Rheumatoid Arthritis New Zealand.

[luckylady5]

I am from the UK but now live in NZ.I was diagnosed with RA in September. There is not the same support here mainly because its a smaller country. I am glad to have found NRAS and wonder if there is anyone on here living in NZ?

[nomoreheels]

Welcome luckylady, though sorry you've had the diagnosis of course! The only way I can think you can find out is to go into 'People near me' option (tap on your username on lh side of the top bar & select People near me), though that will only show those nearest in distance to you who haven't chosen to opt out of this setting. I'm sure anyone from NZ will be along to welcome you otherwise. I hope you find being here helpful.

[luckylady5 in reply to nomoreheels]

Thanks no more heels.

[earthwitch]

My mum has RA in New Zealand. There are actually some really good arthritis support groups in New Zealand, though I'm not sure about online forums. try this for a start arthritis.org.nz/contact-us/ (though that doesn't mean you can't also stay here and get support here too)

[MickeyJoints]

Ha, that's a blast from the past! I went to school with him - a talented musician, very talented.

[MickeyJoints]

Welcome, I've gone the other way and live in the UK now.

It can be a problem with such a small population, to get the range of choices one has in bigger countries. I'm sure there will be some here from NZ.

[lua_roxa]

Hi! I'm moving to NZ from the UK in September, I'm excited but scared about getting my methotrexate when I get there, how did you find it?