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Still I rise (Maya Angelou)

So.....after my miserable blog yesterday I thought I'd just let you know what a good day I've had today. I woke up determined to do what I could to take...

So.....after my miserable blog yesterday I thought I'd just let you know what a ...

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•12 years ago

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We have seen the sun......

You will never believe what we saw today !! yes we did see the SUN.. We went to penzance and had a lovely walk round to the shops,then we went to have a look...

You will never believe what we saw today !! yes we did see the SUN.. We went to...

sylvi

•12 years ago

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Rock Chick

Well tonight I'm off to the 02 Academy in Liverpool to watch my sons band performing. The last time I went to one of his gigs was about 3yrs ago, before I had...

Well tonight I'm off to the 02 Academy in Liverpool to watch my sons band perfor...

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•12 years ago

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Shoulder Operation

Saw the consultant yesterday and he has confirmed one of the tendons in my shoulder is catching on the bone and he intends to chip away at the bone with his...

Saw the consultant yesterday and he has confirmed one of the tendons in my shoul...

LavendarLady

•12 years ago

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Help with the terminology

One of the resources I've found to be very helpful in understanding about my RA has been the online dictionary wikipedia, which is also full of a lot of other...

One of the resources I've found to be very helpful in understanding about my RA ...

Voidstorm

•12 years ago

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FIBROMYALGIA

i went for my follow up appointment with my new consultant yesterday she said she wants to keep me on the enbrel and methotrexate the only downside to my visit...

i went for my follow up appointment with my new consultant yesterday she said sh...

mildy

•12 years ago

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Starting on MTX and hydroxychloroquine again after sore stomach..Sulphsalazine has been dropped-feeling nervous but in a lot of pain now :(

Rockpool60

•12 years ago

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Preparing to go back to work

I've been off work for nearly 5 months, after being diagnosed with RA. Im due back at work on 17th July. Last month I went to Occupational Health (at my...

I've been off work for nearly 5 months, after being diagnosed with RA. Im due b...

Traceyanne

•12 years ago

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Sort of lost it!

Went to see my consultant on Friday, having brought the appointment forward due to being in so much pain. Two months before she had injected my knee and it...

Went to see my consultant on Friday, having brought the appointment forward due...

gazelleLOL

•12 years ago

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Just having a moan day.

Yesterday i had a bad day. Between my shoulder after banging it and tearing the muscle completly the pain i had in it was making me cross, i am going to have...

Yesterday i had a bad day. Between my shoulder after banging it and tearing the...

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•12 years ago

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I have recently been told I have bone erosion, in my right hip and knee, is this linked to my RA?

SlimJacqui

•12 years ago

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One day of enjoyment then its looking like a week of pain.

Hi all ,Just having a moan.Had a really good day yesterday as i travelled from my village in Yorkshire to Wimbledon.My friend and i had really good seats on...

Hi all ,Just having a moan.Had a really good day yesterday as i travelled from m...

codliver

•12 years ago

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What is the best approach with working and rheumatoid arthritis?

I was diagnosed in rheumatoid arthritis in January after suffering for over a year with no answers. Working as a cashier in a bank I am finding tasks...

I was diagnosed in rheumatoid arthritis in January after suffering for over a ye...

tamtam91

•12 years ago

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Entanercept?

Does anyone else have side effects with etanercept eg, stretch marks randomly on side of hips, bad cough at night and really bad headaches like can last for...

Does anyone else have side effects with etanercept eg, stretch marks randomly on...

LauraAsheighh

•12 years ago

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Does RA cause sickness,I'm not taking any meds,as yet but about every two weeks I get really sick,actually being sick,fever aching & tired

When I come on here,as I do most days I feel a bit of a fraud,I'm nowhere near as bad as the stories I read on here & yet this illness,even though I'm trying...

When I come on here,as I do most days I feel a bit of a fraud,I'm nowhere near a...

Caza

•12 years ago

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Thankyou

Hi everyone, Just wanted to say a huge thank you to all who replied to my blog yesterday about my poorly dog - all of the responses were so lovely and...

Hi everyone, Just wanted to say a huge thank you to all who replied to my blo...

Mags126

•12 years ago

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has anybody had an ankle fusion opp that has not worked?

my opp was in november 2011,i have now had my ct scan back and the fusion has not taken at all,it has even made my bone graft i had 15 years ago dissapear.i am...

my opp was in november 2011,i have now had my ct scan back and the fusion has no...

dannyb

•12 years ago

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Hellooooooo!

Greetings to all I'm new to this site, but it seems to be full of lovely people that genuinely wish to listen/help others, so I thought I would post today.......

