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Confused and don't know what to do.

Hi, I have just been diagnosed with ra. I really don't know if it's because I am in denial, or not, but I am feeling so much better now than I was 3 months ago...

Hi, I have just been diagnosed with ra. I really don't know if it's because I am...

elsa123

•12 years ago

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Up date to my last post.......

Hiya everyone! I haven't been on here for a few weeks now, things have just gone from bad to worse - and I am now waiting to have solicitor assigned to me...

Hiya everyone! I haven't been on here for a few weeks now, things have just g...

PJ68

•12 years ago

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Steroid induced diabetes?

I had a huge set of bloods done last week as we may now be looking at lupus as well as RA. However, one result jumped out at me - my blood glucose levels were...

I had a huge set of bloods done last week as we may now be looking at lupus as w...

Lillibet

•12 years ago

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Thanks

To everyone who replied to my first blog, I cant thank you all enough,have been crying buckets reading all your replies,at last, people who believe me when I...

To everyone who replied to my first blog, I cant thank you all enough,have been...

jillyham

•12 years ago

1 Reply

Tummy bugs and the autoimmune system?

Following a day of feeling a bit nuts and very nauseous yesterday I was so sick in the middle of the night (just the once but that was enough! and have had the...

Following a day of feeling a bit nuts and very nauseous yesterday I was so sick ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Totally fed up

HI Guys, Sorry to be a moaning minnie but i feel i have to let off some steam, as i feel thoroughly fed up. I have just had my report back from the...

HI Guys, Sorry to be a moaning minnie but i feel i have to let off some steam...

carrieanne

•12 years ago

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My first blog-its on my profile.Hope you'll all understand?

Diagosed in 2008, along with hearing impairment,wear a hearing aid now. Then a year ago diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Looking back I probably had it for...

Diagosed in 2008, along with hearing impairment,wear a hearing aid now. Then a y...

asasmum

•12 years ago

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ANTI TNF

So many questions I ask, but are these drugs a cure for RA. Do the nasty symptoms dissapear? Thanks for reading, yet another question I ask xxxxx

So many questions I ask, but are these drugs a cure for RA. Do the nasty sym...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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What a busy weekend!

This weekend is a very exciting weekend for Fundraising. On Saturday Oli and Ruth (from Fundraising) will be taking part in the National Lottery Olympic Park...

This weekend is a very exciting weekend for Fundraising. On Saturday Oli and Ru...

Val-NRAS

•12 years ago

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Has anyone tried Fish Oil for effects of RA?

Hello. I read recently on the Arthritis Research UK site that fish oil (not to be confused with cod liver oil) was beneficial to people with RA as it helped...

Hello. I read recently on the Arthritis Research UK site that fish oil (not to b...

Shelley1701

•12 years ago

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Hair Loss, Has anyone ever lost their eyelashes or brows???

Yikes, i am panicked I just noticed today that I have short lashes in the center of my lash line!!! (half lash) It has been treble checked by my daughters and...

Yikes, i am panicked I just noticed today that I have short lashes in the center...

Gina_K

•12 years ago

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Being checked out for anti-TNF infusion

Just wanted to celebrate my 65th anti-TNF (infliximab) infusion! i was wondering whether the skin reaction to sunlight might stop them giving it as they are SO...

Just wanted to celebrate my 65th anti-TNF (infliximab) infusion! i was wondering...

cathie

•12 years ago

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My Garden

Here is a photo of my back garden where hubby tidied up and made it to look nice. I've been out there helping,setting seeds,sitting down doing it. It has been...

Here is a photo of my back garden where hubby tidied up and made it to look nice...

sylvi

•12 years ago

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Feeling great!

I have been on MTX jabs for 3 weeks now ...... and am feeling fantastic! So sorry for those of you who have awful pain, and I don't want to rub it in! I...

I have been on MTX jabs for 3 weeks now ...... and am feeling fantastic! So sor...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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I need to know what kind I have

I know I have arthritis in my knees, spine, hands, shoulders and fingers but I have never been told what kind. I have big and little knots , the little ones...

I know I have arthritis in my knees, spine, hands, shoulders and fingers but I h...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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La la la!

Hello all! I hope you are well! Weve had glorious weather up in the north east of England for the past couple of days. I was driving home from work...

Hello all! I hope you are well! Weve had glorious weather up in the north ea...

little_em18

•12 years ago

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NRAS & other RA patient groups in your area

NRAS groups run regular meetings across the UK and are a fantastic source of information and support. Topics range from Q&A sessions with consultants to talks...

NRAS groups run regular meetings across the UK and are a fantastic source of inf...

Clare-NRAS

Partner•12 years ago

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High ESR reading

Hi - I know ESR indicates how active RA is but when it's unusually high can it point to something else wrong? E.g. if you have a cold, sore throat, swollen...

