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Yet another restless night..... don't you just love a good 'ole flare up?! 😝😤

So fed up right now.... had a rubbish appointment at the usually great GP's today,even writing down a list of the questions I needed answers to as I keep...

So fed up right now.... had a rubbish appointment at the usually great GP's toda...

Nickijk73

•7 years ago

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Shoulder pain

So . . . . . I am in agony with my left shoulder! On slow release morphine topping up with liquid morphine, luckily it doesn't make me drowsy so am managing to...

So . . . . . I am in agony with my left shoulder! On slow release morphine toppi...

NanaFifi

•7 years ago

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Pains in my shins??

I was violently sick on MTX so they changed me to injections. They were in my tummy and seemed okay for a while, unfortunately I began vomiting with this also...

I was violently sick on MTX so they changed me to injections. They were in my tu...

Dragon1008

•7 years ago

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Crying in pain

For the last couple of weeks I have Ben in so much pain my current situation is my left knee so painful can't even move crying out if I move ! It's all too...

For the last couple of weeks I have Ben in so much pain my current situation is ...

Oxopinkyblue

•7 years ago

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Normal inflammatory markers - this is getting boring

So no matter how swollen my joints my inflammatory makers are always normal. My consultant understands this. It is as it is and one look at me is enough to...

So no matter how swollen my joints my inflammatory makers are always normal. My ...

Frankiefarr

•7 years ago

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leflunomide

I read about weight loss with leflunomide but is it possible to gain weight when on leflunomide ?

I read about weight loss with leflunomide but is it possible to gain weight when...

5teve

•7 years ago

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5th day post op

another difficult night, called local doctor who has given me oramorph, the pain is actually subsiding at present, I'm not taking the morphine until tonight if...

another difficult night, called local doctor who has given me oramorph, the pain...

DEREK2210

•7 years ago

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Hair loss

Well been on Leflunomide since early November now. Seems to be doing the trick nowhere near as much pain. BUT my hair is getting thin, always had thick long...

Well been on Leflunomide since early November now. Seems to be doing the trick n...

Seashoreshanty

•7 years ago

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Big Day for me. Big Rant too.

At last, I start my Bilogics today, got the nurse coming to show me how to inject my new medication, I've been put on Benepali, never heard of it, but...

At last, I start my Bilogics today, got the nurse coming to show me how to injec...

lifeboatann58

•7 years ago

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Up all night!

Been up all night very nervous as I go for my first MTX injection today... I reacted horrendously on the tablets so the thought of even going anywhere near MTX...

Been up all night very nervous as I go for my first MTX injection today... I rea...

Aimee90

•7 years ago

13 Replies

WRIST SURGERY

Morning all hope everyone is in not too much pain. I had an appointment with an orthopaedic consultant yesterday and have been told I now need surgery on my...

Morning all hope everyone is in not too much pain. I had an appointment with an ...

MaryTH

•7 years ago

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Inflamtion hater

Living with arthritis post ulcerative colitis. Inflamation in every joint of my body.

Living with arthritis post ulcerative colitis. Inflamation in every joint of my ...

Izzybellamaree

•7 years ago

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Today has been a bitch day!!!!!

Horrible pain....miserable.....sorry have to let out!!!!

Phoo2

•7 years ago

22 Replies

Look I know this has been done to death but just sticking it out there!

Like so many of us I am sure, I have been mulling over the whole diet thing since fairly early on in this carnival. Looked at Paddison, seems Pretty difficult...

Like so many of us I am sure, I have been mulling over the whole diet thing sinc...

Bon1

•7 years ago

38 Replies

Which Drug ?

At my last appointment with the Rheumatologist, she gave me three leaflets on 3 drugs. Leflunomide,Methotrexate., and Sulfasalazine. I have no idea which one...

At my last appointment with the Rheumatologist, she gave me three leaflets on 3 ...

annie1954

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Numbness in the very tops of my fingertips

Diagnosed with RA this year after many tablet dose changes it has settled down, managed to go from 30mg steroid to 3mg but now the very top of my fingertips...

Diagnosed with RA this year after many tablet dose changes it has settled down, ...

harleyfan

•7 years ago

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Independence Day

I have just had a shower without hubby being in the house. My first since October. Thanks to a bath step and shower board. I even managed to wash my feet in...

I have just had a shower without hubby being in the house. My first since Octobe...

