Hi. I'm in the process of trying to take out a new critical illness and life insurance policy, but I've been told that the I will have to pay double the usual premium, not because of the psoriatic arthritis I have, but because of the Methotrexate I take to combat it. Has anyone else encountered this or is anyone able to…
No, it's not a conference for geographers :wink: it's a music festival. It's held on the Henham Estate near Southwold and we last went five years ago. We are hoping to repeat the great experiences of then (minus twice getting the motorhome stuck in very boggy ground) and we are able to do the whole thing and a ew days…
Needing some advice, due to hormone imbalance, steroids, methotrexate I have in the last couple of years put weight on . Can't seem to lose any however I try. Of course I am limited how much exercise I can do as usually dealing with flare ups. Have a very active job, usually cover 10,000 steps on each shift. What else can…
Well I've finally had my report back from the Rheumatologist and it was all normal. My bloods were all normal and I have no inflammation so definately not an inflammatory arthritis and the xrays she took (hands, feet and hips) were all normal too. Obviously in one way I am pleased about this but on the other I can't…
Hello again. Is there a link between pompholyx and arthritis? I searched and saw a few posts on this. I ask because I have this problem now as well as the others. And it seems to be worse when the arthritis (which has been quite manageable for 6 months or so) starts to nibble back at me a bit. Thanks for reading Mark
I am still going through the S L O W process of applying for early retirement on health grounds (being made extra slow by my LA), so technically I am not leaving the school I work at tomorrow but I am going in tomorrow to say my goodbyes. It's the end of the school year and 16 members of staff are leaving including the…
Sorry for the short notice but I've just had a call to offer me a physio appointment for my left knee which, as some of you may recall, has been causing me some issues after it was replaced end of January. I was offered an 8.30am appointment tomorrow (20th)! Bearing in mind my consultant two weeks ago told me I'd wait at…
Keep seeing that saying ....pocket duties .... what it mean ?
"Shoot me down, but I get up. I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose. Fire away, fire away. Ricochet, you take your aim. Fire away, fire away. You shoot me down but I won't fall. I am titanium. You shoot me down but I won't fall. I am titanium." After a long wait, I travelled 120 miles to get two custom made titanium and plastic…
I know it's early days but after several hard months I feel that I may have turned a corner as I've had 2 days of feeling 'normal'! What a lovely feeling! I just hope it lasts. Over the past 3 weeks I've reduced my work from 4 days a week to 3, I've started taking hydroxychloroquine in addition to the sulfasalazine, I've…
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