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Ra sufferer

Thank you for all replies re prednisolone which has ruined my life physically and emotionally I find it very difficult to take prescription drugs due to what...

Thank you for all replies re prednisolone which has ruined my life physically an...

Rocky07

•7 years ago

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Sulfasalazine stomach problems

Hi All So 8 weeks ago started Hydroxychloroquine and sulfasalazine and haven't had that bad of a time with them apart from the sulfasalazine has given me a...

Hi All So 8 weeks ago started Hydroxychloroquine and sulfasalazine and haven't ...

Tara26186

•7 years ago

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Ra sufferer

I have been on prednisolone for some. years now. I have been on only 5 mg for awhile its a horrible drug with a lot of side effects to name a few insomnia...

I have been on prednisolone for some. years now. I have been on only 5 mg for aw...

Rocky07

•7 years ago

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Also...terrible chills

One of the symptoms OH is finding most difficult to deal with is sudden onset chills. Pretty much every evening, and this week sometimes randomly during the...

One of the symptoms OH is finding most difficult to deal with is sudden onset ch...

Chickenkeeper2015

•7 years ago

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ECR

Hello knowledgeable ones. I know ESR is erythrocyte sedimentation rate. But has anyone had ECR written in their methotrexate book? OH has with results ranging...

Hello knowledgeable ones. I know ESR is erythrocyte sedimentation rate. But has ...

Chickenkeeper2015

•7 years ago

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RLS

Reading the posts on rls i didn't know that you could get treatment for it, I have suffered with rls for around 2 years, I think I will see the doctor and have...

Reading the posts on rls i didn't know that you could get treatment for it, I ha...

Hellenne1

•7 years ago

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Nodule info please

Hi to everyone - I've found a little lump at the bottom of my thumb, well, sort of midway between thumb and wrist.....wasn't there yesterday, and not got this...

Hi to everyone - I've found a little lump at the bottom of my thumb, well, sort...

scotslass333

•7 years ago

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NRAS Group Meetings Next Week

Dear All Please find details of the NRAS Group meetings taking place next week. NRAS Group Meetings— Week Commencing 24th April 2017 Medway NRAS...

Dear All Please find details of the NRAS Group meetings taking place next week....

Kim-NRAS

NRAS•7 years ago

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Finger & Toe pain

Hi fellow RA sufferers after having RA now 4 years (I'm 67) & had been on mtx plus Sulfasalazine but now this past 6 months been on Hydroxychloroquine but have...

Hi fellow RA sufferers after having RA now 4 years (I'm 67) & had been on mtx pl...

Whiskers64

•7 years ago

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3 weeks out after opperation and back to 12 months ago with no tracking under knee cap.

been on hols to caravan well im 3 weeks after opperation no load bearing and my foot tingles and feels like its gone to sleep for some reason i keep plodding...

been on hols to caravan well im 3 weeks after opperation no load bearing and my ...

Minka1

•7 years ago

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Blood tests whilst on Benepali

I've been told I only need to get my blood tested once a year whilst I'm on Benepali. Just wondered if that is the same frequency for other people on Benepali?...

I've been told I only need to get my blood tested once a year whilst I'm on Bene...

Mhairi54

•7 years ago

16 Replies

Rheumatology nurse

I finally got a phone call back today , I've only been waiting 3days and it was a waste off time as they weren't concerned so I'm putting all my energy into...

I finally got a phone call back today , I've only been waiting 3days and it was ...

popsmith1874

•7 years ago

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Gallbladder infection

Just an update folks had t go t AandE for pain relief and have t go back again at 10 tomorrow as they are keeping a close eye on me

Just an update folks had t go t AandE for pain relief and have t go back again a...

popsmith1874

•7 years ago

7 Replies

What does "follow up as planned" mean?

I phoned my GP surgery to get my latest blood results, specifically my ALT as it's been raised previously. Eventually the receptionist told me that it was...

I phoned my GP surgery to get my latest blood results, specifically my ALT as it...

Jacey15

•7 years ago

30 Replies

Taking Augmentin while on Methotrexate?

Hello all! I am a long-time lurker and first-time poster here, and I finally have a question that I am so so confused about. I have had a suspected "sinus...

Hello all! I am a long-time lurker and first-time poster here, and I finally hav...

sparrowthebrave

•7 years ago

18 Replies

Arthritis

I have rheumatoid arthritis my CUP IS 54 and my ESR IS 82 what is the normal range

I have rheumatoid arthritis my CUP IS 54 and my ESR IS 82 what is the normal ran...

