osteoarthritis

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rakski @rakski (156506) • Philippines 23 Oct

I got checked yesterday by orthopedic doctor. It wan unplanned but it was great because I didn't wait for long lines of patients. He explained to me the knee mechanics and was suspecting of Osteoarthritis . He...

finally got checked by an ortho

knee pain

osteoarthritis

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Is it osteoarthritis?

aubrey @averygirl72 (38848) • Philippines 8 Aug 21

I notice and touch a bump or a lump in my pinkie finger. I think it's getting bigger but it didn't hurt. It only hurts when I pinch it. It has no serious pain but I just feel it and touch it and it's not normal. I don't know what...

osteoarthritis

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Back from the doctor: I did not like the diagnosis.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 25 Aug 17

I just came from the doctor. It was not was I´d call a nice outing including the fact that I lost around $30 at the farmer´s market. But that was only money although it pissed me. The worst part was the doctor´s appointment. He...

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Osteoarthritis: OTC meds that don´t help.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 2 Apr 16

I just read an article about osteoarthritis. It was interesting and more so because it will mean that I will spent less money in OTC supplements that I have been taking during years. A no-no to begin with is glucosamine and...

pills

vitamin supplements

glucosamine and condroitin

osteoarthritis

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Horrible hip pain

911Ricki @911Ricki (13588) • Canada 21 Jan 13

Last night when I lied down for bed, my hips sort of ached, they got worse as I just laid there. I can't even explain the pain, at first I thought maybe from standing at work all day before. But it got worse, I didn't fall...

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My Mom Complains Pain at her Back and Hips

aejey322 @aejey322 (1004) • Philippines 7 Aug 12

It's already been 3 weeks now since my mom complained about a pain on her back. She went to have some xray. The doctor associated the result with osteoarthritis and just gave her pain relievers, calcium and B-complex. But...

backpain

osteoarthritis

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osteoarthritis

yogita123 @yogita123 (13) • India 11 Dec 09

(oa) is a chronic condition it is also known as degeneative arthritis as it is related to the ageing process. it is caused by breakdown of cartilage a tough but flexible tissue that covers the ends of the bones of the joints....

docter

osteoarthritis

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Are you not tired of typing discussion and reading response?

anikakim @anikakim (364) • Philippines 8 Nov 08

If my hands get numb. I stop typing and if My eyes start to fall and sleepy. I stop. I want earn a lot but i should also take care of my health. It cab cause osteoarthritis and blurring of eyes.

osteoarthritis

tired

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is arthritis giving you so much pain?

arnoldream @arnoldream (1332) • Philippines 20 Oct 08

arthritis comes in different forms like gout,osteo, and others..well the pain is quite excruciating and nonetheless very hard to endure..my dad have this gout arthritis when he was yet alive and seeing him brave the pain is...

arthritis

gout

osteoarthritis

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A day at the Hospital

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 16 Aug 08

Yesterday I had three hospital appointments, First I went for blood tests. Then I had to go to my fibromyalgia doctor. I am going to lose my disability in November because the government claims that since it is only...

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How do you feel about working all your life and not being able to draw your SS

txylwroz @txylwroz (23) • United States 30 Jul 08

I have worked all my life and now that i have osteoarthritis in my lower back and can't work anymore, Social Security Disability tells me i can't have my disability even though i paid into it for 30 years. They keep wanting to...

osteoarthritis

social security disability

worked

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OMG my mom thinks she is dying because she is anemic.

teapotmommommerced @teapotmommommerced (10359) • United States 25 Jul 08

My mom is anemic and now she thinks she is dying. She is a drama queen and has wanted cancer for years. Mom lived with me for 13 years until I could not longer handle the abuse and take care of her so she is in a nursing home....

blood count

blood count low

drama queen

happy one day dying the next

hunger strike

mom

mom thinking she is dying

osteoarthritis

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Coping with a disability

TessWhite @TessWhite (3146) • United States 3 Jul 08

Many of us have disabilities. I myself have multiple illnesses which cause me to be disabled. And while I do my best to try and "ignore" it as much as possible and try to live as happily as I can, it isn't always possible. A...

fibromyalgia

osteoarthritis

pain and disability

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what do you do

jrazor32 @jrazor32 (35) • United States 26 Jun 08

what do you do when your whole life has been bad....from childhood up till now. i was abused mentally,sexually, physically by my father.....i was abused sexually by a neighbor who died a few years ago. toughts of suicide...

osteoarthritis

How do you manage your pain?

fury2525 @fury2525 (139) • United States 10 May 08

I have recently been told by my doctor that I have fibromyalgia, that does explain my other pains I have been experiencing. I also have severe osteoarthritis in both knees, a left ankle, and hips. Migraines and other headaches but...

fibromyalgia

osteoarthritis

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osteoarthritis

somiran @somiran (189) • India 27 Apr 08

osteoarthritis, disease of mainly middle and old age, mainly occurs due to increase osteoclastic activity. its main feature is intense pain in the bone join mainly in large joints unlike gout. this disease is now a world problem...

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Barefoot is Best for Arthritic Knees

mickeydavis @mickeydavis (335) • Singapore 20 Apr 08

Flexible shoes are kinder to arthritic knees, but nothing beats going barefoot, according to a study from Rush University Medical College in Chicago. "Stability shoes are popular and many people with osteoarthritis of the knee end...

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Red fruit benefits

gxnfly @gxnfly (1147) • China 8 Apr 08

If you thought red fruit had little more than water to offer? We may connet the green fruit with being healthy, but do you know the benefits of eating red ones? The natural pigments contained in berries,watermelon and cherries...

osteoarthritis

prostate

red fruit

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Am I too young???

MissRissa74 @MissRissa74 (472) • United States 31 Mar 08

Well, I just recently found out that I have osteoarthritis. I'm only 26 and was shocked. The specialist informed me that it's rather progressed for my age. Anyone else dealing with this? Mine is in my neck (cervical spine) and is...

medical

osteoarthritis

pain

I need help with my MOM

teapotmommommerced @teapotmommommerced (10359) • United States 28 Jan 08

As a lot of you know my mom is a horrible person and did not want my twin sister and I. She is an alcoholic who is in a nursing home. I let her live with my husband and I for ten years until she took to much for me to care for...

delima what to do with my mom

mom

osteoarthritis

parent

taking care of family members

the way she moves

wheel chair

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