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I'm home...........

I am home safely,even if i am now in a lot of pain. I will write more when i have settled down a bit. This will not be an easy route to recovery, i can't...

I am home safely,even if i am now in a lot of pain. I will write more when i hav...

sylvi

•12 years ago

35 Replies

First timer too

Hi, I have been reading flowerpot's introduction, and I am a newcomer too. I am 46, and diagnosed under two months ago. I am seronegative, and while I had the...

Hi, I have been reading flowerpot's introduction, and I am a newcomer too. I am ...

Teremazon

•12 years ago

20 Replies

NEAR DISASTER STRIKES! COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE!

Yesterday, I was just leaving the house, with a friend walking just ahead of me to put my purse and etc into her van, and suddenly I was falling into the rose...

Yesterday, I was just leaving the house, with a friend walking just ahead of me...

Hidden

•12 years ago

22 Replies

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relief

Just got back from rhuemy and got a full bodied steroid injection :-)... cant wait till it kicks in as been in lots of pain

Just got back from rhuemy and got a full bodied steroid injection :-)... cant w...

essexgirl

•12 years ago

15 Replies

cold sore like blisters

Well the sun came out and this morning i have blister on bottom lip swollen gland and sore at the side of my nose. i wasnt out much yesterday and had lip...

Well the sun came out and this morning i have blister on bottom lip swollen glan...

artyone

•12 years ago

5 Replies

What a month so far!

May has been a rollercoaster for me, mainly on the downhill side. Beginning of the month all good (well best its been since diagnosis), then everything goes...

May has been a rollercoaster for me, mainly on the downhill side. Beginning of ...

Fussie

•12 years ago

4 Replies

Heart failure update

Hi everyone Many of you have wished me well and sent messages of support over the last few months. Therefore I thought I'd write a quick blog to update...

Hi everyone Many of you have wished me well and sent messages of support over...

Beth58

•12 years ago

13 Replies

Do I have Sjogren's?

For the last few months I have been having increasing problems with my eyes in that they (and the surrounding skin) feel really dry and uncomfortable. So much...

For the last few months I have been having increasing problems with my eyes in t...

Trish53

•12 years ago

11 Replies

Acupuncture

I had my first treatment last Wednesday, and by the weekend I had a lot of improvement. The awful sensitivity in my hands reduced to just 2 fingers and the...

I had my first treatment last Wednesday, and by the weekend I had a lot of impro...

elsa123

•12 years ago

3 Replies

Dentist

Went to the dentist yesterday. Previously, she has suggested that I may be clenching and grinding my teeth and that's why they seem sensitive and tend to be a...

Went to the dentist yesterday. Previously, she has suggested that I may be clenc...

whitedog

•12 years ago

5 Replies

Has anyone on an anti-tnf been able to reduce frequency of dose?or if on MTX as well, how much (if so) have you managed to lower your dose?

I'm on enbrel and 15mg methetrexate but now reduced to 7.5 mgs, my Consultant tells me that if that goes well then it would be considered reducing the...

I'm on enbrel and 15mg methetrexate but now reduced to 7.5 mgs, my Consultant te...

Hidden

•12 years ago

7 Replies

bugs

had a great day in sun with friends yesterday,today i hurt all over,head,thoat,arms legs,unsure why but i feel rough on such a lovely day,bed and painkillers...

had a great day in sun with friends yesterday,today i hurt all over,head,thoat,a...

sheenerweener

•12 years ago

3 Replies

A good experience and another much less so!

I was thinking of writing about a brilliant experience I had with the cooperation between my local GP and chemist. There'd been a mistake on my repeat...

I was thinking of writing about a brilliant experience I had with the cooperatio...

cathie

•12 years ago

12 Replies

How I lost weight without starving or exercising... really! Thanks Paulines!

I have decided it is time to blog, as I need to thank Paulines and Treesha who have unknowingly helped me to lose 7 pounds in 3 weeks and drop from size 18 to...

I have decided it is time to blog, as I need to thank Paulines and Treesha who h...

Hidden

•12 years ago

8 Replies

Any recommendations for a private rheumatoloist in North London?

Hidden

•12 years ago

1 Reply

Still waiting & a knee aspiration.

As some of you know I've had a bad taste/smell for a couple of months now, initially we thought it might be the Sulfa so stopped that but with very little...

As some of you know I've had a bad taste/smell for a couple of months now, initi...

Hidden

•12 years ago

1 Reply

Any RA sufferer with hardening of leg arteries?(leg amputated?)

I am a newbie (from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 65yr old retired male) 16yrs with RA Hi everyone! My question: Any RA sufferer with hardening of leg...

