Hi all, hope you're all as well as can be expected. Just wondered...when I had my first appointment at rheumatologist, I was given a steroid injection. A few weeks later my inflammation had returned to normal before I started any DMARD...so why do I need to keep taking DMARDS. The steroid injection sorted the inflammation.…
hi guys off work now 6 weeks was taken into hospital as could not walk at all was unable to weight bare on left hip, had scans / x-rays ect bloods spent 5 days in hospital before they let me home on crutches so far i;ve had about 3months off so far this year.i work for family run company and they are great but only on…
Hi Everyone, I have hip impingement and arthritis..lately I have been getting an intermittent sharp pain in the inner groin, strangely only when going down a slope..never happens at any other time. My question is, is it normal to get sharp pains in this area just from hip arthritis ? Thank you
Hi We are off on our family hols to sunny Spain, with friends and their children too. We have booked a villa with pool so we can be as relaxed as needed etc. No worry about anyone laughing at me struggling to get up and down from the sunlounger :lol: But my main worry is the flight. We are on a budget airline so leg room…
Hi. My 84 year old mum has had osteoarthritis in her hands for many years. She has recently been suffering with excrutiating pain in her hands at night (particularly the right) mostly in her finger tips. Rubbing them is the only thing that seems to bring them back to life and eventually helps the pain subside. The Dr has…
We are considering changing our car soon. At present, I only drive short distances because my hand ( right one) gets so stiff if I grip the steering wheel too long. I’ve tried various things to help but no success. Tried a foam tube like I have on my bike handle but hubby had to keep taking it off when he drives plus it…
I’ve just had the 4th Erelzi inj and I’m feeling OK. No flare ups but as I’m sure it’s too early to be beneficial, this is more than likely to be weather related. I love a good dose of sunshine. However, last week I went to Disneyland and Oh my, had to take DHyC for the first time in ages. My own fault of course, I still…
My 'forever' DLA will be stopped next month and I will have to apply for PIP, any advice?
Got some answers today at the rheum.....well as close to an actual answer as I suppose I am going to get at least for now. She believes that I do, in fact, have RA. I played devil's advocate......trying to make sure it wasn't osteo alone, or me being a whimp, or just the perfect storm of a bunch of issues that wasn't…
Editing this thread so it's easy to see the abbreviations you need to define! Mod YEH RA = Rheumatoid Arthritis OT = Occupational Therapist MTX = Methotrexate
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