osteoarthritis and pain in right groin

Hi radar,

I do have arthritis in my upper and lower spine but currently the pains in my hands, knee and across my foot is what is making life difficult

My hip pain was so bad I thought I must be in need of a new one but it was my foot causing it.

Have you been offered any physio because it really can help. We are in a catch 22 situation.

We hurt so we reduce our activity and because of that we restrict the use of our muscles by not exercising and that in turn causes us pain and so it goes on.

I have never found paracetamol to be effective for anything. I do currently have Meloxicam which helps as do liquid ibruprofen tablets. They are NSAIDs so work on inflammation

Not everyone can take them though and of course you do have PC treatments which may have/will have an effect on whatever you take.

Have you seen your GP? They might not be so dismissive.

Hip pain is a grinding you down type and will affect your quality of sleep which will make everything so much worse.

I hope you get some speedy relief

Edited by member 17 Jan 2017 at 20:01  | Reason: Not specified

Hi Radar,

I posted this the other day on another thread to do with arthritis, it is merely the things that I have found that help:

Hormone therapy causes the bones to thin, as old men without testosterone we are just like old women and prone to osteoporosis, and our muscles will grow smaller and loose their strength, so none of this will help arthritic joints.

What can we do about it?

Personally I persuaded my GP to put me on a junior aspirin every day, there is some evidence it fights cancer, it thins the blood leading to better circulation and it is a bit anti-inflammatory.

Another trick, is to pig out on a high dose of Ibuprofen.  Apparently you need to take Ibuprofen for about 3 days before it has an anti-inflammatory effect, and you mustn't take it too long either, its a sort of Goldilocks thing, not too little and not too much.  You need to get the strongest tablets from behind the chemists counter and take them for a week, take whatever the back of the packet recommends as the maximum daily dose, every day for a week, then stop to let your body recover, repeat every 2 to 3 months.

Finally, there is apparently some chemical found in apple skin that combats muscle loss in the elderly, so an apple a day, but don't peal it.

Also I find a good drink does me good, I tend to stay tee-total for much of the time, sometimes weeks on end, then I will have a bit of a session, a bottle of red wine, half a bottle of scotch, something like that.  They say alcohol is a muscle relaxant, and it seems that if I have been having hip troubles a good drink sort of resets the muscles around the joint and usually I am much better in the days following.

:)

Dave

radar

am going to see GP about my hip pain, also my inability to be able to bend over really struggle to put my socks on, and getting in and out of car especially if I park in a small bay

also have what feels like constant sunburn across my back and itching also if I scratch it feels worse, do get some groin pain and my testicles are very tender

tried to run for a bus today managed 20feet blowing like an old man and it set my hips off, found it really emotional after all the running I did

will see what GP says

regards

nidge

thanks,i am at gps again on tuesday,probably wasting my time keep taking paracetemol first thats what they say,i am starting to watch what i lift because that brings the pain in my groins,really sharp stabbing pains,my legs also feel numb especially on a morning,i also have tingling in my hands,i have started doing stretches and hip strengthening,and i am going to get a recumbient bike,theres been a lot about cutting down hip replacement in the news lately,if you have moderate pain you dont qualify,i blame this on zoladex.cheers.

radar

Can only give my experience on back, groin and leg issues: mid 1970's Spondo arthritis resulted in op to put 2 pins in back. Early 1990's diagnosed lumber arthritis. Recent GP examination mainly around scar area (L4/5). GP somewhat taken a back I reported quite a bit less back pain these past 12 months than previous years "as you're certainly got arthritis". Past circa 2 years hand/fingers developed osto arthritis, that was expected due to past and present work. Given stretch exercises. So can I blame 47 months of Zoladex, I don't think so.

Good luck at GP

Ray

hi,just got back from gp laid on couch doing leg movements,then he was pressing areas of my stomach, he said i have not got arthritis,felt a bit relieved,he then he said i see that you have had radiotherapy,he thinks the groin pain and numbness are late effects of radiotherapy nerve damage  worried again that seems worse than arthritis,pains in my groins after doing daily tasks very painful sharp stabbing then i have to sit down,asked me when i next see urologist i told him june,i saw him last november then i only had an ache in my right groin and he said nothing to do with prostate cancer and that my psa was undetectable,but now i have pain in both groins and numbness in legs,sorry this is a bit long,any help please.cheers.

have you thought about seeing an osteopath privately? Please check they are properly qualified and check out websites for comments. mine costs 35 pounds once or twice a year to relieve back pain.

thanks ,its not back pain its hip and groin pain,i have seen 4 different gps lately to try to find out,ist gp said probably pulled a muscle,2nd gp said possibly muscle strain,3rd doc said osteoarthritis,4th gp today probably nerve damage 3yrs after rt with numbness in legs,its doing my head in to get a positive dx.when i see the next gp im going to tell him im not satisfied.cheers.

lyn,the gps say all different things,they know my last psa in november was undetectable,i am not with oncology now i finished ht in july,i saw the urologist in november and i complained about ache in right groin,he said nothing to do with pc.3wks ago i was in bed and i had terrible pain in my left hip went to a +e the next day had x-ray doc said inflammation,but now its also moved to my left hip and groin,groin painful when i lift things,could be crack s in bones or bone change due to rt if its not arthritis,its hard to get a scan.

thanks lyn, regards weight training i have been doing that for yrs,so i am quite experienced,since been dx with pc i have cut it down to just light training,thankyou for all your replies,i will just have to see how i get on.cheers.