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Daily knee pain

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BlackCatinaWoollyhat · 04/11/2011 10:05

I am 37 and am getting aches and pains in my knees and sometimes my wrist too. Went to GP about 2 months ago about something else and just happened to mention it to him so he did blood tests which came back with inflammation markers and anaemia.
Was offered anti-inflammatories but didn't bother as I don't think they were hurting everyday.
I manage to get around well and it's only the odd day it makes it harder to walk/climb stairs etc.
Don't really know what I want from posting.

Does anyone else get aches and pains everyday?
Does this just happen at my age and older?
Or do you think it's something I should go back to GP about?

OP posts:
Bucharest · 04/11/2011 10:10

Yep, me. Gippy knees, sometimes wrists, especially first thing in the morning, and sometimes ankles too.

I've put it down to age (am 46) though the left knee has been dodgy since I was about 16 and it dislocated playing squash.

I sleep with a tubigrippy thing occasionally,take paracetomol/ibuprofen if it's keeping me awake achy, and try to avoid citrus fruit, tomatoes etc. (I noticed the wrists in particular were much worse in winter- GP said from eating clementines etc. Notice a huge difference if I avoid them)

Be very ware of diflueniac_(or something similar, can't remember exact name) (if you are ever offered it) My Mum, dp, my cousin, and 2 friends were all prescribed it for achey problems and were all made so ill that 2 of them were admitted to hospital.

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