You will all be pleased to hear that OA (or rather the pain we have) is all imagined - well most of it is!😡. The wise words from my gynaecologist yesterday. If we learnt to accept it, take our minds of it (perhaps do a little skipping, aerobics, marathon racing, etc ???) our pain woulld reduce considerably!!
I'd like to wish these wise men 'seasonal greetings'.
Should have mentioned I was rather stiff/in pain when he was examining me!!
Don't worry I had to see a female gynae 10years ago.Lovrly lady but had never undergone any gynae procedures.I had a uterine biopsy done without any local anaesthetic -her advice "take deep breaths".
If they had our conditions they might be more feeling 😂
What idiocy? How old is this guy Constance? I'll bet he doesn't have arthritis. So pain from bone rubbing on bone is just imaginary? How incredibly dumb and stupid. It's people like him who give medicos a bad name.
I would think he was in his early 40s!!!!!
To be honest, I had to laugh when I read this. Then I thought - hang on, dummkopfs like him are 'in charge' of our medical care........
There is however a little tiny bit of truth in his ill thought comments - the mind can be a very strong weapon in dealing with pain. No amount of positive thinking will cure the actual disease, fact unfortunately. However, things like Mindfulness techniques, GENTLE exercise and comforting stuff like warm baths or hot/cold packs do help in lessening the impact of on our lives. I'm left wondering just how men would cope with childbirth - perhaps that gynae should speak to one of his obstetrician colleagues about it......
To be honest I laughed when he said it. I really thought he was joking as I struggled a bit to get on the examination chair.
However, I then thought of my rheumy, who accepts that bone on bone is, of course, serious, but common or garden "wear and tear" is often exagerated. As for PMR he really believes it disappears within 2 to 3 years. I've had it for 5 years and he is continously telling me to get off the steroids. I suppose the disability and pain I still have 'must be' all in the mind.
Oh good, well at least my imagination must be working well then. BAH Humbug
With my doctors, both GP and consultants, the jury is still very much out on whether they believe PMR to be a 'real' condition sadly. An elderly friend of my who was diagnosed with polymyalgia was told that it was self determining, ie it would come and go and could disappear all together. I've never heard of anyone with fibromyalgia being that lucky however. My GP is convinced that PMR is just a made up name to cover a multitude of sins and that pain syndromes of this type are due to stress (whether physical or mental). She won't treat the PMR as a condition of its own and thinks if patients learn techniques to remove or cope with the stress the pain syndrome will subside of its own - maybe your rheumy is thinking along the same lines. Setting a rigid time frame however is not helpful is it, there are people on these forums who've had PMR for up to 30 years!
if our `learned` friend suffered with oa, i wonder what tune he would dance to then. SO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIKE US MUST HAVE GOOD IMAGINATIONS !!!!!!!. beyond angry grrrrrrrrr
That would be right...too young for arthritis.
Loxie, I can't even bear the thought of childbirth....I'm so glad I'm not a woman.
No childbith, pee standing up, no menstruation, no menopause.
We have five adult children ...my wife is a hero.
ahhh but what about balding, prostate problems, ED, testicular cancer, higher rate of cardiac attacks, .........not to mention being the less important gender in that you cant reproduce without us? hehehehe. I have to admit I've always been envious of the peeing standing up thingy. lol
Exactly. The strength of the mind must not be underestimated.😡
I really haven't had much stress in life, thank goodness - until PMR struck me - THAT is my stress!
Yes but....... you have to shave EVERY DAY!!!!
Loxie and Constance...you're both right...I didn't realise that it sucks so much to be a man.
Heres a philosophical question for you both...
If a man was alone in the middle of a forest and there were no women present....would he still be wrong?
What a silly question! Of course he would!
at my age, so do I unfortunately - those pesky chin hairs!!!!
hahahaha. The more important question would be - if there are no women present - he's probably ignored the map and is lost in the forest...giggle.