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Reply | Knee Replacement
at 14:37 28 Nov 2016
Thought I might bring my personal experience to the group.
I agree with ShotKnees, I have suffered with RA in both knees for nearly 30 years, and I’m only 43. I was always told try everything and anything to avoid knee replacement (although pretty difficult through uni and the rave scene in the 90’s)
I exercise and try and eat healthy, however this helps to a certain degree. I’ve tried all types of medication, many having horrendous side effects, sometimes worse than the actual pain and swelling itself. As a result, I have hardly any cartilage left, and my knees are quite deformed (although not to the point I couldn’t stand or walk).
Anyway I moved out of the London to Hertfordshire about 5 years ago. Reregistered with the GP, got referred to rheumatology at the Lister in Stevenage, and pretty much straight away was recommended to try Humira. You need to have a case put forward to the medical board as its very expensive (possibly why I was never referred at the underfunded London hospitals)
All I can say is, read about it. It’s a cure, simple as. Yes, it’s not going to reshape my knees, but that’s it, I’m cured from RA. It is truly the most amazing thing. I can even sit in Ellerslie Road now.
The only issue is I feel like a teenager once more and have started to take risks; I know I shouldn’t have done that cliff dive in the Philippines this year, but instead of ending up in A&E I just swam it off.
Any Blue cheese for me (long time listener, first time caller, and the first thread I can actually contribute to) |
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