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Hi all - I am managing physical aspects of R.A but gained some anger issues........

I am taking things very personally and flying off the handle a lot especially with my nearest and dearest, then, of course, crying and feeling a fool and...

I am taking things very personally and flying off the handle a lot especially wi...

Jan66

•12 years ago

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I think i'd better go back to bed.......

Well here i am sitting inside on a lovely monday morning and thinking i'd be better of in bed. Why you might ask. Well it wasn't a good night in bed,my knee...

Well here i am sitting inside on a lovely monday morning and thinking i'd be bet...

sylvi

•12 years ago

9 Replies

Life, sunshine, imminent travel and RA peeping.

Hi All, I thought I'd post a last blog before I head off on my travels on Tuesday. I was in a concert yesterday and had a very...

Hi All, I thought I'd post a last blog before I head off on my tr...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Support for swollen knee

My left knee gets very swollen, I had 20mls of fluid removed from it last week & steroids put in. At the moment the steroid hasn't had much effect & the knee...

My left knee gets very swollen, I had 20mls of fluid removed from it last week &...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Does anybody know anything about Biologics treatment?

saxylady2766

•12 years ago

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about meds, i hi just stared tacking salazopyrin,

was one one a week now 2, then 3, then 4, to see have my body can cope. any ones else, out there, taking this tablets,? all so iam on folic acid, and...

was one one a week now 2, then 3, then 4, to see have my body can cope. any one...

missmopp

•12 years ago

11 Replies

I have my first Rheumatology appointment on Tuesday what do I expect to happen and anything you would say I should ask?

Rockpool60

•12 years ago

33 Replies

Does anyone have Autoimmune Hepatitis in addition to RA?

I have had to come off Mxt due to rising liver enzymes, but it looks like that might be a red herring. My liver enzymes were only slightly raised until 7 weeks...

I have had to come off Mxt due to rising liver enzymes, but it looks like that m...

Jane06

•12 years ago

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One more photo of gardens

Had to include this one too, I love to sit near these waterfalls & hear the water run & just relax. I would surely love sitting there today, but alas. We...

Had to include this one too, I love to sit near these waterfalls & hear the wate...

Tinwoman2

•12 years ago

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Japanese garden

Here is a picture of the Japanese garden part there. I just love this place, it just soothes the soul. There is a smaller red arch at the tippy top of that...

Here is a picture of the Japanese garden part there. I just love this place, it ...

Tinwoman2

•12 years ago

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Finally went to the Gardens

Well, I finally went to the beautiful Gardens in Omaha with my friend. She kept cancelling on me, then we had conflicting schedules, then we just picked a day...

Well, I finally went to the beautiful Gardens in Omaha with my friend. She kept ...

Tinwoman2

•12 years ago

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sitting in the sun

has anyone on methotrexate been told not to sit in the sun but get prescription sunscreen factor 30 or 50

has anyone on methotrexate been told not to sit in the sun but get prescription...

abannister

•12 years ago

14 Replies

Boy is this hard

I am finding it very hard work to rest and walk. Yesterday i walked in and out of the house into the garden and back again. I couldn't settle anywhere. By last...

I am finding it very hard work to rest and walk. Yesterday i walked in and out o...

sylvi

•12 years ago

8 Replies

Has anyone had experience with having takenTocilizumab or Abatacept?

I have been asked to consider having the above medication after 3 biologic failures. Is anyone on the above meds or have any knowledge/experience of taking...

I have been asked to consider having the above medication after 3 biologic failu...

asasmum

•12 years ago

2 Replies

RA and Celiac

Hi i have RA and a celiac is there anyone else the same and what meds do you take .. i take MTX and salaz

Hi i have RA and a celiac is there anyone else the same and what meds do you t...

essexgirl

•12 years ago

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Referral to Hospitals Outside Your Local Area

I have recently been diagnosed with RA (I was originally thought to have Sjogren's Syndrome). I live in Stroud and my local hospital in Gloucester has been...

I have recently been diagnosed with RA (I was originally thought to have Sjogren...

KJay

•12 years ago

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i've been newly diagnosed and in lots of pain - help?

i am 26 and have been in pain for approx 4 months - been diagnosed with RA and on sulfasalazine and had a steroid injection to help with the pain.... the...

i am 26 and have been in pain for approx 4 months - been diagnosed with RA and o...

emsyb1986

•12 years ago

14 Replies

Is anyone taking Simponi? If so how did you get on? Did you have any side effects? Is it or did it work for you.

I was on Enbrel, but the injection site reactions where getting too big and annoying! Any information on simponi and what other drugs you are taking will be...

I was on Enbrel, but the injection site reactions where getting too big and anno...

