For several years both my knees get incredibly painful and swell. Sometimes so much I can't bend them at all! I've been told it might be seronegative inflammatory arthritis but nothing solid as yet. Over the last few months I've had pain in my l fingers which is sharp and sudden, some redness but zero visible swelling. My…
Does anyone have any tips for opening childproof medicine bottles? I've just totally failed to give my daughter her antihistamine and has to get my husband to help 😭
Hello, Does anyone have advice on dealing with osteoarthritis in the first joint of both index fingers. It’s really painful and seems to alternately sting, burn and throb. I take codeine for other joints, but my fingers still seem to hurt and are making it hard to use a mouse, type, cook and weirdly are my biggest barrier…
I love to ride my bike but after diagnoses of osteoarthritis in my finger bones, wrist and feet I stopped. The bone spurs have stopped my ability to clench my hands very well but I have just got a bike with one click gears and hydraulic brakes which is brilliant but the wrist position is the problem. Anyone got advice…
Just finished my first week back after a long Christmas break and last week's OA diagnosis. Yes, I've been aware of soreness in my hands for some time but this week felt worse and I'm very sore this morning. I'm trying to decide if it suddenly flared over the holidays or if now knowing what it is has made me more aware of…
Hello everyone, So, I'm a music teacher and have recently started experiencing stiffness and pain in one finger. Having taught older adults and helping my mum I had a horrible feeling I knew what it was but saw the GP yesterday to check I was still hoping he'd say it was an infection or injury but, unfortunately, my fears…
I'm getting married in June and I have just retried on my wedding ring, which we bought in January. The ring now no longer fits on my finger due to my RA. Can anyone recommend a type of ring or experience of what to do in this situation?
Some time ago, I was advised that as I had osteo, there was nothing they could do, just take over the counter pain relief. I quickly discovered that paracetamol is completely useless. Ibuprofen works much better, I'm guessing because it's anti-inflammatory, but it affects my stomach far too much - more than one dose and I…
I have hard lumps growing on the upper finger joints and while they are not too painful are rather annoying. Does anyone else have them and how do you manage them?
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