I have ostoarthritis, i have had both my hips replaced, and will need my knee and ankles replaced or something in the next few months. What kind of operations have you had ?
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Re:ostreoarthritis - 2008/04/28 15:43Hi....Ive had both hips replaced,like Naomi...used to be diagnosed as osteo.,but in recent times changed to spcoritic...Doesnt seem to make any differance to the condition (much the same)but it makes me feel a bit superiour due to less people having it xxx Also have A.S. and the one thing you notice during the least flair-up times ...is just hour tireing the condition makes you feel..... As any person with a chronic painful condition knows...our pain threshold increases with age...but the fight can have a negative effect on your stamina xxxxxxx
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Re:ostreoarthritis - 2008/05/05 11:25Yes Naomi...you know it then ??? xxxx
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Re:ostreoarthritis - 2008/05/05 12:45Yes, my partner has it now for a few years.
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Re:ostreoarthritis - 2008/05/05 13:37Poor Guy..he has my best wishes...Tell him to keep as active as possible....advice I didnt recieve,to my cost xxxxx If he wants to chat to a long standing fellow sufferer,tell him to get in touch xxxxx
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Re:ostreoarthritis - 2008/05/05 14:42oh thanks very much i will tell him. he is only recently diagnosed, well within the last few years, it was an infection that brought it to the surface.
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Re:ostreoarthritis - 2008/05/05 14:49The trouble in the early times is..it makes you feel tired and the pain is restrictive.I was told to rest...which is now decided,the worst thing...He needs to keep his joints moving as much as possible...Not so much strenuouse exercise ,more erobic.Swimming is great and if he can go about four or five time a week it will keep things at bay a bit......The next thing is to contact a real specialist....Get him enrolled with NASS (national ankylosing spond. society)....If possible get a referal to Dr Calin at The Royal Rheumatology Hospital,Bath.....They do wonderful things there..all on the NHS xxxxx Also worth looking at is get him taking cod liver oil tablets..they will kick in after about three months...make sure he sticks with it......Then the big thing....Get his doctor (hospital specialist)to get him on weekly injections of Embrel (itas a wonderful drug and helps mobility and reduces pain to a bearable level xxxxx
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I let him (wayne) read what you had said and he is very greatful for your advise. He has been attending Yoga for a few months but has been that sore around his rips and hips that he is not really able to do much of it at the minute. At the min he has been waiting on new drug trials coming in, and afew weeks ago he got news that he is being called, either injection, drip or tablet form. hope one of these helps him, he is on the morphine patches but they only help so much, the bad side effect with him from them is sweating, jus on his forehead. With the new trials coming in lets hope it will be of benefit.
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Re:ostreoarthritis - 2008/05/06 08:20Fingers crossed Naomi....The exercises need to be arobic and non strenouse....No alcohol,acidics or high levels of bread during this early period.....Plenty of fish oils and if he can get them naturaly (mackrel,salmon,pilchards etc) all the better xxx
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