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Posted 10/20/2011 9:58 AM (GMT 0)
I'm just wondering what pain meds you are taking for your Arthritis and how effective it is,i would appreciate any ifo on this,
thanks in advance.
Posted 10/20/2011 3:14 PM (GMT 0)
Since we are not allowed to take Ibruprofen or Aleve type medications, I take 1/2 tab Percoset 3 times a day to get me thru. Tylenol alone does not even touch the pain. Good luck!
Posted 10/20/2011 3:49 PM (GMT 0)
My doc prescribed vicodin/tylenol.  I only take it if the pain is really bad.
Posted 10/20/2011 3:49 PM (GMT 0)
Oh sorry, I forgot to say how effective it is.  For me it just takes the edge off.  I can still feel the stiffness and some mild pain.  I only have arthritis in my right hip.
Posted 10/21/2011 12:43 AM (GMT 0)
I was prescribed Tramadol to deal with the OA pain when Tylenol no longer worked on the pain.
Posted 10/24/2011 11:49 AM (GMT 0)
Tylenol not licensed to see in Ireland..taking 100mg zydol(same as tramodol) and paracetamol...i used to also take diclac(anti-inflamatory) but had to knock this on the head since dx with crohn's(actually caused some bleeding ...only lasted for a couple of bms and GP prescribed steroid suppositories which worked fine) ..my crohn's is good i.e no symtoms but my arthritis is killing me..both my knees are grade 4(need replacing) but at 49 my knee doc says i'm too young for replacement surgery,i could push it and tell him my quality of life is crap (can't walk uaided for longer than 10mins...stairs kill....2 hrs sleep max...constant chronic pain...i'm due back to see him in November when i'l have synovial fluid injections (even these don't work anymore) and maybe tell him then enough is enough...thank you all for your responses
Posted 10/24/2011 3:28 PM (GMT 0)
Conmire, Tylenol and Parecetamol are the same things. My husband is from Mexico and they use Paracetamol here instead of Tylenol too. Hugs!
Posted 10/24/2011 10:29 PM (GMT 0)
I'm currently taking oxycodone, gabapentin and amitriptyline for the joint pain - the tramadol was doing nothing and like taking smarties. My pain isn't in the joints as such but the soft tissue around them. Have you asked your GP about fentanyl or butrans patches. My GP gave them to me as they don't have to go through the digestive system and give a sustained steady dose so may need less pain relief if that makes sense, they stick on skin and replace regularly. I couldn't get on with them as need to take some form of codeine due to shortened bowel from the surgery and they reacted with them, hence GP changing me to oxycodone. The nerve blocker tablets like gabapentin and amitriptyline may be an idea as well as they aren't a pain killer as such but block the nerve receptors. I'm in UK so these are available but depends on whether your GP will prescribe them, I'm lucky mine will prescribe anything like that so I can function enough to stay at work.

I understand your surgeon saying too young to have replacement knees done as they last - think it was what I read - 10 years or so and then need redoing but they can only do them couple of times as damage to bone that is left. A friend of family had similar problem but with hips and they were under 50 as well and advised them to hold on for another few years and they have developed new procedure for hip surgery so doesn't damage the bone as much. Have a look into whether this has been expanded to include knees as well, not sure but new things are coming on all the time.
Posted 10/25/2011 9:37 AM (GMT 0)
Stripey...yes..i've been thinking of patches..i've heard lots of good about them...advancement in knee surgery has come on in leaps and bounds in the last 10 years and is improving all the time..it seems that the younger you are when you have knee replacement the less the life span of the new knee(wear and tear)...15 years would be max but 10-12 years would be realistic...(funny thing is i used to make the damm things where i worked LOL) My Mom (R.I.P) had her hip replaced at 69 years old...surgeon kept putting her off...she died from cancer last Christmas....5 years after her replacement.....i often think if she had it done sooner she would have had a better quality of life(movement) for longer....Thankfully most ortho-surgeons are now of the mind-frame that it's quality of life moreso than age that determines when surgery should be given....Slainte

Gail....Hubby and me laughed so much when we read your post re-tylenol.....my GI recomended it......makes you wonder why we pay them sometimes ...she knows i take paracetamol...Slainte
Posted 10/25/2011 2:14 PM (GMT 0)
I need two knee replacements myself. My ortho said they are lasting 20 yrs or longer. I know a couple of folks who have done fine even after the 20 years. Good luck!
Posted 10/27/2011 1:33 AM (GMT 0)
I was diagnosed with Crohn's this past March (symptoms since 2003). For the past two months, I have been getting REALLY bad joint pain in my knees. They crack, crunch, pop, snap, you name it! My wrists just started hurting me last week. I have on and off neck pain. I am 26 years old. I think at first I was attributing this my active career (veterinary field) and a year and a half of sport about two years ago. But now that I learn more and more about Crohn's, I fear it may be something related to my disease. I don't know if i should bring this up to my GI doctor at my appointment next month. I am currently taking Asacol 1600mg three times daily, Entocort 9mg daily- both of which seem to not really help much at all! I am almost predicting and dreading a prescription of prednisione. :( All of this is still so new to me!
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