I used to be a swimwear designer. I feel that I have lost my identity to my conditions:
RSD, Degenerative Disc Disease, ruptured discs, and arthritis in my hips. I am looking for any treatment and physician information that may help me find myself.
My real name is Jean, and I am a female, age 56. I live in northeast Ohio, and I am interested in art, writing, nature, animal rights and health care rights. Since 2001, I have been getting progressively disabed, with trouble walking, and muscle pain and stiffness, caused by exertion. My first symptom was severe pain and stiffness in my sacroiliac area, that spread up my spine...
I lost a kidney and have just recently found a path to take because a Doctor took the time to listen and realized I was not a hypochondriac or a big overly sensitive, stressed, depressed woman. (yes, lots of justified sarcasm).
I was athletic, very lean and continued to stay fit by enjoying bike rides and playing recreational co-ed softball. However, when I started a family at 25, I had...
I'm a 27 year old woman. I love travelling, meeting up with friends, trying out a new recipe, working on my career and have a lot of ambitions and ideas, but a chronic disease called ankylosing spondylitis together with hip arthritis make it sometimes difficult to combine.
I'm sharing the highlights and worries of my life, health and work in my blog, which I started September 2010. This blog is...
diagnosed with osteoarthritis at 34 right after having a hysterectomy with no previous problems. mostly affects right side hip, knee, shoulder, elbow and wrist. Prednisone works at controlling hip, etc,. pain, but since i have been on it for years, dr. took me off it in nov, now have severe hip, knee pain on both right and left side with nothing that can help with the pain. have a...
Femoralacetabular Impingement is a big word with little awareness, but many are suffering the pain and damage it causes physically, emotionally and financially. I hope this blog will serve as a place to gather and share information to help us find the answers and support we need.
My name is Jay, I have bilateral hip replacements, and osteopenia and rheumatoid arthritis. I am always in moderate to severe pain most of the time. I put my weight at 155, but one year ago I weighed 178. I haved developed anxiety 5 days ago. I also take pain medicine for my chronic pain, but have done so for the last 15 years. I've had baclofen for the last 8 years but have never used it until...
I am 56 yrs old. I am retired due to disability. I have been keeping my weight down for a good while. I had to go to a pain clinic last yr and took injections in my hip and back. I was also put on steroids. This was my downfall to weight gain. It is hard to deal with all of this and no get depressed.
