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BrianG - 15 Aug 2006 14:58 GMT

Just been diagnosed with oa in the right knee. I am finding that
exercise and movement is helping a lot. Lying in bed is terrible cos it
seizes up, and Worse still, driving the car is murder. That is holding
my accelerator pedal foot still creates terrible pain.

Any thoughts please. I'm in uk. I know if I was in USA I'd probably have
the help of Cruise Control, but hey in England we are a bit behind!!

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Gary Z - 15 Aug 2006 18:00 GMT

You might also be stepping on the gas with the other foot?
GaryZ

> Just been diagnosed with oa in the right knee. I am finding that exercise
> and movement is helping a lot. Lying in bed is terrible cos it seizes up,
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> Any thoughts please. I'm in uk. I know if I was in USA I'd probably have
> the help of Cruise Control, but hey in England we are a bit behind!!

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spodosaurus - 16 Aug 2006 09:51 GMT

> You might also be stepping on the gas with the other foot?
> GaryZ

I wouldn't advise it. You have a dominant foot just like you have a
dominant hand. The difference being, if you make a coordination error
trying to scribble something down with your left hand (sorry for the
bias lefties) you don't end up crashing a metal box with high intertia
powered by highly explosive fuel... :-)

Cheers,

Ari

>>Just been diagnosed with oa in the right knee. I am finding that exercise
>>and movement is helping a lot. Lying in bed is terrible cos it seizes up,
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>>Any thoughts please. I'm in uk. I know if I was in USA I'd probably have
>>the help of Cruise Control, but hey in England we are a bit behind!!

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Splodge - 15 Aug 2006 21:15 GMT

I'm in UK, Brian, and I can proudly say that US will always be behind UK -
well, by 5 hours at least!!!

I have OA too, and have had both shoulders, both hips and one knee
replaced - several of them have been done more than once cos I'm a glutton
for punishment lol. You should be getting your GP to refer you to a
Rheumatologist and an Orthopaedic surgeon as soon as possible. Bearing in
mind the length of waiting lists in UK, you sound as though you need to do
something urgently.

Janet

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spodosaurus - 16 Aug 2006 09:51 GMT

> Just been diagnosed with oa in the right knee. I am finding that
> exercise and movement is helping a lot. Lying in bed is terrible cos it
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Any thoughts please. I'm in uk. I know if I was in USA I'd probably have
> the help of Cruise Control, but hey in England we are a bit behind!!

What else are you doing besides exercise? That is, has your doctor
started you on an anti-inflamatory medication or other medication? What
doctor diagnosed this: a general practitioner or a rheumatologist? Have
you tried one of those thermal support braces to see if it'll help when
you're going to be driving significant enough distances to cause knee pain?

Cheers,

Ari

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