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Chocolate chocolate and more chocolate!

Well it would appear that all my previous blogs have been food based, so I thought why break the trend! Currently I’m fighting the need to go over the...

Well it would appear that all my previous blogs have been food based, so I thoug...

Oli-NRAS

•13 years ago

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RA, mobility impairment and employment

Hi everyone, We all know that RA besides being painful can also be a disabling condition, which can lead to significant loss of functioning and...

Hi everyone, We all know that RA besides being painful can also be a disa...

VickyG

•13 years ago

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Has anyone been taken off methatrexate because they were doing well on an anti-tnf?

Hello, after 9 weeks on enbrel and 15mg of MXT, I am doing very well, my consultant mentioned as I was leaving that in 3 months he will review and start to...

Hello, after 9 weeks on enbrel and 15mg of MXT, I am doing very well, my consult...

Hidden

•13 years ago

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What a morning!!!!!

Its a nice day so i thought i trip over to bedworth. Got my scooter out and off i trundled. Get to just over the railway bridge and theres a set of traffic...

Its a nice day so i thought i trip over to bedworth. Got my scooter out and off ...

sylvi

•13 years ago

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Here we go again......Diclofenac!!

Once again the drug most of us rely on is in the news. Diclofenac, did anyone else see it? They put news out like this and then tell us not to worry!! how...

Once again the drug most of us rely on is in the news. Diclofenac, did anyon...

Hidden

•13 years ago

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Weekend away

Hi back from weekend away at the Gower,. Set of Friday after Drs appointment.. well that went well.. he said were are you going.. and that was it. my medical...

Hi back from weekend away at the Gower,. Set of Friday after Drs appointment.. ...

Hidden

•13 years ago

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Public transport: sometimes Hell!

I'm fortunate enough to have a travel pass, which covers the whole of the Merseyside network. I usually use my motability car, but avoid it when going into...

I'm fortunate enough to have a travel pass, which covers the whole of the Mersey...

Andrea_Shapiro

•13 years ago

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R.A. - Work & all the hoops employers make us jump thru!

Hi, I have to share my todays work experience. I told my manager the date of my op, and she said could I get a note from Consultant re the op. So I emailed...

Hi, I have to share my todays work experience. I told my manager the date of ...

Gina_K

•13 years ago

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Has anyone else had storage issues with injections in fridge

Have to store three months injections of cimzia in fridge.The packets are very large and have to be stored in the the centre ie not touching sides or...

Have to store three months injections of cimzia in fridge.The packets are very l...

avjh

•13 years ago

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Could you spare 2 mins and help me create a new NRAS Group?

Hello All, Time for a big ask, could you spare me 2-3 mins of your time and vote for our project on the Natwest Community Force Scheme. NRAS is...

Hello All, Time for a big ask, could you spare me 2-3 mins of your time a...

Oli-NRAS

•13 years ago

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Tired of being tired!

Really fed up today, so down in the dumps! Waiting on my biologic drug treatment now for 9 months,Up my steroids as my back was going into spasms So up my...

Really fed up today, so down in the dumps! Waiting on my biologic drug treatment...

paulapan

•13 years ago

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Meds risks

Hi I've just got home from work and sat reading the paper. I turn to the health section and there's an article about NSAID'S causing more stomach damage than...

Hi I've just got home from work and sat reading the paper. I turn to the health...

julieporter

•13 years ago

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Whats wrong with me? not a thing now apparently!

Hello All, I have been having some trouble with my right wrist and as previously said on here, some tingling pins & needles down little finger and palm, so...

Hello All, I have been having some trouble with my right wrist and as previou...

Gina_K

•13 years ago

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Silly o'clock in the morning

Well people here i am sitting at my laptop wide awake and i can't tell you why. Had a busy day yesterday, we went to get a carpet for the stairs and...

Well people here i am sitting at my laptop wide awake and i can't tell you why. ...

sylvi

•13 years ago

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Tomorrow is the day!!

Tomorrow I shall be going into the day case unit at my local hospital to have my long awaited epidural and facet joint injections. Not really sure how I...

Tomorrow I shall be going into the day case unit at my local hospital to have my...

Hidden

•13 years ago

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Lazy husband who just goes along with the ride instead of looking up the wifes RA disease and finding things out for himself?

Edie

•13 years ago

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Methotrexate and how does it work for?

I have been on methatrexate for 3 1/2 years and it appears that it is losing its effect, the symptoms appear to be coming back and I can't see my specialist...

I have been on methatrexate for 3 1/2 years and it appears that it is losing its...

rogerac

•13 years ago

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Follow up to initial hospital appointment

Had a good meeting with the Rheumatologist at hospital on Tuesday - although only saw her for a few minutes - most of my examination was carried out by a...

