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Ouch my back !

Hi everyone, i am just wondering if anyone has had a lower back problem, which isnt eased by RA meds and painkillers, my back is terribly painful especially...

Hi everyone, i am just wondering if anyone has had a lower back problem, which i...

nellysgran

•7 years ago

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Shingles and contact

I'm 8 days into shingles and caught them early and on Acivlovir 5 times a day. This guy I really like wants to meet me in couple of days and I'm unsure if I...

I'm 8 days into shingles and caught them early and on Acivlovir 5 times a day. ...

YDaisy

•7 years ago

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Thank you for all the support.

For everyone who commented on my last post and gave advice I want to thank you. You all are truly amazing people and it feels amazing to have people talk to...

For everyone who commented on my last post and gave advice I want to thank you. ...

Ccrowlu

•7 years ago

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I still feel so blooming ill from this pneumonia........

Here i am nearly five weeks after seeing a dr. ref; a chest infection to three lots of antibiotics and a course of steroids and i still don't feel well,in fact...

Here i am nearly five weeks after seeing a dr. ref; a chest infection to three l...

sylvi

•7 years ago

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Newbie here with RA going insane from the itchy Rashes.

Hello New to the site and found it by looking up does Methotrexate cause itchy rashes. Let me tell a little about my self, I have Alopecia universalis another...

Hello New to the site and found it by looking up does Methotrexate cause itchy r...

123cabezas

•7 years ago

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White cell counts on Actemra

Hello all of you in RA land. I have been doing a bit of research on my bloodwork and have noticed something you folk on Actemra might like. The last couple if...

Hello all of you in RA land. I have been doing a bit of research on my bloodwork...

dwsurquhart

•7 years ago

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New here

I'm new here, I was diagnosed last year with RA. I am now on my third medication, Leflunomide, and so far so good.

I'm new here, I was diagnosed last year with RA. I am now on my third medication...

Bea62

•7 years ago

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Very high RF & symptoms, can anyone relate / have gotten diagnosis?

Hello everyone. As the question says, I'm interested to see if anyone can relate to what I'm experiencing and what diagnosis has been given. So, I have an...

Hello everyone. As the question says, I'm interested to see if anyone can relate...

WK1010

•7 years ago

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PAIN I HATE YOU: A poem written by me.

I am ancient, I am grey The day that pain moves in to stay. Dark clouds roll in to snatch the sun The loss of humour has begun. I shout at trees and curse the...

I am ancient, I am grey The day that pain moves in to stay. Dark clouds roll in ...

Nettac

•7 years ago

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Hard day! I know you understand!

Hey I have been doing so much better on steroids and cbd oil . But had a flare up Monday night. Today was just a struggle from start to finish . Still can’t...

Hey I have been doing so much better on steroids and cbd oil . But had a flare u...

Phoo2

•7 years ago

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8 week RA results post diagnosis

So I just came back from seeing my RA nurse specialist. Unfortunately my inflammation is worse than last time and my CRP and ESR blood levels are also raised....

So I just came back from seeing my RA nurse specialist. Unfortunately my inflamm...

Jules13

•7 years ago

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Red rash around he eyes due to methotrexate?

For the past month or so I have had a rash around my eyes. One eye is worse than the other but it involves red eyelids and soreness at the outer corners and...

For the past month or so I have had a rash around my eyes. One eye is worse than...

Downtime

•7 years ago

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Oh lord give me a break !!!

I now have a blooming chest infection , please I need a break

Sweetheart0377

•7 years ago

16 Replies

One Step Closer

Hi all, so my first post on here was about me thinking I had early signs of RA, with a doctors appointment pending. I've had a couple of appointments and lots...

Hi all, so my first post on here was about me thinking I had early signs of RA, ...

MandyDenton

•7 years ago

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I’m 16 years old with severe RA

I’ve had RA for a very long time now. Most of the time not knowing about it. I think it started in my fingers. I now have to pop my fingers every hour or so...

I’ve had RA for a very long time now. Most of the time not knowing about it. I t...

Ccrowlu

•7 years ago

71 Replies

Shoe Help!

I’m four months post op from right ankle full fusion and am starting to walk without my walking cast. I have some shoes like what I use to wear before surgery...

I’m four months post op from right ankle full fusion and am starting to walk wit...

allard4life

•7 years ago

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Was it a mini-stroke or what?

Hi all My mother in law has RA very bad, only on parcetamol she's 85yo She has raging dementia also and frequent UTI's Last week when I visited she appeared to...

