hello

[Annie122]

hey any other fellas on here with ra? or is it just woman i see a lot of woman on here

[SoulmanPaul]

There are some! Far more women than men have RA which probably explains things.

Paul

[hawker955]

I think there are plenty of blokes on here, though females are more susceptible to the condition IIRC?

[Annie122 in reply to hawker955]

Iirc?yea more woman do seem to suffer from ra

[hawker955 in reply to hawker955]

Reply to Annie122: IIRC = If I recall correctly. Okay?

[Annie122 in reply to hawker955]

ok. how long do you have ra?

[hawker955 in reply to Annie122]

Me = 9 years

[Annie122 in reply to hawker955]

a long time ive had it 15 years now

[wishbone in reply to Annie122]

I've also had RA for 15 years.

There's quite a few men here but not many are regular posters.

Annie, are you sure you're one of us...ie..a bloke?

[Annie122 in reply to wishbone]

Hi im a girl lol

[nomoreheels in reply to Annie122]

I'm confused... you said are there any other fellas. So are you male or female?

[Annie122 in reply to nomoreheels]

Female

[nomoreheels in reply to Annie122]

Ok....!

[dtech in reply to nomoreheels]

Yeah. I’m confused too!😂🤣

[Annie122 in reply to nomoreheels]

sorry i wrote it out wrong i meant to say any fella on here with ra

[Annie122 in reply to Annie122]

fellas!

[nomoreheels in reply to Annie122]

That makes sense... you added 'others' by mistake. Just one wrong word made us think you were a fella as well!

[Annie122 in reply to nomoreheels]

i no im sorry lol

[dtech in reply to Annie122]

I’ve heard of a boy namedSue, but not a fella called Annie 😉😂

[Annie122 in reply to dtech]

lol haha

[nomoreheels]

There are some males but maybe the reason women outweigh them is two-fold, it affects women two to three times more than men & men don't tend to discuss their health on forums, though that's a generalisation of course!

[wishbone in reply to nomoreheels]

Blimey heelsy, being a regular poster here your post has just made me realise that my wife may well have a point when she tells me that I'm well in touch with my feminine side!...and there was me under the illusion that I was a rough tough alpha male. Think I need to take stock.

[nomoreheels in reply to wishbone]

You're all right wishy, I know you're rufty tufty really... you respond negatively to kisses! No bad thing to be in touch with your feminine side though, as long as your wife doesn't find your size nine skyscraper heels you have hidden at the back of the wardrobe! 👠😜

[wishbone in reply to nomoreheels]

"rufty tufty"!?...I'm not sure that does much to enhance my macho man image.

No heels to hide..my RA deformed feet put a stop to that lark.

[nomoreheels in reply to wishbone]

Nah, it woz the heels that did I it. 😉

[wishbone in reply to nomoreheels]

[dtech in reply to nomoreheels]

Glad you added that last line or war may have broken out 😉.

Love you really nomoreheels😉

[nomoreheels in reply to dtech]

Haha. It is something I tend to think about, more when someone's damning a nation though, not very person can be considered the same.

[sylvi]

There are men on here darling.xxx

[Hellborg66]

Yeah a bloke here...men don't seem to complain as much as women. 😗..JOKE ..Readys tin hat.

[Annie122 in reply to Hellborg66]

Lol

[wishbone in reply to Hellborg66]

Men are tough!

[Annie122 in reply to Hellborg66]

lol

[Hidden]

Female here - ha ha

[Amy_Lee]

I think women like to share our feeling whether good or bad. In this way we learn more.

[Hidden]

Another female here, ☺️ 30 years with RA.

[Annie122 in reply to Hidden]

hey how are you

[Scottishlad]

I am a male in my early 60s.

I have had RA for over 12 years, been on a journey through the range of RA treatments. Started on Sulfasalazine, added Hydroxychloroquine and then finally added Methotrexate to the mix. I've only had one steroid injection so have little experience of steroids.

Over last few years I have been on Cimzia and Methotrexate with the addition Hydroxychloroquine again. My RA is very well controlled at the moment on this combination. My rheumatologist was keen to get me on the on biologics and is pleased with the results. However I skipped a Cimzia dose recently and the symptoms reappeared proving the disease is still there.

[dtech]

Yup. I’m a bloke, last time I checked😉😂

[Annie122 in reply to dtech]

haha how are you have you had ra long?

[dtech in reply to Annie122]

Six years now. Settled down apart from occasional flare.

[Annie122 in reply to dtech]

thats good its settled down glad to hear

[Jules13]

I definitely don’t think there are more women with RA but women tend to want to share how they feel. Men tend to keep it to themselves and only talk to professionals. My father had RA and he hid it from everyone except my mother. He was embarrassed that it was so debilitating. I’m not sure of your age but it’s definitely a generational thing.

But we are all here for you. Doesn’t matter the gender. The buggery RA makes us a family. X

[AgedCrone]

It's a fact Jules...for some reason RA really does affect significantly more women than men!

[Annie122 in reply to AgedCrone]

hi there is definately more woman with ra aged crone

[AgedCrone]

NRAS research shows three times as many women as men develop RA. Researchers are looking into the likelihood of the hormone oestrogen being involved.