Has anyone had any success in easing their arthritis symptoms or slowing progression of their arthritis from supplements?
Can anyone explain what I should reasonably expect following a diagnosis of OA? I was first diagnosed over two years ago in my knees and my GP just said you need two knee replacements but you are to young to have them. He did not offer any help with management or advice on exercise, I thought a visit to a physio might help…
Today's been my worst day for a few months, really struggled to get moving this morning and my hands are painful and inflexible, I hate this illness. I'm on week 8 of Methotrexate - it hasn't started to work yet - the effects of the steroid shot I got [8 weeks ago] has worn off, am on a reducing dose of prednisolone with…
What a week its been! I'm due to run out of the methotrexate that the hospital put me on soon, so I phoned my GP to see if they had been given the letter yet explaining that I had been started on the medication and if I could have a repeat prescription. However, I was told it was the hospitals responsibility and that they…
Hi all I'm now on my third dose and due for a blood test soon. I've been feeling pretty rotten and not sure if it is the Methotrexate or if I'm just run down. I'm finding it increasingly difficult to eat, no appetite and feel full after a small amount of food and now acid indegestion. The waves of nausea since the first…
Morning. Seen rheumy on Friday been diagnosed with spondlyoarthritis, been on sulfasalazine for 5 months and lodine for 2 and a half months. Sewelling on knee and ankle has been coming and going aswell as hip and back pain amongst other things. Had fluid taken from knee twice and 4 steroid jags. She doesnt think the sulf…
Hi everyone, I just have a quick question. At my recent hospital appointment I had methorexate added to the sulfasalazine I already take. Its probably nothing but over the last couple of days I've been getting very dry, itchy eyes and slightly blurred vision. I just wondered if anyone had experienced this with medication…
Hi everyone I’m looking for a bit of advice. Some of you may know I came off methotrexate to try to conceive a baby a few months ago. My RA has been glaring badly these past months and although it doesn’t directly affect my reproductive system, the specialists have agreed that as my body is too busy fighting the RA it has…
Hi Everyone, Not been on the forum for a while, but my hip arthritis pain is definitely getting worse. There is one thing I am confused about though...along with the groin pain I have pain on the outside of my knee..does anyone here have any experience of this? Thank you
Hi - what blood tests do people have on sulfasalazine and how often? I've had one lot but I'm not really sure what they're looking for.
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