JacquiThomas999

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Glue ear

Hi everyone, I'm feeling miserable at the moment because just today my left ear has become 'muffled'. A few months ago I consulted my G.P. about the reduction...

Hi everyone, I'm feeling miserable at the moment because just today my left ear ...

Carol41

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Tips for pain relief please!

Hi there today I have taken paracetamol, codeine, ibuprofen and morpine.....pain in shoulders is still quite bad.....what else can I take??? Back to work...

Hi there today I have taken paracetamol, codeine, ibuprofen and morpine.....pain...

Phoo2

•7 years ago

10 Replies

Worried about my teeth

Hi all, May seem like a strange question to ask but over the last 6 months or so i have noticed a gap appearing between my 2 front teeth which seems to be...

Hi all, May seem like a strange question to ask but over the last 6 months or so...

phil_54

•7 years ago

6 Replies

4th day post op

spoke to soon yesterday regarding the pain, last night was by far my worse felt like agony most of the night, it didn't matter what when or how I couldn't get...

spoke to soon yesterday regarding the pain, last night was by far my worse felt ...

DEREK2210

•7 years ago

11 Replies

PIP

Hi All I need some help to fill in the pip forms, i sent a email to CAB and got one back saying, i must fill the form in the best i can and then take it to...

Hi All I need some help to fill in the pip forms, i sent a email to CAB and got...

blueboy1

•7 years ago

10 Replies

Painful jaw

Hi I've been suffering with RA in the jaw now for weeks, it usually stays a couple of days then goes. Or swaps to the other side then goes! This bout had been...

Hi I've been suffering with RA in the jaw now for weeks, it usually stays a coup...

medieval-ali

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Please say I'm not alone :(

Am I the only one that feels like saying forget humira and MTX and just smoking some good weed??? I am always in so much pain......I am so depressed because of...

Am I the only one that feels like saying forget humira and MTX and just smoking ...

Kamkam78

•7 years ago

13 Replies

Steroid injection and pip

Hello everyone I got my decision today on pip I got the lower award which I pleased with because I had a steroid injection which I think masked my symptoms so...

Hello everyone I got my decision today on pip I got the lower award which I plea...

Lomo1964

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Painful hands

hello I just wondered what people do for hand pain. I have sore joints all over but my hands are causing me the most pain at the moment. I don't have...

hello I just wondered what people do for hand pain. I have sore joints all over...

Amhoarten

•7 years ago

29 Replies

Had a fall

I have an unstable knee and ankle due to RA. Today my knee gave way I went over on my ankle as I was coming down some steps. I tried to grab the handrail but...

I have an unstable knee and ankle due to RA. Today my knee gave way I went over ...

-inca

•7 years ago

23 Replies

Re-starting Cimzia today

Hi I'm back 😊 I'm re-starting Cimzia today. Came off Orencia as it made me feel totally exhausted for 4 days after taking the weekly injection. However, it...

Hi I'm back 😊 I'm re-starting Cimzia today. Came off Orencia as it made me feel...

bernese1225

•7 years ago

4 Replies

My test

First of all I'd like to thank you all for your very kind words. On Wednesday 25th I am seeing the cancer specialist in the afternoon to find out if I will be...

First of all I'd like to thank you all for your very kind words. On Wednesday 25...

manwithnoname

•7 years ago

12 Replies

weight gain

i'm on dmards all the usual for RA. I've managed to put on just over 4stone I need to lose this as my blood pressure is sky high. something I've never...

i'm on dmards all the usual for RA. I've managed to put on just over 4stone I n...

chacha700

•7 years ago

30 Replies

Posts - NRAS | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for January 2017

Yet another restless night..... don't you just love a good 'ole flare up?! 😝😤

Shoulder pain

Pains in my shins??

Crying in pain

Normal inflammatory markers - this is getting boring

leflunomide

5th day post op

Hair loss

Big Day for me. Big Rant too.

Up all night!

WRIST SURGERY

Inflamtion hater

Today has been a bitch day!!!!!

Look I know this has been done to death but just sticking it out there!

Which Drug ?

Numbness in the very tops of my fingertips

Independence Day

Glue ear

Tips for pain relief please!

Worried about my teeth

4th day post op

PIP

Painful jaw

Please say I'm not alone :(

Steroid injection and pip

Painful hands

Had a fall

Re-starting Cimzia today

My test

weight gain

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