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Missing work

I really miss my job as a carer who helps others but I know I cannot do this work anymore due to painful and clumsy fingers and the inability to bend my heador...

I really miss my job as a carer who helps others but I know I cannot do this wor...

•7 years ago

New to Humira Pen

Hello Fighters! Using Humira in my battle along with Methotrexate and Prednisone now. I was wondering what I may expect besides what the doctor says. Any...

Hello Fighters! Using Humira in my battle along with Methotrexate and Prednisone...

•7 years ago

A tired achy body day .

So glad today is Friday. They had me polishing lenses today at work and I'm so paying for it now. Every time I polish lenses the arthritis in my hands act up...

So glad today is Friday. They had me polishing lenses today at work and I'm so p...

•7 years ago

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Mercaptopurine

Hiya all. Been ages since I posted anything. I was diagnosed with aosd 2 years ago. Tried methotrexate but had severe side effects then been on azathioprine...

Hiya all. Been ages since I posted anything. I was diagnosed with aosd 2 years a...

•7 years ago

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Knee replacement???

Well I have just been in for what I thought was going to be a knee replacement. However they decided to do an arthroscopy which led them to carrying out a...

Well I have just been in for what I thought was going to be a knee replacement. ...

•7 years ago

ostioathritus

I am due to have a knee replacement but suffer from bad osteoporosis al over my body I am worried about healing and the pain has any one experienced this

I am due to have a knee replacement but suffer from bad osteoporosis al over my ...

•7 years ago

Knee replacement!

I have in the future do a knee replacement beause an arthrose developed throught many years of a high level competition. But i had read that its is...

I have in the future do a knee replacement beause an arthrose developed through...

•7 years ago

Hi I'm New would like some advice plz.

Hi my names Cat I'm 32 I'm a member of endo uk and fertility network. Iv come to seek help from you lovely people, because iv for the past few years been...

Hi my names Cat I'm 32 I'm a member of endo uk and fertility network. Iv come t...

•7 years ago

What to do about ulnar pain - C6 root damage?

I have Sjögren's - previously diagnosed with RA then changed to inflammatory arthritis then primary Sjögren's. My RA-type pain started 7 years ago in wrists...

I have Sjögren's - previously diagnosed with RA then changed to inflammatory art...

•7 years ago

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9 months after tkr.....

is anyone still in pain 9 months after tkr? im at my wits end now! a year after my first tkr and 9 months after my 2nd one..... still cant walk properly...

is anyone still in pain 9 months after tkr? im at my wits end now! a year afte...

•7 years ago

New and need advise

Hi all. Am new here and have a question. I was supposed to have an appointment this morning at 8.30 am with my specialist (first app) at my local hospital. I...

Hi all. Am new here and have a question. I was supposed to have an appointment t...

•7 years ago

Thumb support /wrap

Morning all, Thumb giving a lot of pain used to be afternoon/evening in the last couple of weeks pain all the time. Looking on Amazon lots of choice. Two...

Morning all, Thumb giving a lot of pain used to be afternoon/evening in the last...

•7 years ago

newbie

hi i am new here i have ostiarthertis in my knees and my fingers. been told it in spine a well but my most recent was a flare up i never had before, sharp...

hi i am new here i have ostiarthertis in my knees and my fingers. been told it ...

•7 years ago

when I have my appointment with my neurologist in a couple of weeks.

Good afternoon to everyone , The reason for this post is , I've been thinks since I had my second appointment with my gp earlier this month. In regards to the...

Good afternoon to everyone , The reason for this post is , I've been thinks sinc...

•7 years ago

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Hip operation

I had my left hip totally replaced last May. As I have COPD I could not have the full anesthetic so I was given an injection in my spine. I was awake for the...

I had my left hip totally replaced last May. As I have COPD I could not have th...

•7 years ago

Osteoarthritis - Cam Lesion

Hello, Newbie here so all advice is good advice. Diagnosed in 2014 with a Cam lesion on right hip following an x ray, at the time spoke to consultant he said...

Hello, Newbie here so all advice is good advice. Diagnosed in 2014 with a Cam l...

•7 years ago

Vacancy

Hello Health Unlocked Community! We are recruiting for an experienced #Fundraising #Manager to help us organise our community and events fundraising. Vacancy...

Hello Health Unlocked Community! We are recruiting for an experienced #Fundrais...

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Post hip replacement

Hi everyone I had a left total hip replacement last Thursday and was discharged Sunday evening. The surgery went well, however, I'm still in a lot a pain. I...

Hi everyone I had a left total hip replacement last Thursday and was discharged ...

•7 years ago

Need new hips

I'm 68 in good health but have had arthritic problems for about 10 years. Only became really problematic last March, had xrays, GP said replacements indicated...

I'm 68 in good health but have had arthritic problems for about 10 years. Only b...

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Leflunomide

Hey I was taking methotrexate until they increased my dosage & I started experiencing shortness of breath. I have only been on prednisone 5mg & folic acid 1mg....

Hey I was taking methotrexate until they increased my dosage & I started experie...

•7 years ago

newbie

hi I am waiting for a hip replacement op in the next 2/3 months. I am limping around, using a stick and still able to drive. I take cocodamol 8 mg x 2 usually...

hi I am waiting for a hip replacement op in the next 2/3 months. I am limping ar...

•7 years ago

Stubbed toe

Could anyone help me please I stubbed my big toe months ago .... and it's still hurts and infected the doctor won't give antibiotics I've heard that natural...

Could anyone help me please I stubbed my big toe months ago .... and it's still ...

•7 years ago

Could this be arthritis?

It began with knee and hip pain one day when I was walking to work at age 16. I noticed a kind of clicking feeling and then aching pain there after. I ignored...

It began with knee and hip pain one day when I was walking to work at age 16. I ...

•7 years ago

Alexander Technique

Hi Just completed lesson 3 of 6 with an Alexander Technique teacher and have found that by applying as consciously as I can the little we have cover...

Hi Just completed lesson 3 of 6 with an Alexander Technique teacher and have fo...

•7 years ago

How have you found Sulfasalazine?

Hello, just wondering how folks have found sulfaslazine with methotrexate ? I'm due to start it building up to 500mg x4 daily in a couple of weeks time . Any...

Hello, just wondering how folks have found sulfaslazine with methotrexate ? I'm ...

•7 years ago

Joint pain and dental issues

In the last 9 months I have been suffering from severe pain in my hands and ankles. I have also been having loads of dental problems, my crown fell out, then...

In the last 9 months I have been suffering from severe pain in my hands and ankl...

•7 years ago

Feeling aggravated

Had my appointment with my gp this afternoon and brought up to him on how my arthritis was making me feel and the pain I was having told him one of my main...

Had my appointment with my gp this afternoon and brought up to him on how my art...

•7 years ago

Stills Disease/ Adult Onset Juvenile Arthritis/ Rheumatoid Arthritis

Hi all! My name is Nora. I am a 25 year old from Australia. I was diagnosed with Stills disease/ Adult Onset Juvenile Arthritis in 2013. I would love to...

Hi all! My name is Nora. I am a 25 year old from Australia. I was diagnosed with...

•7 years ago

Osteoarthritis of the spine

Hi There eveyone. Been diagosed with osteoarthritis of the spine recently and am currently managing without the need for medication. However, I ache mainly...

Hi There eveyone. Been diagosed with osteoarthritis of the spine recently and a...

•7 years ago

Hi everyone

Hi its the first time I'm posting on this site hoping people here will understand..I had arthritis when I was in college so had to pull out from my second...

Hi its the first time I'm posting on this site hoping people here will understan...

•7 years ago

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