Hi. Not posted for a few weeks. Been preparing for my shoulder replacement which is going ahead on Mar.14th. I have every confidence in my surgeon who speaks excellent English (I live in France) and has explained it all clearly. He has to do a reverse procedure and also as the joint is so badly damaged I have to have a…
Hello all. Probrably shouldn't be talking about beer on a health forum but i was thinking about people who would like a beer but cant drink alchohol. Especialy now spring and summer are close by, a beer and a BBQ ;) So heres a few: Budweiser Prohibition Beer which i thought looks fun to drink :) Heineken Alcohol Free.…
... my left TKR. It's 1 year old tomorrow. Can't believe it's a year since the op. It would have been nice if the results had been better and I wasn't still having major post-op issues with it, but that's life. I'm still under the care of my consultant for this unfortunately. Nevertheless, I'm taking some healthy snacks…
I managed to squash and bruise one of my rib / spine joints while in bed, in hospital (I know :roll: , but I like to be different) last October. I thought I'd just tweaked a muscle which has happened before during times of little or no exercise. But this didn't go away and, when I got home and tried sleeping flat as usual…
Dear Forum Can you help? I just started treatment last week of Tocilizumab (RoActemra)...a tnf-treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis. It's a relatively new drug and works slightly different from others such as Enbrel & Humira (both of which aren't working for me anymore). The treatment is given by infusion at the moment.…
Anybody here have experience of scleroderma/systemic sclerosis?
The ridged kind. I know nothing about it but we will shortly be getting some to curtail my post-ablution skating habit. I've heard it's difficult to clean. Is it? And, if so, is it wiser to go for a light or dark colour?
Hello :) Does anyone know if reuhmatoid arthritis can effect the pancreas? Sometime back i had a ultrasound on my abdominal area of my body and they found that i had a bulky pancreas. They were thinking of probraby doing some exploratory surgery on me to see what could have been causing the problem but thankfully the…
Hello All I'm extremely new to the forum and it's great having a place to go with any strange questions (I'm sure I'll have quite a few). I have been recently diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis after noticing a serious decline in my ability to walk over the past year or so. My GP had put this initial to my being overweight…
Hi I'm a new member and have OA in my knees. I've had the injections in my knees for two years through my work private insurance. They won't pay now and it's the only thing that works for me. I had a series of three into each knee and lasts a year. For this I've been quoted £2000. I just wondered if anyone had them on the…
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