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Still waiting..............

So after nearly 4 weeks, I am still waiting for the script for cosentyx to to turn up, but the snail mail here in Oz has really gone to dinosaur mail in the...

So after nearly 4 weeks, I am still waiting for the script for cosentyx to to tu...

Someonesmother

•7 years ago

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ouch

well after a horrendous weekend, phoned the rheumy line today or should I say yesterday when all my troubles seemed so far away! Anyway nice nurse called me...

well after a horrendous weekend, phoned the rheumy line today or should I say ye...

craigsif

•7 years ago

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Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)

. Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) For interested ASers, see information/ references at 'American RA Warriors' forum "Any 'Ankylosing Spondylitis'-ers...

. Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) For interested ASers, see information/ references ...

Kai--

•7 years ago

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etanercept

Hi just a bit of advice I'm starting etranercept tomorrow but I've got a real heavy cold and cough I'm just wondering if they will go on or is it a no go...

Hi just a bit of advice I'm starting etranercept tomorrow but I've got a real he...

Vonnie10

•7 years ago

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Feel so sick!

Hello lovely people I had my leflunomide increased from 10-20mg a couple of weeks ago. The last few days i feel like I'm on a waltzer! Feel so sick, with a...

Hello lovely people I had my leflunomide increased from 10-20mg a couple of week...

Nettac

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Cataract Surgery All Done

Just a little update on my post about having a cataract operation. Had it done yesterday and everything is fine. I was so, so calm yesterday, really...

Just a little update on my post about having a cataract operation. Had it don...

Paula-C

•7 years ago

31 Replies

Hair loss and tinnitus

Hi, I've been on HCQ for two years and am suffering hair loss and tinnitus. I think both are side effects of the drug. I can't take MXT because my lungs were...

Hi, I've been on HCQ for two years and am suffering hair loss and tinnitus. I th...

Glyn612

•7 years ago

3 Replies

A funny take on dealing with RA

How I deal with my RA I'm not like Jake the Peg With the extra leg But I too go Diddle iddle iddle um , as My right foot goes straight But the left turns...

How I deal with my RA I'm not like Jake the Peg With the extra leg But I too g...

Padram

•7 years ago

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Recovery from Lupus & RA & Fibromyalgia

I have been asked not to post on this forum because of accusations that I was somehow selling a particular diet or whatever. I have adhered to the letter that...

I have been asked not to post on this forum because of accusations that I was so...

andyswarbs

•7 years ago

55 Replies

Comment has hit me hard

I have always been a very confident person till October last year after falling and fracturing my hip.I now have to have my knee done approx June I damaged it...

I have always been a very confident person till October last year after falling ...

victoriablue

•7 years ago

15 Replies

Hand update

had my ultrasound scan on Friday on my had and the lady who did it said there was no inflammation which in a way is good news but still no idea what is causing...

had my ultrasound scan on Friday on my had and the lady who did it said there wa...

lynz1983

•7 years ago

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Just a rant!!! So fed up.

Here I am on my 4th day in hospital, brought in with an aggressive lung infection.. after being bombarded with I v antibiotics chest X-rays ct scans loads of...

Here I am on my 4th day in hospital, brought in with an aggressive lung infectio...

Diddydriver

•7 years ago

10 Replies

Holistic vs Meds. Anyone?

I have been diagnosed with RA. I'm currently taking the hydroquinone, I refuse to take the Methotrexate. My rhuemy constantly trying to force Prednisone on...

I have been diagnosed with RA. I'm currently taking the hydroquinone, I refuse ...

Sugacat

•7 years ago

19 Replies

Embrel v benepali

Hi everyone , I have AS , i was on embrel about 18 months and found it life changing , as I had been on lndomethacin for about 35 years, they changed me over...

Hi everyone , I have AS , i was on embrel about 18 months and found it life chan...

Mikerem

•7 years ago

23 Replies

Swollen painful throat gland

Hi All. Sometimes I get a little swollen gland come up and start hurting. I don't even know if it is a gland, it just hurts on the trachea near where the vocal...

Hi All. Sometimes I get a little swollen gland come up and start hurting. I don'...

Elmo333

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Update and hopefully helps

Hi All So am 31 and was diagnosed as having RA about 2 months ago. Am seropositive and anti CCP positive. Was having a really bad time and was having time off...

Hi All So am 31 and was diagnosed as having RA about 2 months ago. Am seroposit...

Tara26186

•7 years ago

22 Replies

oscillating pad therapy

Was wondering if anybody has used the above if so what was the results like. Had a session on one this morning it helped at the time but no sure what the...

Was wondering if anybody has used the above if so what was the results like. Had...

gillpalmer

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Pins needles on skin on chest bone

Dotty55 Hi hope everyone is having a pain free weekend I woke up this morning with a sore stomache into my chest then all day I have had pins needles on the...

