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September 10, 2005, 5:32 am PDT
 Quote From: billysgirl
Hi Diane, Im so sorry for your pain. I do not have RA as far as I know. I have OA. But I can tell you what my symtoms were. I had alot of burning, it would burn llike it was on fire, and God forbid if I would turn my ankle on the slightest little bump in the sidewalk or a tree root in the ground, I would be in agony. But that was about the extent of my pain,, but at times if I walked too much or stood too much I would be on crutches for atleast a day and a half. Right now I am in need of bone fusion on my left foot. It has been difficult trying to find an orthopaedic surgeon in my area, but I have found a good hospital. The pain in my left foot, is different because there is more deterioration of the bone, I don't know if you've ever had a broken bone, but when you put alot of pressure on it it hurts alot,, but when you take the pressure off the pain is almost unbearable. I hope your dr. decides to do the surgery and take the cysts out and in doing so may discover why you have more pain. I wish you all the luck in the world, and God bless you and your wonderful husband. I too have a wonderful man in my life, and consider myself very blessed, and am about to have another grandbaby, thank you for your concern, and I would love to talk with you more about your flowers, and anything else you would like to talk about, and please feel free to ask me any questions about my condition, and I am a very good listener, so if you just want to talk or are troubled about something feel free to write me again. All My Best To You and Your Hubby, Martha Hi Martha: Sorry I haven't responded sooner to your reply, but my father has Alzheimers and I had a chance to go and visit and stay for a couple of days recently (he lives 2 hours away). I stay overnite with him at the Retirement Home so I can see how his condition is progressing. He also has Chronic obstructive lung disease and I could see how his breathing is during the nite (worsening). When I see all the old folks with varying degrees of aging, I thank God for the many blessings I have at this time. My pain pales in comparison to all of the problems I see at the Home. Anyway, I also had to see my Rheumatologist while I was there so I killed 2 birds with one stone so to speak. My Rheumy didn't comment on whether I should or shouldn't have surgery because of a new concern that we have; I have been very wobbly when walking lately and since being diagnosed with RA, it has been becoming more and more frequently as of late than it did in the beginning. He wants me to put weights on my ankles (5 lbs each ankle) and do leg lifts to see if the muscles can be strengthened and see if that makes any difference. As you know with arthritis, if we can even walk on any certain day we're lucky so it's no wonder the muscles deteriorate in the legs over time. I will give this a try for a couple of months and see him again. As for my feet, they are okay lately, and only hurt more when I try to walk too much or go to far. I hope you are doing well and thank you for the offer to ask questions or 'just listen' :) I hope you have a wonderful, healthy grandbaby; isn't it wonderful that God blesses us in many other ways when we are faced with living daily with chronic pain? It sure helps us get through the rough times. Glad that you also have a wonderful hubby as this makes all the difference in the world. Maybe Dr Phil should do a show or a forum on relatives of people living with chronic pain......they are the ones that help us get through. Take care and do write again just to say you are doing ok and how the new grandbaby is. God Bless you and yours. |
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