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Fatigue and resting

Does anyone just feel ok for a while and then bingo............fatigue sets in and you just need to rest and sleep. Also my eyes are always dry and need to...

Does anyone just feel ok for a while and then bingo............fatigue sets in a...

englishmama0

•13 years ago

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Are hot tubs beneficial to people with RA?

Erika

•13 years ago

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Indulgences

Just thought you would all like to know that my little indulgence today was a chocolate spread sandwich! Bang goes the diet until tomorrow but I just could...

Just thought you would all like to know that my little indulgence today was a ch...

LavendarLady

•13 years ago

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I hope that you are all enjoying the lovely weather which has at last arrived, and perhaps, looking forward to your holidays. We hear from lots of callers...

I hope that you are all enjoying the lovely weather which has at last arrived, a...

Lorraine_NRAS

•13 years ago

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RA through the eyes of a child...

Further to Cathie's question on 'RA info for children' I thought I'd write about RA through the eyes of my wonderful 4 year old (five years old next weekend I...

Further to Cathie's question on 'RA info for children' I thought I'd write about...

Mel_

•13 years ago

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arboritum

Well lovely people, Yesterday hubby and i went to the National Arboritum in Stafford. The place is lovely, BUT if your disabled and in a electric scooter don't...

Well lovely people, Yesterday hubby and i went to the National Arboritum in Staf...

sylvi

•13 years ago

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Anyone know if there's a source of information about RA for children?

my grandson is 6+ and he doesn't understand why I can't do things. It's affected our relationship. I'll blog about it sometime. His mother, my daughter has at...

my grandson is 6+ and he doesn't understand why I can't do things. It's affected...

cathie

•13 years ago

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HI HAS ANY ONE USED THE JML CIRCULATION BOOSTER IF SO WHAT DO YOU THINK thanks xxx

bigmommy

•13 years ago

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Hayfever or Side effects?

This is my first summer following diagnosis of RA and starting treatment in January this year (Methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, folic acid: fairly standard...

This is my first summer following diagnosis of RA and starting treatment in Janu...

Christine44

•13 years ago

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Doc now putting me on sulfasalazine instead of mtx due to mouth ulcers. can anyone here give me their views? Thanks jules xx

juliep

•13 years ago

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Am I in the right place

Its 5 in the morning, been awake for an hour and I feel like I have come full circle. I don't feel any better now than I did before my diagnosis. I...

Its 5 in the morning, been awake for an hour and I feel like I have come full ci...

Hidden

•13 years ago

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The 3 S's of RA - diagnostic musts?

Hi all - can't yet bring myself to go away from all of you yet and still waiting for consultant's letter to GP with test results and plan - hence the...

Hi all - can't yet bring myself to go away from all of you yet and still waiting...

Hidden

•13 years ago

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Good News and Bad News

The good news is I don't have RA. The bad news is I have Mixed Connective Tissue Disease with Scleroderma. The Bad news is I will have to cancel my...

The good news is I don't have RA. The bad news is I have Mixed Connective Tissue...

AMDP

•13 years ago

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The Centre of Attention.....

Right then so here we are. Bloods - normal. Fatigue - getting there. Aches and pain - treating them with loving kindness, relaxation and gentle exercise....

Right then so here we are. Bloods - normal. Fatigue - getting there. Aches an...

Hidden

•13 years ago

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Cold Feet....

Ok so I 'passed' the tests and said I would but at 7.15 this morning (yes..I know 7.15) a sharp knock on the door and a signature later I was presented with...

Ok so I 'passed' the tests and said I would but at 7.15 this morning (yes..I kno...

lulul

•13 years ago

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UPDATE

Update regarding the Reumatology nurse and she spoke to the rheumy and he said they will start me on Sol_______deng something or other lol on 22nd August, when...

Update regarding the Reumatology nurse and she spoke to the rheumy and he said t...

Philip

•13 years ago

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Ankle Surgery!

Hi All, I have been very busy with work and life so although have popped on have not had much to say! Still hav'nt really. I got bit of shock this eve...

Hi All, I have been very busy with work and life so although have popped on...

Gina_K

•13 years ago

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A Trip to the Locum

I had a fab weekend, I started to think that the Enbrel had kicked in. I played in the band at two functions and went off roading (I managed to climb in the...

I had a fab weekend, I started to think that the Enbrel had kicked in. I played...

caroline777

•13 years ago

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part 2 of Am I having a baby or is it just wind !!

I hope you are all refreshed and ready for lesson 2 in spinal probs. yesterday afternoon I was sat quiet ( not much option) when I started to get spasms...

