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Good and RA

I've been on methotrexate for about 6 months now and it seems to be working fairly well. About a month or two ago I noticed that I'm feeling a little naseaus...

I've been on methotrexate for about 6 months now and it seems to be working fair...

1962jk

•9 years ago

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Weight loss

Hi to all fellow suffers out there,has anyone experienced dramatic weight loss?.Iam on tox,have been for 2years now,it doesn't seem to be working very well,...

Hi to all fellow suffers out there,has anyone experienced dramatic weight loss?....

Rosebaywillowherb

•9 years ago

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Exhausted and restless legs syndrome.

Hi, I posted yesterday about how exhausted I was feeling but forgot to mention that every evening about 8:30pm I start with the restless legs syndrome. My mum...

Hi, I posted yesterday about how exhausted I was feeling but forgot to mention t...

angel-delight

•9 years ago

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Sulfasalazine

Hi all, if anybody could help it would ba appreciated, been on sulfa for 3 weeks, started feeling a bit achey all over like the flu, could this be a side...

Hi all, if anybody could help it would ba appreciated, been on sulfa for 3 weeks...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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To stoic for my own good!!

Hi all, I'm a big proud fella mid thirties with a very high pain threshold I have sero-negative ra and gouty arthritis diagnosed around 2011, I find it very...

Hi all, I'm a big proud fella mid thirties with a very high pain threshold I hav...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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Really concerned about my ability to work

Hi, I am 62 and retired from nursing last year due to my RA, however a year on I am feeling a bit better and with meds feel I am ok. My meagre NHS pension...

Hi, I am 62 and retired from nursing last year due to my RA, however a year on I...

hev53

•9 years ago

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Jogging with RA

Hi all. My husband and I have recently started jogging in an attempt to get fit. Me being me didn't bother getting advice from anyone before we started but...

Hi all. My husband and I have recently started jogging in an attempt to get fit...

Beckywood89

•9 years ago

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Thought this may cheer you up

https://www.facebook.com/uniladmag/videos/1409006805789041/

Braecoon

•9 years ago

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Feeling exhausted.....

Hi to those who know I did make it to Canada after being in hospital for about 6 days the week before. I am usually tired for the first couple of days after I...

Hi to those who know I did make it to Canada after being in hospital for about 6...

angel-delight

•9 years ago

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Osteoarthritis

Morning Been confirmed I've got Osteoarthritis in my lower spine , been laid off sick for 12 weeks now . Never been off this long before, can't return to work...

Morning Been confirmed I've got Osteoarthritis in my lower spine , been laid of...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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Hope everyone is as good as they can be.

Hope everyone is as good as you can be. I am suffering this morning. I didin't sleep very well last night. I am always in pain,but i have better days than...

Hope everyone is as good as you can be. I am suffering this morning. I didin't s...

sylvi

•9 years ago

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Lupus and Fibromyalgia

I have had Lupus for 6 yrs and recently diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. I recently started METHOTREXATE injection 3 weeks ago. I was on the pills for 3 yrs. I...

I have had Lupus for 6 yrs and recently diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. I recently...

Nitanita47

•9 years ago

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Rituximab

Morning. I have just stopped Enbrel injections and am now injecting Methotrexate which I've had to go back on due to having to have Rituximab infusion. I was...

Morning. I have just stopped Enbrel injections and am now injecting Methotrexate...

d-creasey

•9 years ago

23 Replies

Prescription Charges - NRAS Policy Work

Good morning, I joined NRAS earlier this summer as the new Government Affairs Officer. NRAS has a strong reputation as the voice of people with RA in the UK -...

Good morning, I joined NRAS earlier this summer as the new Government Affairs O...

Conn_NRAS

•9 years ago

22 Replies

Relieved with diagnosis!!!!!!!!

Hi everyone, I know this may sound strange but was wondering if anyone else had the same experience. I have been feeling very tired for about 5 years, but I...

Hi everyone, I know this may sound strange but was wondering if anyone else had ...

Diddydriver

•9 years ago

9 Replies

PiP success

I'm so happy, I've received my brown envelope which said I will receive daily living component!! Couldn't be more happy, and wanted to say a massive thank you...

I'm so happy, I've received my brown envelope which said I will receive daily li...

Ra35

•9 years ago

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Knee

Here I am again sorry for my moaning I'm in agaony with my left knee again the pain is just as bad as it ever was the hip isn't doing to well either and to top...

Here I am again sorry for my moaning I'm in agaony with my left knee again the p...

