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I have been on benepali for 5 weeks and I am feeling it working at last! I am not in as much pain as I was 5 weeks ago. I am only taking one lot of pain...

I have been on benepali for 5 weeks and I am feeling it working at last! I am no...

Carolsos

•2 years ago

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scoliosis

Has anyone found it good to have osteopathic treatment for S shaped scoliosis I have had first treatment and am aching quite a bit in a different place now but...

Has anyone found it good to have osteopathic treatment for S shaped scoliosis I ...

14penny

•2 years ago

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Cramp what’s best to do & is it linked to RD?

Morning everyone, a little update. I had an appointment with my rheumatologist, by phone, last March. I’d taken myself off hydroxy, the only med I take. After...

Morning everyone, a little update. I had an appointment with my rheumatologist, ...

Caza

•2 years ago

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My RA is nearly always one-sided

Does anyone experience worse pain on one side? I am having a flare (2nd one after Pfizer boosters) and it's in my hips. Again, my right side is much more...

Does anyone experience worse pain on one side? I am having a flare (2nd one afte...

tazman3

•2 years ago

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Treatment for Swollen Knee

Hi all, Basic question here - but besides medication which I take and removal of fluid, what else helps reduce the swelling of a swollen knee? Has anyone had...

Hi all, Basic question here - but besides medication which I take and removal of...

gr95

•2 years ago

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Cold bedrooms and hubby

Since having RD I’ve struggled with the heat in bed . No heating on and windows wide open no matter the weather. Hubby wears layers in bed and I’ve always got...

Since having RD I’ve struggled with the heat in bed . No heating on and windows ...

Hidden

•2 years ago

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Rheumatoid Vasculitis

Hi, does anyone have Rheumatoid Vasculitis and lung problems as well? My hubby has both along with RA, bronchiectasis, asthma, peripheral neuropathy and...

Hi, does anyone have Rheumatoid Vasculitis and lung problems as well? My hubby h...

sunshineday

•2 years ago

19 Replies

Chicken pox

Hi everyone, I hope that you are all well. I have RA and Sjogrens plus some other medical conditions including type 2 diabetes. My granddaughters, aged 1 and...

Hi everyone, I hope that you are all well. I have RA and Sjogrens plus some oth...

Staywildmoonchild

•2 years ago

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5th Covid or seasonal flu jag

I promised to let people know when I heard about the next covid/flu jag. Just received an email from NHS Lothian to offer me an appointment on 31st May. So jag...

I promised to let people know when I heard about the next covid/flu jag. Just re...

cathie

•2 years ago

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Covid diagnosis and interactions with paxlovid

Hi there, I’ve just tested positive for covid and my surgery has given me a prescription for paxlovid (I live in Guernsey so things work a little differently...

Hi there, I’ve just tested positive for covid and my surgery has given me a pres...

Emye343

•2 years ago

9 Replies

Etoricoxib?

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has experience of Etoricoxib? I have a new / stand in consultant rheumatologist who has prescribed this for me. I’m supposed...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has experience of Etoricoxib? I have a new / st...

Peacox

•2 years ago

22 Replies

Break in Treatment

Hi All A few months ago, my previous treatment for RD, Abatacept was stopped and I was to start Upadicitinib. However, due to this coinciding with a shingles...

Hi All A few months ago, my previous treatment for RD, Abatacept was stopped and...

Mistydawn

•2 years ago

37 Replies

Tapering off Naproxen

I wrote some time ago about my rheumatologist changing Meloxicam for Naproxen when I had hip/groin pain at the beginning of April . I experienced sudden groin...

I wrote some time ago about my rheumatologist changing Meloxicam for Naproxen wh...

Briefencounter

•2 years ago

19 Replies

?sciatica

Morning im after some help , thankfully my RA is now so much better,but suddenly 12 wks ago sciatica arrived. Boy never had pain like it even in worse days of...

Morning im after some help , thankfully my RA is now so much better,but suddenly...

Ninnin67

•2 years ago

16 Replies

Dog

Hi not been on for a While been suffering bad flare ups from RA. Also been hit bad with my PTSD funny how you think you've concerd your past then out of the...

Hi not been on for a While been suffering bad flare ups from RA. Also been hit b...

