Experiences with

Tropical conditions

I am travelling to India for a two week holiday. I have had all the NHS vaccinations. However the travel nurse suggested I also consider the jabs for rabies and Japanese encephalitis. I have spoken to a private travel clinic who have recommended rabies shots. However reading various studies the medications

Does anyone know if we are able to have the yellow fever immunisation ?I.have read that its not reccomended if you have RA , but is that only if its not well controlled ? Thanks in advance :)😊

happy new year 🥳 Has anyone traveled abroad to India with lupus and taken typhoid malaria tetanus polio vaccines is it safe ?

Hi. I need to have the Yellow Fever vaccine to travel to Ghana. I have bronchiectasis and Eosinophilic asthma for which I am taking Fasenra. I’m wondering if anyone else has had a live vaccine particularly for yellow fever whilst being on Fasenra. What advice were you given about having it. I’m also

My "allergies" have got decidedly worse over the years and particularly the last 2 years. i get extremely swollen red eyelids and my undereyes puff out and look like ive been punched in the face, these flares last anything from 3 days onwards - the longest was around 10 days - I have used livocab,

Hi everyone, from my first dose of adalimumab I’ve had weird inflamed red sores at the base of my fingernails. RA nurse, GP and pharmacist all say they don’t recognise the condition. I recently had a methotrexate break due to poor bloods and since I stopped methotrexate I’ve had weird sores that don

What a worl wind. Not been fun. Infection, panic attacks, new sores, bleeding and a diagnosis. Panic, stress and worry a regular occurrence usually following the above. Made almost daily trips to minor injuries, docs and got my physio referral appointment got a few exercises but I'm on a waiting list

I've experienced itching and soreness in my vulva for over a year, as well as clitoral sensitivity and irritation. I started experiencing loss of sensation during sex and sometimes had no feeling at all in my clitoris. When I could orgasm it took a long time and they were weak and muted. My clitoris

Where do I start?!, apologies. It’s a long one. About 8 years ago I started getting problems around the same time: Photo sensitivity with lesions on my chest & neck as well as rashes on my feet,arms & ears, Muscle and joint pain feeling sluggish like I’d been to a gym & overdone it, Arthritic

I’ve had a “spot/growth” on my arm for a few weeks, it seemed to come up very quickly but didn’t go away. I called the GP and was directed to the nurse practitioner as she does skin complaints. She prescribed anti biotic and steroid cream, three weeks later it’s no better. So I phoned again this morning

I have just spent a very interesting hour reading about possible adrenal insufficiency but none of the examples seem to reflect my own experience. So, I’ll explain what is happening to me. I was diagnosed with PMR 8 years ago and, like many people, have had a very interesting experience with many ups

Hey guys I think I def have lichen sclerosis had it for a couple of years at least. Who is the person I need to see regarding this the urologist or the dermatologist I need to get this resolved that’s all. I went to the dermatologist over a year ago who gave me a steroid cream that hasn’t worked

Here I am @ +120 days post SCT. Have just finished the intravenous treatment for the adenovirus chest infection as had two consecutive clear results! 🥳🥳🥳 Also picked up a couple of fungal infections which my team have prescribed steroid cream treatments, clobetasol (Dermovate), clotrimazole and

Hi I am awaiting appointments for rheumatology and dermatology for Lupus, only steroid cream given by my doctor! I am going away in December would doctor prescribe medication or will I have to wait to be seen by rheumatology and dermatology? Just want to feel ok when I’m away thks Eileen

Hi all,I've been diagnosed with LS few years ago. It was rather mild so I didn't even know I had it. Just some red spots from time to time and bit dry skin on glans. Took steroid cream once and now all is pretty stable just need to apply Trimovate cream if needed. I have a small spot at frenullum which

Hi I have a diagnosis of chilblain lupus (and SLE) but the chilblain lupus is really getting me down at the mo and with it being so rare I can't find any helpful information online regarding prevention and management. The only advice is 'keep warm ' but as I live in the UK it's impossible to do so. Given

Up to this year (2024 -67 yo) all has run smoothly, then in April a large bleed in my poo. I had had a few droplets before and advised "if larger or longer - say a week, dont worry" The bleed was dismissed by reception of GP, and so i rang nhs, and had a callback from a GP in my practice, same day

Has anyone on this forum taken Finasteride? I've been on it for a couple of months for my hair loss (I'm female). I've developed hives over the last few weeks, which I'm beginning to think is due to the Finasteride. The hives aren't too bad yet, and have been mostly controlled by a steroid cream

My son lives in Bali. He is in the middle of a very severe bout of dengue fever. I am going to visit him for 3 weeks in July. He has suggested I should have a vaccine before I go. I can find that it is called a " live attenuated dengue tetravalent vaccine". Even the vaccine side effects can be pretty

Hi all, I hope everyone has had a good weekend. I’m wondering if anybody knows if what appears as a consultation on the NHS app matches what is written on the system the GP’s use? To give some background I had an appointment about a mole like mark on my leg. GP sent me away with steroid cream as