Deejojo

•9 years ago

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One for Twitchy

I think the two of them would get on like a house on fire! We haven't been to the sea as yet. Perhaps after my knee is better. When we took our retrievers,...

I think the two of them would get on like a house on fire! We haven't been to t...

Blackwitch

•9 years ago

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Mini-fundraiser

Hope everyone is well. It's our monthly dress down day at work tomorrow. A different charity is chosen every month and at last we've got round to my...

Hope everyone is well. It's our monthly dress down day at work tomorrow. A diffe...

BaldyBeaver

•9 years ago

8 Replies

Pips

After reading lots of replies to others questions, the thing I don't understand is PIPS. I have not been told/ asked for so don't know what it is. Please can...

After reading lots of replies to others questions, the thing I don't understand ...

Diddydriver

•9 years ago

4 Replies

Explaining pain and fatigue to colleagues

Hi all, I've been diagnosed with RA for about 5 years but had a lovely period of remission until just before summer holidays (I work as a learning mentor in...

Hi all, I've been diagnosed with RA for about 5 years but had a lovely period of...

Gem83

•9 years ago

11 Replies

Methatrexate

This is my 3rd Monday on Mthx and this morning (Thursday) I have felt sick but only a bit bile came up and I've had really bad stomach pains and runs from the...

This is my 3rd Monday on Mthx and this morning (Thursday) I have felt sick but o...

Martinilady

•9 years ago

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NRAS Group Meetings—Week Commencing 31st August 2015

Coming to you a little early this week - NRAS Group Meetings—Week Commencing 31st August 2015 Bolton NRAS Group This NRAS group is coordinated by NRAS...

Coming to you a little early this week - NRAS Group Meetings—Week Commencing 31s...

Gill-NRAS

•9 years ago

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Broken Blood Vessel

This is a strange question, but can RA cause popped blood vessels in your finger? I was sitting here reading and all of a sudden my finger started stinging...

This is a strange question, but can RA cause popped blood vessels in your finger...

carotopgal

•9 years ago

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26 and facing knee replacement surgery, any advice from anyone who has had surgery?

I was diagnosed with RA 10 years ago and have recently been told surgery is the last option on my right knee after x-ray shows severe damage. Doctor has agreed...

I was diagnosed with RA 10 years ago and have recently been told surgery is the ...

jessmonk

•9 years ago

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Hip

Anybody had general anaesthetic for injection into hip bone ???

Deejojo

•9 years ago

13 Replies

MTX injections

Just some advice really guys. My battle has been hard the last couple of weeks. I've been to see rheumy today and they are going to change me from...

Just some advice really guys. My battle has been hard the last couple of weeks....

Cat111

•9 years ago

21 Replies

Should I go back to rheumatology

Hi. I wonder if anyone knows what I should do. I have been diagnosed with R A for two and a half years and currently on 22.5 mg methotrexate per week. My last...

Hi. I wonder if anyone knows what I should do. I have been diagnosed with R A fo...

Nildesperandum

•9 years ago

7 Replies

methotrexate

Hey has anyone else heard that methotrexate can make you age prematurely. Has anyone seen a difference in there hair colour since being on this drug or even...

Hey has anyone else heard that methotrexate can make you age prematurely. Has a...

kalel

•9 years ago

51 Replies

The Vocabulary of Pain (gratuitous prose)

I wrote an article for my adaptive outdoors organization, pretty much my first piece of serious prose since my last brain injury. I'm proud of it, so I thought...

I wrote an article for my adaptive outdoors organization, pretty much my first p...

Azabat

•9 years ago

7 Replies

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All posts for August 2015

Good and RA

Weight loss

Exhausted and restless legs syndrome.

Sulfasalazine

To stoic for my own good!!

Really concerned about my ability to work

Jogging with RA

Thought this may cheer you up

Feeling exhausted.....

Osteoarthritis

Hope everyone is as good as they can be.

Lupus and Fibromyalgia

Rituximab

Prescription Charges - NRAS Policy Work

Relieved with diagnosis!!!!!!!!

PiP success

Knee

One for Twitchy

Mini-fundraiser

Pips

Explaining pain and fatigue to colleagues

Methatrexate

NRAS Group Meetings—Week Commencing 31st August 2015

Broken Blood Vessel

26 and facing knee replacement surgery, any advice from anyone who has had surgery?

Hip

MTX injections

Should I go back to rheumatology

methotrexate

The Vocabulary of Pain (gratuitous prose)

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