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Sleepless Nights

Hi ..l have been on Tocilzumab for 15wks which is working for me ..l now been told l have side effects of high cholesterol so have been on satins which is...

Hi ..l have been on Tocilzumab for 15wks which is working for me ..l now been t...

Swimming20

•3 years ago

9 Replies

Losing weight to reduce inflammation?

Hi all I've got a bit fat recently, and have been reading with interest that this can apparently make RA symptoms worse*. Has anyone experienced any joy with...

Hi all I've got a bit fat recently, and have been reading with interest that thi...

Smelliott

•3 years ago

13 Replies

For those who also have Sjorgrens

For those of you who also have Sjorgrens, is methotrexate likely to help with this too, or am I likely to have to have other meds? Have only been recently...

For those of you who also have Sjorgrens, is methotrexate likely to help with t...

Niao

•3 years ago

8 Replies

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Am I ill? A post I read today prompted me to consider this...

Am I ill? I have a chronic disease with a couple of bolt on secondary conditions. Does that make me ill? My answer has to be no, not ill. RA and its...

Am I ill? I have a chronic disease with a couple of bolt on secondary conditio...

Brushwork

•3 years ago

14 Replies

Off topic: I wonder

What will the very first thing you do when the pandemic is completely over . As I think hugging will be up there, I'm not letting you have that one 😂😂.!!...

What will the very first thing you do when the pandemic is completely over . As ...

allanah

•3 years ago

171 Replies

Newly diagnosed

Hi everyone just decided to join the forum and hopefully it will answer a few questions in the future. About 5 months ago started to have a problem with my...

Hi everyone just decided to join the forum and hopefully it will answer a few qu...

Dragon1988

•3 years ago

24 Replies

Flare

Hi, I had my flu jab on Friday , absolutely no problem but today having a flare , does anyone else have a flare after the flu jab OR is it just a coincidence......

Hi, I had my flu jab on Friday , absolutely no problem but today having a flare ...

Jillyanne

•3 years ago

15 Replies

Cimzia tips (switch from Benepali)

I’ve got my Cimzia ready to go and have my nurse appointment on Thursday to talk me through it all. I’ve been on Benepali for a few years so know that taking...

I’ve got my Cimzia ready to go and have my nurse appointment on Thursday to talk...

kerryhannah

•3 years ago

12 Replies

Do people have problems with tapering steroids only when their other meds don't work?

Is it like once you find the right combination of meds, tapering will become a breeze? Or does that just depend on the person? Thanks!

Is it like once you find the right combination of meds, tapering will become a b...

ubound

•3 years ago

14 Replies

Knee replacement

I’m due to have total knee replacement and having Second thoughts . Will I be mad to leave the op till a later time ?

I’m due to have total knee replacement and having Second thoughts . Will I be ma...

Dancing69

•3 years ago

25 Replies

Tocicilizumab????

Had 15 th injection yesterday . Did think it was working as not on anything else but this last week had to increase painkillers as shoulders and neck really...

Had 15 th injection yesterday . Did think it was working as not on anything els...

28maggie11

•3 years ago

19 Replies

Sulphasalazine

Hi I have been taking Sulphasalazine now for about five weeks and I feel its too early to say if it is working, however I have been getting mild indigestion...

Hi I have been taking Sulphasalazine now for about five weeks and I feel its too...

cropredy

•3 years ago

8 Replies

RA and underarm pain

Hello, Has anyone experience any underarm pain related to RA? I've been diagnosed with RA for 2 years now and recently had this pain. I don't have any...

Hello, Has anyone experience any underarm pain related to RA? I've been diagnos...

KT888

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Vitamin D?

Are there any medications which should not be taken with vitamin D? Thanks.

Rachmaninov2

•3 years ago

106 Replies

Cautionary tale of a new medication.

Yesterday my wife visited the doctor to check out her shortness of breath. She was prescribed Prednisolone. Within two hours she suffered a severe reaction to...

Yesterday my wife visited the doctor to check out her shortness of breath. She w...

Scottishlad

•3 years ago

22 Replies

really feeling the cold

Hi all, I think I wrote about this a few weeks ago when we had a tiny cold spell, but now the cold is here for good (probably) I am shocked by how I just...

Hi all, I think I wrote about this a few weeks ago when we had a tiny cold spell...

Brychni

•3 years ago

33 Replies

Pneumonia jab

I was told that I should not have the pneumonia jab because it is a live vaccine and would interact with my methotrexate...

