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Rheumatoids at 20

Hi guys, I'm 20 years old and I was diagnosed with RA last month and it has honestly feel like my life has gone down hill ever since. I've always been so...

Hi guys, I'm 20 years old and I was diagnosed with RA last month and it has hone...

gap1995

•8 years ago

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Newbie! Scared of MTX!

Hi! I've recently been diagnosed with RA & have had severe symptoms for just over 6months. Im 31 & also have a sister with aggressive RA. Hereditary I guess....

Hi! I've recently been diagnosed with RA & have had severe symptoms for just ove...

Elainer84

•8 years ago

32 Replies

Sepsis strikes again

After getting sepsis for a second time (first was 18 months ago) I was discharged from hospital last friday after a week's stay on IVA, which thankfully seems...

After getting sepsis for a second time (first was 18 months ago) I was discharge...

wishbone

•8 years ago

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Beware the steroids

Hi gang Well in short Been on and off these buggers now for years with now established on methotrexate but lately my knees are knackered and waiting on...

Hi gang Well in short Been on and off these buggers now for years with now esta...

Denise64

•8 years ago

12 Replies

Is anyone out there please?

Hi, I'm new here. I am alone with my conditions and have minimal contact with the world around me. Being a loner does not help as trust, honesty and loyalty...

Hi, I'm new here. I am alone with my conditions and have minimal contact with t...

NEEZIE

•8 years ago

40 Replies

Telling your boss you have RA

Hi everyone. In new to his having just being diagnosed with RA recently after feeling like my boy is aged 20 years in the last 2 years! I recently told my...

Hi everyone. In new to his having just being diagnosed with RA recently after fe...

ArcherDee

•8 years ago

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Vineet is through to the second round!

Vineet Joshi has made it through to the second round of the Mountain Warehouse Charity Challenge and now needs your vote - even if you voted for him in the...

Vineet Joshi has made it through to the second round of the Mountain Warehouse C...

Val-NRAS

•8 years ago

2 Replies

MTX injections

My two year old pmr seems to have morphed into sero negative RA - that's according to my brilliant rheumy. I have been on MTX for six months (10mg) with...

My two year old pmr seems to have morphed into sero negative RA - that's accordi...

Pat9442

•8 years ago

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Almost certain I have depression.

It's just been too much. It's not just the pain, it's the stress of having to ask, beg, chase and nag for just about everything. I feel I am being judged...

It's just been too much. It's not just the pain, it's the stress of having to as...

pinksugarmouse

•8 years ago

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WAHOOOOO

FINALLY!!! Had phone call this morning from NHS appointments department saying they have a cancellation for Monday at 9:30 with a rheumatologist. After 6...

FINALLY!!! Had phone call this morning from NHS appointments department saying t...

Hidden

•8 years ago

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Arthritis & Self-Employment

Hi Folks, I just noticed a little ad about the online support for arthritis sufferers whilst at hospital this morning. I have had OA for over 15 years and RA...

Hi Folks, I just noticed a little ad about the online support for arthritis suff...

ecodesigner

•8 years ago

1 Reply

Been down the hospital,waste of time.......

Went down the hospital for him to get his x-ray done and bloods for me and while i was there i went up to the rheumy clinic to see the nurse. What a waste of...

Went down the hospital for him to get his x-ray done and bloods for me and while...

sylvi

•8 years ago

1 Reply

Should you be checking your PIP assessor?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-37010145 a pip assessor has been suspended for inappropriate comments. Have you been turned down? Were you...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-37010145 a pip assessor has been...

andyswarbs

•8 years ago

2 Replies

New to Biologics

Hello all. I am hoping that someone will be able to give me some insight on biologics. I have RA and was diagnosed November 2015. In the past six months...

Hello all. I am hoping that someone will be able to give me some insight on bi...

Mel_H

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Good news time!

Over the bank holiday weekend I have won two singles honours in our lawn bowls club championship and came runner-up in a third one. This is after 7 years of...

Over the bank holiday weekend I have won two singles honours in our lawn bowls ...

stbernhard

•8 years ago

6 Replies

You can play a part in raising £10,000 for people with RA

Vineet, a GP from Oxford is in participating in the Mountain Warehouse Charity Competition, which if he wins, raises £10,000 for NRAS. All he needs is your...

Vineet, a GP from Oxford is in participating in the Mountain Warehouse Charity C...

Shivam-NRAS

•8 years ago

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Hi I thought some of you lovely people might be interested in this article. Apparently it's possible to ask to be included in the trial of these badges which...

