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Just diagnosed

Just discovering that you have arthritis can be challenging. So where do you go from here? This is the place to share the experience with others who are in the same position, or have been there.

Baker's Cyst

By delmado · New reply September 8, 2009
21 replies
Anyone out there that has a baker's cyst and would like to comment about it? I just found out that I have one behind both knees-starting to really hurt more-hard to straighten out my legs sometimes. I'm54 ...

constant weakness

By sahoots · New reply July 3, 2009
17 replies
I have been through test after test and now they say that there is nothing wrong with me. That I am just getting old. This weakness and poor balance came over me so suddenly. Has this happened to anyone ...

Stuck Knee Cap

By kmcavoy793 · New reply May 6, 2009
3 replies
Has anyone ever heard of this? I started going for thearapy on my knee. I was told it was a stuck knee cap, then a sprained knee...then muscle tightness. I requested a MRI, but my insurance wouldn't cover ...

Is it going to come back??

By jjpritchard · New reply January 6, 2009
4 replies
Up until this year, I've pretty much been blessed with pretty good health - nothing serious and nothing that couldn't be fixed. The pain in my feet and knees started suddenly - one morning in January ...