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Embrel and me .......

Hello my RA friends, Some of you might remember that the plan was to start me on Embrel and I was just waiting for a date. Well, my first 4 weeks injections...

Hello my RA friends, Some of you might remember that the plan was to start me o...

petalnumber2

•12 years ago

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Hi All, Lungs Transplant Is The Only Option For Me.

Met my Chest Doc today and the good news is I am being transferred to a team of Lung specialist in Edinburgh a.s.a.p. to get various tests done to assess the...

Met my Chest Doc today and the good news is I am being transferred to a team of ...

mattcass

•12 years ago

24 Replies

Anyone on Enbrel alone as mono therapy?

I just wanted to know as I have been on 25mgs sub cut MTX and don't want to stay on it. No one advised me on stopping and I simply didn't take MTX last week...

I just wanted to know as I have been on 25mgs sub cut MTX and don't want to stay...

Neonkitty

•12 years ago

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Famous people with RA

We were asking on another blog if any famous people had RA and I have found that Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees is a sufferer...

We were asking on another blog if any famous people had RA and I have found that...

DWhite

•12 years ago

47 Replies

Consultant Visit Today

I am so lucky to have an amazing consultant. Got a steroid injection so I know a couple of days and my hands will feel good again. We discussed my bad...

I am so lucky to have an amazing consultant. Got a steroid injection so I kno...

Fidget02

•12 years ago

16 Replies

Are vitmain supplements and Echincea allowed with Humira?

Hi i am currently taking Humira and have had 3 colds since xmas when i started. Its usually a head cold, with headache and congestion. My current one is 4...

Hi i am currently taking Humira and have had 3 colds since xmas when i started. ...

peejay74

•12 years ago

9 Replies

New here too!

Hi, Everyone, I've been reading your posts for a couple of weeks since I was diagnosed with RA and having just read Lucy's post thought that I would jump in.....

Hi, Everyone, I've been reading your posts for a couple of weeks since I was dia...

Barrister

•12 years ago

22 Replies

Letter of the day.... "L"

Todays letter to describe how you feel is "L" Mine is lethargic. Just want to sleep. xx

Todays letter to describe how you feel is "L" Mine is lethargic. Just want to...

Fidget02

•12 years ago

20 Replies

Just wondering...I am going to phone Rheumatology today to ask help.

I have had the raised rash now for 11 days...cold sore is finally going...finished antibiotics and the rash is still here. Tight and feels like I have sat in...

I have had the raised rash now for 11 days...cold sore is finally going...finish...

Rockpool60

•12 years ago

7 Replies

Shingles vaccination

I'm thinking of pressing to get this as I'm just on methotrexate so I'm checking you can have a live vaccine with mtx. My father suffered terribly from...

I'm thinking of pressing to get this as I'm just on methotrexate so I'm checking...

cathie

•12 years ago

19 Replies

New Here

Good morning all. This is my first visit to this site, I found you by chance whilst googling the side effects of Methotrexate. I'm 35 and have had trouble...

Good morning all. This is my first visit to this site, I found you by chance ...

MrsBobbins

•12 years ago

20 Replies

ESA medical? Help

Hi, I'm supposed to go for an ASOS medical today as I am claiming ESA but I'm going to have to cancel and ask for another appoitment as I have got a stomach...

Hi, I'm supposed to go for an ASOS medical today as I am claiming ESA but I'm go...

becky26

•12 years ago

7 Replies

my chest doc has asked to see tomorrow.

Hi all, my chest doc has asked me to meet him tomorrow two weeks early after talking to my rheumy doc to discuss a possible meds treatment would not say...

Hi all, my chest doc has asked me to meet him tomorrow two weeks early after tal...

mattcass

•12 years ago

17 Replies

cold all the time !

Hi everyone, hope you are all pain free, its moaning minny here again, I get so cold in the afternoons that I have 2 jumpers on and the central heating.......

Hi everyone, hope you are all pain free, its moaning minny here again, I get so ...

nellysgran

•12 years ago

3 Replies

Is this a flare?

Wrists and ankles puffy and sore to move and feel hot ...head aches and neck sore too.. Just wanna lay down and sleep feeling sooo sick, just tried to grill...

Wrists and ankles puffy and sore to move and feel hot ...head aches and neck sor...

Mumoftwin17

•12 years ago

5 Replies

Does anyone else suffer from leg, foot and toe cramps at night?

LesleyH

•12 years ago

13 Replies

Dont know if this is related to any of my current health problems or something new!!

I suffer from RA, Pernicious anemia, Hypothyroidism, Thrombocytopaenia, Asthma, Endometriosis etc I have for the past 10 weeks had a nearly constant problem...

