Hi, I'd value some advice please. I have RA and Brochiectasis and am really struggling just now. I work 3 days per week as an infant teacher and find that the fatigue and general pain are overwhelming. My head teacher has arranged for me to see Occ Health on Friday and I don't know what to expect, what to ask etc so would…
I have been on predniselone for 2yrs and was taken off it last June. After 2 weeks I had pains in my shoulders and arms and had to go back onto the predniselone. I started back on 10mg. I am now on 5mg a day. My doctor has told me that she is going to keep me on a maintenance dose of 1mg from April this year, for probably…
Hi Am new to the forum so please bear gentle with me! :D I have suffered with OA in my knees, feet, ankles, hands etc for a number of years, have hypermobility, FMS, cervical and spinal/lumbar spondylitis and suffer with migraines, IBS and GORD. Might be something else to add to the list but I lose track.... :lol: Anyway -…
Hi all As it's obvious i'm going to needing constant meds (still awaiting diagnosis but advised by rheumy either Palindromic arthritis or Lupus) I have decided to but a pre-payment certificate. Due to a mix up with hospital appointments I ran out or hydroxychloroquin & had to collect an emergency supply to tide me over…
Hi I was diagnosed with PA 8 yrs ago and Fibromyalgia 4 yrs ago. Before xmas i had really sore thumb which i have Psoriasis in the nail and it has been termed my presenting joint for my PA. My thumb was really swollen i could not really use it much and was in constant pain. in the last 2 wks i have developed a large hard…
I have been on Ib for a number of years now and I have just received my letter from DWP saying that I need to be assesed for ESA. I suffer with psoriatic arthritis and it effects quite a few of my joints (polyarthritis) and assumed that if you have this condition you did not have to go to the assessments. I am on various…
Hi, I've been on MTX by injection 10mg for the past 2 weeks. Due to increase it to 15mg from this Friday. All I'm wondering is, is it "normal" to get intermittent cold symptoms? One minute I'm sneezing and sniffling, the next I'm ok. Also been having a dry and annoying cough that's the same as the cold symptoms. I know it…
I’ve posted about this on the main forum page, and some of the replies suggested that I ask the helpline team about it too. I have joint pains in my lumbar spine, knees, neck, and hands (my back was the first to ache, about 15 years ago). I have been told by my GP that my knees show definite signs of OA (lumps and…
hi my husband has got RA he has been on all the usual stuff plus he has been on TNF enbrel and rituxamab he was only given one infusion of rituxamab as they said that it was not working.My question is that he went to see his RA doctor at the hospital today and they have told him that his RA is not active his joints are not…
Hi , It has recently been suggested by my consulants ( skin and bones ) that I should consider taking Cyclosporin. They have given me leaflets to read and the side effects seem pretty heavy. Are you aware of the chances of getting the more serious side effects, i.e liver problems, cancer etc? I know that this drug seems to…
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