I hope you are all refreshed and ready for lesson 2 in spinal probs. yesterda...

Tricia-P

•13 years ago

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It's me, I feel like I could be having a baby, sorry no it's my back.

Hi Everyone, I've not been on line for a few days; and I notice the forum is getting very quiet, are we enjoying the sunshine thankfully or just bored of...

Hi Everyone, I've not been on line for a few days; and I notice the forum is ...

Tricia-P

•13 years ago

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constant fatigue

lately I feel tired all the time , I tend to plan my days and try not over do things but still feel tired all the time , as well as constant pain in my joints...

lately I feel tired all the time , I tend to plan my days and try not over do th...

Hidden

•13 years ago

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Flare..any tips?

Have woken up with red swollen knees elbows and feet...Could barely get out of bed so have crawled back in with painkillers on board and hot packs. What next??...

Have woken up with red swollen knees elbows and feet...Could barely get out of b...

lulul

•13 years ago

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Enbrel, side effects and anxiety?

Has anyone suffered anxiety with enbrel? never had this strange feeling like this, waiting for the doctor to ring back. I had my first injection last Friday. I...

Has anyone suffered anxiety with enbrel? never had this strange feeling like thi...

Hidden

•13 years ago

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IM BACK!!

My dad is out of hospital awaiting .C.T scan etc.. then further ongoing.. etc.. He was discharged without all the discussed procedure being performed, no...

My dad is out of hospital awaiting .C.T scan etc.. then further ongoing.. etc.. ...

Hidden

•13 years ago

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Plaquenil/Hydroxychloroquine and the Retina. Also for your info. - check out the NICE guidelines on NHS treatment of RA.

Hello everyone I wonder if any of you on the above have had any eye problems as a side effect? The thoughts of it are rather scary. I've now been on this drug...

Hello everyone I wonder if any of you on the above have had any eye problems as ...

Zena

•13 years ago

30 Replies

Pain under control - shame about the rest.....

I just popped on here to check the bank accounts,, and now look what's happened! Sometimes I am uncontrollable... :-) I must say it is turning out to be a...

I just popped on here to check the bank accounts,, and now look what's happened!...

Hidden

•13 years ago

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Crunchy feet?

Just when I said I only hobbled, bought some lovely/comfy shoes and I wake up the next day with crunchy/sore/swollen feet. I am waiting to see about it but I...

Just when I said I only hobbled, bought some lovely/comfy shoes and I wake up th...

Hidden

•13 years ago

6 Replies

breast reduction

I have always been big breasted but since developing ra have had lots of trouble with my neck/shoulders. Have been accepted for breast reduction everyone being...

I have always been big breasted but since developing ra have had lots of trouble...

kathgallagher

•13 years ago

8 Replies

will the feeling sick ever go away

hi i have been on mtx for about 3 months now and as time goes on i feel more and more sick. is it bad for me to take more folic acid tablets. i woz taking...

hi i have been on mtx for about 3 months now and as time goes on i feel more an...

jaqi1

•13 years ago

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How do others cope with Methotrexate nausea?

I have been on MTX injections for months with no real problems till recently. Now I feel sick all the time, day in, day out and it's getting worse. Anyone got...

I have been on MTX injections for months with no real problems till recently. No...

Hidden

•13 years ago

16 Replies

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All posts for July 2011

Fatigue and resting

Are hot tubs beneficial to people with RA?

Indulgences

Hello from the helpline team

RA through the eyes of a child...

arboritum

Anyone know if there's a source of information about RA for children?

HI HAS ANY ONE USED THE JML CIRCULATION BOOSTER IF SO WHAT DO YOU THINK thanks xxx

Hayfever or Side effects?

Doc now putting me on sulfasalazine instead of mtx due to mouth ulcers. can anyone here give me their views? Thanks jules xx

Am I in the right place

The 3 S's of RA - diagnostic musts?

Good News and Bad News

The Centre of Attention.....

Cold Feet....

UPDATE

Ankle Surgery!

A Trip to the Locum

part 2 of Am I having a baby or is it just wind !!

It's me, I feel like I could be having a baby, sorry no it's my back.

constant fatigue

Flare..any tips?

Enbrel, side effects and anxiety?

IM BACK!!

Plaquenil/Hydroxychloroquine and the Retina. Also for your info. - check out the NICE guidelines on NHS treatment of RA.

Pain under control - shame about the rest.....

Crunchy feet?

breast reduction

will the feeling sick ever go away

How do others cope with Methotrexate nausea?

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