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Am I right to be angry?

Hi, I have a really long story that I need to try and shorten without leaving out details.... I need someone to tell me if I am right to be angry. At the...

Hi, I have a really long story that I need to try and shorten without leaving...

YoungAndPainful

•15 days ago

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Knee flare up

I’ve been suffering a flare up in my knee since Sunday that’s showing no signs of improvement yet but it’s a bit different to other flare ups I’ve experienced...

I’ve been suffering a flare up in my knee since Sunday that’s showing no signs o...

Wolf68

•4 months ago

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The sugar connection

Since we drastically reduced added sugar and white flour in the diet in the beginning of the year, I have noticed an improvement in my joints. In September I...

Since we drastically reduced added sugar and white flour in the diet in the begi...

Kneesandtoes

•10 months ago

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Morning Back Pain

Hello, I have been suffering with back pain of a morning since I was a teenager. Back then it would come and go. It would only show up of a morning. However,...

Hello, I have been suffering with back pain of a morning since I was a teenager....

YoungAndPainful

•1 year ago

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Stablyx Arthroplasty System

Hi all. I'm hoping some of my fellow arthritics may have done the Stablyx Arthroplasty System surgery to fix thumb pain. There's not a lot of information on...

Hi all. I'm hoping some of my fellow arthritics may have done the Stablyx Arthro...

kenklark

•1 year ago

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Clopidogrel - Joint Pain

Clopidogrel. Would love to hear of people's experiences with Clopidogrel. I've been on it since September 2019 when I had my stroke (along with Atorvastatin...

Clopidogrel. Would love to hear of people's experiences with Clopidogrel. I've...

Lulu_Lollipop

•1 year ago

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Joint issues

Hi all, first post here. I have been experiencing ongoing, worsening joint symptoms - soreness, stiffness, grating and grinding sensations, weakness, mild pain...

Hi all, first post here. I have been experiencing ongoing, worsening joint sympt...

ZM1980

•2 years ago

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Need some help with info.. Osteo feet and hands plus L5 S1..DDD...Help please

Help with understanding what happens next after xrays show signs of Osteo in feet and hands plus my L5 S1 has shortened ( DDD)

Help with understanding what happens next after xrays show signs of Osteo in fee...

Neon65

•2 years ago

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I must be lucky after dying with hip pain for a couple years ..it got to the point where I had to lift my leg with my arms to put on brakes

Once I had hip surgery it seems like I still had other osteoarthritis issues but I tried to ignore them. I found a remedy from a friend about Turmeric Powder...

Once I had hip surgery it seems like I still had other osteoarthritis issues but...

Henrys230

•3 years ago

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Ankle arthritis pain before Total knee replacement

Hi, I am having a total knee replacement in a few weeks after an 18 month wait due to Covid. I’ve had 2 steroid injections in it, the most recent one being 5...

Hi, I am having a total knee replacement in a few weeks after an 18 month wait d...

LizP2003

•3 years ago

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Feet pain

Hi everyone, new to this site. I had an operation to remove a bunion and straighten a hammer toe ( which I was told is caused arthritis) 18 months ago and I...

Hi everyone, new to this site. I had an operation to remove a bunion and straig...

Traveller1960

•3 years ago

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Ankle arthritis

I have been suffering with this for a while. I haven't been to see anyone with due to covid but I wondered has anyone else had arthritis in the ankle and what...

I have been suffering with this for a while. I haven't been to see anyone with d...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Hi I’m new to this group and I have bone on bone knee arthritis. I can feel my bones creaking and wondered if this was normal

Knee arthritis

Eileen1602

•4 years ago

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fed up

hi everybody hope your all doing well on this lock down its strange you cant just get in your car and just drive only been able to buy what you need were not...

hi everybody hope your all doing well on this lock down its strange you cant jus...

bonniemillie12

•4 years ago

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Does anyone have experience of Osteoarthritis at a young age in the UK?

Hi all, At 15 I tore my ACL playing rugby and had it replaced - few months ago I was having issues with my leg locking regularly and pain around my knee cap,...

Hi all, At 15 I tore my ACL playing rugby and had it replaced - few months ago ...

DonDan

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Why is diagnosis so long to be made?

Why does it take so long for diagnosis and treatment of OA? It affects the quality of life, physical and mental health, massively? This site is very helpful...

Why does it take so long for diagnosis and treatment of OA? It affects the qual...

Emmeline3

•5 years ago

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It hurts to walk so much hardly going out - any advice?

Following a flare up of arthritis in the knee I am finding it so painful to walk that have gone in 3 weeks from someone going out a lot using buses etc to...

Following a flare up of arthritis in the knee I am finding it so painful to walk...

jeabgaff

•5 years ago

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Not a suitable candidate???

Hi everyone. I hope your all keeping well. Can anyone tell me please if they have been told by orthopedics surgeon that they are not suitable candidate to...

Hi everyone. I hope your all keeping well. Can anyone tell me please if they ha...