Dotty55 Hi hope everyone is having a pain free weekend I woke up this morning wi...

Dotty55

•7 years ago

1 Reply

STATE RETIREMENT PENSIONS

If you need any information on your State Retirement pension, Log on to turn2us.org.uk Very good explanation of age, qualification, and how much both the old...

If you need any information on your State Retirement pension, Log on to turn2u...

AgedCrone

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Apple Cider Vinegar and Magnesium

I think have seen posts here about using ACV for acid reflux. I currently take Omeprazole but need to stop it for 2 weeks prior to an endoscopy but worried...

I think have seen posts here about using ACV for acid reflux. I currently take O...

Soreknees2016

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Is 22.5mg/0.45ml MXT the same as 25 mg/0.5ml MXT?

Hi, I'm on 22.5mg MXT which I have as a Metoject pen. When I picked up my prescription today I had 25 mg/0.5ml. I was pretty sure this wasn't right so popped...

Hi, I'm on 22.5mg MXT which I have as a Metoject pen. When I picked up my prescr...

JEM95

•7 years ago

9 Replies

The central role of the thyroid in RA

The dysfunction of the thyroid gland plays a central role in AI diseases. The dysfunction is often hidden and miss diagnosed but very important for us patients...

The dysfunction of the thyroid gland plays a central role in AI diseases. The dy...

Simba1992

•7 years ago

25 Replies

Pensions - RA

http://www.which.co.uk/money/pensions-and-retirement/options-for-cashing-in-your-pensions/guides/annuities/enhanced-annuities I have received a letter about my...

http://www.which.co.uk/money/pensions-and-retirement/options-for-cashing-in-your...

Moomin8

•7 years ago

16 Replies

RA and working

I work part time (24hrs a week over 4 days a week) and have 2 young children. I take Sulfasalazine and Methotrexate and have just stopped prednisolone. My ESR...

I work part time (24hrs a week over 4 days a week) and have 2 young children. I ...

JaydeeM

•7 years ago

18 Replies

Newbie

Hi all, I have been recently diagnosed with RA. Haven't started any medication yet got my appointment in 2 weeks. Since being diagnosed I've been suffering...

Hi all, I have been recently diagnosed with RA. Haven't started any medication y...

Kibeth

•7 years ago

33 Replies

Delaying methotrexate

Hi I am on oral MTX and hydroxychloroquine. Only took first dose of Mtx last Wed at 15mg, was meant to take 20 this week and 25 next. Having started on a Wed I...

Hi I am on oral MTX and hydroxychloroquine. Only took first dose of Mtx last Wed...

BlightyFiveStar

•7 years ago

10 Replies

Infection

Morning folks hope everyone's well as can be , glad to report that I'm over the gallbladder infection that I had and am awaiting my OP now ,the only after...

Morning folks hope everyone's well as can be , glad to report that I'm over the ...

popsmith1874

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Steroid dose reducing but I feel very sick

I can't tolerate dmards so have been taken off everything. I was on 5mg prednisone but they want me off that as well in a bid to make my symptoms worse so I...

I can't tolerate dmards so have been taken off everything. I was on 5mg predniso...

Gretchy

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Rs sufferer

Re my posts about prednisolone there has to be an alternative this is the 20th century what are the medical scientist doing there are obviously things there...

Re my posts about prednisolone there has to be an alternative this is the 20th c...

Rocky07

•7 years ago

16 Replies

Could a virus be "involved" in your RA?

For a long time I believed that a harsh virus that lasted "for -EVER" ( Christmas 2014 ), was "when" and possibly "why" my pain and "flat-out- fatigue" began....

For a long time I believed that a harsh virus that lasted "for -EVER" ( Christm...

8080

•7 years ago

42 Replies

Posts - NRAS | HealthUnlocked

NRAS

All posts for April 2017

Still waiting..............

ouch

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)

etanercept

Feel so sick!

Cataract Surgery All Done

Hair loss and tinnitus

A funny take on dealing with RA

Recovery from Lupus & RA & Fibromyalgia

Comment has hit me hard

Hand update

Just a rant!!! So fed up.

Holistic vs Meds. Anyone?

Embrel v benepali

Swollen painful throat gland

Update and hopefully helps

oscillating pad therapy

Pins needles on skin on chest bone

STATE RETIREMENT PENSIONS

Apple Cider Vinegar and Magnesium

Is 22.5mg/0.45ml MXT the same as 25 mg/0.5ml MXT?

The central role of the thyroid in RA

Pensions - RA

RA and working

Newbie

Delaying methotrexate

Infection

Steroid dose reducing but I feel very sick

Rs sufferer

Could a virus be "involved" in your RA?

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