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yum you must be in the uk now your talking my kinda foods yummy
cant get themin canada

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what area of nursing are you in, and do you answer health related problems online cos I have loads hahaha (j/k)

Hi Paul matey, welcome to the forum and also welcome to the club. I'm in the throes of being surgically replaced with bionic bits and pieces - already have metal hips and knees, surgeons will be chatting to me later this year about metal ankle joints and I also need a new pair of lungs too.

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Hi Uncle Joe, the original bionic man by the sounds of it. Was the replacing of your joints as a result of a job you used to do or a disease?

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Hi Paul matey, yes it was a disease (Arthritis) but it could have been related to past work as I used to be in Merchant Navy and got very wet on many occasions.

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Ahhh I know all about Arthritis. My last ex wife was a clinical nurse specialist in rheumatology. she ran the clinics over in Bradford. She used to practice joint injections on me. The hip one is particularly painful. I have the start of arthritis in my knuckle joints. I'm told it's as a result of using so many high speed power tools over the years. The vibrations have damaged the lining of my joints. About once a year I go for cortisone injections. They are only painful in cold weather so I wear gloves a lot in the winter.

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Oh matey, yes I know all about Cortizone injections - had two on my hip before they decided to replace it entirely. Was in hospital over last Xmas having hip replaced a second time - 'cos its a metal-on-metal joint and was rubbing and leeching chromium into my blood stream.

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It's amazing what they can do nowadays with replacement joints. It's one area of medicine that has come on leaps and bounds in recent years.

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Yes Paul matey, BUT there are some problems with some artificial joints.

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True, but consider, go back less than your lifetime and you would be spending your remaining years in a wheelchair.

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A belated but very warm welcome to you Paul!