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Toilet problem

I have had IBS for some years, (so my doctor tells me) but since being on Mthx I have had bouts of having to rush to the loo. My dose has been increased to...

I have had IBS for some years, (so my doctor tells me) but since being on Mthx I...

gazelleLOL

•11 years ago

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Does anyone suffer from sore lips?!!!

I've always got a lip salve in my pocket as my lips get very dry. However at the moment I'm spending a fortune on lip salves as they are so sore. I've got...

I've always got a lip salve in my pocket as my lips get very dry. However at the...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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World Arthritis Day in Crowborough, East Sussex

Date: Saturday October 12th 2013 Location: The Horder Centre, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 1XP To mark WAD 2013, Horder Healthcare is holding a special...

Date: Saturday October 12th 2013 Location: The Horder Centre, Crowborough, East ...

EmmaS-NRAS

NRAS•11 years ago

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Jay61

Hi,I have just joined this site,hoping to learn more about RA. I am 61 and have was on methotrexate for 6months,but had to stop taking it as i developed a dry...

Hi,I have just joined this site,hoping to learn more about RA. I am 61 and have ...

Jay61

•11 years ago

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NRAS Group Meetings this week

Good morning Please find details below of the NRAS Group meetings taking place this week: Birmingham North NRAS Group Meetings for this group take place on...

Good morning Please find details below of the NRAS Group meetings taking place ...

Kim-NRAS

NRAS•11 years ago

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RoActemra (generic Tocilizumab)

Based on my short experience of this latest biological drug, I'd like to share a few facts with you all and for some at least provide a little hope. RoActemra...

Based on my short experience of this latest biological drug, I'd like to share a...

harryhunt

•11 years ago

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mood swings!!!

I feel rather foolish writing this but after a weekend of being angry at my husband for no reason (kinda) ive noticed theres patterns amerging. I can be...

I feel rather foolish writing this but after a weekend of being angry at my husb...

chemar

•11 years ago

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Humira, shingles, drug allergy, hot round face - moon face?

Hi bit of a story here, I have been on humira since Dec and it's been amazing. About 2 weeks ago I got shingles, which wasn't so bad, went away in a week with...

Hi bit of a story here, I have been on humira since Dec and it's been amazing. A...

peejay74

•11 years ago

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THE BIG FIGHT ROUND 2 (cont) THE CYTOKINE KID v INFLAMMATORY JACK

30th Sept 2013. Friends and fellow RA sufferers. I regret I have to make the following announcement. The candle is erect. Inflammatory Jack has been counted...

30th Sept 2013. Friends and fellow RA sufferers. I regret I have to make the fo...

harryhunt

•11 years ago

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Having Flu Jab

Do most people here have a flu jab? Reason i'm asking is that I had my first one last year following advice from GP. To say it didn't go well is an...

Do most people here have a flu jab? Reason i'm asking is that I had my first o...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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is there anyone else getting sore mouth on mtx

11shirls11

•11 years ago

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WEDDING .................

I have news from my son. He tells us he and his girlfriend are getting married on the 15th of next month. It is a lovely surprise,they will still live with us...

I have news from my son. He tells us he and his girlfriend are getting married o...

sylvi

•11 years ago

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hydroxychloroquine: how long to take effect?

Hi all, I was diagnosed about 18 months ago with RA. I very briefly took sulfasalazine but it didn't agree with my tommy. I then took methotrexate and was on...

Hi all, I was diagnosed about 18 months ago with RA. I very briefly took sulfasa...

Hoshishi

•11 years ago

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Appointment

I was under Trafford hospital, since 20002, I have been trying to get infliximab there for the last two yrs. I moved to north manchester 6yrs ago, I was still...

I was under Trafford hospital, since 20002, I have been trying to get infliximab...

shazza60

•11 years ago

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Ready for a Ra Ra Ra

Can you believe it darlink we went along for costume fitting. We were late it has to be said but Mavis the costumier was so rude. When she measured me...

Can you believe it darlink we went along for costume fitting. We were late ...

Ginsing

•11 years ago

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Enbrel mono

I am about to start enbrel without methotrexate does anyone else take it by itself? How long did take to work and ease the stiffness, any advise gratefully...

I am about to start enbrel without methotrexate does anyone else take it by itse...

Wildschonau

•11 years ago

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Paid Market Research In Cambridge area

Please see message below from Acumen Fieldwork: NRAS has been asked to inform you of this opportunity to participate in some research taking place in the...

Please see message below from Acumen Fieldwork: NRAS has been asked to inform y...

EmmaS-NRAS

NRAS•11 years ago

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shoulders !!

I have been up since 4.30am this morning with pain in both shoulders, I'm fed up now of painkillers, does anyone else suffer with their shoulders, I feel so...