Hi I thought some of you lovely people might be interested in this article. App...

mary53

•8 years ago

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Easy to use dog leads

Morning all. I tried to get the best photo I could to show how it works. Kept dropping my phone then Keegan noticed two squirrels playing outside. Anyway I...

Morning all. I tried to get the best photo I could to show how it works. Kept dr...

moomie

•8 years ago

9 Replies

P.I.P. update

Hi All, I thought I would let you know about my latest PIP info. I asked for a mandatory reconsideration, I had a telephone call from a case manager and I...

Hi All, I thought I would let you know about my latest PIP info. I asked for a...

dmc12

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Stopped my Azathioprine

Hi, my Azathioprine has now been stopped by rheumatology, apparantly my liver function is higher than it should be, gotta have blood test next week. At...

Hi, my Azathioprine has now been stopped by rheumatology, apparantly my liver fu...

maria_68

•8 years ago

1 Reply

AM in agony all down my right side........

Good morning everyone.Well as you know i am on more antibiotics so no mtx for me today. Anyway i have been down here since 4.30am with pain down my right side....

Good morning everyone.Well as you know i am on more antibiotics so no mtx for me...

sylvi

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Methotrexate and lidocaine patches...

Hi guys, anyone used yhis combo? I'm struggling with lower back pain and its really getting to me! My friend gave me a lidocaine patch to try and if it would...

Hi guys, anyone used yhis combo? I'm struggling with lower back pain and its rea...

marie66

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Brain fog examples

Today I have on 3 occasions been stared at incredulously after I have said something at work. Each time I apparently used a word that was completely not in...

Today I have on 3 occasions been stared at incredulously after I have said somet...

Jacey15

•8 years ago

11 Replies

Why are so many people terrified of taking Tramadol. Unlike every other painkiller I have tried. It works!

I take Tramadol, it's only dangerous if it's abused. RA is an extremely painful disease and it needs a strong drug to deal with it. I have not heard of it...

I take Tramadol, it's only dangerous if it's abused. RA is an extremely painful ...

pinksugarmouse

•8 years ago

31 Replies

We need to be a bit less judgmental of ourselves!

Just looked at my profile and the last time I posted I referred to myself as stupid. At the side, there were the 'related posts' with loads of us calling...

Just looked at my profile and the last time I posted I referred to myself as stu...

attatel

•8 years ago

16 Replies

What is considered an aggressive form of RA??

I have seen this term lately and wonder if there is a definition or how one is considered having an aggressive form of RA???

I have seen this term lately and wonder if there is a definition or how one is c...

esb65

•8 years ago

10 Replies

Can't get any help. Should I go to A & E? Am I just a big nuisance to everyone?

About two weeks ago, I had a really bad flare-up. Years of RA has left me with damage and a certain level of pain all the time, but this was really off the...

About two weeks ago, I had a really bad flare-up. Years of RA has left me with d...

pinksugarmouse

•8 years ago

16 Replies

Double dose of antibiotics now.............

Well here i am with more antibiotics.Not what i had hoped for,but what i expected as i knew i wasn't right. Hubby went to the drs as well as he has been poorly...

Well here i am with more antibiotics.Not what i had hoped for,but what i expecte...

sylvi

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Aching ribs?

Hi, I was wondering does anyone have an experience of tender ribs and an aching diaphragm? I have had horrible back ache for years now but have noticed these...

Hi, I was wondering does anyone have an experience of tender ribs and an aching ...

Katt

•8 years ago

4 Replies

I actually found a rheumatologist

I finally found one that takes my insurance and I've been referred to him but it's been a week already and i still haven't gotten a call from him. Does it...

I finally found one that takes my insurance and I've been referred to him but it...

Lilynette

•8 years ago

4 Replies

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All posts for August 2016

Rheumatoids at 20

Newbie! Scared of MTX!

Sepsis strikes again

Beware the steroids

Is anyone out there please?

Telling your boss you have RA

Vineet is through to the second round!

MTX injections

Almost certain I have depression.

WAHOOOOO

Arthritis & Self-Employment

Been down the hospital,waste of time.......

Should you be checking your PIP assessor?

New to Biologics

Good news time!

You can play a part in raising £10,000 for people with RA

Blue badge for tube

Easy to use dog leads

P.I.P. update

Stopped my Azathioprine

AM in agony all down my right side........

Methotrexate and lidocaine patches...

Brain fog examples

Why are so many people terrified of taking Tramadol. Unlike every other painkiller I have tried. It works!

We need to be a bit less judgmental of ourselves!

What is considered an aggressive form of RA??

Can't get any help. Should I go to A & E? Am I just a big nuisance to everyone?

Double dose of antibiotics now.............

Aching ribs?

I actually found a rheumatologist

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