I was told that I should not have the pneumonia jab because it is a live vaccine...

agnesmay

•3 years ago

29 Replies

Baricitinib has arrived!!!’

Well after all the trouble getting this medication it finally arrived this morning. Read all the bumph took the tablet. Have real hopes for this one. One hour...

Well after all the trouble getting this medication it finally arrived this morni...

Hidden

•3 years ago

18 Replies

Do any of you regularly take an anti histamine alongside all the other cocktail of meds?

Good morning all I’ve come out - for the second time in two months- in a hideous allergic itchy horror thing. No idea what is causing it but it had me in tears...

Good morning all I’ve come out - for the second time in two months- in a hideous...

Bon1

•3 years ago

24 Replies

JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PULMONARY FIBROSIS

Hi everyone, can you help? Just got the diagnosis yesterday of pulmonary fibrosis. Its only a small patch on my left lung but I have been short of breath...

Hi everyone, can you help? Just got the diagnosis yesterday of pulmonary fibro...

rosie1928

•3 years ago

23 Replies

IBS

Hi everyone has anybody had a bad spell of IBS ????? The spams abs cramps started Monday doctor gave me buscupan not really stopped them any ideas would be...

Hi everyone has anybody had a bad spell of IBS ????? The spams abs cramps starte...

Deejojo

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Worried about going back to work (I work in a school)

Hi everyone, I have been shielding at home for the past few weeks and have been successfully teaching my lessons via video call. Next Wednesday, when lock...

Hi everyone, I have been shielding at home for the past few weeks and have been...

JulezH

•3 years ago

9 Replies

Company changed tune

The company where I work in Wales is thriving with positive Covid cases there have been 70 positive cases in the last two weeks , it’s everywhere there and we...

The company where I work in Wales is thriving with positive Covid cases there ha...

Buckybri

•3 years ago

7 Replies

Nasal flu spray and metoject

Is it safe for my 10 year old son to have his nasal flu spray while I am on metoject? I have also been told I need to have a flu jab but I am worried.

Is it safe for my 10 year old son to have his nasal flu spray while I am on meto...

xxspoonerxx82

•3 years ago

11 Replies

Shielding

My letter is up for shielding 2nd dec so do I have to go back to work in a tier 3 area as I can’t work from home I am confused 🤷‍♂️ 😷

My letter is up for shielding 2nd dec so do I have to go back to work in a tier ...

Soundofmusic52

•3 years ago

12 Replies

Fingers

I have lumps bumps twisted fingers hate them 😩😩😷 and swollen can’t wear rings no more

I have lumps bumps twisted fingers hate them 😩😩😷 and swollen can’t wear rings...

Soundofmusic52

•3 years ago

13 Replies

and another one!

developed another one

Brychni

•3 years ago

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Lumpiness!

Good Morning All, I hope you are all coping well and staying safe. I’m relatively new to all this and still amazed (not sure that’s the right word) at the...

Good Morning All, I hope you are all coping well and staying safe. I’m relati...

Rolo85

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Work (long post, sorry)

Hi all, yesterday I came home from the school run to a letter from my employer, a little bit of background I have been off work since September 2019 when I...

Hi all, yesterday I came home from the school run to a letter from my employer,...

candyangel

•3 years ago

13 Replies

what's this???

Ring finger just below knuckle: another weird symptom. I've noticed this before but not quite so prominent. It's cold now so my fingers are starting to go...

Ring finger just below knuckle: another weird symptom. I've noticed this befor...

Brychni

•3 years ago

5 Replies

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All posts for November 2020

Sleepless Nights

Losing weight to reduce inflammation?

For those who also have Sjorgrens

Am I ill? A post I read today prompted me to consider this...

Off topic: I wonder

Newly diagnosed

Flare

Cimzia tips (switch from Benepali)

Do people have problems with tapering steroids only when their other meds don't work?

Knee replacement

Tocicilizumab????

Sulphasalazine

RA and underarm pain

Vitamin D?

Cautionary tale of a new medication.

really feeling the cold

Pneumonia jab

Baricitinib has arrived!!!’

Do any of you regularly take an anti histamine alongside all the other cocktail of meds?

JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PULMONARY FIBROSIS

IBS

Worried about going back to work (I work in a school)

Company changed tune

Nasal flu spray and metoject

Shielding

Fingers

and another one!

Lumpiness!

Work (long post, sorry)

what's this???

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