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Pip:
This past week has been bad for me due to osteoarthritis despite taking pain relief.  The only thing that has really helped today to relieve the pain in my ankle, knees and finger has been a hot bath  :(   

Pip:
It's been a while since I have posted here.  Would have thought the hot weather would have helped ease the pain but it's getting worse in my hip again  ::) and can't be bothered seeing about changes in pain relief.  Too depressed, too hot to go far, too fed up to care anymore. 

stewart:
sorry to see your in so much pain Pip, a hot bath does seem to help more than just how weather, maybe it has something to do with the relaxing feel of the bath

Pip:
Having baths help but my trouble is I tend to have them first thing  :confused0062: so should have them in the evening when I know I'm going to relax.  My right ankle has been painful for a few days as well ~ it's the one I broke last year.  When I'm at home I am keeping my ankle elevated so that helps.

fighting_the_tide:
Have you had a blood test to see what your iron levels are like? I am aware that if you have arthritis in any format - have any family with depression/diabetes/irritability/chronic fatigue/weakness, there's a chance that either it's too high or too low.

I have got a lot of information from a GP, a consultant, and other people who are in a similar boat to me with too much iron absorption (genetically I have a HFE gene mutation - as a C282Y/C282Y - that means I am at highest risk of overloading with the iron on the tested for genetics).

If not - would you consider checking? The main ones they'd look for would be serum ferritin (if that's over 300-350 - it could be a sign), and transferrin saturation (if the percentage is over 45% - it's an initial sign).

Worth ruling out if it proves not to be the case - I'm only 28 and been diagnosed with iron overload (mentioned in a thread in the other disorders subforum - Haemochromatosis is the medical name), that I have to now keep regular tests going to see when I next need a bloodletting appointment.

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