Re: Pain in other joints? was pain free

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi All,

>

> I was just wondering how many people on the board have issues

> in other joints besides their knees?

>

> I've had some pains in elbows, and shoulder.

> Shoulder has always been more bothersome than the elbow.

>

> Are we just unlucky when it comes to joint health?

> Connie

>

>

>

> I have since had surgery on both elbows and have been pain free

> > there since the surgeries in '92 and 2000. One doctor I had

> wanted to try

> > another set of cortisone shots in my knees a couple weeks ago. I

> politely

> > declined . I hope and pray your relief lasts MUCH longer than

> mine did

> > .

> >

> > Mike

> > MT

> >I guess pain is pain no matter where it is. Knee pain to me is

worst due to every step. I have seen 3 Ortho. Drs and most have said

the same. I saw one dr. in Charlotte NC that was the Panthers/Hornets

(now Bobcats) Ortho Surgen. Everyone build him up so. He told me

Xrays showed " mild " OA. I told him the pain is NOT mild. One thing

for sure....they`re making a killing money wise.....what I don`t

understand is looking in the mirror at my knees they look normal. No

swelling, never had fluid on them...just normal looking but boy do

they hurt. I`m 6-4 and about 280. I guess my next choice is to diet

and maybe weight loss will help...I worry about my forced retirement.

I had 8 more years to work. Daughter is going to UNC Greensboro to be

an RN and Son at Western Carolina getting a BS in Emergency

Management. How I`m going to pull this off is beyond me without

giving a cut of the 401K....cool, fall, rainy day here in

Carolina....every one have a nice day...

BTW.......never go around RR cross arms..never depend on them to

work...always stop amd look....its safer and saves the front end

alignment.

[Guest guest]

I injured my spine between the shoulder blades 10 years ago & have myofascial

pain from that. Also my R shoulder has felt like it has a rotator cuff tear

since about 1996 -- the severity comes & goes. Low back pain, Heberden's nodes

(distal finger joints -- may or may not be related to arthritis), plain old

arthritis in some finger joints, now seem to be getting arthritis in toes.

Bulging discs in lumbar & cervical spine. Tendinitis in elbows. Sigh.

Ann

Pain in other joints? was pain free

Hi All,

I was just wondering how many people on the board have issues

in other joints besides their knees?

I've had some pains in elbows, and shoulder.

Shoulder has always been more bothersome than the elbow.

Are we just unlucky when it comes to joint health?

Connie

I have since had surgery on both elbows and have been pain free

> there since the surgeries in '92 and 2000. One doctor I had

wanted to try

> another set of cortisone shots in my knees a couple weeks ago. I

politely

> declined . I hope and pray your relief lasts MUCH longer than

mine did

> .

>

> Mike

> MT

>

[Guest guest]

i seem to have some symtoms of that myofascial pain syndrome too ... they are

close to Fibromyalgia symtoms .... have to look into it more though

KeL

ruby2zdy <ruby2zdy@...> wrote:

I injured my spine between the shoulder blades 10 years ago & have myofascial

pain from that. Also my R shoulder has felt like it has a rotator cuff tear

since about 1996 -- the severity comes & goes. Low back pain, Heberden's nodes

(distal finger joints -- may or may not be related to arthritis), plain old

arthritis in some finger joints, now seem to be getting arthritis in toes.

Bulging discs in lumbar & cervical spine. Tendinitis in elbows. Sigh.

Ann

Pain in other joints? was pain free

Hi All,

I was just wondering how many people on the board have issues

in other joints besides their knees?

I've had some pains in elbows, and shoulder.

Shoulder has always been more bothersome than the elbow.

Are we just unlucky when it comes to joint health?

Connie

I have since had surgery on both elbows and have been pain free

> there since the surgeries in '92 and 2000. One doctor I had

wanted to try

> another set of cortisone shots in my knees a couple weeks ago. I

politely

> declined . I hope and pray your relief lasts MUCH longer than

mine did

> .

>

> Mike

> MT

>

[Guest guest]

I just got the MRI reports on my shoulder & cervical spine today. No wonder I

have pain. I have arthritis in the shoulder joint so the bones press on the

rotator cuff tendon (and it's also torn, I think from what my masseur did), and

I have " extensive " arthritis in my neck, esp. between C6 & C7, where a nerve is

being pinched. Together, these painful places could cause my shoulder muscles,

neck muscles, and upper back (just below the neck) muscles to tense up & become

habitually contracted). I'm really glad to get this diagnosis (although I'm not

happy to find that I have so much arthritis) because now I don't have to wonder

if I have FM or some rare disease any more and can concentrate on not doing

things that irritate the pinched tissues.

Ann

Pain in other joints? was pain free

Hi All,

I was just wondering how many people on the board have issues

in other joints besides their knees?

I've had some pains in elbows, and shoulder.

Shoulder has always been more bothersome than the elbow.

Are we just unlucky when it comes to joint health?

Connie

I have since had surgery on both elbows and have been pain free

> there since the surgeries in '92 and 2000. One doctor I had

wanted to try

> another set of cortisone shots in my knees a couple weeks ago. I

politely

> declined . I hope and pray your relief lasts MUCH longer than

mine did

> .

>

> Mike

> MT

>