Hi all My mother in law has RA very bad, only on parcetamol she's 85yo She has r...

Deminem

•7 years ago

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Hand exercises?

Anyone got any morning hand and wrist exercises to get strength and flexibility back?

Anyone got any morning hand and wrist exercises to get strength and flexibility ...

Jules13

•7 years ago

18 Replies

Bidding my overseas friends good evening and good night!

To all my lovely friends across the Atlantic, I wish you a peaceful, relaxing evening and a restful, pain free night. I am in the U.S., six hours behind you...

To all my lovely friends across the Atlantic, I wish you a peaceful, relaxing ev...

Mandy8175

•7 years ago

10 Replies

Low iron?

I've been feeling pretty cack for last couple of weeks. I had bloods done last Friday . I checked them on line and my iron levels are 8. Isn't that rather low?...

I've been feeling pretty cack for last couple of weeks. I had bloods done last F...

Nettac

•7 years ago

10 Replies

Hearing loss

Hi everyone, Does anyone have problems with hearing loss. I'm finding it harder to hear people and understand what they are saying, I've been back at work for...

Hi everyone, Does anyone have problems with hearing loss. I'm finding it harder ...

gailyb

•7 years ago

17 Replies

Living with a partner who is depressed

I go to work to see some smiling faces. I get home where my partner has been all day usually on his computer. He has been unwell with cancer but currently...

I go to work to see some smiling faces. I get home where my partner has been all...

juliecox6412

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Anxiety/Depression with RA

Hi I developed RA overnight 18 months ago and metatrexate did not work. On Humira for past 10 weeks but do not see much change. Rheumy says it's beginning to...

Hi I developed RA overnight 18 months ago and metatrexate did not work. On Humi...

grainnek

•7 years ago

23 Replies

The irony of calling Citizens Advice

I tried calling citizens advice about money worries and benefits as advised by many on here. The irony of this is that I was on hold for over 15 minutes with...

I tried calling citizens advice about money worries and benefits as advised by m...

Jules13

•7 years ago

13 Replies

What's the word...

Well after having a tossy turn night with shoulder pain I got woken at 6.45am. Sick with worry it was one of my kids with a problem I answered it really...

Well after having a tossy turn night with shoulder pain I got woken at 6.45am. S...

allanah

•7 years ago

13 Replies

Sorry sent early.

Does anyone else live in a universal credit area,and who can give me some tips on how to apply. I get so confused by the online form. Tried asking the CAB but...

Does anyone else live in a universal credit area,and who can give me some tips o...

Tiggerlkr

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Will my flexibility come back?

Since the RA has attacked my hands fingers and wrists first, I have not been able to practice yoga. Yoga and Pilates were part of my daily routine and I've...

Since the RA has attacked my hands fingers and wrists first, I have not been abl...

Jules13

•7 years ago

30 Replies

Blood clot

Well folks after struggling with severe pain in my right leg since last Wednsday I bit the bullet and went to my GP yesterday and I'm so glad I did as he sent...

Well folks after struggling with severe pain in my right leg since last Wednsday...

popsmith1874

•7 years ago

15 Replies

ESR Level

Is an ESR of 86 high? Feel like rubbish and in a lot of pain🤕

Hellbells

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Dismissal due to ill health

Hi so I spent a day searching but I couldn’t find a good answer. So I have been working for a company for 1 year (this month), I was signed off in may. My work...

Hi so I spent a day searching but I couldn’t find a good answer. So I have been ...

MatrixSteele

•7 years ago

13 Replies

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All posts for October 2017

Ouch my back !

Shingles and contact

Thank you for all the support.

I still feel so blooming ill from this pneumonia........

Newbie here with RA going insane from the itchy Rashes.

White cell counts on Actemra

New here

Very high RF & symptoms, can anyone relate / have gotten diagnosis?

PAIN I HATE YOU: A poem written by me.

Hard day! I know you understand!

8 week RA results post diagnosis

Red rash around he eyes due to methotrexate?

Oh lord give me a break !!!

One Step Closer

I’m 16 years old with severe RA

Shoe Help!

Was it a mini-stroke or what?

Hand exercises?

Bidding my overseas friends good evening and good night!

Low iron?

Hearing loss

Living with a partner who is depressed

Anxiety/Depression with RA

The irony of calling Citizens Advice

What's the word...

Sorry sent early.

Will my flexibility come back?

Blood clot

ESR Level

Dismissal due to ill health

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