I am a newbie (from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 65yr old retired male) 16yrs ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

4 Replies

burning feet and restless legs,osteoathritis of the hips and spine

my feet burn off at night also restless legs , i had hip replaced 6 months ago , awating for the other one doing , cannot do anything for my spine , i have not...

my feet burn off at night also restless legs , i had hip replaced 6 months ago ,...

sandytez

•12 years ago

16 Replies

over heating anyone

I am trying to seperate menopause from ra. Does anyone have days were they feel over heated all over. I have hot flushes i mnow what they are like . this is...

I am trying to seperate menopause from ra. Does anyone have days were they feel...

artyone

•12 years ago

16 Replies

Can anyone give me some information on knuckle replacement please?

louise-p

•12 years ago

12 Replies

Does anyone suffer with cramps? I seem to get them in my toes and neck

Mutleymutley

•12 years ago

8 Replies

Adult onset disease.(AOSD)

AOSD is a vey rare RA, I have been on Methotrexate twice, but had to come off it as kidneys were making too much Creatine. I am now trying Encrel (Etanercept)...

AOSD is a vey rare RA, I have been on Methotrexate twice, but had to come off it...

parkie

•12 years ago

21 Replies

does anyone have 'adult onset disease' and addisons disease?

parkie

•12 years ago

9 Replies

Back from girly break

Hi ladies after my last miserable blog i have just returned from my break in Torremolinos with my friends we had a ball, loads of laughs some people were...

Hi ladies after my last miserable blog i have just returned from my break in Tor...

Ladybird47

•12 years ago

9 Replies

mr arthur is visiting again!!!!

hi all just want a rant really had weeks of everyone telling me to be positive with my pain (got oa in knees) and hands swollen most days now my left hip has...

hi all just want a rant really had weeks of everyone telling me to be positive w...

sheenerweener

•12 years ago

7 Replies

University College London Hospital

I have recently been diagnosed with RA by Professor D Cruz at the Lupus unit at St Thomas'. As he specialises in lupus and APS he said I might be better going...

I have recently been diagnosed with RA by Professor D Cruz at the Lupus unit at ...

KJay

•12 years ago

10 Replies

Steroid injections

Staffordshire P.C.T. have decided that they will not allow any more Steroid injections in the back. For many people this was a god send and helped for a time...

Staffordshire P.C.T. have decided that they will not allow any more Steroid inje...

Bevers

•12 years ago

4 Replies

Methotrexate and sore throat

Hi, I was told by the rhumatologist on Thursday that I have sero-negative RA, and yesterday took my first dose of methotrexate (15mg). Had a bit of a...

Hi, I was told by the rhumatologist on Thursday that I have sero-negative RA, a...

lin256

•12 years ago

9 Replies

Hi everyone!. Seen the rhuemy again, sulfa to add to the list, and one of the latest scribblings for all of you.

Hi everyone, It has been a while, and i thought i would catch up and see how you are. For me, had to have the mtx lowered to 10mg the drug caused too much...

Hi everyone, It has been a while, and i thought i would catch up and see how y...

Jetblack

•12 years ago

18 Replies

KNEE SURGERY MUCH NEEDED....OR NOT?????

I finally seen my orthepedic doc, my scan revealed rough edges of bone, and alot of inflamation, and wear and tear. He says he can shave the rough edges of...

I finally seen my orthepedic doc, my scan revealed rough edges of bone, and alot...

gallini

•12 years ago

12 Replies

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All posts for May 2012

I'm home...........

First timer too

NEAR DISASTER STRIKES! COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE!

relief

cold sore like blisters

What a month so far!

Heart failure update

Do I have Sjogren's?

Acupuncture

Dentist

Has anyone on an anti-tnf been able to reduce frequency of dose?or if on MTX as well, how much (if so) have you managed to lower your dose?

bugs

A good experience and another much less so!

How I lost weight without starving or exercising... really! Thanks Paulines!

Any recommendations for a private rheumatoloist in North London?

Still waiting & a knee aspiration.

Any RA sufferer with hardening of leg arteries?(leg amputated?)

burning feet and restless legs,osteoathritis of the hips and spine

over heating anyone

Can anyone give me some information on knuckle replacement please?

Does anyone suffer with cramps? I seem to get them in my toes and neck

Adult onset disease.(AOSD)

does anyone have 'adult onset disease' and addisons disease?

Back from girly break

mr arthur is visiting again!!!!

University College London Hospital

Steroid injections

Methotrexate and sore throat

Hi everyone!. Seen the rhuemy again, sulfa to add to the list, and one of the latest scribblings for all of you.

KNEE SURGERY MUCH NEEDED....OR NOT?????

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