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Who checks blood tests

can someone tell me who checks blood test before you get your mtx dr has not been sent any since may. phone up hospital and ask please would you send me my...

can someone tell me who checks blood test before you get your mtx dr has not bee...

Elaine1

•12 years ago

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Knee Replacement

Morning everyone and here's hoping you ll have a good day. I am off work this week so have some time to post this. I have a date for my first knee replacement...

Morning everyone and here's hoping you ll have a good day. I am off work this we...

dmc12

•12 years ago

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CAN ANYONE OUT THERE HELP ME WITH THIS?

I've been on Humira for about 6 years now with brilliant results!!!! Unfortunately it has stopped working for me! My rheumatologist is putting me on Retuximab....

I've been on Humira for about 6 years now with brilliant results!!!! Unfortunate...

optomistic

•12 years ago

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V festival!!

Well just back from V festival which in Weston Park was VERY wet. The disabled campsite was very good as were the platforms, but still a lot of walking. So...

Well just back from V festival which in Weston Park was VERY wet. The disabled c...

allanah

•12 years ago

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Still in a flare....

Well here i am sitting at my laptop feeling pretty crappy. I have blocked sinuses and i have been given a nasal spray. What is surprising is the dr didn't say...

Well here i am sitting at my laptop feeling pretty crappy. I have blocked sinuse...

sylvi

•12 years ago

6 Replies

Apple Cider vinegar

I wonder if any of you have tried this and found it helpful. I thought I'd give it a go after reading a blog on here the other week about anti inflammatory...

I wonder if any of you have tried this and found it helpful. I thought I'd give ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

24 Replies

lumps

i have a lump last year had it treated but its back 3 times the size and its at top at inbetween my leg

i have a lump last year had it treated but its back 3 times the size and its at ...

cathy-1

•12 years ago

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get results!!!

hi all , got my appointment to get the , results of my laryngoscopy, , at outpatients on the 30th 0f august, so hope it good news, voice still a problem, voice...

hi all , got my appointment to get the , results of my laryngoscopy, , at outpat...

missmopp

•12 years ago

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About etanercept

Been suffering with a lot of side effects from etanercept with methotrexate, can you tell me what side effects you get and what happens with them, as...

Been suffering with a lot of side effects from etanercept with methotrexate, can...

LauraAsheighh

•12 years ago

7 Replies

my eldests sons birthday ,and my goodness im tired !

it was my eldests sons birthday today he was nine ! woken up at the crack of dawn ,not by my son as you and i might think but by the kitten jumping on my...

it was my eldests sons birthday today he was nine ! woken up at the crack of ...

lynz

•12 years ago

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What next...

Afternoon everyone, me again. I am bunged up to high heaven in my head. Went to the drs this morning. Told him how i was feeling and just for once it wasn't my...

Afternoon everyone, me again. I am bunged up to high heaven in my head. Went to ...

sylvi

•12 years ago

14 Replies

Methotrexate and low white blood cell count

I've been told to stop taking Methotrexate after a blood test showed a low white blood cell count. I've got to have another blood test on Friday to see whether...

I've been told to stop taking Methotrexate after a blood test showed a low white...

fionam

•12 years ago

18 Replies

Anyone have low potassium levels?

Just wondered how many people have low potassium levels? I had an odder than normal episode of pins and needles last week and so had bloods done. I rang up...

Just wondered how many people have low potassium levels? I had an odder than nor...

thekeys46

•12 years ago

5 Replies

Ooh flare up

Ah damn my knees and toe knuckles im off my mtx due to alt readings taking my naproxen still doing ten hour shifts standing and am shattered, but concerned by...

Ah damn my knees and toe knuckles im off my mtx due to alt readings taking my na...

niall451

•12 years ago

1 Reply

Phased return - how long before it affects your wages

I am currently on a phased return to work. Occupational Health have suggested I have my hours and they check on me each month. So far this has not affected...

I am currently on a phased return to work. Occupational Health have suggested I...

nottsexsportfanatic

•12 years ago

5 Replies

HU Technical Issues

Hi all HU have asked that we pass on a message regarding the technical problems with the site that have been ongoing for the last week or so:...

Hi all HU have asked that we pass on a message regarding the technical proble...

SarahKate-NRAS

•12 years ago

3 Replies

steroids sweating like pavrotti !

Help can a wise women help me.I'm new to all of this my Cosultant has put me on 10 mg of oral steroids which have revolutionised my life.BUT SWEATING I MEAN...

Help can a wise women help me.I'm new to all of this my Cosultant has put me on ...

jelly4toes

•12 years ago

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Good Morning can anyone tell me what is happening when your liver function test is causingproblems this is the second time for me.?

