whats going on been in agony past 3 weeks with hands elbows feet knees even finger nails felt like popping off ive had fatigue too and goes the specialist today he says keeps meds same no inflamation can some one explain whats going on then plz
I have been taking sulfasalazine for a few months increasing the dose to 2500mgs. At the start I had a few headaches which soon went. In the last 3-4 weeks I have had a really bad taste/smell & am wondering if the sulfasalazine could be causing it? A lot of food tastes so bad that I can't eat it, this is mostly sweet foods…
Hi Im totally and utterly confuddled there are so many websites out there and I keep going off at a tangent Which are the best websites for information on ESA Tribunals mine is coming up soon and I want to be on the ball I have conflicting and confusing information from DWP and Atos I even managed to change sex!!! I just…
I work as a nurse on a busy inpatient ward. I have been caring for a patient who now has been confirmed to have swine flu. I have spondylitis and psoriasis related enthesiopathy/probable psoriatic arthritis. I have previously been on methotrexate, but came off this about 10 months ago due to nasty side effects, and mainly…
Hi How are they getting through so easy today Can't they be stopped It's driving me nuts! Take care team Maria
Hi, I received the following message in my in box, with no link to follow? Is this a genuine news letter? :?: Copied and pasted: " FW:Free signup for arthitis management newsletter victornnysf 13 Mar 2013 12:43". :?: Sorry for inconvenience. MumV
I punched a bin about a month ago. I had my hand looked at and the person said it's broken and to go down the hospital and have it looked at. I didn't go down the hospital now my knuckle (little finger knuckle) is like twice the size it should be. I got told it's too late now and i will have arthritis in it. Is there a way…
Hi , I have recently been diagnosed with OA of hands and feet, had a steroid injection in my knee in January, which has helped, but still get pain and stiffness. The Rheumy also told me that the pain in my shoulders is due to calcification, when I asked about pain relief he told me that the meds for my problems were…
Hi, I'm currently working full time, I'm finding it really tough but I'm only 23 so there's no chance i can drop to part time. I've been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and I'm currently having more tests done to determine what type of arthritis I have. I'm wondering if there are any benefits you can claim when working full…
Hi, I've looked at the forum for a while but haven't posted before. I started with pains in my R leg around 16 months ago. I went to radiology in October last year and when I checked the results with the surgery the receptionist told me there was no follow up needed. I struggled on with increasing pain before going back to…
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