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  • Re: Val's Cafe

    hi everyone. Jojo, I used to get so frustrated at GP appointments I started making notes on my fone before going in, and then used to say that I always get stressed out because the GP is always tied …
  • Re: Val's Cafe

    Oh Jojo 😟 so sorry to hear. It really is so unfair that everything comes at once in life 😠 wishing her all the very best & you too ofc (()) xx
  • Re: Val's Cafe

    Well I always think of it as mainly the virtual cafe really, rather than the 'inflammatory club' page - there are crossovers between related conditions & arthitises here anyway, I have spent time…
  • Re: Val's Cafe

    hi Jojo sorry things are so difficult for you at the moment Don’t worry, this website is for people with any type of arthritis I remember when I was first diagnosed I also felt very alone. Don’t worr…
  • Re: Val's Cafe

    Hi all 👋 just overheard a dad telling his kids a knock knock joke on the way past and missed the punchline, I was very sad 😣😂 Absolutely no rain frog and yours was the disappearing sort 😬 back to the…
  • Re: Hip OA and Hip Dysplasia

    Hi @poppym92 I had my new hip months ago and not looked back since. However. Prior to that I was given two steroid injections into my hip. The first did nothing to ease the pain was done by the msk t…
  • Re: Office chairs

    Afternoon @Bedders90 Sorry to hear your concerns about a suitable office chair. I personally would go and test the chairs in a shop if possible as everyone is different. I did it when looking for new…
  • Re: Fatigue getting worse

    hi there I feel your pain. I have PsA and suffer mostly with fatigue. What I’m finding, is a lot might be connected to diet. Easy said - hard to actually identify. Things that have helped are mostly …
  • Re: Will private medical support biologics? Any experience please

    hi there My GP did explain that there is a process to convert a private prescription to an NHS prescription. I just don’t know what it’s called or how you’d go about it. I didn’t find success with it…
  • Re: Hip replacement, living alone and with responsibility for pet.

    Day 7 since the op and it is starting to feel like a turning point. The swelling has gone down a bit since keeping my leg raised on a pillow on the bed and a foot stool when seated. Still can't sit f…