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ESR level higher then usual what it mean

hello everyone I have RA and recently went for my 3 month routine bloods my ESR level normally low range as have been digbised as having the serno-...

hello everyone I have RA and recently went for my 3 month routine bloods my E...

Tashybar

•8 hours ago

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Leflunomide

I am currently taking MTX and COSENTYX, I all was great earlier in the year but now am experiencing pain and numerous joints . Consultant has suggested trying...

I am currently taking MTX and COSENTYX, I all was great earlier in the year but ...

Gilliancheche

•16 hours ago

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cortisone injection and knee aspirated - an update

Hi all. Well today I had my diagnosis which is I no longer have inflammatory arthritis. I now have RA. Knee swollen for 3.5 months, great service from NHS but...

Hi all. Well today I had my diagnosis which is I no longer have inflammatory art...

HappyD34

•1 day ago

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Are you a parent with Inflammatory Arthritis?

Having inflammatory arthritis can be hard, add to this the ‘joys’ of raising children and the challenges can begin to pile up. As a parent with IA, it can get...

Having inflammatory arthritis can be hard, add to this the ‘joys’ of raising chi...

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hair thinning with leflunomide

Hello all, I have RA and am taking 40 mg amjevita biweekly and 20mg leflunomide every day with 2mg folic acid. I’ve been on leflunomide for about 3 months...

Hello all, I have RA and am taking 40 mg amjevita biweekly and 20mg leflunomide...

challahheadRN

•2 days ago

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Travel to USA with biologic meds - a cautionary tale!

Went to visit my new grandson (7weeks) in New York so bought a Cool Bag for transporting my biologic meds. Very careful to follow instructions to use it...

Went to visit my new grandson (7weeks) in New York so bought a Cool Bag for tran...

Lolabridge

•2 days ago

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blood pressure tabs

thought I’d ask here as my emergency advice line is not open until Fri!! 🙈 Been put on blood pressure tabs yesterday!! perindopril, but read inside it may...

thought I’d ask here as my emergency advice line is not open until Fri!! 🙈 Bee...

Dave74

•3 days ago

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'Flu and covid jabs at same time !

I'm 83 and have had RA since I was 48 . I normally book my 'flu and covid jabs separately. This year I've "bitten the bullet" and booked them at the same time...

I'm 83 and have had RA since I was 48 . I normally book my 'flu and covid jabs s...

Briefencounter

•3 days ago

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methotrexate tablets v injections

I have been on 25mg MTX now for almost a year along with hydroxychloroquine, etoricoxib and folic acid. I have had stomach issues (acid) and the high dose...

I have been on 25mg MTX now for almost a year along with hydroxychloroquine, eto...

AW600

•3 days ago

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🚨 RA Awareness Week - #STOPtheStereotype ✋

Hi all, Just incase you missed it, yesterday we saw the launch of our annual RA Awareness Week campaign. This year the campaign is called #STOPtheStereotype,...

Hi all, Just incase you missed it, yesterday we saw the launch of our annual RA...

Geoff-NRAS

Partner•3 days ago

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off Topic "its not bigger it's further away"

Piped up my 4 nearly 5 year old granddaughter last week on first day of school! Since then my son and his wife have been called into school yesterday to...

Piped up my 4 nearly 5 year old granddaughter last week on first day of school! ...

medway-lady

•4 days ago

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Adalimumab

Sorry I'm late in thanking everyone who answered my post on urticaria Hives ,what it is my dermatologist and rheaumatolgist were looking for a biologic that...

Sorry I'm late in thanking everyone who answered my post on urticaria Hives ,wh...

Alice70

•5 days ago

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Inclisiran injection

Good morning. I was diagnosed with RA six weeks ago and have started treatment. I also have high cholesterol and do not tolerate statin tablets so have been...

Good morning. I was diagnosed with RA six weeks ago and have started treatment...

Fenti

•5 days ago

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Sleep or lack of it!

Hi I’m new here and am seeing the rheumatologist this week for the first time . I’m affected in my hands ,wrists ,elbows, shoulders and knees. The eternal...

Hi I’m new here and am seeing the rheumatologist this week for the first time . ...

Fedupnow63

•5 days ago

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RA getting worse and worse after being in remission for years

Hello, had RA for more than 13 years , been taking tociluzimab for years and it worked well with little pains only.Now for the last 8 months , out of nowhere...

Hello, had RA for more than 13 years , been taking tociluzimab for years and it...

virginied

•6 days ago

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Enbrel

Hi all, I am starting Enbrel this week after having been on humira for 6 mos. I had no bad reactions with humira- it just was not controlling my RA. I...

Hi all, I am starting Enbrel this week after having been on humira for 6 mos. ...

