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Have I rhematoid nodule?

I have a hard lump which feels boney , though it is not on the bone on my right wrist I have only been aware of it for abour 3- 4 days? After an almost 2hr...

I have a hard lump which feels boney , though it is not on the bone on my right ...

Hidden

•13 years ago

10 Replies

What to tell your work mates

Hi, I have just informed my boss that I have RA and she wants to know if I want to tell my work colleagues. I think I should so she suggests I tell...

Hi, I have just informed my boss that I have RA and she wants to know if I w...

kezza

•13 years ago

14 Replies

hiya sorry another question and please dont laugh! has anyone experienced a vibration feeling on the bottom of their foot x

jaqi1

•13 years ago

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hi not sure if this is the same question to the previous one on here. but has anyone elses periods changed since being on methotrexate

jaqi1

•13 years ago

9 Replies

Strange coincidences?

Hi has anyone else experienced the sudden disappearance of RA symptoms after six painful months, apart from a residual slight ache in hands and feeling of...

Hi has anyone else experienced the sudden disappearance of RA symptoms after six...

Hidden

•13 years ago

27 Replies

Happy Birthday NRAS! Thanks for the Memories!

Hello there, EmmaN from Membership here. It’s been a while since I wrote my last blog and it seems as though in the crazy world of NRAS a lot has happened,...

Hello there, EmmaN from Membership here. It’s been a while since I wrote my l...

EmmaN-NRAS

•13 years ago

4 Replies

Does anyone have Raynaud's? I was diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis just days ago but the consultant thinks I have something else too.

She said that the Raynaud's suggests I have an additional connective tissue disorder but I keep reading that Raynaud's can be caused by inflammatory arthritis...

She said that the Raynaud's suggests I have an additional connective tissue diso...

Naomi1

•13 years ago

9 Replies

Hi. I recently started taking hydroxychloroquine and have incredibly dry lips and skin around them.

My lips are so dry that I wake up in the morning and they have bleeding cracks in them. I'm trying to work out if this is a side effect or a complete...

My lips are so dry that I wake up in the morning and they have bleeding cracks i...

Catjones

•13 years ago

2 Replies

I was diagnosed with "inflammatory arthritis" 4 days ago. I really want a more specific name for my illness. Is this rheumatoid arthritis?

I am confused. I have Raynaud's phenomenon and the consultant said that this doesn't really fir with the diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis so she is doing...

I am confused. I have Raynaud's phenomenon and the consultant said that this doe...

Naomi1

•13 years ago

13 Replies

Weird dreams

Hello everyone Here i am early on this site writing a blog, because i've had a rough night. I felt out of sorts yesterday, but i laid on my bed...

Hello everyone Here i am early on this site writing a blog, becau...

sylvi

•13 years ago

11 Replies

Do sulphsalasine and insomnia go hand in hand?

I have not had a decent nights sleep since taking sulphasalasine. I go off ok but then wake up around 2.30am and then dont go back to sleep until at least 5am....

I have not had a decent nights sleep since taking sulphasalasine. I go off ok bu...

juliep

•13 years ago

6 Replies

Thinking about a slender tone?????

as I can't exercise due to RA I am thinking of investing in a slender tone belt or shorts has anybody got one and do they work?

as I can't exercise due to RA I am thinking of investing in a slender tone belt ...

Marnie87

•13 years ago

8 Replies

Rituximab treatment - any advice on what to ask and what to expect.

I'm currently on CIMZIA ant tnf aswell as MTX ,folic acid, 3mg prednisolone, naproxyn,mepradec, alendronic acid, paracetamol, codeine, amitriptyline with...

I'm currently on CIMZIA ant tnf aswell as MTX ,folic acid, 3mg prednisolone, nap...

HarleySue

•13 years ago

12 Replies

Back again or not back again.

Managed to put my back out yesterday so have been in agony - every time I move, it is so painful I let out a screech. Yesterday there was a big wedding in our...

Managed to put my back out yesterday so have been in agony - every time I move, ...

LavendarLady

•13 years ago

10 Replies

Stress & Fatigue

Firstly I must stress that I am not moaning about RA, me and RA are getting along quite nicely together and, when I read the blogs on here, I realise that so...

Firstly I must stress that I am not moaning about RA, me and RA are getting alon...

Christine44

•13 years ago

21 Replies

Is there anything else that can help RA other than drugs?

I'm on Humira, MTX, Sulfasalazine and Meloxicam. I've just had my check up and my specialist is reducing my mtx as he was concerned that I'm on a very high...

I'm on Humira, MTX, Sulfasalazine and Meloxicam. I've just had my check up and ...

CatherineL

•13 years ago

10 Replies

A blog to make Julie smile again (hopefully!)

I was so chuffed to have made Julie smile with my Tripoli analogy that I thought I'd be brave and write another blog. I've just been for an "Away Day"...

I was so chuffed to have made Julie smile with my Tripoli analogy that I thought...