Had a good meeting with the Rheumatologist at hospital on Tuesday - although onl...

Erika

•13 years ago

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Painful Knees

Diagnosed 3 years the last few months knees extremely painful. waiting for knee replacement of right knee.So painful I coud cry some days when trying to...

Diagnosed 3 years the last few months knees extremely painful. waiting for knee...

Janice53

•13 years ago

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Pain in shins - is it related to RA or fibromalgia?

Have had RA for 8 years and fibromyalgia for 6 years. Take Enbrel and hydroxicloriquin. Fairly frequently get sharp pains in both shins, particularly when...

Have had RA for 8 years and fibromyalgia for 6 years. Take Enbrel and hydroxicl...

muffin

•13 years ago

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Effect of RA on heart and lungs ;part 2

Initial xrays have shown thickening of lining of lungs and enlarged heart. Anyone else had this problem?? Did it resolve or did you have long term problems...

Initial xrays have shown thickening of lining of lungs and enlarged heart. Anyon...

lulul

•13 years ago

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at last the appointment date

Hi all So pleased to get a letter this morning and they have moved my rheumy appointment forward to this wednesday thank goodness. I have been off metx...

Hi all So pleased to get a letter this morning and they have moved my rheumy ap...

Hidden

•13 years ago

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Joint aches and weather changes

Hi, friends! As a person with RA I often experience joint aches during weather changes. When the sun follows the rain and vice versa, I sense it even...

Hi, friends! As a person with RA I often experience joint aches during weathe...

VickyG

•13 years ago

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September Madness!

Hi All Wow! September has been busy on a business and personal level! On the business side of things, the NRAS office has been manic! We had a huge clearout...

Hi All Wow! September has been busy on a business and personal level! On the ...

Tameena-NRAS

•13 years ago

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What a week!!!!

Well where do i start,probaly last friday. We took my george to manchester airport so he could get his plane to orlando as he's working on the cruise ships for...

Well where do i start,probaly last friday. We took my george to manchester airpo...

sylvi

•13 years ago

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How many pills a day?

well lol supper tonight as in every night 10 pills of many different colours and shapes. same again for breakfast and then several more through out the day...

well lol supper tonight as in every night 10 pills of many different colours and...

Philip

•13 years ago

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just a quickie

Im having all my stuff remotely stored (Virgin media on line storage), computer still going but not v well its repair./ rebuild scheduled for 1st sun in...

Im having all my stuff remotely stored (Virgin media on line storage), computer ...

Hidden

•13 years ago

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1 Year on and still smiling!

Tomorrow marks the 1st anniversary of my RA diagnosis, and to be honest I am still struggling. Being 23 and living alone with a diagnosis of RA has not been...

Tomorrow marks the 1st anniversary of my RA diagnosis, and to be honest I am sti...

ke11y

•13 years ago

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Itchy arms ? Any ideas ?

Just wondering if anyone else experiences itchy arms (mostly at the top of the arm). No rash, bumps etc just really itchy. Am on MTX injection 15ml and...

Just wondering if anyone else experiences itchy arms (mostly at the top of the a...

Hidden

•13 years ago

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Can you safefy have a steroid injection before surgery? ie. my wrist is giving me woe, and I want to get it injected asap.

Surgery is not for a few weeks & I just think I heard you have leave a certain time between steroid injections and general anaesthetics, I could be incorrect....

Surgery is not for a few weeks & I just think I heard you have leave a certain t...

Gina_K

•13 years ago

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All posts for September 2011

Chocolate chocolate and more chocolate!

RA, mobility impairment and employment

Has anyone been taken off methatrexate because they were doing well on an anti-tnf?

What a morning!!!!!

Here we go again......Diclofenac!!

Weekend away

Public transport: sometimes Hell!

R.A. - Work & all the hoops employers make us jump thru!

Has anyone else had storage issues with injections in fridge

Could you spare 2 mins and help me create a new NRAS Group?

Tired of being tired!

Meds risks

Whats wrong with me? not a thing now apparently!

Silly o'clock in the morning

Tomorrow is the day!!

Lazy husband who just goes along with the ride instead of looking up the wifes RA disease and finding things out for himself?

Methotrexate and how does it work for?

Follow up to initial hospital appointment

Painful Knees

Pain in shins - is it related to RA or fibromalgia?

Effect of RA on heart and lungs ;part 2

at last the appointment date

Joint aches and weather changes

September Madness!

What a week!!!!

How many pills a day?

just a quickie

1 Year on and still smiling!

Itchy arms ? Any ideas ?

Can you safefy have a steroid injection before surgery? ie. my wrist is giving me woe, and I want to get it injected asap.

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