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I am new on this page but I have fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis in my knees and now my hands are really bad. I just wanted to ask how I can help my hands from...

I would like to tap into the knowledge and experience of the people on this forum just to check how my own personal progress is going please. You guys have...

Has anyone here been on Leflunomide but stopped? I'm particularly interested to know for those of you who it caused hair thinning, did it grow back again after...

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I am almost 3 weeks on after surgery and I am still getting excessive swelling after exercising, is this normal? I have been doing my physio exercises...

It all began subtly during my college years—symptoms that seemed trivial at the time but would soon change my life forever. Fatigue weighed heavily on me,...

Hi just joined the group. My GP diagnosed osteoarthritis in my right hand and wrist a couple of weeks ago. I am right handed so quite difficult to manage...

Hi I have severe erosive osteoarthritis in the DIP joints of my fingers .The pain is unresponsive to medication and I am considering fusion surgery .Has...

Hello all, I had my TKR surgery Thursday and all has gone smoothly, I got back home last night and so far the pain has not been too bad. I am using tramadol...

I have recently been prescribed this drug in addition to my weekly dose of methotrexate. I have read the information booklet on this drug and it appears to...

Hi all, been on Cimzia several years but been recently having lots of left sacroiliac pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain. My rheumatologist says no signs of...

hi everyone my consultant wants me to try filgotinib is anyone on here taking it and is it good and what are the side affects thanks xx

Had a tkr 3 years ago which was a great success initially but gradually it’s becoming more painful ( definitely not the new joint itself) but sharp tingly...

Hi all, Tomos Morgan here, I work for the BBC as a news correspondent and am currently researching stem cells (Mfat Injections) for athiritis - I have decided...

At long last my TKR surgery is planned for later this month. I couldn’t be happier, I’m not exactly looking forward to the procedure but I will be glad to get...

Hi thereall I'm 43 . Suffered with back pain since I can remember in my late teens.iv had a mri in oct, has tge pain is so bad now going in to my left hip and...

I have had flares of joint pains for many years, morning stiffness lasting more than 2 hours, alot of I flamation around joints but rheumatoid bloods always...

My hip was resurfaced back in 2010 and in the past three to four months, I feel as if I am sitting on a marble. This is on the outer edge of my hip joint, as...

Hello I m waiting on a left knee replacement. I started having pain there 8 years ago following a slight injury Never xrayed it was always assumed it was...

I understand mental health and arthritis can be linked. arthritis can cause mental health problems and visa versa . in juvenile arthritis I cant work out if...

Has anyone got two or even 3 of these conditions, as they can overlap making a diagnosis difficult.... Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder, cervical spine...

I sm offfered Lefuonimide by nurse practitioners telephone appointmenr. Have face to face with nurse practitioner next month. Have bern told that if I do not...

Hi everyone, This is so difficult to post but I really need advice following my partial knee replacement on 19th August. I take blood thinners because I have...

Hello to our lovely Health Unlocked Community! We’re excited to share some helpful tips on self-managing arthritis to empower you in making informed...

Hi, I have a really long story that I need to try and shorten without leaving out details.... I need someone to tell me if I am right to be angry. At the...

i have really tight neck muscles resulting from the way i sleep in bed, i have looked at various neck pillows , does any one use and can recommend one.

Hi all, wondering if my left hip and lower back pain excruciating when I move the wrong way is a thing with psoriatic arthritis? Remedy? Can’t take too...

are my week leg muscles down to my age, 86 years or something else, they have got steadily worse in the last year. I now have to limp about with a walking...

I am currently on a waiting list to get a total replacement of the right knee. I don’t think I have looked forward to anything quite so much since I knew I was...

l have had Arthritis for many many years, but recently it has got worse. Hands being the most difficult to deal with. Over the years I have bought gloves...