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Community Pharmacy

Is a Community Pharmacy near to me? S81...

Is a Community Pharmacy near to me? S81...

•1 year ago

methotrexate leaking from metoject pen

any advice please??? I started the injection this morning but once it had clicked and the needle had dropped down, all the methotrexate was suddenly pooled at...

any advice please??? I started the injection this morning but once it had click...

•1 year ago

Rapid onset of burning in joints at rest and worse when moving

My conditions are in my bio (plus a new one… granulamatosis angiitis of the brain and cns). I’ve had pain in some of my joint (hands and feet) that are easily...

My conditions are in my bio (plus a new one… granulamatosis angiitis of the brai...

•1 year ago

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Early RA

Hello, I'm in a conundrum with blood tests which frustratingly were only taken because I wanted HRT! My CRP is raised but reducing (22-18-15) & ESR also a bit...

Hello, I'm in a conundrum with blood tests which frustratingly were only taken b...

•1 year ago

Meadowmogs

I have reacted very badly to predisolone , loss of memory, depression, grumpyness,feelings of desperation. Wears off towards the end of the day. When I was on...

I have reacted very badly to predisolone , loss of memory, depression, grumpynes...

•1 year ago

Menopause and RA

Hello girls, After two years of being in menopause, I had bleeding again, it coincided with 3 days after having applied a cortisone injection (diprospan)....

Hello girls, After two years of being in menopause, I had bleeding again, it c...

•1 year ago

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Partner•1 year ago

Pain in ears, temples, on and off. TMJ, anyone?

A year ago I had a pain in both ears and my throat which kept me awake. GP looked in my ears and throat and said "can't see anything", so that was it until...

A year ago I had a pain in both ears and my throat which kept me awake. GP looke...

•1 year ago

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Research on RACoping with side effects of DMRDs and biologics How to stay safe on immunosurpressant drugs

Research on RACoping with side effects of DMRDs and biologics How to stay safe o...

•1 year ago

Shoulder pain

I have rheumatoid arthritis and take tocilizumab. I have suddenly got pain in both of my shoulders and unable to lift my arms. Is this a flare ?

I have rheumatoid arthritis and take tocilizumab. I have suddenly got pain in bo...

•1 year ago

Finally…

after having the most debilitating flare ever where I ve literally thought about giving up at times; I saw the rheumatologist yesterday and got a welcoming...

after having the most debilitating flare ever where I ve literally thought about...

•1 year ago

Update

His son and daughter came over today and Jim has agreed for his daughter to come look after him and she will stay over from Wednesday. Macmillan are ringing...

His son and daughter came over today and Jim has agreed for his daughter to come...

•1 year ago

Denosomab and Dental Treatment

I was prescribed Denosumab injections after osteoporosis fractures in my lumbar spine. The first injection was July 2022 and given by a nurse in the...

I was prescribed Denosumab injections after osteoporosis fractures in my lumbar ...

•1 year ago

Amgevita

Hi all you wonderful knowledgeable people. I am starting on Amgevita , the pre filled pen soon and was just wondering is it as stingy as when you inject...

Hi all you wonderful knowledgeable people. I am starting on Amgevita , the pr...

•1 year ago

upcoming surgery

After 18 months I’ve been given a pre op appointment for surgery on my feet. The plan is to pop back in a toe joint that’s popped out & wire it back in....

After 18 months I’ve been given a pre op appointment for surgery on my feet. The...

•1 year ago

Update

I am going to crypus on Friday on my own for the first time to see my twin sister. My partner Jim has terminal cancer has insisted that I go! He says he would...

I am going to crypus on Friday on my own for the first time to see my twin siste...

•1 year ago

Ibuprofen and stomach side

Interested in possible IBS symptoms after several months on Ibuprofen

Interested in possible IBS symptoms after several months on Ibuprofen

•1 year ago

Fluids

Hi Holly Not good that your feeling nauseous. When I changed from tablets to be njections the RA team advised me to increase my water intake the day before and...

Hi Holly Not good that your feeling nauseous. When I changed from tablets to be ...

•1 year ago

Proctalgia Fugax

Hi, I have Ankylosing Spondylitis and Lupus. Does anyone else suffer with the name in the title? In my sleep I get woken with really tight spasms in my...

Hi, I have Ankylosing Spondylitis and Lupus. Does anyone else suffer with the n...

•1 year ago

New tablet

Hello everyone, I wonder anyone can be of help.....what it is I have been on 13 different med, ie tablets, injections and infusions, so the last time I seen...

Hello everyone, I wonder anyone can be of help.....what it is I have been on 13 ...

•1 year ago

Methotrexate side effects

hi, i have ibd and recently diagnosed with RA i started sulfalazinze but had an allergic reaction to it, doctors say start methotrexate but im so scared of the...

hi, i have ibd and recently diagnosed with RA i started sulfalazinze but had an ...

•1 year ago

Off meds because of Shingles, but maybe answers to other concerns…..

So about 18 months ago I started feeling nauseous occasionally. Moved taking my mtx tablets to the evening, and upped folic acid from 1 a week to 3, then 5....

So about 18 months ago I started feeling nauseous occasionally. Moved taking my ...

•1 year ago

leflunomide/eye monitoring?

UPDATE: I’ve realised that the eye monitoring is because of my hydroxychloroquine…. Not the methotrexate, and not leflunomide. hello, I have an appointment...

UPDATE: I’ve realised that the eye monitoring is because of my hydroxychloroqu...

•1 year ago

Severe Spinal Stenosis Surgery and RA/PsA

Hi everyone, haven’t posted or respond to people for a while as I’ve been in quite a lot of discomfort. As I’ve previously posted about I was initially...

Hi everyone, haven’t posted or respond to people for a while as I’ve been in qu...

MadamePetitPois

•1 year ago

NHS ECV PCR tests still functioning?

Hi everyone, just wondered if anyone knows if the PCR kits the ECV groups were sent are still functioning? Myself and Mum were sent them many months back and...

Hi everyone, just wondered if anyone knows if the PCR kits the ECV groups were s...

•1 year ago

Anyone else constantly sick with biologics?

I started biologics about 4 months ago but have been sick the entire time and havent been able to take them regularly. Seems like every time I inject I get...

I started biologics about 4 months ago but have been sick the entire time and ha...

•1 year ago

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