scoliosis and osteoarthritis please help if you can tia

[fransmom]

have copied and pasted whole thread. wasn't sure how else to copy it
(so it's kind of back to front or upside down iyswim)

By fransmom on Tue 04-Sep-07 21:05:40
does anyone else have any info on osteoarthritis?
By fransmom on Tue 04-Sep-07 20:51:04
thnak you firefly x i have slightly rounded shoulders as well. i was forever being told to sit up straighter and pull my shoulders back when i was younger. do you know of any links?
By Fireflyfairy2 on Tue 04-Sep-07 20:49:00
I, from time to time, have really bad aches in my spine & if I turn too fast I can hear the vertabrae clicking. I attended a chiropractor for a while but he wasn't really helping me that much. He told me my vertabrae all piled on top of each other & needed spacing out... I came out aching & was just as bad the next day again!!
By Fireflyfairy2 on Tue 04-Sep-07 20:47:26
No, you shouldn't end up in a wheelchair!

I also have mild scoliosis & apart from slightly rounded shoulders, nothing is apparent.

It aches like blazes though!

When I was younger I had to go to hospital to be assessed for an operation to put a metal rod in my spine, I was deemed not bad enough. And you know, when I went to the hospital I wasn't half grateful when I saw how badly off some of the other wee ones were.

I don't know anything about the osteoarthritis though.
By fransmom on Tue 04-Sep-07 20:44:34
...went for a back xray a while ago and just picked up the results mainly becasue i expected tto be told it was only muscular strain etc etc.

only now i have been told i have a mild form of scoliosis and also have osteoarthy thingy. what does this mean for my future? i am 30 f in 2have been told it may get worse, it may not. will i end up in wheelchaior or with a dowager's hump(sp?) please helpme and any links to decent info would be much appreciated. mtia. fm x

[fransmom]

sorry about confusing op!

[fransmom]

anyone?

[fransmom]

can anyone help me please? i am 32 and i have osteoarthritis and mild scoliosis. please help me

[ZoMbIeTaLcY]

have come to keep you company, fransmum......know zilch about this though.......sounds like you need to go back to gp and get him/her to explain it all really clearly.....sorry

[fransmom]

that's ok. i recognise you the name is not enough of a disguise

[MaureenMLove]

Sorry lovey, I don't have any knowledge of this, but I agree with Zombie, get yourself back to the doctors. There's no point worrying yourself and filling your head with 'what ifs'. You'll make yourself ill and miserable. Go to the doctors and don't leave until you are referred to someone who can help you.

[fransmom]

thanks mo. i will et him indoors to ring for an appt tomorrow. that's if he remembers. otherwise won'e be able to get to see anyone until friday and i only ave time for ccertain ones as most of them made me feel like paranoid mother when dd was lots younger and really il;l with reflux

[ZoMbIeTaLcY]

good luck......

[fransmom]

thak you. it's just knowing that there are people i can talk to (well, mn with anyway) even if they don't know anything about it - well it helps anyway. thanks l;adies, i really appreciate it. someitmes on mn, i can't help feeling a little big well, ignored maybe not right word, can't think which one is

[MaureenMLove]

Well, I'll listen when ever you want to talk, even if I don't know what its about. Let us know what the doc says.

[fransmom]

will do x

[ZoMbIeTaLcY]

tonight seems to be quie quiet, fransmum, keep this thread bumped and you may well get people that know something about it, over the next few days.

I do hope you can speak to a gp who will explain things.

[fransmom]

i looked at your profile pics - gos i wish i hadn't now. the first one was that great big spider

((ps does anyone esle have to continually retype their password before they can post something???)

[ZoMbIeTaLcY]

lol ...yes,,,keep getting logged off all evening


and yes...twas a monster spider


will look in tomorrow...night

[ZoMbIeTaLcY]

[ZoMbIeTaLcY]

[fransmom]

am getting a wee bit fed up at having to continually re- enter my password

[AbRoller]

Hi fransmom, I don't know anything about it but I didn't want you to think I just didn't bother my arse to post. Hopefully someone will come along who can help. In the meantime I'll google some stuff and keep this in my 'threads I'm watching' list. If I find anything I'll pop back.

Take care
Abs

[fransmom]

aww. thank you sweetheart x

[AbRoller]

this any good?

There's quite a lot of info sites on google but this seemed the most readable on the first page.

HTH

[AbRoller]

this one is more up to date but still only reviewed in 2004. Will try to find more recent info.

[fransmom]

aww thanks abs. wil try and print it out so have soemthing to show gp and can highlight then where things are relevant to me . you're a darling x

[pippo]

I'm sorry I can't specifically answer your question but thought that I would share that dh has scoliosis (had rods put in when 18) and also quite severe osteoarthritis (had a hip replacement this year) and has had various other joints sorted too. He is early 30s and although often in pain/discomfort is still pretty active & a long way from a wheel chair. He has recently been referred to local sports centre for an individual program (keep fit , gym etc). - Perhaps if you go back to your your gP for further info they could refer you for something like this too? Good luck.

[AbRoller]

now this one is from 2007 and looks quite good. Hope it helps.

Abs

[fransmom]

have read 2nd link and o dyou know i feel ike i have had more help from mn?