coldel Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Evening Zedders, ex-Zedders and soon-to-be-Zedders, As some of you are possibly aware I developed Psoriatic Arthritis last summer with knees, arms, shoulders, neck, ankles and hands all damaged and swollen and of not much use. It was certainly scary times and being *cough* a touch over 40 certainly not a period of my life I was expecting to be dealing with “old persons disease”. Whilst sat on my sofa at home contemplating a possible future of losing my mobility I decided to reach out to Arthritis Research UK, a charity that provides both financial support to researchers looking for the cause/cure for this disease, but just as importantly they offer free support to sufferers. They were absolutely amazing, responding to both my emails and calls with kind, empathetic and well-structured responses, not a copy/paste in sight. 10 months on and through their support, along with support from friends family & work colleagues, cutting out down alcohol, implementing a new lifestyle regime and being on the right medication I can now get back to doing some of the physical activities I used to love. So to pay a little back to I decided to do something challenging and raise money for Arthritis Research - I am going to take part in a 12km mud run on the 20th of May (Nuclear Races) which consists of plenty of mud but also 90+ obstacles - I am doing this with a mate who ‘volunteered’ to help me with the tricky stuff! If you would be interested in supporting CLICK every little helps and I promise to share any hilarious muddy photos with you all w/c 21stMay Cheers Col Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Great effort mate, good on ya. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashback Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Good luck with it Col. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 Appreciated guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Sorry to hear that mate. I have gout in my family and I’ve had a few bad episodes where I’m housebound for a week, not pleasant Good luck with this one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 Thanks guys. Yes its amazing how debilitating it is - I am one of the lucky ones where the medication has really worked well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I prefer not to have lab made tablets and prefer herbal treatments and acupuncture etc but if you find something that works then keep at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Good luck Col. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 Oh for sure, I also have increased fish intake, cut out booze, daily stretching and exercise (Rebecca Fett has a great book to follow called The Keystone Approach) also take Omega 3 and Turmeric supplements. At the end of the day the version I had was quite severe (couldn't actually walk without crutches, knees locked straight, couldn't lift my 5 year old son up, 2 hours max sleep each night etc.) so had to go with something a bit more impactful...I was turning into a grumpy sod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 As promised! Amazing experience but HARD WORK given my arthritis left me with bad knees last 3 weeks I couldn't do any exercise leading up to it. Very hot as well, a couple of people passed out on the course. Still we did it. And for you entertainment the final fun easy obstacle on video...! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Nice one. How much did you raise? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Up to £400 now, very chuffed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modo Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Well done. I too have this horrible thing. Knees hips and lower back. 1 hip has been replaced but battling on with the other one. I used to do a lot of cycling but not anymore. Its the Zed now. I know its going to get worse but being positive and doing what you can helps. I dont like taking pain killers but sometimes thats all that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Thanks Modo, it is horrible, my knees are the weak points and totally needed my pal to help me through the last 3km or so of it. Am on methotrexate and various other supplements but they seem to do the job most of the time - unless I am crawling through mud, lakes, and various other horrible bits of crap! Cannot even describe the pain at the end, despite looking like am smiling away 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashback Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Congratulations @coldel that's a fantastic effort! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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