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I woke with a cold!

Hi all i woke up yesterday feeling absolutely dreadful, My head is like cotton wool, my sinuses are full, The pain in my ears ,confirm my worst...

Hi all i woke up yesterday feeling absolutely dreadful, My head is li...

bodicea

•11 years ago

7 Replies

Doing as I'm told for once

Hi All. Well, following all your kind advice, I went and picked my amitryptiline script up yesterday like a good girl. The rheumy assured me it was too low a...

Hi All. Well, following all your kind advice, I went and picked my amitryptiline...

mistymeana

•11 years ago

12 Replies

Hi everyone, can someone please tell me if and how i can change from work activity group to support group for ESA please?

i've been on esa since march 2011 and dla since may 2012 as things got worse quickly. i have to go to a meeting on 6 dec at jobcentre. im very worried about it...

i've been on esa since march 2011 and dla since may 2012 as things got worse qui...

missjwren

•11 years ago

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GP rang.....Never Got any real answers

Hiya, Got a call from a GP today, But it was a waste of time, The GP that i spoke to on Monday, that told me to come of meloxicam was not in, and my GP was on...

Hiya, Got a call from a GP today, But it was a waste of time, The GP that i spok...

shirlthegirl

•11 years ago

7 Replies

Getting a second opinion on drug induced lupus

Hello. Some of you may remember that earlier I reported problems with my last rheumy appointment at the beginning of october when I was told out of the blue...

Hello. Some of you may remember that earlier I reported problems with my last rh...

cathie

•11 years ago

10 Replies

“No rain, no rainbows!”

I have had an amazing year. In September I got married, and my wedding day was about as perfect as it could have been. Nothing seemed to go wrong, and we were...

I have had an amazing year. In September I got married, and my wedding day was a...

Victoria-NRAS

Moderator•11 years ago

7 Replies

Another strange question, can RA affect the skin?

A couple of years ago I had to stop wearing make up,everytime I wore mascara or lipstick my eyes would swell up & my lips would blister,so I would only wear...

A couple of years ago I had to stop wearing make up,everytime I wore mascara or ...

Caza

•11 years ago

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Took my 5th dose of mtx yesterday (15mg), on hydroxy as well - not been sick but feel really nauseous. It has got slightly worse each week.

Although I feel worst the day after, slight nausea remains all week. I've only been told to take one folic acid per week, 3 days after mtx - would it help the...

Although I feel worst the day after, slight nausea remains all week. I've only ...

marmaduke

•11 years ago

12 Replies

RA in the workplace

We are planning on launching a campaign early in 2013 looking at disability in the workplace and what employers can do to make work easier for their employees....

We are planning on launching a campaign early in 2013 looking at disability in t...

Andrew-NRAS

•11 years ago

16 Replies

Dinner in a lovely place

Hi everybody, I havoe been thinking for quite a while to organise a Dinner Party in a lovely and accessible restaurant where the ones who would like to...

Hi everybody, I havoe been thinking for quite a while to organise a Dinner Pa...

Theresa

•11 years ago

20 Replies

COLD WEATHER - BLAH!!!

Hi Really cross at the moment. Had plans to go out today, but cancelled them as i thought if I stayed in, I would experience less soreness/aches due to the...

Hi Really cross at the moment. Had plans to go out today, but cancelled them ...

sciqueen

•11 years ago

18 Replies

Injection from 10mg to 15mg i feel sicker,

I am really beginning to think MTX dosen't actually do anything long term ,can anyone confirm this who has been on it for however long ? Honestly i feel more...

I am really beginning to think MTX dosen't actually do anything long term ,can...

minxy1960

•11 years ago

9 Replies

Having infliximab inf with chest infection?

I am due to have my 4th infliximab infusion on Monday. However, I am off work today with a nasty cough, sore throat and what feels like a chest infection...

I am due to have my 4th infliximab infusion on Monday. However, I am off work to...

Lillibet

•11 years ago

9 Replies

Struggling to stay positive

Hi all, having a day where's it's all getting to me today :( . Went for x-rays of hands and feet yesterday and had lovely caring gentle radiologists this time,...

Hi all, having a day where's it's all getting to me today :( . Went for x-rays o...

mistymeana

•11 years ago

10 Replies

thought i would give u an update.

had my first rheumy appointment went well i think amswered everything they asked had my husband there as back up. had injections into both ankles and left knee...

had my first rheumy appointment went well i think amswered everything they asked...

chemar

•11 years ago

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MTX increased to 17.mg and have not been feeling well all week..

Hangover from hell, dizziness and ringing in my ears...tummy is off too and a tension headache. I asked the Rheumy nurse who said..that these symptoms are a...

Hangover from hell, dizziness and ringing in my ears...tummy is off too and a te...

Rockpool60

•11 years ago

16 Replies

Is the steroid injection wearing off

Morning... Not a good one for me, As you know i had to stop taking Meloxicam (Nsaid drug) yesterday,I shouldn't think it has anything to do with that,..... But...

