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Oops I did it again .... Slide down the stairs

Well this is becoming a habit now. Lol. I'm really not seeing the funny side of ending up on my butt at the bottom of the stairs twice in two days. Luckily I...

Well this is becoming a habit now. Lol. I'm really not seeing the funny side of ...

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•11 years ago

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New categories

Hi all When you add a post on HealthUnlocked, you may have noticed that you have the option of which category your post best fits in. From now on, when you...

Hi all When you add a post on HealthUnlocked, you may have noticed that you hav...

Victoria-NRAS

Moderator•11 years ago

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about steroids

I tried to send a message to Tilda because she had mentioned finding that steroids don't agree with her. I as put on them last week because my ESR had gone up...

I tried to send a message to Tilda because she had mentioned finding that steroi...

maywing

•11 years ago

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strictly slowstep

slowstep (please note the dancers are Flavia and Dermot O'Learily] The setting sun sinks into the sea, aboard the ship are Flav & Dermy. the music starts, the...

slowstep (please note the dancers are Flavia and Dermot O'Learily] The setting ...

hamble99b

•11 years ago

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Post MTX day :(

Why is it that some post MTX days are ok while others are lousy?! I'm having a "lousy" post MTX day today, I haven't done anything different from other MTX...

Why is it that some post MTX days are ok while others are lousy?! I'm having a "...

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•11 years ago

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Bone scan- what and why

My GP has requested a bone scan for me....what will this show and what does it involve? Thanks in anticipation

My GP has requested a bone scan for me....what will this show and what does it i...

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•11 years ago

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Note to self! Don't use stairs as a slide!!!

While attempting to climb the stairs this evening with a rather painful unsteady gait as the good old RA decided it had rested for long enough and wanted to...

While attempting to climb the stairs this evening with a rather painful unsteady...

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•11 years ago

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Finger splints

Any recommendations/suggestions to straighten out a bent finger joint? The joint at the end/top of my index finger is bent and seems to be getting worse. I...

Any recommendations/suggestions to straighten out a bent finger joint? The join...

Mags126

•11 years ago

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West Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group Stakeholder Event at Marwell Zoo

The West Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group are holding a stakeholder event for patients, carers, patient groups, health professionals, Consultants, GPs,...

The West Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group are holding a stakeholder event ...

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•11 years ago

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clicky jaw?

hi all does anyone suffer with a click like feeling when eating? have only just started feeling this and its not all the time, its just a funny sensation hope...

hi all does anyone suffer with a click like feeling when eating? have only just ...

chemar

•11 years ago

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How common is it for joints to self-fuse after they have been damaged by long-term RA (well managed now but I have damaged joints)?

Does anyone know? I now have another joint (bits of my ankle/navicular bone) self fusing and I wondered if this is something anyone else has experience of? I...

Does anyone know? I now have another joint (bits of my ankle/navicular bone) sel...

Pands

•11 years ago

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Lovely wedding

It was a beautiful day everyone. Everyone enjoyed themselves. The bride looked gorgeous and my son spruced up nicely as well.He had a new suit and dapper he...

It was a beautiful day everyone. Everyone enjoyed themselves. The bride looked g...

sylvi

•11 years ago

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i keep getting pins and needles and numbness in my left hand mainly my little finger

thesandman

•11 years ago

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Please can someone help me or give me advice I am desperate.

I have had joint pain and muscle weakness/shaking that started 12 years ago it first started in one knee then the other then one shoulder then the other it...

I have had joint pain and muscle weakness/shaking that started 12 years ago it f...

shezaroo123

•11 years ago

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spinal osteoarthritis.

Hi everyone. I have osteoarthritis of the spine with three vertebrae at the neck that have crumbled and nerve damage to my right arm. I also have five crumbled...

Hi everyone. I have osteoarthritis of the spine with three vertebrae at the neck...

lillyanne

•11 years ago

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I've read a couple of times that people with R/A die earlier, my doctor will never answer me properly...is this true?

Trulyfedup

•11 years ago

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Hi all new to this site! but not new to RA :(

Hi all, I have had RA now for 18 months, I went to my GP march 2012, to see about my hands and feet & my lower back as they had been hurting me for some...

Hi all, I have had RA now for 18 months, I went to my GP march 2012, to se...

marcus6

•11 years ago

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Been to see CAB for advice abo...

Been to see CAB for advice about being transfered from work related group to support group. Been told to ask for copy of reasons of statement from my tribunal...

Been to see CAB for advice about being transfered from work related group to sup...

alibromo

•11 years ago

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Anyone had a loose knee?

When first diagnosed with RA my left knee was badly affected, along with hands, feet, elbows and shoulders. I am now in remission, thank goodness, but my...

