Re. Widespread arthritis

Hello,   Thanks to everyone who kindly replied to me on this subject.  I have an appointment with my Gp next week.  I hope she might refer me back to the hospital but that will probably take a few months.  I think it was Angie who mentioned that her consultant had said that pain going down leg into calf and foot was referred from the spine.  The pain is getting me down, I was up for 3 hours the last 2 nights.  I can only take paracetamol and they don't help much.  I get some relief from laying on the sofa with hot water bottle on lower back.  Great in this warm weather.  I might have to try ibuprofen again together with tablet to protect the stomach.  I forgot to mention at the weekend I helped my husband put together some new bunk beds for grandchildren when they come down

later this month.  I overdid it and am suffering with this same pain from

lower back to foot.  I wondered whether or not there might now be some

inflammation hence I thought about taking ibuprofen.  I will ask gp next week.  Last thing has anyone suffered from this type of pain it ranges from a dull ache to toothache like pain.  It seems to start lower back

go down thigh bad back of knee (arthritic knee) then worse is the pain

down outside of lower leg into ankle and foot.  Last time I had this pain

although it was worse I ended up housebound for several months until it suddenly improved on its own.  Of course my knees hurt a lot but it is this

other pain that gets me down.  Sorry to have gone on a bit, but last time

the hospital did not seem to pay much attention to it and focused on the

knees.  Take care everyone

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