Morning... Not a good one for me, As you know i had to stop taking Meloxicam (Ns...

shirlthegirl

•11 years ago

11 Replies

CIMZIA

Hello All, Does any of you on CIMZIA. I've started it last July and first of all the injections are painful, they leave marcs in my belly and they are not...

Hello All, Does any of you on CIMZIA. I've started it last July and first of...

Theresa

•11 years ago

12 Replies

DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION... Who cares?

Dear All, I wish that everybody is well and happy. Unfortunately I do not feel that way at present, because my company has arranged a way to push me out of...

Dear All, I wish that everybody is well and happy. Unfortunately I do not fe...

Theresa

•11 years ago

7 Replies

Sooooooo Happy!!

I'll try to keep this short. In August I blogged about how I was feeling low and lower still, but I followed the advise of the people on the site, firstly I...

I'll try to keep this short. In August I blogged about how I was feeling low ...

saxylady2766

•11 years ago

16 Replies

A bit of niceness

So I was asked to enter a competition last weekend by the Dublin Burlesque festival which I did, I didn't win anything but I did get invites from some of the...

So I was asked to enter a competition last weekend by the Dublin Burlesque festi...

su2po

•11 years ago

9 Replies

Psoriatic arthritis

Just back from the hospital and now been told instead of sero neg ra I now have pa. So no more Humira for me. Now on ciclosporin twice a day. Dmard number...

Just back from the hospital and now been told instead of sero neg ra I now have ...

Ozzy

•11 years ago

18 Replies

Recovery

Hi all, Mum (Allanah) has had her operation today and is now recovering well in the ward. Thank you for all your help over the last couple of months, you are...

Hi all, Mum (Allanah) has had her operation today and is now recovering well in...

allanah

•11 years ago

23 Replies

Are there any other Members who are treated at The University Hospital Wales in Cardiff? What is your opinion of the service provided?

I am trying to get treatment for a flare up and at the moment have got nowhere despite an urgent fax to the hospital from my GP.

I am trying to get treatment for a flare up and at the moment have got nowhere d...

Hidden

•11 years ago

5 Replies

just took 10mg off mtx if there sideeffect when does start

11shirls11

•11 years ago

12 Replies

A call from my doctors today....

I received a call from one of the GP at my surgery today, My GP is on holiday, She said they have received my results, She has arranged for my next steroid...

I received a call from one of the GP at my surgery today, My GP is on holiday, S...

shirlthegirl

•11 years ago

8 Replies

Feeling light headed after rutiximab infusion. Is this normal?

I've just had my 2nd dose, 2nd cycle of Rutiximab today, finished about 2pm, I'm feeling light headed, dizzy when I get up, and really shattered, does anyone...

I've just had my 2nd dose, 2nd cycle of Rutiximab today, finished about 2pm, I'm...

juju74

•11 years ago

7 Replies

A cautionary tale...

Hello everyone, I just wanted to post what has been happening recently with my RA. I was first diagnosed just under two years ago and have been on MTX for most...

Hello everyone, I just wanted to post what has been happening recently with my R...

Mags126

•11 years ago

9 Replies

Prepping for christmas,is such hard work.

Hello everyone,i haven't blogged for a while. It has been what can i say,challenging. The more i try the harder it gets. A week last sunday i was down the...

Hello everyone,i haven't blogged for a while. It has been what can i say,challen...

sylvi

•11 years ago

8 Replies

what to expect at my first rheumy appointment.

i have an appointment this week with a rheumatoligist, i am quite apprehensive as i dont no really what to expect.i had a knee athroscopy in july and they...

i have an appointment this week with a rheumatoligist, i am quite apprehensive a...

chemar

•11 years ago

8 Replies

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All posts for November 2012

I woke with a cold!

Doing as I'm told for once

Hi everyone, can someone please tell me if and how i can change from work activity group to support group for ESA please?

GP rang.....Never Got any real answers

Getting a second opinion on drug induced lupus

“No rain, no rainbows!”

Another strange question, can RA affect the skin?

Took my 5th dose of mtx yesterday (15mg), on hydroxy as well - not been sick but feel really nauseous. It has got slightly worse each week.

RA in the workplace

Dinner in a lovely place

COLD WEATHER - BLAH!!!

Injection from 10mg to 15mg i feel sicker,

Having infliximab inf with chest infection?

Struggling to stay positive

thought i would give u an update.

MTX increased to 17.mg and have not been feeling well all week..

Is the steroid injection wearing off

CIMZIA

DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION... Who cares?

Sooooooo Happy!!

A bit of niceness

Psoriatic arthritis

Recovery

Are there any other Members who are treated at The University Hospital Wales in Cardiff? What is your opinion of the service provided?

just took 10mg off mtx if there sideeffect when does start

A call from my doctors today....

Feeling light headed after rutiximab infusion. Is this normal?

A cautionary tale...

Prepping for christmas,is such hard work.

what to expect at my first rheumy appointment.

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