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The Don't Quit Poem - Anonymous

The Don't Quit Poem, Anonymous When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and...

The Don't Quit Poem, Anonymous When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,...

living-the-dream-ssc-ray

•11 years ago

1 Reply

Morning cough ?

Does anyone else suffer with a nusiance cough first thing in the morning - ? Once I have left the house & the cold air get into my lungs I have this annoying...

Does anyone else suffer with a nusiance cough first thing in the morning - ? Onc...

AliW

•11 years ago

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Working conditions - anxious about change !

There is a chance my work station may be moving to another office ( office reshuffle) but the problem I have is that office is very hot & the one I am in is...

There is a chance my work station may be moving to another office ( office reshu...

AliW

•11 years ago

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rheumatologist

well glad to say finally got my appointment through to see the rheumatologist at the hospital....only got to wait till june...but hay ho at least i got one...i...

well glad to say finally got my appointment through to see the rheumatologist at...

sandycharlie

•11 years ago

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Barium was normal, why do I need Gastroscopy?

Hi - my barium swallow was normal, so I am just wondering why the consultant said I could have a motility problem caused by the Raynaud's, and have to have the...

Hi - my barium swallow was normal, so I am just wondering why the consultant sai...

Carol-C

•11 years ago

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I am looking for others that have Scleroderma that mostly affects the intestinal tract/ small bowel

My father, who is 65, was recently diagnosed with Scleroderma after a a few years of different doctors, diagnoses, and medicines. About 12 years ago, my father...

My father, who is 65, was recently diagnosed with Scleroderma after a a few year...

gibsonhm

•11 years ago

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MY JUICING EPIPHANY - my kitchen has become my home-made pharmacy ;)

MY JUICING EPIPHANY (This is a longer version of the article on page 8 of 'Hot News' - The Raynauds and Scleroderma Association's quarterly newsletter /...

MY JUICING EPIPHANY (This is a longer version of the article on page 8 of 'Hot ...

living-the-dream-ssc-ray

•11 years ago

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reynauds - does anyone get chillblains?

if so how do you treat/prevent them?

curlygirl400

•11 years ago

5 Replies

Naprosyn - 500mg

Has anyone else been prescribed this? My GP prescribed it a few days ago for the pain I'm constantly in.

Has anyone else been prescribed this? My GP prescribed it a few days ago for th...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Any advise for fingertip ulcers?

kimbri

•11 years ago

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Horrible ordeal - update

This is the second reply i have had - i dont have the energy to pursue it further The pharmacist must always put the interest of the patient first when...

This is the second reply i have had - i dont have the energy to pursue it furthe...

Hidden

•11 years ago

7 Replies

Reflux and heartburn

Hi all I have been suffering with bad acid reflux, indegestion and heartburn since November last year it got considerably worse over Christmas with me being...

Hi all I have been suffering with bad acid reflux, indegestion and heartburn s...

tracynoe

•11 years ago

30 Replies

osteoporosis

Hi all ,after suffering for a long time with back pain i am now told i have osteoporosis and it looks as if i have had it for quite a while.i am 62 and will...

Hi all ,after suffering for a long time with back pain i am now told i have oste...

lynbw

•11 years ago

7 Replies

Camera

Got to have the dreaded camera down my throat "within 2 weeks" as the consultant is concerned that I may have a motility problem due to the Raynaud's. (What...

Got to have the dreaded camera down my throat "within 2 weeks" as the consultant...

Carol-C

•11 years ago

23 Replies

Pineapples Are Good for your Health

Good info you might not know.....I surely did not.... This is wonderful information to have. I will start eating more of it. A Simple Pineapple - MUST...

Good info you might not know.....I surely did not.... This is wonderful inform...

Plumcake

•11 years ago

33 Replies

Feeling Low

I'm feeling so low at the moment , I know its all part of the Raynauds , but the cold is just too much , just as I had hopes of the weather improving it's...

I'm feeling so low at the moment , I know its all part of the Raynauds , but the...

TJme

•11 years ago

12 Replies

Salt

Hi folks me again, this time with a BBC Article... (at the bottom) I do not profess to know absolutely anything about scleroderma and I would like to...

Hi folks me again, this time with a BBC Article... (at the bottom) I do n...

Blue-Bunny

•11 years ago

6 Replies

Have heard gingko biloba can be good for circulation, has anyone tried this and can you take it alongside normal meds?

Bubbles01

•11 years ago

11 Replies

swollen hands

well feel fed up today....have got swollen hands..my right one is worse...i cannot clench my hand into fist at the moment....the skin feels so tight....i keep...

well feel fed up today....have got swollen hands..my right one is worse...i cann...

sandycharlie

•11 years ago

12 Replies

Serrapeptase

Please look at this website its called serrapeptase.info .. May be of some help for some peeps!!!