Hi - I know ESR indicates how active RA is but when it's unusually high can it p...

lynn-bel

•12 years ago

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Mechanical Design Engineering student in 3rd Year at London South Bank Uni, seeking 10 respondents for study on pill blister packs

Sanaa Javed has approached us in search of a subject for her study outlined below. This is not a study conducted by NRAS but we are happy to inform you about...

Sanaa Javed has approached us in search of a subject for her study outlined belo...

Maimie-NRAS

•12 years ago

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Third year OT student in North West (Chester) seeking subject for research interview.

Fiona Allan has approached us in search of a subject for her study outlined below. This is not a study conducted by NRAS but we are happy to inform you about...

Fiona Allan has approached us in search of a subject for her study outlined belo...

Maimie-NRAS

•12 years ago

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Stronger Meds?

Anyone else had probs with getting stronger meds? Ellie got a emergency appt today at james Cook, (102 mile round trip..total waste of time today.) but we saw...

Anyone else had probs with getting stronger meds? Ellie got a emergency appt tod...

Northerner123

•12 years ago

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HAND DIFFICULTIES AGAIN....

Yesterday I went for my first OT and Physio appontment I was given an object to squeeze to test my grip- it had a dial on it which gave out a measurement of...

Yesterday I went for my first OT and Physio appontment I was given an object ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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No mxt until knee done

Just got back from hospital. Had a prick,and i'm to see my gp to get him to tweek my pain relief. I am not having any mtx until after my operation. Mind you i...

Just got back from hospital. Had a prick,and i'm to see my gp to get him to twee...

sylvi

•12 years ago

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Cuts & scrapes - what antiseptic can stand up to all these drugs?

Have just got into bed and rather than my usual lovely hand cream, have instead applied lashings of Savlon. Every little cut or scratch, no matter how small,...

Have just got into bed and rather than my usual lovely hand cream, have instead ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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MSD RA Patient Survey - Message From Clare Jacklin

At the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) medical congress in London last year, the leadership of NRAS met with representatives of MSD (Merck) the...

At the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) medical congress in London las...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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I think that yesturday was the end of the line regarding my anti TNF appeal....but there was more news to come!

Long awaited appointment was yesterday morning to get the results of my MRI scans to find out if the pain is down to inflammation and if so start forward with...

Long awaited appointment was yesterday morning to get the results of my MRI scan...

Mel_

•12 years ago

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Advice please!

Can anybody help me? For the last couple of weeks I have been struggling with permanent stiff knees and now my shoulders and elbows and wrists and fingers...

Can anybody help me? For the last couple of weeks I have been struggling with p...

Treesha

•12 years ago

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Has anyone suffered from blocked ears and very dry sinuses.

Not sure if this is related to RA meds or just another health problem.My GP says my ears are not infected.I think I,ve read about dry eyes on this site.Just...

Not sure if this is related to RA meds or just another health problem.My GP says...

avjh

•12 years ago

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hi ,,, back

Hi ... havent been on for a while due to having a car accident i was driving down the road and a car decided to pull out on me and wrote my car off !!! been...

Hi ... havent been on for a while due to having a car accident i was driving d...

essexgirl

•12 years ago

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Good news for a change

Today i heard some good news for a change. nThe nuclear scan i had the other week has come back and happily there is no infection or blood clots. So its all...

Today i heard some good news for a change. nThe nuclear scan i had the other wee...

sylvi

•12 years ago

15 Replies

Posts - NRAS | HealthUnlocked

NRAS

All posts for March 2012

Confused and don't know what to do.

Up date to my last post.......

Steroid induced diabetes?

Thanks

Tummy bugs and the autoimmune system?

Totally fed up

My first blog-its on my profile.Hope you'll all understand?

ANTI TNF

What a busy weekend!

Has anyone tried Fish Oil for effects of RA?

Hair Loss, Has anyone ever lost their eyelashes or brows???

Being checked out for anti-TNF infusion

My Garden

Feeling great!

I need to know what kind I have

La la la!

NRAS & other RA patient groups in your area

High ESR reading

Mechanical Design Engineering student in 3rd Year at London South Bank Uni, seeking 10 respondents for study on pill blister packs

Third year OT student in North West (Chester) seeking subject for research interview.

Stronger Meds?

HAND DIFFICULTIES AGAIN....

No mxt until knee done

Cuts & scrapes - what antiseptic can stand up to all these drugs?

MSD RA Patient Survey - Message From Clare Jacklin

I think that yesturday was the end of the line regarding my anti TNF appeal....but there was more news to come!

Advice please!

Has anyone suffered from blocked ears and very dry sinuses.

hi ,,, back

Good news for a change

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