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Bored!!

Missed christmas, had good new year but since then hubby and daughter got flu. I am bored, out of my skull! Sick of people being sick! Sick of me being sick!...

Missed christmas, had good new year but since then hubby and daughter got flu. I...

allanah

•10 years ago

50 Replies

Does anyone else suffer with pins and needles??

This usually happens in a morning but lasts all day, nothing seems to help. Ive also been experiencing pain in the muscles in my upper arms to the point where...

This usually happens in a morning but lasts all day, nothing seems to help. Ive ...

maxb

•10 years ago

11 Replies

swelling

has anyone else experienced unerarm swelling quite painfuul i did and stopped my sulpha my gp said its fluid due to meds is this so ???????

has anyone else experienced unerarm swelling quite painfuul i did and stopped my...

binlid

•10 years ago

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I apparently have RA and am taking the usual MTX and folic acid. But I've no pain,Am i just fortunate or have i been misdiagnosed?

saxomi

•10 years ago

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Is anyone else having difficulty contacting HEALTHCARE AT HOME LTD.? They deliver my HUMIRA injections and I am beginning to be worried!

ladydeerthorpe

•10 years ago

17 Replies

Can I take co-anoxiclav and methotrexate together? Rang rheumy nurse but not in today

beckybooboo

•10 years ago

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Our Favorite Photograph.Mattcass

I thought you would like to see this when i was best man 4 years ago.Matt

mattcass

•10 years ago

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Just Over My First Chest Infection, Mattcass

Hi Guys, 5 Days I could have done without, Along with my RA flare ups and Trapped Nerve my GP saw i was in a bit trouble and hammered in the anti-bios and...

Hi Guys, 5 Days I could have done without, Along with my RA flare ups and Trappe...

mattcass

•10 years ago

9 Replies

A bit puzzled anti ccp apparently should be < 5 mine is 5 what does this mean

Hopey

•10 years ago

5 Replies

I'm on Embrel. Today I have got 2 unexplained bruises on both my legs. Has anyone else had the same.

sooty007

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Omoperazole

Does anyone take Omoperazole while taking MXT ?

nellysgran

•10 years ago

23 Replies

Emergency number at my local (Edinburgh) RA hospital department isn't functioning. Is now an appointments no

Has anyone else had the same experience? Are the cuts getting through here? It was a helpful resource if you had flares and they could deal with you quickly.

Has anyone else had the same experience? Are the cuts getting through here? It w...

cathie

•10 years ago

18 Replies

adding another damard arghhhhhhh

hi all i had a flare in november nurse very good and i had depo jab wore of 2 weeks ago. saw conultant last wednesday .i had stopped takingg my sulphazine...

hi all i had a flare in november nurse very good and i had depo jab wore of 2 we...

binlid

•10 years ago

9 Replies

This is my 4th week of 10m MTX and i have noticed no change , still having pain in shoulders/wrists hands etc, should it be working by now?

Also, i have cut out sugar and have changed to strong expensive omega 3,6,9 ... im worried that MTX wont work for me ....

Also, i have cut out sugar and have changed to strong expensive omega 3,6,9 ......

joo10

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Autoimmune!

Elbows bent, can't straighten them, hands are throbbing, feel the pain. Knees are stiff and ankles ache, hips won't move, trapped nerves again! RA is gnawing...

Elbows bent, can't straighten them, hands are throbbing, feel the pain. Knees ar...

Hidden

•10 years ago

5 Replies

Quiet Times

Hello everyone, I'm just posting this bit of chit-chat because it has been so quiet on the site recently and it would be a shame it let the contacts slip - no...

Hello everyone, I'm just posting this bit of chit-chat because it has been so q...

Hidden

•10 years ago

33 Replies

snow humour

made me smile :)

hamble99b

•10 years ago

4 Replies

fun pic

so true :D

hamble99b

•10 years ago

2 Replies

My Doctor says MTX isn't working,need some advice please !!!!!

Started MTX mid Oct 15mg and thought that was it I'm sorted . Up to xmas still no change,then realised last week my swelling was out of control again.The main...

Started MTX mid Oct 15mg and thought that was it I'm sorted . Up to xmas still n...

lovingit

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Tired, tired, tired......

Hi all, hope you're all well. Anyone else feel tired because of the RA? Or is it because of the medication I'm on? I'm on 7.5mg Methotrexate, 20mg Leflonomide,...

Hi all, hope you're all well. Anyone else feel tired because of the RA? Or is it...

