Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 hey, Brittany! don't worry about a hip replacement...I had both mine done (one year between surgeries) and it was a piece of cake! e-mail me at marciastoyle@... if you have questions...gentle hugs! Marcia --- Deborah Bargad <dbargad@...> wrote: > Brittany, I am sorry you are suffering at such a young age. Hip pain > is the > pits. Be sure to talk to your doctor about things like actonel or > fosamax, > taking calcium supplements with vitamin D, using a biologic > medication such > as remicade to stop the progression of the RA. Possibly taking > glucosamine/chondritiin blends that might help too. Be sure to add a > 2 " > foam topper to your mattress to cushion your hip joints and make sure > to > sleep with a small pillow between your legs to keep pressure off your > hips. > We are all here for you. Hugs, Deborah > > On 7/3/06, babiebluepoodle <babiebluepoodle@...> wrote: > > > > hi my name is brittney i am 18 years old i have a condition > called leg- > > calve perthes disease and i have it in both of my hips, i just > found > > out that i have rheumatoid arthritis in both of my hips and i dont > > know much about this arthritis so maybe you can help me figure out > > what treatments are possible. i was born with this disease and i > have > > had 1 surgery for it and they want to do total hip replacements on > > both of my hip by the age of 35 and i am kinda scared.i want to > know > > if there are any home treatments i can do to relieve the stiffness > ad > > pain. thank you! > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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