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Spasms of horrible pain - somewhere in right arm but can't quite locate?

Woke last night with a sore shoulder - everything on the right side these days. Thought it was RSI from stitching all day with a huge embroidery hoop - or that...

Woke last night with a sore shoulder - everything on the right side these days. ...

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•11 years ago

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Had to take off one of the Fentanyl patches

Although I didn't have anything wildly adverse as such, I had started to feel such awful nausea and terrible constipation. Of course constipation causes...

Although I didn't have anything wildly adverse as such, I had started to feel su...

Neonkitty

•11 years ago

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has anyone heard of Schnitzler's syndrome?

kendall71

•11 years ago

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MTX

Well I've just taken my first dose of 5mgs MTX this evening & wondering how I am going to be with it - guess I wait & see!!! I've got a couple of quieter days...

Well I've just taken my first dose of 5mgs MTX this evening & wondering how I am...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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New and a little shy :)

Hi everyone, I'm new to this, a little shy and nervous about writing but you all seem so lovely. Just reading your comments has lifted my spirits. I'm not...

Hi everyone, I'm new to this, a little shy and nervous about writing but you ...

pennylane

•11 years ago

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Advice about starting to inject methotrexate

As part of my new regime I've asked to start doing this. The nurses are going to show me next week, though I already inject for diabetes 2. Any tips? He said I...

As part of my new regime I've asked to start doing this. The nurses are going to...

cathie

•11 years ago

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pain killers - what works?

I have been taking over the counter paracetamol and ibuprofen. I am on steroid injections and just about to start weekly methx injections (oral tabs haven't...

I have been taking over the counter paracetamol and ibuprofen. I am on steroid i...

tessintrouble

•11 years ago

11 Replies

Physio tomorrow

Well I have a physio tomorrow to try and do something about the pain in my back as i now have arthritis of it now as well as RA. You know it probably wont work...

Well I have a physio tomorrow to try and do something about the pain in my back ...

manwithnoname

•11 years ago

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Me draft LOL

Ok why am I daft well cos I am going to the training day at Manchester on the 9th May but I have absolutely no idea were it is being held. DOW SO WERE IS IT...

Ok why am I daft well cos I am going to the training day at Manchester on the 9t...

manwithnoname

•11 years ago

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Letter "D" for how you are feeling today

Delighted!! Ordered my motobility car yesterday, Hope to get it around 11th May!!! Xxx

Delighted!! Ordered my motobility car yesterday, Hope to get it around 11th Ma...

Fidget02

•11 years ago

27 Replies

Am I going mad?

Since I've had this awful disease, I've never so much as had a sniffle. I've looked after my family through swine flu,heavy colds,many sickness bugs & this...

Since I've had this awful disease, I've never so much as had a sniffle. I've loo...

Caza

•11 years ago

17 Replies

Gonna look like a fool...again!

Well today i have a dilemma. My confused, crazy mother in law has to go for a chest appointment at the hospital. Hubby is away , daughter at school. So I...

Well today i have a dilemma. My confused, crazy mother in law has to go for a ch...

allanah

•11 years ago

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PODIATRY APPOINTMENT YESTERDAY

Well i got my podiatry appointment yesterday and they asked WHY had i not come sooner. hey I SAID I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE DOCTORS ASKING FOR THIS FOR MONTHS...

Well i got my podiatry appointment yesterday and they asked WHY had i not come s...

minka

•11 years ago

13 Replies

The Rocky Road to Enbrel

I have been left in "pending" apparently! For those who are bot aware I have been screening for Enbrel since 27 February when I had blood teats and met my...

I have been left in "pending" apparently! For those who are bot aware I have ...

Neonkitty

•11 years ago

15 Replies

Hi I am newly diagnosed, Monday in fact, I will be starting mxt in 2 weeks, I have started on Naprosyn 500mg and had depomedrone

At the clinic on Monday, my urine has dramatically changed colour a really luminous yellow!!! I am just asking if this is normal? It's all new and a bit scary...

At the clinic on Monday, my urine has dramatically changed colour a really lumin...

lbtabby

•11 years ago

13 Replies

Are you a TWIN? Do you have RA?

Research study being carried out by Kings College London Dept Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology. Have you been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...

Research study being carried out by Kings College London Dept Twin Research and ...

Clare-NRAS

Partner•11 years ago

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SHOULD DOCTORS USE PLACEBOS? University of Southampton Study needs participants

The recent research carried out by University of Southampton shows that 97% of GPs have given patients placebos. Now we want to find out what members of the...

The recent research carried out by University of Southampton shows that 97% of G...

Clare-NRAS

Partner•11 years ago

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We now know what it is

We now know what the drug i will be on as to when i get it that is another question. I will have to go to walsgrave hospital to be given that,the x-ray is done...

