Had to finish Work

[Joanzoe]

Hi All,Pain ,pain go away let me get a rest for a day!!.lol thought I would just say that.Well I have had to give in to this horrible deceased Arthritis, I have had knee replacement full,Now my other knee is in loads of pain I cant weight bare, My back I am bent over by night time and in so much pain it is terrible, I have plant tenderness in my foot ,wake up after having a few our sleep cant move my finger.Well The pain has beet me I have had to give up work ,I finish xmas eve ,I dont know what I am going to do with my time , but this illness will not beat me!! Iwent to my doctors and that was a waste of time ,he looked at me if I was making it all up.I think I will take up swimming!!.Sorry for moaning.I would like to wishes you all a very Merry Christmas, and all the best for 2020.Take care everyone.Xx

[Painny]

I want to run from pain too, but this bloody pain make me walk like an ant and I think ants walk faster than me. We are here to hear each other!

Like you I had to give up work as I kept getting attacked by my own brain and this happen when I do activities or processing thing mentally, how come I cannot be in charge of my brain🧐🤔🤔

Hope all be better in 2020 🎄💐🎄MERRY XMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR🌲🌲🌲🌲

[Joanzoe in reply to Painny]

Hi Painny, it's all in the name !! Lol,I intend to get to the gym after the new year swimming I will keep active. Have a lovely Christmas and all the best for 2020.Xx

[Painny in reply to Joanzoe]

Thank you Joanzoein, keep on going to defeat the pain that has blighted our lives 🎄💐🎄👍

[Flossy61]

So sorry to hear about work ,I know how you feel ,that was me 8 years ago, it was hard. But I found loads to ,two years i created my own tiny business ,which allows me to work as and when . Things will be ok just take time to heal .

have a wonderful Christmas and here's to a bright new 2020 x

[Joanzoe in reply to Flossy61]

Thanks Flossy61, You to have a wonderful Christmas, and all the best for 2020.

[cyberbarn]

Sometimes we talk about pain as something to beat, or which beats us, but it is more useful to talk about living with it rather than beating it.

Swimming is a brilliant idea. And hopefully you can pick up a hobby to fill your time. I do various things with my hands, but each one only for a short time. So I can knit for about 10 minutes max before I have to stop and do something else, like the filing! Then I can spin for a few minutes until my ankle complains, a few minutes more with my other foot, then I stop to get a coffee. You get the picture! Oh, and when I say spin, it isn't some new fangled exercise, it is with a lovely old spinning wheel.

I know your GP is useless, my old one was, just dismissed it as arthritis, and gave no information or advice, didn't tell me what to expect when it progressed or anything. (making an assumption here that you are a women?) There is a problem in that they teach drs in medical school that if a women says they're in pain, you can dismiss it, they are just moaning, but if a man says they are in pain you have to really take them seriously. That, added to the fact that until recently most research was done in men only, means that they didn't realise that osteoarthritis is different in women than in men. Because it doesn't affect men as badly, there was little research into what to do about it. They are catching up now. But slowly.

So what about bypassing the GP now and seeing if you can speak to the social prescriber at your surgery (they might be called a care navigator, or similar). They might be able to put you in touch with some appropriate activities, or support groups locally.

And Happy Christmas to you too, I hope the day goes well for you.

[la40]

Sorry your in so much pain, know how you feel. Doctors just don't believe you, I finally managed to get my specialist to believe but not until I was so angry, I have spinal stenosis, scoliosis and Parkinsons and my feet had shooting pains but were dead, after I lost my cool she reluctantly did the hammer test on my feet and ankles when no reaction she believed me and has been a lot nicer since. But sometimes I understand why Doctors are like they are, I have a friend who is a complete hypochondriac and is at the Doctors constantly, looks up diseases on the net then says she has got them she has had every tests, x rays including MRI's. unfortunately her Doctor gives in as she never lets up, this doesn't help genuine patients.

I hope you manage to get some relief from the pain and don't miss your job too much. I am sure swimming will help , maybe a sauna or hot will help.

Happy Christmas to you and hope 2020 will bring better health. xxx

[drdeanbellavia]

Joanzoe:

As far as finger pain from arthritis is concerned the best remedy is to wear “Therall 53-3505 Arth Gloves”. Just past this name in Google to get the best deals. I have tried other gloves (and there are a lot of cheap ones on the market), but these gloves really work. They run a little small, so get a larger size than you usually do for gloves. I use to get hand/finger arthritis in the past, mostly from computer work, but wearing these gloves while sleeping for a few days removes the pain for months. But everybody is different and you may need to do it more frequently to eliminate your pain.

As far as the plantar fasciitis is concerned, try rolling a golf ball under your foot until you feel a sore spot. Then massage that sore spot by pressing down and rolling a little on the golf ball until that pain is gone. Then continue to all sore spots and remove them. If the sore spot produces extreme pain, then you have found a "trigger point" that is locking up your foot and causing your pain. If this doesn't work you can eliminate trigger points as the cause of your problem.

Certain knee pain can be removed by massaging trigger points that pull the knee joint out of position, causing pain. If interested get the "Trigger Point Therapy Workbook, 3rd edition" on line to resolve many of your joint pains.

If you have hyperuricemia (excessive uric acid in your blood) try taking a half-teaspoon of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) in a glass of water before going to bed to remove uric acid deposits in your joints that can be causing your pain (arthritis). It takes 3-6 months to clean out your blood, but it's worth it.

I hope that this helps,

Dean

[Joanzoe in reply to drdeanbellavia]

Hi Dean,Thanks for the advice, I have had 1 knee replacement and I need surgery to replace the other one,I have tried all things for me knee the only thing is to have it replaced as for the planta I have done all sorts for that even had injection which is not pleasant at all, I am waiting to have a operation on my foot,not looking forward to that.but for my hand I haven't tried anything with that ,But I sure will give the gloves ago.many thanks.have a lovely Christmas.

[Konagirl60]

I understand how you feel. The very people we believe will help us completely dismiss us and leave us to suffer. I’m so sorry this has happened to you. It sounds awful.

Try to remain calm, sleep as much as possible ( pain is exhausting ) and have a lovely Christmas. I hope you have family that can support you somewhat.