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Good morning to you all and i hope you all had a lovely Christmas day and you got all you wished for. well i got more than i was expecting. I hadn't asked...

After my beautiful Darcy died I thought it would be along time before I had another dog but I was so lonely without her I felt I should try and find another....

Hi everyone Just wondered if anyone on Methotrexate had any experience of this ? I’ve had diarrhoea with a lot of wind and loss of appetite since Wednesday...

I very recently started being treated with an additional medication and was advised to ring the Rheumatoid Nurse if I had any problems. Well, after three...

This is what you get when a five year old says I’ll help Nanny ! Frozen snow flakes abound. She rolled out, pressed out and put in place. Then off to see the...

I'm due to start Sulfasalazine, but everything I read about it here seems awful. Of course, people are only going to post if there is a problem, but it would...

Hi all. Please make sure your not eating before reading further!! I've been experiencing some tummy problems over the last few months. Mainly mild pain,...

Hi, I’m new to this forum but have suffered with RA for 20 years. I’m curious to know if anyone has explored the nutrition option to control symptoms? I’m...

I have no idea how but this year I'm a lot more organised. Mince pies, sausage rolls, cheese straws have escaped into freezer ready for our Drop In next week...

Hello everyone, I'm new here. This morning I received a cheery email informing me that I have inflammatory arthritis and that I'm being referred for...

Yesterday’s offering was written in a heatwave of 1946 by Leroy Anderson. It was made famous by The Ronettes Sleigh Ride. Also had a resurgence because of the...

I thought I was on a winner yesterday but Lolabridge pipped me to the post! The picture was an Italian Christmas Platter, and the tune was indeed Buon Natale...

Hi to everyone. I’ve had rheumatoid arthritis for 18 years now and no matter what I’ve tried, nothing seems to work. I’ve recently had baracitinib and...

Congratulations to Springcross as it was indeed the tale of unrequited love at Christmas ,Blue Christmas by Elvis the Pelvis 1964. He was obviously having a...

It's that time of the year again when I want to say thank you to each and every one of you. You all keep me going even when I have a rant or a moan. You...

.My July 24 appointment was postponed till Feb 25 as the rheum was ill. Yesterday I received a letter from the hospital to tell me the Feb appointment had...

Congratulations to everyone who had Robin in the title for yesterday’s offering. The Robin is the nations favourite bird and synonymous with Winter. I was...

I have been on Humira for 19yrs and in October my Specialist asked me to try Amgevita. I agreed and have had 1 course so far but was wondering if anyone has...

So here it is Merry Christmas according to Noddy Holder and Slade in 1972! Congratulations Allanah, I think we must be the same age! Shout out to all Wham...

I understand that Baker's cysts can occur in RA and it seems my mum has developed them. They are causing her a lot of pain (perhaps pressing on a nerve?). I...

well this is new one on me. My RA consultant has semiretired and I have been transferred to someone new. I was expecting a f2f appointment in November but...

could I please ask the usual suspects!! I had the above test last Thursday as already discussed on here.Have not heard anything,but on my records online...

I’ve just done this it’s easy to find on website. I like to think I’m pretty clued up and got 13 out of 15 so good but the ones I tripped up on did look very...

Hello so I went to the doctors and now they are saying that the Avise test is showing I don’t have UCTD and I have seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis and...

Thank you to everyone who joined in yesterday. The tune was Peace on Earth Little Drummer Boy by Bing Crosby and David Bowie 1977. It was the strangest...

Hi there good people, Just a quick question for those of you who take monthly biologics injections. I take 50mg Simponi for AS. How many injections are...

My husband was recently disanosed with RA and is due to start Methoxtrexate this evening (15mg) and has been given a 5mg Folic Acid Tablet to take the Day...

Hello,I recently noticed a surprising correlation: taking anti-allergy medication (the antihistamines) seem to reduce my RA symptoms. For example: less stiff...

I’ve just been prescribed methotrexate by injection. So far I’ve only been on hydroxychloroquine, but it’s not doing much, if anything. I’m having pre med...

Can anyone shed a glimmer of hope or understanding my way please. So just had my 11th 20mg methotrexate jab and I’m getting worse not better. It seems after 9...