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Grumpy Old Bear

Grumpy Old Bear

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posted 04/24/2008, comments (0)

Grumpy Old Bear

Well, here it is a glorious spring morning and guess what?  Here I am with a flare up in my knees and hips and ankles,AAAARRRRGGGHHHH!  I was diagnosed ten years hence with Osteoarthritis and went on Celebrex, when that didn't seem to do the trick I was put on Voltaren and guess what?  It made me GI bleed, so I got fed up and went... Read moreChevron
NCpar
posted 01/20/2008, comment (1)

Concern over Pain

  Why the long face I ask?  I just found out I have Osteoarthritisof in my knees, for the longest time I thought Iwas suffering from Fribromia , because of the off and on going years of joint and muscle pain I have endured.  Even now as Iwrite this my fingers are sore and stiff.  The med that I stay for pain and sleeping... Read moreChevron
GeekyGranny
posted 01/06/2008, comment (1)

It Keeps Getting Worse

I suffer from not only fibromyalgia, but also osteoarthritis in my spine, hands, knees; carpal tunnel syndrome; chrondomalacia; migraines; sleep apnea; narcolepsy; GERD; DDD; bulging discs; and am extremely hard of hearing. I'm in constant pain and it is causing me lots of depression. I'm at the stage of my SSDI application where... Read moreChevron
MaxNJ
posted 12/22/2007, comment (1)

Finding Out

Hello from North  Jersey.  I`m here   by my  big  xmas tree, something I love to put up every year.  But its  different for me now. On Oct 1, I went to an orthopedist at NYU medical center in Manhattan. He weas referred to me by my regular doctor. I  kept feeling pops and clicks in my knees. This doctor... Read moreChevron
Frank Duffey

Frank Duffey

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posted 12/19/2007, comments (0)

Newest Information with links related to my Issues of recovery from Osetoarthritis

I have recently been put on the medication Methadone and hope this will reduce my pain level, and I also am still taking Perocet as a break though pain medication I have to use it because the methadone levels have not increased yet and it will require at least 2 weeks the doctor said to feel the effects of the medication ao9 In will does they say.... Read moreChevron
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The breakdown of cartilage in the knee can lead to bony protrusions called spurs and considerable joint pain.

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