I finally have a date for surgery; Thursday, April 27th.  The doctor is
still not sure if I will need a partial or a full revision.  Either
way, I have a full six weeks pf physical therapy to look forward to.  I
was wondering if it is beneficial to go to a rehab hospital after the

I didn't have to look long before I found the journal I had written after my
TKR in 2000.  I left out all the background history and am typing just the
journal of recuperation by itself.  There will be places where I skip days
because of lack of any reportable change in my ...

Having seen an orthopaedic surgeon for my osteoarthritis, and following
an x-ray, he has said that I should consider having both my knees
replaced. I wish to make an informed decision as to whether to ask for
the replacements to be done at the same time or some months apart.  I

I've recently started reading newsgroups again and thought I'd better
introduce myself. I'm Dave, I suffer from OA in my knees, wrists and
hands. My wrists and hands are so bad that I'm currently signed-off and
receiving IB (Invalidity Benefit to those not in the UK). I also get

Hello to ya'all,
When I read your posts, I get so much good information.
I injected, for myself, my first enbrel on Weds.  Today, I am not feeling my
usual active self - this I don't understand, but then, I have occassional

It is silly to rule out drugs altogether, but it is sillier to not even
try alternative medicines. Many drugs are based on natural extracts
from plants, and many have bad side affects worse then the condition
itself or because they are synthesised may not work as well as the real

Has anyone on here gone to Dr. Jerry Molitor who is at Vrigina Mason in
Seattle Washington?
I have been asked to go for a second opinion and that was a name that was
brought up to me.

okay, maybe if i post this here, i will actually follow through. i
hereby pronounce that i am going to the 8 am pool class at the Y this
coming wednesday. i haven't been to a class or exercised in years and
years and something's gotta give! my new years resolution was to join

I think I might have gone slighly mad ! I have booked a round the world
trip ! I am on two sticks, so how on earth will I do it? One might say
it is a challenge, maybe the last one !
January 07 my wife and I intend to fly from the UK to Auckland NZ (We

The 2006 5K Houston Arthritis Walk was this morning and a lot of fun.  Last
year only $30,000 was raised.  This year over $100,000 was raised!  And I'm
responsible for a little over $800 of that.  :-)
It was a perfect morning for a walk -- breezy, not too hot and not too

Hi, I'm trying to find other people who've gone through knee
replacement surgury who would be interested in sharing their
experiences and concerns with others.  I've set up a google group
specifically for this topic as I'm trying to focus in on joint

I have been on a combination of Enbrel and Methotrexate for about a year
now. My rheumatologist monitors me closely with a full blood workup once a
month.  Over the last few months I have gotten more and more colds and
minor infections.  Two weeks ago I came down with cellulitis ...

Paper Reports NSA Collecting Phone Records
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is secretly collecting records of
ordinary Americans' phone calls in an effort to build a database of
every call made within the country, it was reported Thursday.

The readers might wonder at the behavior of "ironjustice", here is the
short version of his story either provided by him or as observed by his
behavior:
Using a secret method learned from a book he was able to decode the hidden

I haven't visited the group in a while.  Been busy working like crazy and
seeing lots of doctors.
In the last   year and one-half my ankles went from bad to worse. I've now
gone to 3 ortho surgeons and 1 podiatrist. The opinions vary ... 2 think