To ask if you have health niggles?

[BreadZeppelin]

I'm 36 and have recently been diagnosed with very mild wear and tear arthritis of the knee, and I might also have borderline high blood pressure, although it needs looking into properly as I've only had my bp taken directly after I've been rushing around.

I know it's nothing in the grand scheme of things but I'm feeling quite grumpy about it and feeling - irrationally - that I'm the only one who has niggles.

Do you have niggles? What do you do to keep on top of them?

I recently had an infected finger that did.not heal, it got quite nasty and I was tested for sepsis. Whilst there I was told my blood sugar was quite high. I had not had this tested since pregnancy. I looked up the figure and it was pre-diabetic. I am prime age and weight. For 3 weeks I have been on the blood sugar diet and have lost a stone already.

I don't no. But my husband definitely does. Nothing serious thankfully but definitely a few issues have arisen in the last couple of years.

I have had a bad leg on and off since I was 23. No explanation why. Ive had physiotherapy a few times. It just comes and goes.

Arthritis is not a minor thing. I got diagnosed in early 20s with one type and late 20s with another. Some days I can barely get myself dressed and washed!

I know it sounds preachy but please make sure you are properly medicated for it and don't miss your rhumy appointments

I too am 36 & have been diagnosed with degenerative arthritis, makes me feel old & a little depressed that it will never go away. Also concerned about which joint is next, my mum suffers terribly

I'm 34. I have endometriosis, chronic migraines and back problems which may require surgery in the near future.
I'm not keen on the surgery idea at all so I avoid the doctor as much as possible

I'm 35 with degenerative joint disease and rheumatoid arthritis. It's quite painful but not enough to stop me working or dramatically change my life so I would put it in the niggle category too!

I've just started a course of methotrexate for the RA and once the swelling has reduced a bit we're going to look at surgery for some of the djd joints.

Day to day pain? I use I ibuprofen and find that an Epsom salt bath can be incredibly helpful too!

Thanks so much for sharing chaps and to you all; some of these sound more than little niggles!

I'm very lucky as I don't have any pain with the arthritis, only occasional stiffness, but I want to do everything I can to minimise it.

Same goes for the bp - I'm a bit overweight (bmi 26) amd have an okay diet but I'm going to rework it to get back in top form - five years ago I had a bmi of 23.5, cycled 15 miles per day and had a bp of 110/70 so that's my new goal!

Desperate to avoid any kind of medication if possible!

I'm 31, and 2 months ago I developed DVT in my left leg. Turns out I had four arteries with clots. I'm on Apixaban and have to wear a sexy full leg stocking that constantly needs pulling up. My left leg is no longer double the size but is still slightly bigger. I have come to terms with not saying I don't have a left or right leg but a good and bad leg. I still end up walking like an elderly lady hobbling along after a while when out.