We now know what the drug i will be on as to when i get it that is another quest...

sylvi

•11 years ago

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MTX so far so good.

Have seen my Rheumy today after 3 weeks on MTX. My blood test results are good showing no affect on my liver and kidneys so the MTX has been increased from...

Have seen my Rheumy today after 3 weeks on MTX. My blood test results are good s...

jeanjack

•11 years ago

11 Replies

Has anyone here with RA experienced swollen lymph nodes?

Hi Everyone, I was wondering if anyone here with RA has also experienced swollen Lymph glands under the arms. I've been below par health wise since January,...

Hi Everyone, I was wondering if anyone here with RA has also experienced swol...

Aliced

•11 years ago

5 Replies

Physio

Well today is my first physio appointment I was going to cancel as I am having a pain day today and cannot move me arm much at all. My daughter has persuaded...

Well today is my first physio appointment I was going to cancel as I am having ...

Fidget02

•11 years ago

5 Replies

Letter "C" for how you are feeling today

Concerned The reason being my motivation has still not come back. So hard to make myself do things. Any ideas would be good Xx

Concerned The reason being my motivation has still not come back. So hard to ...

Fidget02

•11 years ago

19 Replies

How long should I be waiting for my first rheumatologist appointment

I have had nasty flare ups in shoulders, knees, neck, wrists over the last six months, at the moment my hands are very sore and some of the tendons are...

I have had nasty flare ups in shoulders, knees, neck, wrists over the last six m...

Nildesperandum

•11 years ago

13 Replies

RA or a pinched nerve?

I plan to make an appointment with a doc next week. I believe I have RA or a pinched nerve Last July I went thru a horrible ordeal, I was in 2 ERs in one...

I plan to make an appointment with a doc next week. I believe I have RA or a pin...

Ah6994

•11 years ago

1 Reply

The vagueness intensifies!

I had another visit to the Rheumy today. I could hardly walk due to severe pain and stiffness in my knees and felt dreadful too - you know when your RA is bad...

I had another visit to the Rheumy today. I could hardly walk due to severe pain ...

Dogrose

•11 years ago

15 Replies

Job Centre Visit

How I love my fortnightly visits to the job centre. NOT lol. So I go in and arrive ten minutes before my time of signing and then wait 10 mins after my time...

How I love my fortnightly visits to the job centre. NOT lol. So I go in and ar...

Sharon56

•11 years ago

22 Replies

METHOTREXATE OR CICLOSPORIN?

RA for 25 years, on hydroxychloroquine at the moment. Have severe chronic neutropenia for over a year now. The rheumatologist wants to put me on one of the...

RA for 25 years, on hydroxychloroquine at the moment. Have severe chronic neutro...

anneileen

•11 years ago

12 Replies

Embrel

Well it looks like I'm going to have to stop embrel as my leg has come up as big as a grapefruit and red and itchy been to the doctors and he said looks...

Well it looks like I'm going to have to stop embrel as my leg has come up as bi...

Neverwell

•11 years ago

10 Replies

mtx?breathless..

hi ihave been on mtx 10mginjection for a year now and last tuesday the r.a.doc said to up the strength to 15mg as my joints are v.bad at the min.noticed i am...

hi ihave been on mtx 10mginjection for a year now and last tuesday the r.a.doc s...

1923

•11 years ago

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reducing my mtx

hi all. i have been on 20mg mtx for 2 years now, felt alot better than when first diagnosed apart from being tired all the time. so my rhumy told me to try...

hi all. i have been on 20mg mtx for 2 years now, felt alot better than when firs...

jaqi1

•11 years ago

6 Replies

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All posts for April 2013

Spasms of horrible pain - somewhere in right arm but can't quite locate?

Had to take off one of the Fentanyl patches

has anyone heard of Schnitzler's syndrome?

MTX

New and a little shy :)

Advice about starting to inject methotrexate

pain killers - what works?

Physio tomorrow

Me draft LOL

Letter "D" for how you are feeling today

Am I going mad?

Gonna look like a fool...again!

PODIATRY APPOINTMENT YESTERDAY

The Rocky Road to Enbrel

Hi I am newly diagnosed, Monday in fact, I will be starting mxt in 2 weeks, I have started on Naprosyn 500mg and had depomedrone

Are you a TWIN? Do you have RA?

SHOULD DOCTORS USE PLACEBOS? University of Southampton Study needs participants

We now know what it is

MTX so far so good.

Has anyone here with RA experienced swollen lymph nodes?

Physio

Letter "C" for how you are feeling today

How long should I be waiting for my first rheumatologist appointment

RA or a pinched nerve?

The vagueness intensifies!

Job Centre Visit

METHOTREXATE OR CICLOSPORIN?

Embrel

mtx?breathless..

reducing my mtx

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