I take 15mg mtx injection weekly and humira fortnightly and mtx has always made me ill and given me side effects. This liver function test is never explained...

I take 15mg mtx injection weekly and humira fortnightly and mtx has always made ...

dannyt

•12 years ago

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side effects ?

i am on sulfasalazine and eccoxolac, and i have been getting reallly bad sweats, its really embarrassing, went to see my doc, but he doesnt know if its a side...

i am on sulfasalazine and eccoxolac, and i have been getting reallly bad sweats,...

jonsi

•12 years ago

18 Replies

Sartorial advice - out of practice due to RA

I need advice on where to find opaque tights for people who are rather larger than usual. I haven't worn tights since I put on weight in the early years of...

I need advice on where to find opaque tights for people who are rather larger th...

cathie

•12 years ago

20 Replies

How do I explain, and be heard

I was diagnosed in December, after years of going back and forwards to the Dr. Since diagnosis things have gotten worse, none of the medication has had any...

I was diagnosed in December, after years of going back and forwards to the Dr. S...

lisarob

•12 years ago

17 Replies

My dogs are barking ...

Oh, how pathetic was I on Friday night? Curled up next to my boyfriend in bed, I realised that I'd forgotten to take off my makeup. All of the ladies on here...

Oh, how pathetic was I on Friday night? Curled up next to my boyfriend in bed, ...

SootyB

•12 years ago

3 Replies

blood tests query

Hello everybody, I hope you have all been enjoying and relaxing in the sunshine. I've had a lovely few days, even had a BBQ yesterday. I went for my two...

Hello everybody, I hope you have all been enjoying and relaxing in the sunshine...

megant

•12 years ago

3 Replies

Clarification of my last blog

Good Morning All, I have been deeply touched by the kind words from you all following my blog yesterday but I have to confess I seem to have made it a sob...

Good Morning All, I have been deeply touched by the kind words from you all f...

Hidden

•12 years ago

8 Replies

Pain in fingers

Does anyone have an answer to the pain i'm getting in my fingers. It is getting that bad i am struggling to hold a paper or magazine. Thank you..

Does anyone have an answer to the pain i'm getting in my fingers. It is getting ...

sylvi

•12 years ago

35 Replies

Ping - Pong

does anyone else feel like a ping-pong ball? I phoned the GP on Friday to ask if some tablets could make me feel sluggish and my knees swell..9.20ish..got...

does anyone else feel like a ping-pong ball? I phoned the GP on Friday to ask i...

Rockpool60

•12 years ago

2 Replies

Nightmare flare!!!

Hi all Well I thought I would share my recent experience with you all. Few days ago I was sitting at my desk working away and all of a sudden I felt a...

Hi all Well I thought I would share my recent experience with you all. Few da...

BossyB

•12 years ago

9 Replies

Whose awake like me and in Pain......

Morning all, i am down here again wondering what the hell is going on inside my body. Saturday my daughter and her friend did a sponsored walk from Stratford...

Morning all, i am down here again wondering what the hell is going on inside my ...

sylvi

•12 years ago

15 Replies

The strength to keep on fighting

Hello everyone, It has been a few days not since my last blog because, to be honest, I had a bit of a ‘melt down’ and needed to get a hold of myself. I...

Hello everyone, It has been a few days not since my last blog because, to be ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

21 Replies

When life just gets too much of a challenge.

Sorry all, but I really need to offload. I am having a pity party, and know you will understand. I hate this disease, I hate what it has done to my life and...

Sorry all, but I really need to offload. I am having a pity party, and know you...

elsa123

•12 years ago

20 Replies

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All posts for August 2012

Who checks blood tests

Knee Replacement

CAN ANYONE OUT THERE HELP ME WITH THIS?

V festival!!

Still in a flare....

Apple Cider vinegar

lumps

get results!!!

About etanercept

my eldests sons birthday ,and my goodness im tired !

What next...

Methotrexate and low white blood cell count

Anyone have low potassium levels?

Ooh flare up

Phased return - how long before it affects your wages

HU Technical Issues

steroids sweating like pavrotti !

Good Morning can anyone tell me what is happening when your liver function test is causingproblems this is the second time for me.?

side effects ?

Sartorial advice - out of practice due to RA

How do I explain, and be heard

My dogs are barking ...

blood tests query

Clarification of my last blog

Pain in fingers

Ping - Pong

Nightmare flare!!!

Whose awake like me and in Pain......

The strength to keep on fighting

When life just gets too much of a challenge.

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