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Can you flare with OA

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It's an odd question but I saw a nurse after following phone call for support over 3 weeks ago. Not good when you are in Alot of pain.

I'm told I have OA in my right knee. Confirmed by Xrays taken over 3 years ago.

GP prescribed steroids and pain reduced within a couple of days. So i would say the flare as due to RA not OA. Nurse says differently its OA that caused the pain.

They also said that I'm too young to have a knee replacement. I'm 62. I wasn't even asking for a knee replacement just help with the pain in my knee which had very much reduced since I took oral steroids 3 weeks previously.

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helixhelix

OA can inflame the surrounding tissue, so anti-inflammatories can be an effective treatment.

I have both RA and OA, and can confirm that OA knees do “flare”. In a slightly different was to RA but equally painful.

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Matilda_1922 in reply to helixhelix

Thank you for your reply

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AgedCrone

Do you mean the GP nurse or your rheumy nurse? If the former, I’d give your rheumy nurse a call …after all your rheumy will be the one to decide what is causing your knee problems.

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Matilda_1922 in reply to AgedCrone

Rheumybnurse

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AgedCrone in reply to Matilda_1922

Well presumably h has consulted the rheumy..maybe give it a couple of weeks & if no better ask for a review ?

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Matilda_1922

It's was the rheum nurse that said it.

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Matilda_1922

Thank you for your response

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Nuttyshirlz

Few years ago when I had my first flare and I didn’t know what it was it was actually a rhemy dr that told me I was having a flare up and at time I’d only be confirmed with OA so I’d say yes as my specialist at time told me.

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Happy5

Interesting question and even more interesting replies. :)

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