Narna74

•12 years ago

8 Replies

advice needed with medication

Hi, i have recently been diagnosed with RA, i am 46, after 5months on steroids, and have just started with 3 lots of medication MTX, hydroxychloroquine and a...

Hi, i have recently been diagnosed with RA, i am 46, after 5months on steroids, ...

topcat111

•12 years ago

5 Replies

hi everyone, has anybody got ra in the top of their spine which causes your neck to hurt and crack when you move it

jaqi1

•12 years ago

13 Replies

Another glaucoma op in 2 weeks.

I got diagnosed with an inflammatory eye disease in 2000 called Fuchs Heterochromic Iridocyclitis. It usually just affects one eye, alters the eye colour, can...

I got diagnosed with an inflammatory eye disease in 2000 called Fuchs Heterochro...

whitedog

•12 years ago

10 Replies

Just Chronic

Hi there, just joined this really interesting site. I am 50 and have a number of conditions tentativily diagnosed as Lupus, but it has never been sorted as...

Hi there, just joined this really interesting site. I am 50 and have a number of...

bodicea

•12 years ago

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methotrexate AND Sulphalazine

I have RA, hypothyroidism, diabetes type II, CFS/FM. Was tentaivley diagnosed with Lupus in 1997 - but in 2010 had severe illness when my markers (CRP and PV)...

I have RA, hypothyroidism, diabetes type II, CFS/FM. Was tentaivley diagnosed wi...

bodicea

•12 years ago

13 Replies

tablet to injection

I got a call from the rhuemmy nurse yesterday to say that the scan of my hands showed some inflammation. Didn't need a scan to sort that out, Anyway they have...

I got a call from the rhuemmy nurse yesterday to say that the scan of my hands s...

kathgallagher

•12 years ago

1 Reply

Dismissal hearing update

Hi, I just wanted to update you all on my situation. I had my hearing on Thursday, it was just horrid - nothing that should have been discussed was, and I...

Hi, I just wanted to update you all on my situation. I had my hearing on Thu...

PJ68

•12 years ago

7 Replies

Heat

Hi any one else swelling up due to the heat my left hand and foot started to be painful on Tuesday now they are swollen. Seems to coincide with the heat.

Hi any one else swelling up due to the heat my left hand and foot started to be ...

Belle76

•12 years ago

6 Replies

Is there a useful book that would explain things clearly to me. Any recommendations?

I spoke to one of the advisers today & I'm pretty sure I have RA. I've made an appointment with my gp on Monday so hopefully will get things cleared up. Maybe...

I spoke to one of the advisers today & I'm pretty sure I have RA. I've made an a...

Caza

•12 years ago

4 Replies

Now for the gory details....

I was in theatre for five hours. I had a block put into my back to start with and thats the last i can remember until i came to in recovery at one o'clock....

I was in theatre for five hours. I had a block put into my back to start with a...

sylvi

•12 years ago

12 Replies

One small step for NRAS, one giant leap for foot health!

Hi all Well, it’s been a very busy year so far, and I can’t believe it’s May already! I’m getting married this September, so I’m starting to panic at how...

Hi all Well, it’s been a very busy year so far, and I can’t believe it’s May ...

Victoria-NRAS

Moderator•12 years ago

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panic attack with overheating

Anyone out there get panic feelings when the over heating gets really bad. I have never suffered from them. I have hot flushes which are not pleasent but ok....

Anyone out there get panic feelings when the over heating gets really bad. I hav...

artyone

•12 years ago

9 Replies

Posts - NRAS | HealthUnlocked

NRAS

All posts for May 2012

Hi all - I am managing physical aspects of R.A but gained some anger issues........

I think i'd better go back to bed.......

Life, sunshine, imminent travel and RA peeping.

Support for swollen knee

Does anybody know anything about Biologics treatment?

about meds, i hi just stared tacking salazopyrin,

I have my first Rheumatology appointment on Tuesday what do I expect to happen and anything you would say I should ask?

Does anyone have Autoimmune Hepatitis in addition to RA?

One more photo of gardens

Japanese garden

Finally went to the Gardens

sitting in the sun

Boy is this hard

Has anyone had experience with having takenTocilizumab or Abatacept?

RA and Celiac

Referral to Hospitals Outside Your Local Area

i've been newly diagnosed and in lots of pain - help?

Is anyone taking Simponi? If so how did you get on? Did you have any side effects? Is it or did it work for you.

advice needed with medication

hi everyone, has anybody got ra in the top of their spine which causes your neck to hurt and crack when you move it

Another glaucoma op in 2 weeks.

Just Chronic

methotrexate AND Sulphalazine

tablet to injection

Dismissal hearing update

Heat

Is there a useful book that would explain things clearly to me. Any recommendations?

Now for the gory details....

One small step for NRAS, one giant leap for foot health!

panic attack with overheating

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