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Waiting some more

Just to let you know that I saw my Rheumy last Thursday. Apparently I have Methotrexate Pneumonitis which has caused the lung inflammation so I am off MTX...

Just to let you know that I saw my Rheumy last Thursday. Apparently I have Metho...

LavendarLady

•10 years ago

20 Replies

What a frustrating farce

Hi all I had my rheumy app yesterday after a major flare, as I have had to take large doses of oral steroids for two weeks just to be able to get out of bed, I...

Hi all I had my rheumy app yesterday after a major flare, as I have had to take ...

flaxton

•10 years ago

6 Replies

My esp and crp levels are slightly raised. What does this mean?

Gracevw

•10 years ago

4 Replies

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Methotrexate. After 2 yrs on Hydroxychlorine, with no obvious benefits (my hands and feet continued to deteriate and I had Shingles 18mths)

My new NHS Rhuemy has prescribed Methotrexate & Folate. However, I am B12, Iron, Vit D and Calcium deficient and consider myself to have a low immunity. The...

My new NHS Rhuemy has prescribed Methotrexate & Folate. However, I am B12, Iron,...

KatieA

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Absolutely Freezing - Bring Back Summer!

Hello all! It has been quite a while since I wrote a blog but I am back and more blogs will be coming your way soon! It is absolutely freezing here at the...

Hello all! It has been quite a while since I wrote a blog but I am back and mor...

little_em18

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Cimzia injection site reaction

Hello , I've just had my 2nd loading dose of Cimzia and this time the 2 injections went in my tummy ..I have woken up to the sites being red and puffy and...

Hello , I've just had my 2nd loading dose of Cimzia and this time the 2 injectio...

claireyj

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Anyone been on tocilizumab?

Hi all We had a call on the helpline today from someone wanting to know what being on tocilizumab is like. Specifically, they wondered if people tend to feel...

Hi all We had a call on the helpline today from someone wanting to know what be...

Victoria-NRAS

Moderator•10 years ago

16 Replies

I see that's so many people on different doses of the methotrexate and as you go up on it at some point you start getting more side effects

I wonder how you know when the doses right for you I take the injection

Hidden

•10 years ago

12 Replies

Pins/needles shivery sensation in head/face/jaw/sometimes body?

Hi all I haven't blogged for a while enjoyed reading posts....im still waiting on appointment for the gold injections? Last dmard for me to try...i've had an...

Hi all I haven't blogged for a while enjoyed reading posts....im still waiting o...

Prairie

•10 years ago

10 Replies

NRAS Group meetings taking place this week...

Hi All Please see details of the NRAS group meetings taking place this week: Bolton NRAS Group This NRAS group is coordinated by NRAS Members with the help...

Hi All Please see details of the NRAS group meetings taking place this week: B...

Kim-NRAS

NRAS•10 years ago

4 Replies

Need to know what you all think

Hi all, need some opinions from you guys! Have asked my nurse friend what she thinks, but now need to know if any of you have experienced the same. Have been...

Hi all, need some opinions from you guys! Have asked my nurse friend what she th...

emma36

•10 years ago

13 Replies

Simply The Best. Mattcass

Have I shown you a picture of my Right hand Fran and Left Hand my Son Mark Recently. Matt

Have I shown you a picture of my Right hand Fran and Left Hand my Son Mark Recen...

mattcass

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Caution! Learner Driver Ahead! ;-)

Hello one and all, Sorry I haven't been around much the past week or so, but I am just having a bit of a tough time. Still no definite diagnosis from the...

Hello one and all, Sorry I haven't been around much the past week or so, but I ...

Hidden

•10 years ago

13 Replies

I have had RH for 2 years now. I was diagnosed when I had bunion surgery. I thought it was the bunions that were making so much pain.

My problem is now my Humira has stopped working in my wrists. I am in a lot of pain. What other treatments are out there. I am really scared to go in and...

My problem is now my Humira has stopped working in my wrists. I am in a lot of ...

puppyeyes

•10 years ago

3 Replies

hi ya my name is janet I have a lot of pain in my big toe on my left foot do anyone having the same pain plz let me know thanks

Janet2

•10 years ago

8 Replies

A poem for Halloween By Hairy Shelley

Rock a bye spider Rock a bye spider, in your web lair. Sharpen those fangs and comb all your hair. Fold those long legs and rest your big head. Then put out...

