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My 7 year old daughter suffers with J.C.A and has been under the hospital since she was 3..Out of all the joints she has it in her left ankle is the worst...She has now had 2 steriod injections in her ankle and i must say that over the last 6 months this is the smallest i've seen her ankle

Hi Teresa, Jean, Tina, Glenys and Malc,
As I said I've been taking Anadin Ultra which is 200mg ibuprofen and when it's too bad I take paracetamol 2 hours after ( I know this is safe to do as dentist told daughter it was safe to do this when she had bad toothache), but don't like taking too many tablets. I have recently been using ralgex spray as well but it's abit hard to use when I'm at work, I don't want to smell the place out LOL. I did buy a heat patch from Boots today before I went into work and put that on and it did help abit, but you can only use it for 8 hours out of 24. Dad has a Tens machine and I'm wondering if that will help.

Helen

I have arthritis in my spine ad take a paracetamol/codine tablet called zapain

Hello Helen, Teresa, Jean and Tina - I too have Tendonitis in my left arm. I went to the doccy about it, but he was going to give me normal anti-inflams for it.
As I'm already taking long-term medication for other conditions, I asked him if it was OK for me to go without and he said as long as I can cope with the discomfort, OK.
I've got used to it, so at the moment am not taking anything.
I feel for those who suffer discomfort from it though.
x

My sympathy to you, i have tendonitis in my arms and my right foot. I take ibruprofen (but i don't feel it has any real effect) I have had injections in both my arms and foot, the one in the arms worked, although painful at first, i did get relief for a few weeks. The injection in my foot didn't work, so i have to put up with the pain. I have arthritis in my knee, but my GP won't give me injections there as he says sometimes it causes more problems later. I'm on the list for knee replacement surgery.

Good luck in whatever medication you decide on.
Jean x

Has he not prescribed ibuprofen or a similar NSAID (non steroidal anit inflammatory drug) Thats the normal treatment for arthritis first.

Physio may help to get the joint moving,but won't do much for the wear and tear...

Cortisone injections are ^%(*&(& painfull when they are given,but they do help for a few weeks, they give a little relief if they inject into the right spot. (easily found by prodding with a thumb to find the trigger point for the pain)

I had arthritis and had a hip replacement last year.

I've been suffering with pain in my left arm and shoulder on and off for several months now, and have been taking Anadin Ultra for the pain, but over the last few weeks it's got worse so I went to the Dr's today and told him what had been happening, he said that the symptons I had given him were for arthritis and tendonitis and were probably due to wear and tear, ( I said do you mean old age and he laughed and said yes). He is sending me for an Xray and has given me the options of 1) carrying on with the painkillers, 2) Physiothereapy 3) Injections into the shoulder.

What I'm wanting to ask is if there are any sufferers out there, what treatment are you receiving and does it work?

Love
Helen