Hammit39

•6 days ago

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Side effects methotrexate

I am sorry if this has been posted lots of times before. I am new to methotrexate I take at around 8pm the injection. I feel so awful the next day and the...

I am sorry if this has been posted lots of times before. I am new to methotrexat...

Star307

•6 days ago

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winter payment

how many on here arnt entitled to the winter fuel payment I suffer terribly with the cold with Rhumatoid. But I won’t get it . I’m 70 this year so my heating...

how many on here arnt entitled to the winter fuel payment I suffer terribly with...

Soundofmusic52

•6 days ago

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Steroids and more Steroids?

Hi, is it possible/advisable to take both oral steroids and local injection steroid at the same time?

Hi, is it possible/advisable to take both oral steroids and local injection ster...

Fluffontoast

•7 days ago

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Flare up after op

Hi, I had a knee arthroscopy around 12 days ago and my arthritis has flared up, mostly in the affected knee. I left it for a while in case it was just the op...

Hi, I had a knee arthroscopy around 12 days ago and my arthritis has flared up, ...

Fluffontoast

•7 days ago

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PPI needed with Naproxen?

prescribed 250 x 3 daily until blood result's for Stills activity done. GP also prescribed Omeprazole which I was also prescribed throughout 2023 for GI and...

prescribed 250 x 3 daily until blood result's for Stills activity done. GP also ...

Stills

•8 days ago

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Pneumonia vax

Have been offered this oddly not the flu one as yet. Anyone had this I think it's 2 ? Any side effects? do I need to stop methotrexate? Gp surgery will do...

Have been offered this oddly not the flu one as yet. Anyone had this I think it...

welsh12

•8 days ago

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Telephone appointments with a Rheumatologist?

I have just received a Rheumatologist's appointment letter & was surprised to see that it will be conducted over the phone. I just wondered how common this...

I have just received a Rheumatologist's appointment letter & was surprised to se...

YorkieBard

•8 days ago

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Advice needed Rheumatology Appointments

I was diagnosed in 2015 with Rheumatoid Arthritis and until early 2020 was seeing my Rheumatologist regularly every 6 months or so... However the last time I...

I was diagnosed in 2015 with Rheumatoid Arthritis and until early 2020 was seein...

gailboddy

•8 days ago

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Smart Watch recommendations please, more for safety than fitness? Doro perhaps?

I'm trying to find a simple Smart Watch that links to an Android mobile phone rather than an Apple iphone but they all seem to focus on fitness and the choice...

I'm trying to find a simple Smart Watch that links to an Android mobile phone ra...

PurpleBoots

•9 days ago

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RA and menopause

I have RA and trying to decide if HRT is the route to go..I am on many meds for the RA and not sure if HRT is safe. I have had RA for 35 years and currently I...

I have RA and trying to decide if HRT is the route to go..I am on many meds for ...

ragurl

•9 days ago

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Language

Have I pressed the wrong button.Anyone else getting posts titled in portuguese?

Wantplaytennis

•9 days ago

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Good Rheumy appointment

Saw my rheumy yesterday, a lovely man who spends time explaining your latest tests etc. Even had a laugh when I said about the pain in my neck, turning to my...

Saw my rheumy yesterday, a lovely man who spends time explaining your latest tes...

sampete

•9 days ago

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Exercise & Back to Sport

Our NRAS JoinTogether – Exercise and Back to Sport Group meets online and provides adults with an opportunity to exchange experiences, information and hints...

Our NRAS JoinTogether – Exercise and Back to Sport Group meets online and provid...

karenf-NRAS

Administrator•9 days ago

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Kienbocks disease and carpul tunnel

Has anyone been diagnosed with kienbocks disease ive recently been told ive got it in left hand the consultant said you had it a a while and its very rare...

Has anyone been diagnosed with kienbocks disease ive recently been told ive got ...

bunker1

•9 days ago

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ESR level higher then usual what it mean

Leflunomide

cortisone injection and knee aspirated - an update

Are you a parent with Inflammatory Arthritis?

hair thinning with leflunomide

Travel to USA with biologic meds - a cautionary tale!

blood pressure tabs

'Flu and covid jabs at same time !

methotrexate tablets v injections

🚨 RA Awareness Week - #STOPtheStereotype ✋

off Topic "its not bigger it's further away"

Adalimumab

Inclisiran injection

Sleep or lack of it!

RA getting worse and worse after being in remission for years

Enbrel

Side effects methotrexate

winter payment

Steroids and more Steroids?

Flare up after op

PPI needed with Naproxen?

Pneumonia vax

Telephone appointments with a Rheumatologist?

Advice needed Rheumatology Appointments

Smart Watch recommendations please, more for safety than fitness? Doro perhaps?

RA and menopause

Language

Good Rheumy appointment

Exercise & Back to Sport

Kienbocks disease and carpul tunnel

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