Keepstrong

•5 years ago

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Catch up on Knee problem

Saw doctor yesterday, scan results say its arthritis in knee with both meniscus worn referred for orthopeadic assessment , but as usual weight will be classed...

Saw doctor yesterday, scan results say its arthritis in knee with both meniscus ...

katieoxo60

•5 years ago

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Has anyone with knee arthritis got on well with an e-bike?

Hello all, About two years ago I bought a bike to ride on weekends etc, but the osteoarthritis in my knees really flared. I got my positioning checked at bike...

Hello all, About two years ago I bought a bike to ride on weekends etc, but the ...

Stillsmiling_Just

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Osteoarthritis

What can I do if my doctor won't give me a electric wheelchair or mobily scooter.I am 57.and cover by a sick note .My doctor says I need full knee replacement...

What can I do if my doctor won't give me a electric wheelchair or mobily scooter...

pamela62

•5 years ago

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What can I do to alleviate severe back pain?

Hi everyone. Several years ago I had an MRI after my first hip replacement when my other hip started hurting. Apparently it was referred pain from my back. It...

Hi everyone. Several years ago I had an MRI after my first hip replacement when ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Has anyone had a Distal Femoral Osteotomy ?

Hi, I am new. I had a Distal Femoral Osteotomy almost 4 months ago due to Osteoarthritis in both knees, with a view to another 10 years before needing knee...

Hi, I am new. I had a Distal Femoral Osteotomy almost 4 months ago due to Osteoa...

Lucyvb

•5 years ago

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Total Knee Replacement. Is there a perfect time?

Hi I'm new to this forum and scheduled for a TKR in three weeks. I've had numerous ligament reconstructions and preety much all my cartilage removed from one...

Hi I'm new to this forum and scheduled for a TKR in three weeks. I've had numero...

ijan

•6 years ago

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE HIT THAT BRICK WALL

I'm Hermes123 Over 50. years of pain, been though so many versions of pain relief, all levels of medication so many courses, physical exercise I done myself up...

I'm Hermes123 Over 50. years of pain, been though so many versions of pain relie...

Hermes123

•6 years ago

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Hydrocortisone injections

Hi all I've just come home from hospital after having a ultra sound guide injection in my hip, due to have another in other side soon, i have bilateral DDH,...

Hi all I've just come home from hospital after having a ultra sound guide inject...

Mummabear01

•6 years ago

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Nebe here arthritist in both feet

I am flat footed, have painfull feet and poblems walking, xrays show moderate arthritis in toes and feet. I was sent by my GP to see a podiatrist who told me...

I am flat footed, have painfull feet and poblems walking, xrays show moderate a...

minniemates

•6 years ago

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Osteoarthritis diagnosed by x-ray x4 years ago.Progressively worsened so need stick to walk, out of house, more than half a mile.Painful.

Whom should diagnose it further with view to treatment/ replacement ? Please.John

Whom should diagnose it further with view to treatment/ replacement ? Please.Joh...

isherwoodjon

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Benefits or the Street

I'm just coming up to my 63rd Birthday and I have got Osteoarthritis in my neck which effects the nerve running down both arms. I went to the Doctors last week...

I'm just coming up to my 63rd Birthday and I have got Osteoarthritis in my neck ...

JeffMett

•6 years ago

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Pain 18 months on after tkr!!!!!

Knee replacements 18 months ago. For 18 months i am still in excruciating pain. Can barely walk. Cant do stairs and cannot even stand in a queue without...

Knee replacements 18 months ago. For 18 months i am still in excruciating pain....

mollyandmaisie

•6 years ago

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Osteoarthritis posts

Am I right to be angry?

Knee flare up

The sugar connection

Morning Back Pain

Stablyx Arthroplasty System

Clopidogrel - Joint Pain

Joint issues

Need some help with info.. Osteo feet and hands plus L5 S1..DDD...Help please

I must be lucky after dying with hip pain for a couple years ..it got to the point where I had to lift my leg with my arms to put on brakes

Ankle arthritis pain before Total knee replacement

Feet pain

Ankle arthritis

Hi I’m new to this group and I have bone on bone knee arthritis. I can feel my bones creaking and wondered if this was normal

fed up

Does anyone have experience of Osteoarthritis at a young age in the UK?

Why is diagnosis so long to be made?

It hurts to walk so much hardly going out - any advice?

Not a suitable candidate???

Catch up on Knee problem

Has anyone with knee arthritis got on well with an e-bike?

Osteoarthritis

What can I do to alleviate severe back pain?

Has anyone had a Distal Femoral Osteotomy ?

Total Knee Replacement. Is there a perfect time?

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE HIT THAT BRICK WALL

Hydrocortisone injections

Nebe here arthritist in both feet

Osteoarthritis diagnosed by x-ray x4 years ago.Progressively worsened so need stick to walk, out of house, more than half a mile.Painful.

Benefits or the Street

Pain 18 months on after tkr!!!!!

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