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My name is Kathy I am 64 and have had rheumatoid arthritis since I was 40

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Liane87

Hi Kathy,

I'm Liane 29, diagnosed RA at 15. How are you feeling today?

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Marykate7

Hi Liane

I have some pain in wrists today but not too bad. Recent blood tests okay so can stay on sulphasalazine and methotrexate. I go on to full dose sulphasalazine on wed next week

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CloudTreeDrive13

Welcome to the site Kathy. I've had R A since 28 and am now 58. You will hear from all different people with opinions and advise. Very enlightening.

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Marykate7

Thank you. My RA is not bad at the moment and when I read some of the posts on here I feel I shouldn't complain at all.

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