the ice the snow the chill that cuts into the bone.it stops me going far from home. And so I sit here all alone. Do we take a step outside to risk a fall a slip a slide. I…
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Are any of you prone to nodding off?
Hey everyone hope you're having a better day than me. As you can see from the picture I had a bit of an accident today. No I didn't wee myself 😂 Done one of my usual tricks again. Sat down on the sofa this afternoon with a cup of tea and nodded off still holding it. Next thing I know there's a warm wet feeling in my lap.…
