Osteoarthritis

[vickster]

Much sympathy. Quite apart from the recent shenanigans, I've had both AC joints excised and sub-acromial decompressions on both sides, all for arthritis. I'm at the age where it seems to be springing up everywhere, like weeds...

Specialist did say that almost everyone over the age of 25 will have some degree of wear in the AC joint. I'm hoping the injection helps the pain and generalised stiffness around the shoulder even if the very obvious clicking continues

 

[DCBassman]

Specialist did say that almost everyone over the age of 25 will have some degree of wear in the AC joint. I'm hoping the injection helps the pain and generalised stiffness around the shoulder even if the very obvious clicking continues

True, true. But some folks just seem to rot away in this fashion, whereas my wife has almost none anywhere bar one knee, where a meniscal tear was left untreated for 2 years. Her mother was also relatively unaffected right up to 102...
Good genetics there, methinks.

 

[vickster]

True, true. But some folks just seem to rot away in this fashion, whereas my wife has almost none anywhere bar one knee, where a meniscal tear was left untreated for 2 years. Her mother was also relatively unaffected right up to 102...
Good genetics there, methinks.

I have an inflammatory arthritis, under a rheumatologist now.
Genetics does seem to play a role (although it's not definitively proven), lots of knee and hip replacements amongst my great aunts and my aunt is quite bad but she's in her mid 70s
I injured my worst knee which led to the deterioration probably

 

[dickyknees]

Update ~ knees seem to have deteriorated to another level so brought forward the annual review with the consultant last week and I am now on the (long) waiting list for bilateral total knee replacements.

 

[gbb]

Knees are becoming an issue for me...sadly.
59 I got a sudden onset of permanent pain in my hips but nothing in the knees.
60, my knees have got worse as suddenly as my hips did. Strange sensation, not pain between the bones but more like the bone above my knee for a few inches is sore, like its dipped in something inflaming it.
Ironically, I'm managing pain control better now but my symptoms are getting worse. I did 10 miles on my roadbike last night and paid for it very quickly, very sore. Cocodamol taken.
Ebiked to work still today, 2x15 milers, sore again but not terribly so.
I do hope it doesn't continue to get worse, if last nights ride was anything to go by, the roadbike may get consigned to the darkest corners of the shed...its getting that hard.

 

[fossyant]

Not good @gbb Fingers crossed you can get something sorted.

 

[gbb]

Knees are becoming an issue for me...sadly.
59 I got a sudden onset of permanent pain in my hips but nothing in the knees.
60, my knees have got worse as suddenly as my hips did. Strange sensation, not pain between the bones but more like the bone above my knee for a few inches is sore, like its dipped in something inflaming it.
Ironically, I'm managing pain control better now but my symptoms are getting worse. I did 10 miles on my roadbike last night and paid for it very quickly, very sore. Cocodamol taken.
Ebiked to work still today, 2x15 milers, sore again but not terribly so.
I do hope it doesn't continue to get worse, if last nights ride was anything to go by, the roadbike may get consigned to the darkest corners of the shed...its getting that hard.

Ironically, in the following 2 months since that painful roadbike ride...I've fared much better.
The roadbike doesnt get much use, maybe 1 ride a week of 17 miles and most of my riding is a commute of 30 miles total, twice a week on the ebike, but it's some kind of regular riding....and as I've cycled more, the strength and fitness has improved to the point where I'm only taking maybe one or two cocodamol (30mg coedeine/500 mg paracetamol) a week,...not much at all.
So overall, still in daily pain but manageable, still take 1000mg fish oil and 1500mg of glucosamine sulphate daily. Knees are a bit better, hips are sore.

Managing yourself may be one aspect. I walk circa 14000 steps a day, when I was really sore, it was busy and I'd be doing 16k...sometimes more, I try to keep it sensible now. On the bike, I avoid getting out the saddle on hills, keep the stress off the hips.

I'd swap the deep hip pain in a flash but there you go. Compared to a few months ago...its not too bad.