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buzzybee
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by buzzybee on Mon Jul 20, 2015 11:42 pm

osteoarthritis

hi,i have had arthritis since i was 21 i am now 57.
in the last two years i have had problems with my
thumbs, as well as being painful to move them the
skin feels as if it has been scalded.does anyone else
have the same and if so how do you deal with it? Bee

talalabd1
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by talalabd1 on Sat Nov 21, 2015 1:58 am

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I made some research for u and I found that Warm Water may works
May God help you

buzzybee
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by buzzybee on Sat Nov 21, 2015 7:53 pm

Re: osteoarthritis

talalabd1 wrote:I made some research for u and I found that Warm Water may works
May God help you
hi, thanks for that, heat does help while you have your hands either in warm water or near
a heat source i noticed that a blower works best eg. a hand drier but unfortunately once
you take your hand away the pain is back.
I have also found that if i keep the joint covered with a bit of bandage or even a plaster it
reduces the sensitive burnt feeling when it touches things.thanks again and best regards
Buzzybee x. :)

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by poshbird on Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:10 pm

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I too have been diagnosed with arthritis since I was 18. I am now 56 and with my other health problems I can not take tablets just for my arthritis, just pain killers that don't work. My thumbs have been causing me pain lately and also I have been dropping things more ( nothing broken yet tho). I have not found anything to help with the pain and my left wrist throbs most of the day.
Doctor has told me not to get my hands wet as I suffer from Eczema, so I just put up with it.
The most embarrassing thing I have found is asking my husband to cut up meat for me, its ok at home but not when we go out!
I use crutches at the moment but they aren't doing my hands any good.
Buzzy bee I know just how you feel!

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by Arthritis Action on Mon Oct 03, 2016 4:14 pm

Re: osteoarthritis

Arthritis may also be associated with neuropathic pain, a confusion of the nervous system in which nerves become more sensitive than usual. Burning pain is a common symptom of neuropathic pain.

If pain control medication is not working for you, asking your GP for a referral to a specialist pain team may help as they may be able to review your medication and prescribe something that does work, including specialist neuropathic pain medications. The GP may also be able to refer you to an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist who specialises in hand therapy. They may use hot wax baths to ease the pain.

For more information on how to manage your pain yourself, visit: https://www.arthritisaction.org.uk/What ... mentevents

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Matthew Rogers
Arthritis Action | Director of Therapies
http://www.arthritisaction.org.uk / info@arthritisaction.org / Tel: 020 3781 7120

buzzybee
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by buzzybee on Wed Oct 19, 2016 9:43 pm

Re: osteoarthritis

hi,thanks to everyone for your replies ,I have not been on this website for sometime.
My problems with arthritis are much the same although i have recently been diagnosed
with it in my jaw now.
best wishes to eveyone who has tried to help and also to everyone who has similar
problems . regards Bee

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by KristenReed on Sat Dec 31, 2016 5:36 am

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Great advices!

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by Healthygirl on Wed Dec 20, 2017 1:43 pm

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Hi, I have got arthritis , osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. I do not take any pain killers as I believe that they just mask the pain rather than treat the cause of it,
I have studied about the various types of tablets offered to treat arthritis, the common one is Alendronic acid. This was offered to me, but I refused it after my research revealed that it actually does more harm than good. People that I spoke to were complaining of hair loss, jaw problems, and to top it all, their arthritis was a hell of a lot worse. This resulted into those people being prescribed added tablets to treat the other symptoms that they originally did not have.
In a nut shell, what I done for myself was to alter my diet, and eliminate wheat and gluten. No I'm not celiac as I had previous tests for that. The results that I got were that pain seemed to ease a bit. When I also started mindfulness, it helped me become less stressed and also helped my pain to ease loads.
Sure, what works for me might not work for you, but before you say ok to your doctor for those tablets, just have a think about what's in them. I found out that a lot of Arthritis tablets have ingredients that contain laundry detergents. You would not think of putting a teaspoon of washing powder in your mouth, so why do the same in the form of a tablets from these pharmaceutical companies.

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