I have been up since 4.30am this morning with pain in both shoulders, I'm fed up...

nellysgran

•11 years ago

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Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn

It’s been a while since I had to write a blog, so hope that my writing will not be too rusty. Since then, we’ve had one of the best summers in the UK that I...

It’s been a while since I had to write a blog, so hope that my writing will not ...

Tammy-NRAS

•11 years ago

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THE BIG FIGHT CYTOKINE KID (TOC H) v INFLAMMATORY JACK Round 2 cont....

.... It's Thursday - Methotrexate day again. From the word go the Kid looks good. Annie, his number 1 says his chest and back pain's nearly gone, breathing...

.... It's Thursday - Methotrexate day again. From the word go the Kid looks go...

harryhunt

•11 years ago

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What next

Saw rheumy doc on Wednesday so back on hydroxy and started on steroids. Have to have a blood test in two weeks time to see if I have Vasculitis ( what next ) I...

Saw rheumy doc on Wednesday so back on hydroxy and started on steroids. Have to ...

Poppymichael7

•11 years ago

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Mood problems

Hi have been on low dose of mtx for about 6mths,(was on a much higher dose) 3x tabs,the dose was lowered because of really bad mood swings,at one point I went...

Hi have been on low dose of mtx for about 6mths,(was on a much higher dose) 3x t...

gilox

•11 years ago

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Just had the most wretchedly dreadful day at the hospital, I'm mortified.

I went for my Infliximab infusion today, managed to get there on the bus and apart from joint pain I didn't feel ill. It all started to go wrong when the...

I went for my Infliximab infusion today, managed to get there on the bus and apa...

Dogrose

•11 years ago

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My foot is so swollen and itchy, it's driving me mad!

What can I do? The itchiness is driving me mad. Please help. :(

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Foot health survey

You are invited to participate in a survey about your views of foot health education for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Foot health education may be...

You are invited to participate in a survey about your views of foot health educa...

EmmaS-NRAS

NRAS•11 years ago

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Well apparently, my x ~ ray results are normal! Soywhy then did the radiologist give me the impression that something was wrong?

On top of that, how come the results are back early, when I was told they'd take 2 weeks if all was normal? I only had them done a week ago! So now when I see...

On top of that, how come the results are back early, when I was told they'd take...

Sarah1969

•11 years ago

26 Replies

ENBREL or HUMIRA

Hi everyone just looking for some advice on which one works the best as next week I am going to be starting one of these, they are keeping me on MTX as well...

Hi everyone just looking for some advice on which one works the best as next wee...

micky40

•11 years ago

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THE BIG FIGHT (Round 2 of the Tocilizumab Trial middleweight contest cont.)

.....13th Sept It would seem that Inflammatory Jack has developed new tactics to slow down the Cytokine Kid at the beginning of round 2 - going low for feet,...

.....13th Sept It would seem that Inflammatory Jack has developed new tactics t...

harryhunt

•11 years ago

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Bio-Injections??

I have had RA for about 3 years now (found out just before I turned 18!) and have been controlling it with Mxt, Plaquenil, sulfasalazine and mobic but at my...

I have had RA for about 3 years now (found out just before I turned 18!) and hav...

JessieW82

•11 years ago

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Simponi/Golimumab - Please can anyone share their experience?

Hello, I'm posting on behalf of my friend who has been offered the anti-TNF drug Simponi/Golimumab for Ankylosing Spondylitis and RA. Please can anyone...

Hello, I'm posting on behalf of my friend who has been offered the anti-TNF dru...

Tillytop

•11 years ago

6 Replies

Posts - NRAS | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for September 2013

Toilet problem

Does anyone suffer from sore lips?!!!

World Arthritis Day in Crowborough, East Sussex

Jay61

NRAS Group Meetings this week

RoActemra (generic Tocilizumab)

mood swings!!!

Humira, shingles, drug allergy, hot round face - moon face?

THE BIG FIGHT ROUND 2 (cont) THE CYTOKINE KID v INFLAMMATORY JACK

Having Flu Jab

is there anyone else getting sore mouth on mtx

WEDDING .................

hydroxychloroquine: how long to take effect?

Appointment

Ready for a Ra Ra Ra

Enbrel mono

Paid Market Research In Cambridge area

shoulders !!

Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn

THE BIG FIGHT CYTOKINE KID (TOC H) v INFLAMMATORY JACK Round 2 cont....

What next

Mood problems

Just had the most wretchedly dreadful day at the hospital, I'm mortified.

My foot is so swollen and itchy, it's driving me mad!

Foot health survey

Well apparently, my x ~ ray results are normal! Soywhy then did the radiologist give me the impression that something was wrong?

ENBREL or HUMIRA

THE BIG FIGHT (Round 2 of the Tocilizumab Trial middleweight contest cont.)

Bio-Injections??

Simponi/Golimumab - Please can anyone share their experience?

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