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Recently diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my hip
Hi, I'm a newbie here. I have been struggling with pain in my right leg for a couple of years and coming up to 50. I have always been active and finding it very hard that the pain is limiting my life. After alot of pushing for, I had an MRI scan. The results aren't good. It is showing advanced osteoarthritis alongside…
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Hello all!
Hi there, I got my diagnosis yesterday for osteoarthritis in the knee. I am 32 and also have sciatica and nerve damage in the spine. My mind is all over the place right now and not sure how to feel about the diagnosis. I’d like to talk to people who know what it’s like and maybe get some information and helpful tips in…
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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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Diagnosed with grade 2 arthritits
hi, I’ve been diagnosed with grade 2 arthritis in my knees, and neck and recently in my toe making it difficult to walk. The pain has started to get worse and now waking me up. Is this expected at this stage? I’m finding it painful to walk most of the time. This has caused me depresssion as I was a very active person. I’m…
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I’m new 😊
Hi everyone, I have finally been diagnosed with OA after two years of hospital visits , along the way I also have an osteoporosis diagnosis and PFPS, a great gift for my 60th , I have constant pain and stiffness in both my knees and I hate to think how much l have spent on pills, potions and miracle knee braces and to be…
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Recent diagnosis of OA
Hi everyone. I am posting here because I found out this afternoon that recent pelvis xray results came back, and they have shown that I have osteoarthritis in both hips, tailbone and lower spine. I am female and only 30 years old but do have a family history of OA with early onset. Results show there is overgrowth at the…
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Why doesn't arthritis get taken seriously?
I have had arthritis for about 10 years and it's got progressively worse. My previous GP sent me to get a diagnosis via x rays and I was told from the doctors receptionist of the findings which is both hips and knees that are worse on the right side. Nothing was ever done so I have medicated myself using Co-codamol which…
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Being unable to walk
I dislocated my left knee just over a year ago, since then I have constantly been in pain and the pain is now also in my right knee. I'm finding it very difficult to walk and sometimes even straighten my knees. I think from dislocating my knee I now may have OA, I am hoping to get diagnosed as soon as possible. I was…
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Osteoarthritis and Apixaban
I have osteoarthritis in both knees. It is quite bad. Since coming to England in 2020, some of my medication changed and I now believe that this change may be affecting/contributing to my general body pain. I have a blood clotting disorder and was on warfarin in South Africa for around 6 years. Once in the UK, I was put…
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Steroid injection
Hello, This is my first post so I hope I do it right - and I hope everyone is doing ok out there. I am wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this… I have been having increasing pain in my hips over the last several years and finally went for xrays which revealed that there is almost no cartilage at all - on either of my…
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Had RA for 18 months now diagnosed with OA in hips and knees
I don’t really know where to start as my RA is now largely under control with methotrexate injections, but each time my hands and wrists stop hurting I would have pain in my knees and hips. Recent X-rays have shown OA. I’m finding it hard to exercise as even walking the dog makes my hips hurt. Anyone out there dealing with…
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Osteoarthritis in both hips
I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both hips early last year. At first I only had pain and stiffness in the right hip. Now i have much less pain but intermittently in both. My main problem at present is that both hips are very stiff especially the last and I am finding walking far really difficult even using walking…
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Osteoarthritis
Hello, I have just joined this group after suffering hip and knee joint pain for years and now diagnosed with what they tell me is mild osteoarthritis. Hopefully I can get some ideas how to manage pain both day and night.
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newly diagnosed
hi so I've just been told that I don't have psoriatic arthritis even though I have psoriasis and gout already. I'm always in so much pain with my right ankle, right knee, hips, and hands and feet. my rheumatologist have said that I have, osteoarthritis, right patellofemoral pain syndrome and hypermobile joints but not…
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Xray and MRI
Good morning everyone, happy windy Friday. I'm still processing my condition. I spoke to the hospital receptionist who told me my results are being typed up and I should get my letter by early next week. My GP has given me an overview of the results but I just want to see it in full detail. I was wondering if it was normal…
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Getting a second opinion
I got diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both my feet, ankles, knees, hands, fingers, wrists, spine and neck, in June. I hadn’t actually seen anyone face to face, just telephone calls. I had an mri on my spine 3 years ago and an ultrasound scan in September 2020. The Rheumatologist said I don’t need to be under rheumatology…