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Oh yes Julie ....often the letter is the last of it ...sorry that your daughter is having another flair up .......


My son to has Arthritis which only 6% of people in the world get ...his is VERY early onset and now he is beening sent!!! around the hospitals to be "looked at" coz hes so young for this kind of arthritis they have told him he will need one knee and one hip replaced before hes 25!!!!

What a horrible medicial problem it is .....

Thanks Catie

Kemp..trust me she was sign off as i have a copy of the letter, but the doctor did say if we have any concerns give them a call that why i have an appointment for Monday at Gt Ormond St Hospital

She was sign off as it was 18 months after have her last steroid injection & she was showing no signs if it

Both my children have taken cod liver oil nearly all their life

Julie its unusual for the hospital to sign her off.......they "often" say call if you have any problems ...thats what my son does ...and they just give him a hospital appointmant for the "next" tuesday!!


May be worth a early call to the hospital before you see the GP.....but see the GP aswel

good luck



EDIT.....try a "good" cod liver oil....but it must be good from a good health food store not H&B

Hi Julie

Yes, it would be quite safe for your daughter and won't interfere with other medication. You will be able to find it somewhere like Boo#s.

Really hope it helps :)

Catie x

Hi Catie

No we haven't tried it, would she be able to have it as she is only 9

Julie

Julie, has your daughter ever tried 'rosehip syrup'? Apart from being rich in vit c, it has anti-inflammatory properties. My OH is a pharmacist and says studies have shown it helps with the pain of arthritis.

Catie x

Thanks everyone

I have been trying out those lavender heat pads & it seems to be helping

On poor girl. The pain must be undescribable.

Hope she gets some kind of relief after her visit to the hospital.

Please dont laugh.
I feel most deeply for her, the pain I had was excruciating....
This post went twice........
Bob

Please dont laugh.
but Gout is a form of arthritis and is formed by Uric acid crystals congregating in Joints often the ankle and knee, I had four bouts of it last year until I was prescribed some pills....

I feel most deeply for her, the pain I had was excruciating....

Bob

I am very sorry, Julie, but glad you have an appointment soon.

Sending love to both of you.
x x

Don't know anything about the condition Julie but I hope they can ease the flare up quickly.

Heres hopeing that her pain is eased pretty quickly. It must be gutting going back and doing everything all over again.

Sending positive thoughts to your daughter, Julie.

awww hope she gets sorted very quick. ((hugs))
xxxxxx

Oh that's a shame Julie. I do hope your girl feels much better soon.

Sue xx

i will keep my fingers crossed for her
may she get well soon

Thanks Muffy & Stray

The thing is she got sign off from both the hospitals in the Summer, so was very luck with this appointment & that i didn't have to go back through the doctor

hope she can get it sorted soon hun, my friend had it when we were young, n it was awful for her xxxx

It's Juvenile Chronic Arthritis Sue

She has it in both ankles & her right knee, but it's her left ankle that come up really bad