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PIP - mobility

Just wondering if anyone else has been refused the mobility element on their PIP having been on the higher DLA ? & should it be challenged? I have both knees...

Just wondering if anyone else has been refused the mobility element on their PIP...

Afcbsupporter

•6 years ago

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Hints tips & gadget info you can pass on to us struggling newbies

In a recent post I did about struggling , the lovely ‘sylvi’ shared how putting bathroom products in pump containers helped. This as led me to thinking , what...

In a recent post I did about struggling , the lovely ‘sylvi’ shared how putting ...

Narniesangel73

•6 years ago

39 Replies

I came across this UK petition accidentally.

I'm not sure if any one of you might be interested in signing this petition to be sent to parliament? https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/222171

I'm not sure if any one of you might be interested in signing this petition to b...

WorldOHurt

•6 years ago

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Truxima and secondary OA

Just wondering about my next Truxima infusion and how much it could help my elbows which have secondary OA due to RA inflammation. The surgeon who I am under...

Just wondering about my next Truxima infusion and how much it could help my elbo...

Ginger46

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Headaches

Why am I still getting headaches??? Hospital said everything ok 🤷‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️but still getting them I’m due to pick my new 👓 up this week let’s hope they go...

Why am I still getting headaches??? Hospital said everything ok 🤷‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️but ...

Deejojo

•6 years ago

9 Replies

travelling

I am going to Spain soon is it ok to take all meds with me? are there any i cannot take?

I am going to Spain soon is it ok to take all meds with me? are there any i c...

mogs231

•6 years ago

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EORA or YORA?

There is a difference. EORA means late onset of RA, after 65, YORA usually found between 30-60. There seems to be many different aspects of treatment and...

There is a difference. EORA means late onset of RA, after 65, YORA usually foun...

Simba1992

•6 years ago

22 Replies

Goodbye kettles!

At last - a new gadget to replace a kettle! For years I have struggled with carrying a full kettle and/or pouring water from it. One solution was to use a...

At last - a new gadget to replace a kettle! For years I have struggled with carr...

MissMinto

•6 years ago

15 Replies

RA or UTI

Hi I know it’s a bit of a strange thing to say but I’ve woken up with sciatica and hip pain going into my legs... not totally unusual for me but I also had...

Hi I know it’s a bit of a strange thing to say but I’ve woken up with sciatica ...

sjhewitt42

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Beautiful Lady Grey of Norwich

Thought I would post a quick pic of my Egyptian Mau. She makes me smile and hopefully, she'll make you smile too. She doesn't care if I have RA or not. Just...

Thought I would post a quick pic of my Egyptian Mau. She makes me smile and hope...

HappykindaGal

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Hand joints

Hi all. Really painful little joint between wrist and hand. It seems the DAS score is based on just a few joints ie knuckles but I don’t know about anyone else...

Hi all. Really painful little joint between wrist and hand. It seems the DAS sco...

Elmo333

•6 years ago

10 Replies

weather and ra

hey does anyones ra get far worse in heat and humidity?

Annie122

•6 years ago

16 Replies

Don’t know what to think

Hi all I was diagnosed with RA about three years ago and since I have been on 150mg azathioprine 400mg hydroxychloroquine and the odd steroid injection because...

Hi all I was diagnosed with RA about three years ago and since I have been on 15...

Lomo1964

•6 years ago

30 Replies

Safety in combining prescription medicines

Hi I'm new to thistle. I for a number of years was prescribed tramadol, lyrica, arcoxia and paracetamol all taken together. I had a routine blood test done...

Hi I'm new to thistle. I for a number of years was prescribed tramadol, lyrica, ...

Russell1963

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Middle fingers twisting

Both of my middle fingers have been playing up now for past few months but I have recently noticed that they are starting to twist is there anything I can use...

Both of my middle fingers have been playing up now for past few months but I hav...

oKerrio

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Has anyone else been having bad reactions from insect bites??

I has 3 bites recently which caused my leg, foot & ankle to swell so much that i couldnt get my shoe on, it was also very painful & scary!

I has 3 bites recently which caused my leg, foot & ankle to swell so much that i...

Narna74

•6 years ago

12 Replies

My finger nails are changing...

Boy do i feel a plonker writing this but....my thumb nail and index nail have created this bump above the cuticle. All my other nails are flat coming from the...

