Hormone therapy, is it worth it webcast
@kmakm Way to go , Kate! You were awesome! And thanks for having my drug holiday question featured too. I am doing a diary for it but had not contemplated continuing it after resuming the drug but now...
Forum Discussion
I agree with @Sister re any thumb surgery, @Blondy. A girlfriend had surgery on her thumb (with a bit of bone removed & tendon relocated into the hole - a different procedure, but just as invasive) and it took 5 years before she got full movement back & and 10 years later, still doesn't have full movement but DOES get regular shooting pains.
Health professionals rarely tell you the truth about the actual rehabilitation time required for many surgery procedures. When I had my rotator cuff/frozen shoulder/Bicep tear corrected by arthroscopic surgery - I was told I'd be back on the water in 4-5 months. WRONG! Try 14 months! And I was VERY proactive with all the exercises, having had a frozen shoulder procedure done on the other shoulder 10 years previous, and knowing just how hard it is to make a 'come back'.
I agree re the prednisone question, @sister. I think that with careful use when the pain is at it's worst (like when I needed my hands for the Uke Festival in Feb) that it is a viable option along with other meds.
Great idea to get Professor Tilley to the conference - or better still - on a future webcast! I don't think I would be alone in thinking that this current one was so disappointing in NOT discussing how to minimise the effects side effects have on our lives (that is, if we even HAVE a life!)
I believe we all thought minimising side effects was going to be a main part of the discussion, but it was glossed over with negligible information! It really does need it's own webcast - Overcoming the Side Effects of AIs (so it is totally clear we are looking for solutions.)
Health professionals rarely tell you the truth about the actual rehabilitation time required for many surgery procedures. When I had my rotator cuff/frozen shoulder/Bicep tear corrected by arthroscopic surgery - I was told I'd be back on the water in 4-5 months. WRONG! Try 14 months! And I was VERY proactive with all the exercises, having had a frozen shoulder procedure done on the other shoulder 10 years previous, and knowing just how hard it is to make a 'come back'.
I agree re the prednisone question, @sister. I think that with careful use when the pain is at it's worst (like when I needed my hands for the Uke Festival in Feb) that it is a viable option along with other meds.
Great idea to get Professor Tilley to the conference - or better still - on a future webcast! I don't think I would be alone in thinking that this current one was so disappointing in NOT discussing how to minimise the effects side effects have on our lives (that is, if we even HAVE a life!)
I believe we all thought minimising side effects was going to be a main part of the discussion, but it was glossed over with negligible information! It really does need it's own webcast - Overcoming the Side Effects of AIs (so it is totally clear we are looking for solutions.)