Please look at this website its called serrapeptase.info .. May be of some help ...

fairygoddess83

•11 years ago

5 Replies

hi just need someone 2 talk to after months and months of pain just found out my 11 year old daughter has raynaulds x

finding it so hard to do just little things ie her coat she has some great friends who help her at school but not aloud out at play time and finds this so hard...

finding it so hard to do just little things ie her coat she has some great frien...

girls5

•11 years ago

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Hands, fingers, feet and toes go blue/cyan colour at exposure to slightest cold, never white at the fingertips.

My doctor said that it is primary Raynaud's, which I first noticed after doing cross country at school in the ice and snow, when I was 14, and when I came back...

My doctor said that it is primary Raynaud's, which I first noticed after doing c...

JayEmJee

•11 years ago

3 Replies

Back on the meds...

Well actually less of being back on the meds and more of a continuation of how things have been going. I started back on Nifedipene...or rather the branded...

Well actually less of being back on the meds and more of a continuation of how t...

Blue-Bunny

•11 years ago

2 Replies

Nose bleeds and Raynaud's also ongoing lack of appetite

Hello I need some advice please. My 15 year old autistic son was diagnosed by our GP with Raynaud's three years ago. We have never seen a consultant about...

Hello I need some advice please. My 15 year old autistic son was diagnosed by ou...

Oracle

•11 years ago

6 Replies

I have had Raynauds for 20 years and never taken medication (my choice) Raynauds really affecting me now.

G.P suggesting to repalce existing dose of Adalat 30mg with Nifedipine to use for my high blood pressure and the Raynauds . I have researched Nifedipine and...

G.P suggesting to repalce existing dose of Adalat 30mg with Nifedipine to use fo...

babyblue

•11 years ago

8 Replies

New Med's again... has anyone had Lisinoprill..?

fairygoddess83

•11 years ago

8 Replies

Whydoi get this little black lines on my nails ....what are they? Like a little black plack

rubi

•11 years ago

5 Replies

Hi all, I have been on Nifedipine 30mg one a day for a few years now without a problem but recently after approx 3 hours of taking

it I start to feel jittery. I know its not sugar levels and wonder if it is a blood pressure drop from the tablets. Anyone else have this and why after years...

it I start to feel jittery. I know its not sugar levels and wonder if it is a bl...

newton

•11 years ago

9 Replies

Advice please....

Hello, I've been diagnosed with Raynards and my Doctor suggested medication for the constricting bllod vessels etc. I'm still getting my head around this...

Hello, I've been diagnosed with Raynards and my Doctor suggested medication for...

LiseHickin

•11 years ago

9 Replies

At least the sun is shining

It makes a welcome change to see some sunshine here in the UK. We've had a two year run of miserable weather with just a week or two of good weather now and...

It makes a welcome change to see some sunshine here in the UK. We've had a two y...

tcogb

•11 years ago

5 Replies

Posts - Scleroderma & Raynaud's UK (SRUK) | HealthUnlocked

Scleroderma & Raynaud's UK (SRUK)

All posts for March 2013

The Don't Quit Poem - Anonymous

Morning cough ?

Working conditions - anxious about change !

rheumatologist

Barium was normal, why do I need Gastroscopy?

I am looking for others that have Scleroderma that mostly affects the intestinal tract/ small bowel

MY JUICING EPIPHANY - my kitchen has become my home-made pharmacy ;)

reynauds - does anyone get chillblains?

Naprosyn - 500mg

Any advise for fingertip ulcers?

Horrible ordeal - update

Reflux and heartburn

osteoporosis

Camera

Pineapples Are Good for your Health

Feeling Low

Salt

Have heard gingko biloba can be good for circulation, has anyone tried this and can you take it alongside normal meds?

swollen hands

Serrapeptase

hi just need someone 2 talk to after months and months of pain just found out my 11 year old daughter has raynaulds x

Hands, fingers, feet and toes go blue/cyan colour at exposure to slightest cold, never white at the fingertips.

Back on the meds...

Nose bleeds and Raynaud's also ongoing lack of appetite

I have had Raynauds for 20 years and never taken medication (my choice) Raynauds really affecting me now.

New Med's again... has anyone had Lisinoprill..?

Whydoi get this little black lines on my nails ....what are they? Like a little black plack

Hi all, I have been on Nifedipine 30mg one a day for a few years now without a problem but recently after approx 3 hours of taking

Advice please....

At least the sun is shining

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