Hidden

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Feeling sorry for myself! Having a flare up, am on methotrexate and sulphasalazine. Not Able to contact rheumy dept, GP written but no

response. Have pain in shoulder, left knee swelling up again (only 6 weeks since it was drained and steroid injection), other knee iffy. Lots of pain in right...

response. Have pain in shoulder, left knee swelling up again (only 6 weeks sinc...

DrWhoFan

•10 years ago

12 Replies

Does anyone use a chiropractor or could the manipulation cause a flare? A severe lack of physiotherapists in my area :(

I have been attending physio at my local hospital every couple of weeks since October but yesterday my Physiotherapist informed me that I have used up all of...

I have been attending physio at my local hospital every couple of weeks since O...

sparkle247

•10 years ago

42 Replies

OK here's an odd one for you.

On Tuesday evening I notice a line of three little red itchy spots on the inside of my upper arm. They looked like bites but can't think of any way something...

On Tuesday evening I notice a line of three little red itchy spots on the inside...

mistymeana

•10 years ago

5 Replies

Healthcare at Home enquiries

Hi all Through this forum and the helpline we have become increasingly aware of the problems that some people were having with their medication deliveries...

Hi all Through this forum and the helpline we have become increasingly aware of...

Victoria-NRAS

Moderator•10 years ago

35 Replies

Have been on and off Prednisolone since last February but am also recovering from Mumps and started Methotrexate on Monday. Feel terrible.

Face is totally swollen, eyes have hoods, glands are still swollen from Mumps ( had a scan yesterday to confirm this) am exhausted, dizzy at times, have...

Face is totally swollen, eyes have hoods, glands are still swollen from Mumps ( ...

pippin_fort

•10 years ago

5 Replies

Focus group Uckfield

Anyone going to the focus group in Uckfield on Monday?

mrsb

•10 years ago

2 Replies

RA for 15 years. Was on Humira for 10. Stopped treatment as awaiting kidney transplant. Anyone else in same position?

Need to know if anti rejection meds with work for my RA too.

vickywaterloo

•10 years ago

6 Replies

A Poet?

While trying to write a line or two the way that poets are meant to do, I struggle hard to find a rhyme and usually get one - just in time. Rhythm also causes...

While trying to write a line or two the way that poets are meant to do, I strugg...

Hidden

•10 years ago

11 Replies

No energy.....

I have had a cold recently and feel really drained, no life about me at all. I am on Abatacept now since July last year and doing very well on it indeed. For...

I have had a cold recently and feel really drained, no life about me at all. I a...

jeanabelle

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Blood tests

Hi all I have been on methotrexate for around 4/5 months I think. Now my rheumatologist is saying I should have blood tests every 2 months. Is this enough?...

Hi all I have been on methotrexate for around 4/5 months I think. Now my rheumat...

Kittykatxxxxx

•10 years ago

17 Replies

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All posts for January 2014

Bored!!

Does anyone else suffer with pins and needles??

swelling

I apparently have RA and am taking the usual MTX and folic acid. But I've no pain,Am i just fortunate or have i been misdiagnosed?

Is anyone else having difficulty contacting HEALTHCARE AT HOME LTD.? They deliver my HUMIRA injections and I am beginning to be worried!

Can I take co-anoxiclav and methotrexate together? Rang rheumy nurse but not in today

Our Favorite Photograph.Mattcass

Just Over My First Chest Infection, Mattcass

A bit puzzled anti ccp apparently should be < 5 mine is 5 what does this mean

I'm on Embrel. Today I have got 2 unexplained bruises on both my legs. Has anyone else had the same.

Omoperazole

Emergency number at my local (Edinburgh) RA hospital department isn't functioning. Is now an appointments no

adding another damard arghhhhhhh

This is my 4th week of 10m MTX and i have noticed no change , still having pain in shoulders/wrists hands etc, should it be working by now?

Autoimmune!

Quiet Times

snow humour

fun pic

My Doctor says MTX isn't working,need some advice please !!!!!

Tired, tired, tired......

Feeling sorry for myself! Having a flare up, am on methotrexate and sulphasalazine. Not Able to contact rheumy dept, GP written but no

Does anyone use a chiropractor or could the manipulation cause a flare? A severe lack of physiotherapists in my area :(

OK here's an odd one for you.

Healthcare at Home enquiries

Have been on and off Prednisolone since last February but am also recovering from Mumps and started Methotrexate on Monday. Feel terrible.

Focus group Uckfield

RA for 15 years. Was on Humira for 10. Stopped treatment as awaiting kidney transplant. Anyone else in same position?

A Poet?

No energy.....

Blood tests

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