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Arthralgia - ouch !!!
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Oct 2014
7:31am, 17 Oct 2014
5947 posts
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lammo
Well how very frustrating, just as I was into the swing of regular exercise again, i'd been in the gym or running 3 or 4 time s a week for 3 months, and i get some very uncomfortable joint pain. After it not going for a couple of weeks i went to the doc's, and he confirmed it as Arthralgia. en.wikipedia.org Basically, on one of the first mornings i had it, i could barely walk, my heels were agony, ankles, knees and hips were very sore, i hobbled to the bathroom, gave up and came back to bed. I have been given four weeks worth of prescription anti-inflammatories which do help, but my ankles and now wrists are still quite painful, especially first thing in the mornings. So i'm two weeks through the medication and its a bit better i suppose, but it will need to improve rapidly if its to be gone within four weeks. Really frustrated, anybody any experience of this? |
Oct 2014
7:42am, 17 Oct 2014
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Tarahumara
It says it's a non inflammatory condition so why has he given you anti inflammatories? |
Oct 2014
7:51am, 17 Oct 2014
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HellsBells
Arthralgia is Latin for painful joint(s). It's a symptom, not a diagnosis. Have you had any bloods done? There's a multitude of possible reasons why it started, commonest being a reactive polyarthropathy following a viral infection. How long have you had symptoms for and had you been ill beforehand? |
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Oct 2014
7:59am, 17 Oct 2014
5948 posts
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lammo
Hi HB, i did have a bit of cold and felt a bit crappy for a few days, but other than that not really ill at all. Possibly run down, lots of working and travelling for work. I've had the symptoms for four weeks now. |
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Oct 2014
8:53am, 17 Oct 2014
18118 posts
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HellsBells
I'd suggest going back and asking for bloods, a reactive arthropathy is usually improving after a couple of weeks of anti inflammatories |
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Oct 2014
9:04am, 17 Oct 2014
5949 posts
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lammo
Sorry, he did take a blood sample, and said no news is good news, and i've not heard anything. But i will make an appointment at the docs again for next week |