Boy do i feel a plonker writing this but....my thumb nail and index nail have cr...

Staywildmoonchild

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Hydroxychloroquine

Hi I went to my rheumy nurse appointment this morning who prescribed Hydroxychloroquine to take along side My sulfasalazine. What’s this drug like side effects...

Hi I went to my rheumy nurse appointment this morning who prescribed Hydroxychlo...

oKerrio

•6 years ago

12 Replies

We needed the rain,but still my joints hate it.

I am in agony with my joints because this weather is so extreme at the moment. It goes from being over 30 to 15 degrees no wonder i am so sore with such...

I am in agony with my joints because this weather is so extreme at the moment. I...

sylvi

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Disability

Had to use the toilet in a large food shop .was delighted to read the sign on disabled toilets it please don't judge not everyone has a visually disability....

Had to use the toilet in a large food shop .was delighted to read the sign on di...

Amy65

•6 years ago

18 Replies

Hate RA

I’ve always been healthy and I’m having a really tough time accepting this RA diagnosis. Did the homeopathic path which worked for 8 months then I had to stop...

I’ve always been healthy and I’m having a really tough time accepting this RA di...

Dee0302

•6 years ago

15 Replies

DAS Score

I am sure that this will benefit all I always struggle to understand the DAS score Please will someone explain as mine was assessed at 5.19.

I am sure that this will benefit all I always struggle to understand the DAS sc...

Hidden

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Rituximab infusion

Hi All. I have RA which was being kept under control with biologics, but last year I was diagnosed with Scleritis, a very painful inflammatory eye condition....

Hi All. I have RA which was being kept under control with biologics, but last y...

Jarden_20

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Not again!!!!!

Well sacked over the phone again, because people don't understand. Got told yesterday by my Dad to shut up about having RA because from an employers...

Well sacked over the phone again, because people don't understand. Got told yest...

Claireb1985

•6 years ago

40 Replies

Feeling Good

Hi Guys hope you are all dealing with the weather,I’m feeling the best I’ve been for what seems ages.I took Jack out for his usual walk along the canal at 6am...

Hi Guys hope you are all dealing with the weather,I’m feeling the best I’ve been...

Matalow

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Petition for prescription exemption

Signed this and wondered if others might be interested in doing so too. The long term conditions that are exempt seem a bit random to me- looked them up on nhs...

Signed this and wondered if others might be interested in doing so too. The long...

Bookworm55

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Blue Badge BBC News

I just saw this news piece on the bbc news app: “The Department for Transport said people with non-physical disabilities would have an equal right to free...

I just saw this news piece on the bbc news app: “The Department for Transport s...

ruth_p

•6 years ago

15 Replies

Happy Update 🌝

It seems I have responded well to cortisone injections in both shoulders and Xeljanz. For the first time in three years I am walking again. I am currently...

It seems I have responded well to cortisone injections in both shoulders and Xel...

Damaged

•6 years ago

19 Replies

Rituximab immunology

Morning all, I am on Rituximab and have been on it since 2009, I usually have infusions every 9 to 12 months. I am currently undergoing tests for another...

Morning all, I am on Rituximab and have been on it since 2009, I usually have i...

purplecats

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Nails

I’ve been on mtx for 21/2 years now and Plaquenil for about a year and a half. My nails have gone really crap so I’m taking a supplement But my actually...

I’ve been on mtx for 21/2 years now and Plaquenil for about a year and a half. M...

Hidden

•6 years ago

18 Replies

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All posts for July 2018

PIP - mobility

Hints tips & gadget info you can pass on to us struggling newbies

I came across this UK petition accidentally.

Truxima and secondary OA

Headaches

travelling

EORA or YORA?

Goodbye kettles!

RA or UTI

Beautiful Lady Grey of Norwich

Hand joints

weather and ra

Don’t know what to think

Safety in combining prescription medicines

Middle fingers twisting

Has anyone else been having bad reactions from insect bites??

My finger nails are changing...

Hydroxychloroquine

We needed the rain,but still my joints hate it.

Disability

Hate RA

DAS Score

Rituximab infusion

Not again!!!!!

Feeling Good

Petition for prescription exemption

Blue Badge BBC News

Happy Update 🌝

Rituximab immunology

Nails

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