When first diagnosed with RA my left knee was badly affected, along with hands,...

muffin

•11 years ago

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Has anybody been on canakinumab?

I have just been granted funding for this new and very expensive drug after a summer spent in hospital with a dangerous trip to ICU. Hoping for good things...

I have just been granted funding for this new and very expensive drug after a su...

SianLouise

•11 years ago

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Do I need a Hepatitis B booster if I'm about to start Humira?

I'm a bit confused as to whether I need a Hepatitis B booster - I had the injection in 2002 before going to the Philippines and would be due for a booster but...

I'm a bit confused as to whether I need a Hepatitis B booster - I had the injec...

francherry

•11 years ago

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Has anyone here experienced what appears like an enlarged, prominent breastbone/rib.?

I appear to have this - left side not right. I will have my consultant check this out as not even sure if this is RA related. I remember I had some...

I appear to have this - left side not right. I will have my consultant check t...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Oh shi..........e

Quick literally darlinks. Rubbing has come down with diarrhoea and vomiting. Well I don't know where to look, seriously! He came in for rehearsal and all of a...

Quick literally darlinks. Rubbing has come down with diarrhoea and vomiting. Wel...

allanah

•11 years ago

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Crunching & painful wrists, knuckles and now shoulders :0( so fed up!!

Hi everyone, I haven't posted for a while but I read all your posts. I am really struggling at the moment, I was diagnosed in March this year and started on...

Hi everyone, I haven't posted for a while but I read all your posts. I am really...

Jillybean1983

•11 years ago

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Does anyone suffer with Tooth ache / jaw ache with RA ?

From time to time I have been experiencing a sore ache which seems to be coming from the jaw just on one side of the mouth which goes into the ear....

From time to time I have been experiencing a sore ache which seems to b...

JAC22

•11 years ago

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Just been to the hospital for infusion of infliximub and they wouldn't give it to me...apparantly my body not coping. So I'm off that and m

Methatrexate. No drugs for complaint. A bit low as I know what's coming pain wise. The hospital told me to contact my GP for more morphine...my worry is that...

Methatrexate. No drugs for complaint. A bit low as I know what's coming pain wi...

Trulyfedup

•11 years ago

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Free prescriptions

Does anyone get free prescriptions due to RA not because of benefits they are on. Been to hospital today got talking to a lady with RA & she said she contacted...

Does anyone get free prescriptions due to RA not because of benefits they are on...

alibromo

•11 years ago

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A quiet spell before the fun starts..........

We have a few quiet moments now as everyone is out. My son and his bride have taken her parents to Coventry so he can get some shoes for the wedding.Us we are...

We have a few quiet moments now as everyone is out. My son and his bride have ta...

sylvi

•11 years ago

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Not strictly RA but good news for once

Well if you have been reading my moans recent you will know I've struggled. I've attended lots of hospital appointments. Well today I saw the dietician...

Well if you have been reading my moans recent you will know I've struggled. I've...

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•11 years ago

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Please be wary of giving or asking for medical advice

Hi all Please can I just remind people to be mindful of not asking questions that request medical advice. Whilst we are happy for people to share experiences...

Hi all Please can I just remind people to be mindful of not asking questions th...

Victoria-NRAS

Moderator•11 years ago

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All posts for October 2013

Oops I did it again .... Slide down the stairs

New categories

about steroids

strictly slowstep

Post MTX day :(

Bone scan- what and why

Note to self! Don't use stairs as a slide!!!

Finger splints

West Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group Stakeholder Event at Marwell Zoo

clicky jaw?

How common is it for joints to self-fuse after they have been damaged by long-term RA (well managed now but I have damaged joints)?

Lovely wedding

i keep getting pins and needles and numbness in my left hand mainly my little finger

Please can someone help me or give me advice I am desperate.

spinal osteoarthritis.

I've read a couple of times that people with R/A die earlier, my doctor will never answer me properly...is this true?

Hi all new to this site! but not new to RA :(

Been to see CAB for advice abo...

Anyone had a loose knee?

Has anybody been on canakinumab?

Do I need a Hepatitis B booster if I'm about to start Humira?

Has anyone here experienced what appears like an enlarged, prominent breastbone/rib.?

Oh shi..........e

Crunching & painful wrists, knuckles and now shoulders :0( so fed up!!

Does anyone suffer with Tooth ache / jaw ache with RA ?

Just been to the hospital for infusion of infliximub and they wouldn't give it to me...apparantly my body not coping. So I'm off that and m

Free prescriptions

A quiet spell before the fun starts..........

Not strictly RA but good news for once

Please be wary of giving or asking for medical advice

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