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Multiple chronic diseases

Hi, My name is Debbie. I’m married to a very supportive husband who takes me to all of my Doctors appointments which I have quite a few each month. I have Rheumatoid arthritis, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue syndrome and Reynauds. I also have Osteoarthritis and I injured my upper back by falling and my head whiplashed back, hit my head and injured my back. I had a perforated colon 4 years ago. I was in & out of the hospital for 2 years, with 4 major infections. Finally I had an 8 hour surgery 2 hour recovery. Since then I’ve been spiraling downward into very intense pain with the diseases. I would like to hear from others in the group who have experienced something similar and what you are currently using for pain and staying awake. Thank you for listening to my this.@

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Health Researchers Find Strong Link Between Obesity and Joint Surgery

Health researchers have found a strong connection between obesity and the need for joint surgery, especially knee and hip replacements. Excess body weight puts continuous pressure on joints, which speeds up cartilage wear and increases the risk of osteoarthritis. Studies show that people with obesity are significantly more likely to experience severe joint pain and mobility issues that do not improve with medication alone. Over time, this damage often leads doctors to recommend joint replacement surgery. Researchers also note that obesity-related inflammation may further worsen joint degeneration. Maintaining a healthy weight is now considered a key strategy for reducing joint damage and delaying surgery.

Research & Medical References:

NIH (National Institutes of Health): Obesity increases mechanical stress on weight-bearing joints and accelerates osteoarthritis progression.

Arthritis Foundation: Obesity is one of the strongest risk factors for knee osteoarthritis and joint replacement surgery.

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery: Long-term studies show higher joint replacement rates among obese adults.

Book Reference:

Osteoarthritis: Diagnosis and Medical/Surgical Management

Author: Roland W. Moskowitz et al.

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Discusses obesity as a major contributor to joint degeneration and surgical outcomes.

#obesityandhealth #jointhealth #kneereplacement #Osteoarthritis #HealthyWeight #Jointpain #PreventSurgery #MedicalResearch #bonehealth #bonehealth

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Does Eating Too Much Sugar Increase the Chances of Knee Surgery?

Research shows that added sugar not natural sugars in fruits can promote chronic systemic inflammation, which is tied to worsening joint health and conditions like osteoarthritis. A 2024 PLOS ONE study using NHANES (USA national health data) found that adults with the highest amounts of added sugar intake had significantly higher prevalence of osteoarthritis — a major reason many people eventually need knee surgery.

In nutrition science, this pattern of harm from excessive sugar has been discussed historically, including in books like Pure, White and Deadly by John Yudkin, which examines how high sugar consumption contributes to inflammation and metabolic problems (Penguin Books, 2012). While the book itself doesn’t cover knee surgery directly, it provides a foundational view on how sugar can worsen chronic diseases linked to inflammation, an underlying driver in osteoarthritis progression. Study reference: Xiaolong Liao et al., Added sugars and risk of osteoarthritis in adults: A case-control study based on NHANES 2007–2018, PLOS ONE, 2024.

#SugarAndInflammation #jointhealth #OsteoarthritisRisk #kneepain #ReduceSugar #healthydiet #InflammationScience #NutritionResearch #PreventArthritis #KneeHealth

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2 weeks

The pain came back yesterday. I was hoping it was just a fluke. But of course I'm not allowed to be pain free for more than 2 weeks.
My broken tooth really hurts but I haven't seen a dentist in 14 years. I require sedation. So I basically just said fuck dentists.
It's almost 6am. I've been typing this out for about 3 hours. I have no attention span. I really want maple Spam musubi. *Pause for nap* . My tummy hurts. I got sick 15 minutes ago. Today is luckily a weekend no appointments day. I am gonna take my meds and a gummy and have her put some CBD cream on my back....
*paused for 20 minutes to eat some generic Ritz crackers dipped in mango-apricot-peach for some breakfast snacks*
She's out cold asleep and I don't want to wake her up. I just need a gummy. Ugh this sucks.
#FemoralAcetabularImpingement
#Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #RheumatoidArthritis #BackPain

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Sigh. I don't know

My tummy hurts so much. I have been drinking sweetened pistachio milk. It's so yummy... But I'm trying to see if it's the cause of my GI distress. Of course I ate new snacks yesterday and today. Could be them.
My hips and back don't hurt right now! Of course my tummy makes up for it.
I went to go make coffee and found about 2 cups of caramel sundae flavor coffee in the pot . So I dumped it in my cup and added some cinnamon rolls creamer. It's amazing. The flavors play nicely together. Except now my tummy is screaming.
took 15 minutes to make my coffee and figure out my snack and of course now my back is being a horrid screech weasel simply because I stood up for 15 minutes. How dare I try to function.
So we didn't celebrate yesterday for our anniversary so I am hoping tonight we can go out for dinner. I have a restaurant id like to go to. I had wanted to go yesterday cuz on Saturday they have my favorite soup.
OMG my right hip just started hurting so much. I gotta ask Pauley for a gummy. But she's asleep. Ugh I hate waking her up.
I'm hungry but I don't know what I want. I know I want my tummy to calm down.
#BackPain #ChronicPain #GIdistress #FemoralAcetabularImpingement #Osteoarthritis

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I'm new here!

Hi, my name is CRPS62. I'm here because I was diagnosed about a month ago with chronic pain regional health syndrome. I didn’t know what it was at the time, but I had never experienced such severity of pain in my whole life and I’m 63 recent shoulder pain is where it began right after having suffered osteoarthritis, it got so severe over about three years that we decided for complete shoulder replacement surgery

#MightyTogether

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Omg

Well I ate a lot of gummies yesterday and didn't get high. I'm very disappointed. But I'll probably be high when I wake up.
My lumbar hurts so much. It feels like I got hit by a 2x4.
I wore a new ish shirt today. I got it 2 years ago but it arrived when it was starting to get warm so I put it in my closet and... promptly forgot about it. So fast forward to today. It's colder outside and I needed a long sleeve shirt. So imagine my ooooooh moment. I've gained a lot of weight since I got this shirt but it's soft and stretchy and comfy. I thought I looked kinda cute.
I just got really still so I could assess my physical health and chronic pain... my hips are sending pain down to my kne,
Tes. Which really sucks. But the pain in my lumbar is 3x worse.
#FemoralAcetabularImpingement #Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #RheumatoidArthritis

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