Greetings to all I'm new to this site, but it seems to be full of lovely people...

bracken

•12 years ago

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Huh Sjorgens just live with it!

Well last night I went to my first ENT appointment regarding my Sjorgens Syndrome. My main complaint is the excessive dryness in my mouth which makes it...

Well last night I went to my first ENT appointment regarding my Sjorgens Syndrom...

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•12 years ago

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Bad taste - bad smell.....

For several months now I've been experiencing a bad taste/smell. We weren't sure what it was, thought it was the Sulphazalazine so stopped that. It didn't...

For several months now I've been experiencing a bad taste/smell. We weren't sure...

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•12 years ago

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Rain Rain go away....

It has not stopped raining down here in cornwall. Some holiday,the only up side is i get my hubby to myself for two weeks. I have finally got my scooter back....

It has not stopped raining down here in cornwall. Some holiday,the only up side ...

sylvi

•12 years ago

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I love...

my wife for the way in which she relentlessly fights against RA. I love the way she constantly swims upstream against the currents of life. I love the way...

my wife for the way in which she relentlessly fights against RA. I love the way...

Genuine

•12 years ago

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So sad

Hi everyone, I've had a rotten weekend, not because of RA, but because we found out that our lovely little staffie, Tessa, has cancer and a very aggressive...

Hi everyone, I've had a rotten weekend, not because of RA, but because we found...

Mags126

•12 years ago

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Has anyone with RA undergone IVF treatment?

I am interested as I have halted my IVF because the doctor recommended 'i fully understand the implications' of my antibodies before I continued, I just...

I am interested as I have halted my IVF because the doctor recommended 'i fully ...

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•12 years ago

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Remission in RA

Hi this is the first time I use this site. I would like to know if anyone who has RA and there symptoms have gone in remission. I have stoped taking MTX since...

Hi this is the first time I use this site. I would like to know if anyone who ha...

drummer

•12 years ago

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THANK YOU!

I really just wanted to say a big THANKS :0) to everyone for making me soooo welcome following my first blog post. It feels very reassuring to know I can...

I really just wanted to say a big THANKS :0) to everyone for making me soooo wel...

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•12 years ago

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Mixed feelings

Just a bit of an update really. Since by massive moan last time I have now transferred hospitals and the Rheumatology team are completely different...they have...

Just a bit of an update really. Since by massive moan last time I have now trans...

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•12 years ago

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weird bruise on eyelid

hi, i was wondering if spontantious bruising is a symptom of ra. i woke up this morning and my eye felt 'gritty' and when i looked in the mirror i have a...

hi, i was wondering if spontantious bruising is a symptom of ra. i woke up this...

rattusrattus

•12 years ago

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I was diagnosed with RA 20yrs ago & was quite bad in early yrs. Now i have short lived really bad flare ups. After being in hospital 2wks

with neutropenic sepsis due to neutrophils being 0.4 they say it may not be RA but Palindrome Arthritis. Has anyone had low while blood cells or been told...

with neutropenic sepsis due to neutrophils being 0.4 they say it may not be RA ...

anneileen

•12 years ago

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Wake up, sleepy girl!

Mondays come around far too quickly for my liking! Dragging myself out of bed seems to get harder every day, and when I'm this bad on a Monday, I can only...

Mondays come around far too quickly for my liking! Dragging myself out of bed s...

SootyB

•12 years ago

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All posts for July 2012

Still I rise (Maya Angelou)

We have seen the sun......

Rock Chick

Shoulder Operation

Help with the terminology

FIBROMYALGIA

Starting on MTX and hydroxychloroquine again after sore stomach..Sulphsalazine has been dropped-feeling nervous but in a lot of pain now :(

Preparing to go back to work

Sort of lost it!

Just having a moan day.

I have recently been told I have bone erosion, in my right hip and knee, is this linked to my RA?

One day of enjoyment then its looking like a week of pain.

What is the best approach with working and rheumatoid arthritis?

Entanercept?

Does RA cause sickness,I'm not taking any meds,as yet but about every two weeks I get really sick,actually being sick,fever aching & tired

Thankyou

has anybody had an ankle fusion opp that has not worked?

Hellooooooo!

Huh Sjorgens just live with it!

Bad taste - bad smell.....

Rain Rain go away....

I love...

So sad

Has anyone with RA undergone IVF treatment?

Remission in RA

THANK YOU!

Mixed feelings

weird bruise on eyelid

I was diagnosed with RA 20yrs ago & was quite bad in early yrs. Now i have short lived really bad flare ups. After being in hospital 2wks

Wake up, sleepy girl!

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