I suffer from RA, Pernicious anemia, Hypothyroidism, Thrombocytopaenia, Asthma, ...

Debs2811

•12 years ago

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Question about MTX

I tried oral MTX and sadly had a really bad reaction to it.... Sickness, both ends ;) Severe depression - Everything negative. In bed for 3 days with 3...

I tried oral MTX and sadly had a really bad reaction to it.... Sickness, both e...

Fidget02

•12 years ago

14 Replies

Back from Seville where my pains magically disappeared!

I was supposed to go to Prague but always something comes up. This time it was RA. My husband rightly decided that Prague would be too cold for my joints and...

I was supposed to go to Prague but always something comes up. This time it was ...

DWhite

•12 years ago

18 Replies

Letter of the day... "K"

Mine today is "Knocked out"!! Think I am on my way for a flare up, hence taking the pain meds today... Really hoping I am wrong! xx

Mine today is "Knocked out"!! Think I am on my way for a flare up, hence taking...

Fidget02

•12 years ago

7 Replies

insoles

Good morning to all, i will be starting a new job next week where i have to where saftey boots. can anyone give me advice about insoles , what are the best...

Good morning to all, i will be starting a new job next week where i have to wher...

johnhulme

•12 years ago

4 Replies

Skin problems

In recent months I have developed rough red patches on my face, mainly on my forehead and cheeks. I have RA and Sjogrens and Asthma. I wonder if this problem...

In recent months I have developed rough red patches on my face, mainly on my for...

Hidden

•12 years ago

7 Replies

Hi all.

Hi everyone ice been reading here for a while. I thought I'd introduce myself I'm 38 years old. Was diagnosed with arthritis when I was 19, had no medication...

Hi everyone ice been reading here for a while. I thought I'd introduce myself I...

Hidden

•12 years ago

8 Replies

W

My letter for the day is worn out. Worn out with the struggle of pain.xxxx

sylvi

•12 years ago

19 Replies

Curious

Has anyone experienced heart problems related to RA or the medication? For the past two weeks, I've had a very fluttery heart and am totally exhausted. Am...

Has anyone experienced heart problems related to RA or the medication? For the ...

Linde1

•12 years ago

15 Replies

Me Again!!

Well I haven't been on here for a while and so have a few updates.... Firstly, anniversary holiday to Spain was lovely. The journey there was uncomfortable...

Well I haven't been on here for a while and so have a few updates.... Firstly...

ellybw

•12 years ago

9 Replies

Thanks!

Thank you for all the lovely comments on my last post, they seriously picked me back up again and im back on track. first exam is on thursday..nervous! will...

Thank you for all the lovely comments on my last post, they seriously picked me ...

soph_holmes

•12 years ago

10 Replies

Could it be RA even if blood tests say its not?

Rhuemy says its OA but its in my hands, wrists, toes and ankles. Could it be seronegative RA? How is that diagnosed? Would cortisone injections in wrists help?...

Rhuemy says its OA but its in my hands, wrists, toes and ankles. Could it be ser...

rowantree

•12 years ago

10 Replies

Do diets work or not work?

Hi there! Has anybody had any positive experience with diets that controls effects of RA symptoms?

Hi there! Has anybody had any positive experience with diets that controls effec...

matildaa

•12 years ago

26 Replies

can methotrexate stop working

I have been taking mtx for 2 1/2 years and over the past 5 weeks i am having flares everyday this would only happen once or maybe twice a week before. Can mtx...

I have been taking mtx for 2 1/2 years and over the past 5 weeks i am having fla...

johnhulme

•12 years ago

6 Replies

Posts - NRAS | HealthUnlocked

NRAS

All posts for April 2013

Embrel and me .......

Hi All, Lungs Transplant Is The Only Option For Me.

Anyone on Enbrel alone as mono therapy?

Famous people with RA

Consultant Visit Today

Are vitmain supplements and Echincea allowed with Humira?

New here too!

Letter of the day.... "L"

Just wondering...I am going to phone Rheumatology today to ask help.

Shingles vaccination

New Here

ESA medical? Help

my chest doc has asked to see tomorrow.

cold all the time !

Is this a flare?

Does anyone else suffer from leg, foot and toe cramps at night?

Dont know if this is related to any of my current health problems or something new!!

Question about MTX

Back from Seville where my pains magically disappeared!

Letter of the day... "K"

insoles

Skin problems

Hi all.

W

Curious

Me Again!!

Thanks!

Could it be RA even if blood tests say its not?

Do diets work or not work?

can methotrexate stop working

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