Knee replacement advice, please
Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:33:13 +0000
I had to go and see my Dr yesterday and she advised me to have my knee
X-rayed so they could make a decision as to whether I should have a
replacement.
I'm nervous about the idea and would welcome information from people
(especially in the UK) who have had this and can tell me what to expect.
My special c ...
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Question about exrecise and RA
Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:15:53 GMT
Is it bad to force stiff joints into a position, even if after being forced
you then find it slightly easier to get into said position naturally?
I know it sound strange but at the mo am having problems with my toes. I
can't straighten them naturally, they seem to curl up. This is giving me
cramp and makin ...
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47 million?
Thu, 08 Feb 2007 21:04:34 +0000
While searching for some stories about gardeners with arthritis I came
across a short article here:
http://www.pallensmith.com/index.php?option=com_simplefaq&task=answer&Itemid=0&catid=103&aid=680
which claims that 47 million Americans have arthritis.
Does this figure seem reasonable to you all? It seems rather ...
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Managed....
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:42:06 GMT
to get this GP to put on my medical records that I have sero negative
rheumatoid arthritis. Finally!
Although I've asked not to be sent to the rheumatologist until I move
surgeries as they would only send me to the one who thinks I'm imagining it
all.
Although, he may have a problem denying it now as my ...
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Update
Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:26:06 GMT
After all the messing about I now have a diagnosis. :-) or possibly :-(
I apparently have sero negative rheumatoid arthritis. Which if I understood
rightly isn't quite as bad as ordinary RA.
So now I'm being referred to a different rheumatologist who believes this
exists and will treat me accordingly.
At l ...
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Arthritis Basics---What Is Arthritis?
16 Jan 2007 07:58:12 -0800
Arthritis is a general term for a group of more than 100 diseases. The
word "arthritis" means "joint inflammation." Inflammation is one of the
body's natural reactions to disease or injury, and includes swelling,
pain and stiffness. Inflammation that lasts for a very long time or
recurs, as in arthritis, can lea ...
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Arthritis / oxidative stress
4 Jan 2007 20:51:31 -0800
[The role of oxidative stress in the etiopathogenesis of rheumatoid
arthritis]
Matyska-Piekarska E, Luszczewski A, Lacki J, Wawer I
Postepy Hig Med Dosw (Online). 2006; 60: 617-23
Numerous scientific investigations confirmed the occurrence of
oxidative stress in rheumatoid arthritis patients. There is eviden ...
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They'll be sending us for a chat with a ward cleaner next!
Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:46:09 +0000
Read the following article and post your opinions:
http://society.guardian.co.uk/health/story/0,,1979748,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=11
Is it a good idea?
Is it not a good idea?
Will it work?
Could people fall foul of the system?
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Iron content of food the major life-shortening factor
29 Dec 2006 11:46:33 -0800
<<snip>>
iron content of food has been identified as the major life-shortening
factor
<<snip>>
http://tinyurl.com/wwsx8
http://exchange.healthwell.com/news.cfm?news=1746
<<snip>>
"it is probable that a chronically high intake of heme iron can lead
to high body iron stores and thus may elevate the ris ...
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Porphyria caused by iron cured by vitamin C
26 Dec 2006 08:48:42 -0800
<<snip>>
ascorbate suppresses hepatic URO accumulation at low, but not high
hepatic iron levels
<<snip>>
Effect of iron and ascorbate on uroporphyria in ascorbate-requiring
mice as a model for porphyria cutanea tarda.
Gorman N, Zaharia A, Trask HS, Szakacs JG, Jacobs NJ, Jacobs JM,
Balestra D, Sinclair JF, ...
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