:cry: I've being diagnosed with OA since Dec 2010. Im 44 yrs old and I just cant get to grips with it. Im now having to use a walking stick, mobility is becoming and issue and having problems with stairs. I use to be very out going, party nights out with friends. I felt sexy and attractive and now all those things have…
hello, i have had ra for over 5 years, it was previously under control on sulphasalazine and hydroxychloroquine. during my pregnancy last year i was able to stop all my meds and was symptom free until about a month ago when my baby turned 6 months old. it started with pain in my knee and progressed from there. i returned…
Hi Eeveryone The hot osteoarthritis news today is all about strontium ranelate. Check it out on the News section of our home page. Our new chief executive Judith Brodie has been quoted in the Daily Express, Telegraph and the Scottish Herald and we have had a radio interview with BBC radio Oxford. This is the first real…
Recently I was diagnosed with PsA. The whole process of being referred to a Rheumy was really difficult. In 1996 I had told the blood transfusion service that I suspected I had arthritis & they told me in that case they did not want my blood anymore. Then for many years I went to the doctors to complain about the aches and…
Hi there, I was diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis and soft tissue rheumatism last year by my rheumy, although my symptoms had been showing for almost 2 years, subsequently i am left with a deformed elbow, permanently swollen wrist, finger arthritis and neck arthritis. I am now taking Plaquenil 400 mg daily and have…
Hi. I have been on Methotrexate for over 2 years and just have a small query please. We are going away for our Silver Wedding Anniversary and on that day, Wednesday is the day that I take my medication followed by folic acid the next day. Would it be possible for me to take the Methotrexate 15 mg the day before so that I…
Hi Helpline team Sorry if this is a silly question, but what is a BHR please and how does it differ from a THR? I have only just heard the term BHR recently. I made a tentative enquiry when it was mentioned on a thread on LWA but being a new name on the forum where everyone seems to know each other it has clearly been…
I have been given Arthrotec75 by a doctor (not my own) he was standing in when my doctor was away. I have arthritis on the top of my feet just in front of the ankle, in my back, hands at base of thumbs, and right knee, I have recently started having a few problems with the back of my neck and my right jaw. I went to him…
Hi Helpline folk, I know this one is a dead end but I need to scream and its not fair on the main forum cus I don't want to scare people .... Simona especially wont be surprised to know I am in trouble.... saw the rumo.. well actually I didn't this time I opted to see the side kick.... the rumo is lovely, kind and gentle…
Not sure where to start... think i just need to off load. been for MOT to do with cancer ( had breast cancer and the secondary 18 mths later)... and now i am being sent for another bone scan(this is due to pain in my right shoulder and shoulder blade which is stopping me sleeping on it)... i am sure it is to do with OA…
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