Tazzy43

•7 years ago

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Daft

I'm literally wearing two pairs of glasses at the same time. One over the top over the other. Why? I sat on my strong prescription glasses and obviously broke...

I'm literally wearing two pairs of glasses at the same time. One over the top ov...

Nettac

•7 years ago

14 Replies

Ooh matron.

Well here I am again, in hospital with lung infection,only seven weeks since last one,hopefully only 5 days here and not 3 weeks like before! Not good news...

Well here I am again, in hospital with lung infection,only seven weeks since las...

Rosebaywillowherb

•7 years ago

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RA, Achillies Tendonitis & Plantar Fasciitis - what should I ask at Rheumatology appointment?

Hi all I'm preparing for a Rheumatology appointment next Tuesday. I have RA which seems to be causing achillies tendonitis and plantar fasciitis in both...

Hi all I'm preparing for a Rheumatology appointment next Tuesday. I have RA whic...

FionaHerts

•7 years ago

20 Replies

Remission?

Hello, I have had RA for 13years, on mtx for 8years, in December had an appointment with my amazing Rheumatology nurse, I had been flaring for some time, & it...

Hello, I have had RA for 13years, on mtx for 8years, in December had an appointm...

gilox

•7 years ago

53 Replies

Research 👍🏼

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/study-reveals-enormous-advances-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-patients/

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/study-reveals-enormous-advances-for-rh...

Dawnymat

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Update on first mtx and a big thank you

Good evening everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I just wanted to update you on having taken my first dose of mtx. Without the responses I received in...

Good evening everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I just wanted to update yo...

Shazz10

•7 years ago

39 Replies

Neutrophil Count

Hi Been on Benepali for 18 weeks. Got bloods done recently and discovered my WBC (Neutrophils) was down at 1.5. My normal range is 3.0 to 4.0 I think a healthy...

Hi Been on Benepali for 18 weeks. Got bloods done recently and discovered my WBC...

James53

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Sulfasalazine

Hi, just got back from my appointment with a new nurse practitioner who has decided to be proactive with me so after giving me a steriod shot perscribed...

Hi, just got back from my appointment with a new nurse practitioner who has deci...

Zip1

•7 years ago

13 Replies

Fatty liver

Hello am new to this and I have a fatty liver just asking if anyone as the same and what advice could you give me please to repair the liver it stickseems out...

Hello am new to this and I have a fatty liver just asking if anyone as the same ...

Kasss

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Humira

Can anyone help, Is humira safe to use with Diclofenac gel, topical. Cheers.😊 Richard

Can anyone help, Is humira safe to use with Diclofenac gel, topical. Cheers.😊 ...

Rich2017

•7 years ago

9 Replies

HOPE

This is a few months before I was diagnosed in 2015. It's day five of a very long seven day race in the Pyrenees. I thought long and hard about whether or...

This is a few months before I was diagnosed in 2015. It's day five of a very lon...

Lucy11

•7 years ago

35 Replies

Gallbladder Infection

Well folks today is hard I've still got infection diareeoa and severe pain and just feel shite, and lim going to have to go through all this again when I get...

Well folks today is hard I've still got infection diareeoa and severe pain and j...

popsmith1874

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Sollen and painful knee

Does anyone else suffer from very sore swollen knees

piel99

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Humour me

Morning all. Here again confused again. Honest opinions are my fingers swollen ? Going round in circles. 2 nd opinion did not go well. Basically gone back to...

Morning all. Here again confused again. Honest opinions are my fingers swollen ?...

moomie

•7 years ago

11 Replies

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All posts for April 2017

Ra sufferer

Sulfasalazine stomach problems

Ra sufferer

Also...terrible chills

ECR

RLS

Nodule info please

NRAS Group Meetings Next Week

Finger & Toe pain

3 weeks out after opperation and back to 12 months ago with no tracking under knee cap.

Blood tests whilst on Benepali

Rheumatology nurse

Gallbladder infection

What does "follow up as planned" mean?

Taking Augmentin while on Methotrexate?

Arthritis

Daft

Ooh matron.

RA, Achillies Tendonitis & Plantar Fasciitis - what should I ask at Rheumatology appointment?

Remission?

Research 👍🏼

Update on first mtx and a big thank you

Neutrophil Count

Sulfasalazine

Fatty liver

Humira

HOPE

Gallbladder Infection

Sollen and painful knee

Humour me

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