I’m struggling to walk and do day to day housework, I work in a school sorting out exams (setting up, sorting out the entire running of them) I’m afraid I’m not going to be able to do my job, my employers know I have RA but I feel they don’t take it serious, if I can’t do my job how do I address it? I need a knee op but…
Hi I gave rheumatoid arthritis in both hands waiting for injections Also have osteoarthritis in hip and knee my work finished me due to being unfit for role when do you become classed as disabled
I have had a couple of discussions on here before very helpful. I am just feeling really down today and this seemed the best place to air my worries I hope that's ok. Yesterday afternoon I had 3 hours in a Primary school (I'm a teaching assistant) very close to me a 5 minute walk in fact. I work for an Agency who I've told…
Hi just wondered if anybody had any tips on living with osteoarthritis in both elbows, my arms have started to retract, especially my right arm, so I am dealing with pain along with the knock effect of my arm moving towards my body and being shorter as unable to straighten. Surgery doesn’t seem to be an option for me and…
I have psoriatic arthritis (diagnosed ages 30 in 2010), and osteoarthritis in every joint in my hand (2020). I have had an Aviva life and critical illness policy since 2007. It covers rheumatoid but that’s the one I don’t have! I wonder if it’s worth a claim anyway? 🤷🏼♀️ I chose to quit my job in Jan 2020 as opposed to…
A little about myself I'm 55yrs old and I'm employed as a plasterer / tiler. About 4 yrs ago i started having pain and swelling in my left knee, after seeing my doctor and after having my knee examined it was decided a course of physiotherapy was needed, after around 6 sessions of this the pain and swelling subsided. After…
So I've been advised by a friend that I should claim pip??? I've had quite a bad week with my hands and ankles. I'm having injections into my thumbs in 2 weeks so I should be able to sleep again as they throb. Its difficult to do buttons and open a tin. My ankles are quite bad! Cant walk very far. Legs ache constantly.…
Hi all, does anyone know if there is any help for people who have arthritis getting into employment? I’m currently working but need something which isn’t demanding and at a slower pace. I heard there was work that catered for people with disabilities. I just don’t know where to go.
Hello, I’m 57, have RA/OA/Fibromyalgia and Anklosing Spondylitis, I work part time and recently employer just seems to not understand when I’m struggling at work, case of if you aren’t well enough don’t come in attitude. Last week there was a bit of an argument, not on my part I just sat and took it, but things aren’t…
So I've have an interview tomorrow for an internal job at my work place. It's a job that I know I can do as I have 15 years plus experience in the field and all the relevant qualifications, but I find I've started to doubt myself. I have rheumatoid arthritis (I've had it for 9 years), and it's been flaring up lately (my…
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