Bully915

•2 years ago

15 Replies

COVID and Paxlovid

Hello everyone, just looking for a little advice if anyone can help? I tested positive for COVID on Sunday and have been prescribed Paxlovid. My symptoms seem...

Hello everyone, just looking for a little advice if anyone can help? I tested po...

MaxineC

•2 years ago

12 Replies

Nominate your NRAS champion for the NRAS Champions' Awards'

NRAS Champions' Awards' are open for nominations now until 16 May. Do you know someone who is truly amazing in supporting those living with RA or JIA? A...

NRAS Champions' Awards' are open for nominations now until 16 May. Do you know s...

Aribah-NRAS

Partner•2 years ago

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Side effects from methotrexate

Hi everyone I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis a few months ago I am on 15mg methotrexate with side effects of headache, feeling...

Hi everyone I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis a few ...

Janini10

•2 years ago

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Please help me cope

Unlike you guys in the UK, Covid has only been here in Tasmania since December. The borders were so tightly controlled before then, that Covid didn't rear its...

Unlike you guys in the UK, Covid has only been here in Tasmania since December. ...

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

•2 years ago

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Hello - hope you're all well 👋

Having a rest today - restless night, stomach pains and buzzing tinnitus! Got my 'boy'on my knee, he is great company...though that's his grumpy look! xx

Having a rest today - restless night, stomach pains and buzzing tinnitus! Got m...

Hidden

•2 years ago

18 Replies

Advise please.

Ok I got diagnosed with RA in December.. was given MTX injections to start and steroids to ease the pain. I was a little worried about taking the injections...

Ok I got diagnosed with RA in December.. was given MTX injections to start and s...

Nancy2010

•2 years ago

43 Replies

Trigger finger and RA

Has anyone had trigger finger surgery and if so did it help?

cross2

•2 years ago

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UTI

l had UTI's all my life l'd been in and out of doctors surgerys so many different hospitals l my 1st child complained about the pain in my back l kept telling...

l had UTI's all my life l'd been in and out of doctors surgerys so many differen...

Shellymay21

•2 years ago

7 Replies

Scleritis with RA

Anyone else struggling with scleritis linked to RA? Had in my left eye 6 years ago. Meds increased and steroid drops given and "cured" in 18 months. Now...

Anyone else struggling with scleritis linked to RA? Had in my left eye 6 years...

bigjantart

•2 years ago

17 Replies

Tripudio Wellbeing Course

NRAS have organised a Tripudio Wellbeing Course starting 4 May, which has been designed specifically for people living with RA or JIA. Tripudio is a gentle...

NRAS have organised a Tripudio Wellbeing Course starting 4 May, which has been d...

Aribah-NRAS

Partner•2 years ago

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Off topic: Happy Bank Holidays

Keep well everyone! Sorry folks I just could not resist it- part of my birthday treat…….🥰

Keep well everyone! Sorry folks I just could not resist it- part of my birthday ...

Green230461

•2 years ago

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So long since I had a really bad flare but does anyone else feel off balance and lightheaded through exhaustion?

It’s a good three years since I had the sort of horrible flare that’s recently stopped me in my tracks. It may be as a result of Covid 9 weeks ago which has...

It’s a good three years since I had the sort of horrible flare that’s recently s...

Amnesiac3637

•2 years ago

44 Replies

Posts - NRAS | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for May 2022

Updated

scoliosis

Cramp what’s best to do & is it linked to RD?

My RA is nearly always one-sided

Treatment for Swollen Knee

Cold bedrooms and hubby

Rheumatoid Vasculitis

Chicken pox

5th Covid or seasonal flu jag

Covid diagnosis and interactions with paxlovid

Etoricoxib?

Break in Treatment

Tapering off Naproxen

?sciatica

Dog

COVID and Paxlovid

Nominate your NRAS champion for the NRAS Champions' Awards'

Side effects from methotrexate

Please help me cope

Hello - hope you're all well 👋

Advise please.

Trigger finger and RA

UTI

Scleritis with RA

Tripudio Wellbeing Course

Off topic: Happy Bank Holidays

So long since I had a really bad flare but does anyone else feel off balance and lightheaded through exhaustion?

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