I am posting this because I was recently prescribed amoxiclav while on MTX, and while I am not allergic to penicillin and have taken amox before, this time I was horribly ill as amoxiclav does not allow the kidneys to remove MTX as usual. I did not realise this, so with each week I got worse as I diligently took my…
I was referred in July 22 ,and I was seen by the consultant in Oct, I need a total left hip replacement. I'm really struggling now with pain and almost housebound, I have pain at night which keeps me awake. I've been told I'm on category 2 and as I have no underlying health problems I'm on the cancellation list. I was…
Hi, new to the group and recently diagnosed with Arthritis in my lower back and spine. I get a lot of pain and find it difficult to manage even though I am on meds. Any help from other people will be gladly appreciated! 😃
Having had no sucess in getting an appt with a physio to advise me on the dos and dont to protect my inflamed finger and thumb joints from future damage, by manually having to move them back when locked out of place. I found a You Tube video of a certified hand therapist relating to trigger thumb which pointed me to oval 8…
I just joined today and wanted to say hello ☺️ I have OA in both hands and wrists and bilateral trigger thumb. I am recently diagnosed with arthritis and struggling with the reality of my life now. I am having aids delivered today though, thanks to my lovely OT. I also have chronic lower back pain so not a good combination…
I have osteo in my thumbs, wrists and hips, I have recently started with pain in upper arms which wakes me at night and I'm finding it hard to raise arms to dress/undress. Spoke to GP on phone (unable to get face to face appointment) and he says I prob have osteo in my shoulders which is affecting my arms, I dont have pain…
Im so glad I found this a group. It looks well thought out. I like the fact you can go to section applicable to you or your symptom stages rather than feeling at sea in a mix of everything. Also no banning of medical terms or banning of voicing worries about gap in services. After all we can hardly be passive hapless dears…
Hello everyone, my 31 year old daughter has just been diagnosed with sero negative inflammatory arthritis. She was initially commenced on prednisolone 30mg, she was given a regime to cut them down. As soon as she got to 15mg, she began experiencing the pain etc. she was commenced on methotrexate and folic acid. , today…
Hi, I'm new here. wondering if anybody has tried the oval 8 thumb (and finger) splints. I am currently having an flare, swollen middle finger, not much of a problem just will not bend. However my swollen thumb keeps clicking over and I am haveing to manualy push it back. I'm concerned that I will be doing addition damage…
Hello I was just wondering if anyone has had to resign due to rehumatoid arthritis. I have been on the sick since December due to stress in the workplace which is causing me alot of flare ups. My mental health is not to good. I go and see a therapist. I have tried talking to work but the pressure of work I feel I can't go…
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