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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / July 2008will my husband walk again?
On May 30,2008 my husband was admitted to the hospital...the Dr. said I need to put you in the hosp. to remove some fluid.Eighty-five pounds of fluid was removed from my husband. On June 16, 2008 he was to be discharged from the hosp. and go home, but he couldn't get out of bed or walk. So he was transferred to a rehab hosp. nearby. My husband has both forms of arthritis, diabetes and morbid obesity--about 150 -200 lb. over weight. He has a bad left knee and has a knee brace for it. My husband always says his joints (knees and hips) are worn out. Will he ever be able to walk again? > On May 30,2008 my husband was admitted to the hospital...the Dr. said I > need to put you in the hosp. to remove some fluid.Eighty-five pounds of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > husband always says his joints (knees and hips) are worn out. Will he > ever be able to walk again? Hhhhm, A better question might be will he eat correctly and continue to loose weight? Will he slowly build his leg muscles back up to be able to walk? After doing both of already said, he should have the knee looked at by someone that understands his condition. By the way, the diabetes part of his problem should be paid attention to because it would be a shame to do all this to get back to walking only to loose part of his leg to diabetes. What kind of medicine does he take for his arthritis? Harv He takes Methotrexate and Plaquenil for the rhuematoid arthritis... Lortab as needed for the r/a pain. > He takes Methotrexate and Plaquenil for the rhuematoid arthritis... > Lortab as needed for the r/a pain. I was on that for about 8 years and when it slowly did not control my RA anymore, I tried Arava for awhile and then moved on to Enbrel which has taken care of things until now. Good luck with it all and he is a lucky man to have you backing him up. Harv |
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