just a thot.....my GP think becos am young (22yrs) am invincible so he tells me off whn i go to see him so was wondering if anyone could help.....my knee hurts, i cant sit for longer than 20mins i have to get up and walk for a gud 5-10mins. I have had this before when i was doing my GCSE's like years ago (i just thought it was revision stress), but it was never this bad, if am sat for about an hour i find it excritiatingly painful to move my leg...hav i got arthiritis? can i get that at 22yrs of age??
2007-02-03 05:23:11 · 10 answers · asked by Ruby 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Go and ask to see another doctor and get another opinion!!
Your are never too young or old to have health problems!
There are too many doctors who tut and make us feel like we are wasting their time! The cheek of it... especially the fact that they are getting PAID good money to just sit on their ****. Make the doctor WORK for a change!!
I had a doctor who dismissed my son with a sore tummy and I took him to see another doctor and it turned out to be burst appendicts! Two years later my son was ill again (it was flu) but the doctor (different one) thought it was appendicits (you can't get it twice)?? Obviously doctors pay attention to their notes, eh?
Just go and ask to see another doctor and get another opinion! That is what I'd do!!
If it IS Juvenile idiopathic arthritis...
The symptoms of JIA are often non-specific initially, and include lethargy, reduced physical activity, and poor appetite.
The first manifestation, particularly in young children, may be limping. The cardinal clinical feature is persistent swelling of the affected joint(s), which commonly include the knee, ankle, wrist and small joints of the hands and feet.
Swelling may be difficult to detect clinically, especially for joints such as those of the spine, sacroiliac joints, shoulder, hip and jaw, where imaging techniques such as ultrasound or MRI are very useful.
Pain is an important feature of JIA, but young children may have difficulty in communicating this symptom.
Late effects of arthritis include joint contracture (stiff, bent joint) and joint damage. Children with JIA vary in the degree to which they are affected by particular symptoms.
For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenile_Rheumatoid_Arthritis
2007-02-06 20:22:33 · answer #1 · answered by _ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't sound like arthritis to me.
If you had it as a teenager, it's more likely it's anterior knee pain, if so, you probably also notice it gets sore if you're walking downhill or downstairs sometimes, and squatting is uncomfortable.
Go see a chartered physiotherapist and get assessed - they should also do a biomechanical assessment (which can be a big factor) and will be able to treat the local soreness probably with electrotherapy and possibly some muscle taping, and give you a programme of exercise and stretching and possibly orthotics to get your thigh muscles more balanced and correct the timing in them. This in turn should relieve the abnormal pull on your kneecap and get rid of your symptoms.
Good luck.
2007-02-03 05:44:52 · answer #2 · answered by RM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my experience, GP's are quick to diagnose "arthritis" when in actuality it may be something out of their usual realm of treatment. It could in fact be an arthritic condition, but based on your age that's fairly unlikely. If I were you, I would see an orthopaedic specialist; stiffness/discomfort with extended seating relieved by "moving around" could be indicitive of a meniscal involvment. You could also just have a tendonitis or muscular tightness that could be easily relieved by a few weeks of physical therapy intervention. An orthopaedic doctor could help to determine the best route of treatment for your ailment. Hope this helps!
2007-02-03 05:35:46 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-28 09:09:38 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see a different doctor. You can go to your gp and ask to see a different gp. Most places don't have a problem with that. When you see them really tell them everything. So they get the full picture.
you don't want to leave it for too long, if is something its needs sorting before it gets worse.
Hope you get it sorted.
2007-02-03 06:54:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), formerly known as Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) or Juvenile Chronic Arthritis (JCA),[1] is the most common form of persistent arthritis in children. Arthritis means inflammation of the synovium (the lining tissues) of a joint.
The answer is yes you can get it at your age!
2007-02-03 05:26:31 · answer #6 · answered by anney 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you talk to your doctor the same way you type? I hope you know how to spell, but I am wondering why you chose not to. (I.E. gud=good, whn=when, becos=because, etc.) You are 22, maybe you should try to act like it. If you talk to your doctor like a 22 year old woman instead of an I-don't-want-to-grow-up 22 year old then maybe he will listen.
2007-02-03 05:30:21 · answer #7 · answered by Kim 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
find a new doctor. really. you need someone who listens to you.
yes, you could have arthritis at a young age. have you ever had a scan of your knee? any other symptoms?
2007-02-03 05:26:43 · answer #8 · answered by Carla S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wish they can answer question with out money.That would be lots easier for us.
2007-02-03 05:26:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it, my dear. Good enough, yes?
2007-02-03 05:32:12 · answer #10 · answered by FILO 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