Rock a bye spider Rock a bye spider, in your web lair. Sharpen those fangs and ...

hamble99b

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Flu jab fallout

Had my flu jab on Tuesday, GP assured me I must have it because of my asthma and other problems and thought my RA would not be affected. Anyway, I got up...

Had my flu jab on Tuesday, GP assured me I must have it because of my asthma and...

Hidden

•10 years ago

15 Replies

Just wondering does or has anyone suffered with a mortons neuroma?

Its a damaged nerve covered in scar tissue found in the toe web space. I had one removed in January to find I have 2 more 1 in each foot. It is quite rare to...

Its a damaged nerve covered in scar tissue found in the toe web space. I had one...

cathyh

•10 years ago

7 Replies

GP Tells me Hydroxy is not working, Mattcass

After 20 weeks my GP has told me the course of Hydroxy i am on is not working, Then indicated to me that there is a final option for me that involves a drug...

After 20 weeks my GP has told me the course of Hydroxy i am on is not working, T...

mattcass

•10 years ago

18 Replies

I've been on antibiotics all week can I still have my methotrexate injection tomorrow, I have a bad chest

Suebouncer

•10 years ago

14 Replies

Arm, wrist, hand, and little finger pain, with little finger curled towards the palm...

One day I noticed a dull, achey feeling in the little finger side of my hand, which I ignored and tried to sleep off. The next day, I saw that my pinky is...

One day I noticed a dull, achey feeling in the little finger side of my hand, wh...

bassoonpiano

•10 years ago

6 Replies

The festive season is upon us!

The festive season is upon us already! The decorations are in the shops and the TV adverts keep reminding us that it’s just around the corner.. If your...

The festive season is upon us already! The decorations are in the shops and the ...

Gail-NRAS

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Hi my left wrist has come up like a ballon so painful making myself a cup of Earl Grey and dropped cup it just fell out of my hand, so I'm i

Tears. I think I need to go back on meds also here comes the flu symptoms! So a bit fed up....hot water bottles needed but need someone to help me do them...

Tears. I think I need to go back on meds also here comes the flu symptoms! So a...

Trulyfedup

•10 years ago

27 Replies

Nothing works.

Hi. I was diagnosed with RA nearly 3 years ago. Medication has been added and added, but I am getting worse and worse. So far I take, 10 x 2.5 mg mtx once...

Hi. I was diagnosed with RA nearly 3 years ago. Medication has been added and ad...

Hidden

•10 years ago

27 Replies

Gallstones Gone YAYYYYYyyyyyyyy!

Hello all.....I'm back after a while away, Having had my Gallbladder removed, along with two very large stones (which i have in a pot on the mantle piece...

Hello all.....I'm back after a while away, Having had my Gallbladder removed, al...

Mumoftwin17

•10 years ago

21 Replies

pain in ribs?

hi all hope everyone is well. just a quick one have been having some pain in rib area i.e when I breathe, its not there all the time it comes and goes but when...

hi all hope everyone is well. just a quick one have been having some pain in rib...

chemar

•10 years ago

5 Replies

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All posts for November 2013

Waiting some more

What a frustrating farce

My esp and crp levels are slightly raised. What does this mean?

Methotrexate. After 2 yrs on Hydroxychlorine, with no obvious benefits (my hands and feet continued to deteriate and I had Shingles 18mths)

Absolutely Freezing - Bring Back Summer!

Cimzia injection site reaction

Anyone been on tocilizumab?

I see that's so many people on different doses of the methotrexate and as you go up on it at some point you start getting more side effects

Pins/needles shivery sensation in head/face/jaw/sometimes body?

NRAS Group meetings taking place this week...

Need to know what you all think

Simply The Best. Mattcass

Caution! Learner Driver Ahead! ;-)

I have had RH for 2 years now. I was diagnosed when I had bunion surgery. I thought it was the bunions that were making so much pain.

hi ya my name is janet I have a lot of pain in my big toe on my left foot do anyone having the same pain plz let me know thanks

A poem for Halloween By Hairy Shelley

Flu jab fallout

Just wondering does or has anyone suffered with a mortons neuroma?

GP Tells me Hydroxy is not working, Mattcass

I've been on antibiotics all week can I still have my methotrexate injection tomorrow, I have a bad chest

Arm, wrist, hand, and little finger pain, with little finger curled towards the palm...

The festive season is upon us!

Hi my left wrist has come up like a ballon so painful making myself a cup of Earl Grey and dropped cup it just fell out of my hand, so I'm i

Nothing works.

Gallstones Gone YAYYYYYyyyyyyyy!

pain in ribs?

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