Hidden

•13 years ago

7 Replies

If my bloods are static why am I still experiencing pain?

Widget

•13 years ago

6 Replies

What meds can you take with infliximab

Another go at my question. I may have to come off methotrexate, which I take to help infliximab be more effective (layperson's version). Can anyone tell me...

Another go at my question. I may have to come off methotrexate, which I take to ...

cathie

•13 years ago

2 Replies

Allotment picnics and feeling hard done by

My partners family have finally organised the allotment picnic. Some of you may remember me asking what you'd do, and there were suggestions about folding...

My partners family have finally organised the allotment picnic. Some of you may ...

cathie

•13 years ago

6 Replies

Claiming DLA

Hello As I have only been a sufferer since March this year and I am still in full time employement, am I able to put a claim in for DLA. I do suffer on...

Hello As I have only been a sufferer since March this year and I am still in...

BossyB

•13 years ago

6 Replies

FAO Wiliby....

Sorry can not find out how to direct message someone hence posting this question. Back in early July or maybe June you asked a question about Nightmares (to...

Sorry can not find out how to direct message someone hence posting this question...

Mel_

•13 years ago

6 Replies

feel brighter

Hello everyone Sylvia here,I'm a long way from being free of pain,but am on the right road. This fibro is a pain in the a**e, medication is...

Hello everyone Sylvia here,I'm a long way from being free of pa...

sylvi

•13 years ago

19 Replies

Injections into the ankles

What do they do and how painfull is it please? I was told that they might offer it to me as I went to see the rheumy nurse last week but they are still...

What do they do and how painfull is it please? I was told that they might offer ...

Philip

•13 years ago

13 Replies

Fillings and more fillings (teeth & food)

Just got back from the dentist who has repaired two fillings rather than drilling them out and starting again. It is all so modern these days. however, the...

Just got back from the dentist who has repaired two fillings rather than drillin...

LavendarLady

•13 years ago

10 Replies

why is the fatigue worse when i have a flare up

Hello Is there a reason why I feel even more tired when I have a flare up. The reason I am asking is my right hand was swollen yesterday with the usual awful...

Hello Is there a reason why I feel even more tired when I have a flare up. The...

BossyB

•13 years ago

5 Replies

great blood test results?

Just back from nurse, my pv is 1.44 and CPR >5 !!!!! I feel the best since diagnosed last Feb, started enbrel 5 weeks ago, only swollen knuckles, wrists and...

Just back from nurse, my pv is 1.44 and CPR >5 !!!!! I feel the best since diagn...

Hidden

•13 years ago

12 Replies

Can't sleep- when the pain is awful I can sleep for days, now the pain is slighty under control I wake up every 15-20 minutes.

since I've started taking the butrans patches and steroids on top of my Tramadol and naproxen, which was last Friday I haven't slept a for more than 30 minutes...

since I've started taking the butrans patches and steroids on top of my Tramadol...

Marnie87

•13 years ago

6 Replies

oramorph

Just taken oromorph for the first time and my heart is going like the clappers..thought it would be the other way around??? GP has me on Naproxen and diazepam...

Just taken oromorph for the first time and my heart is going like the clappers.....

lulul

•13 years ago

3 Replies

Needles and Pins for Pins and Needles

I hope to flipping goodness he stuck that blooming needle in the right place, because I don't want to go through this blooming agony for nothing! I have...

I hope to flipping goodness he stuck that blooming needle in the right place, be...

Hidden

•13 years ago

15 Replies

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All posts for August 2011

Have I rhematoid nodule?

What to tell your work mates

hiya sorry another question and please dont laugh! has anyone experienced a vibration feeling on the bottom of their foot x

hi not sure if this is the same question to the previous one on here. but has anyone elses periods changed since being on methotrexate

Strange coincidences?

Happy Birthday NRAS! Thanks for the Memories!

Does anyone have Raynaud's? I was diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis just days ago but the consultant thinks I have something else too.

Hi. I recently started taking hydroxychloroquine and have incredibly dry lips and skin around them.

I was diagnosed with "inflammatory arthritis" 4 days ago. I really want a more specific name for my illness. Is this rheumatoid arthritis?

Weird dreams

Do sulphsalasine and insomnia go hand in hand?

Thinking about a slender tone?????

Rituximab treatment - any advice on what to ask and what to expect.

Back again or not back again.

Stress & Fatigue

Is there anything else that can help RA other than drugs?

A blog to make Julie smile again (hopefully!)

If my bloods are static why am I still experiencing pain?

What meds can you take with infliximab

Allotment picnics and feeling hard done by

Claiming DLA

FAO Wiliby....

feel brighter

Injections into the ankles

Fillings and more fillings (teeth & food)

why is the fatigue worse when i have a flare up

great blood test results?

Can't sleep- when the pain is awful I can sleep for days, now the pain is slighty under control I wake up every 15-20 minutes.

oramorph

Needles and Pins for Pins and Needles

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