I've been trawling websites/social media trying to find others in UK who may also have been diagnosed with Forestiers/DISH. It seems there is very little info about. My GP had to look it up. Apparently 0.4% UK population have the diagnosis so it is a rare disease - but 4% of people in Japan have it. We share it with mice…
Hello everyone, I have been looking for a good forum/website and only found out about this via an ad on twitter, glad I seen it as it's looks great. I am having Psoriatic Arthritis issues as the moment so I needed somewhere to have a good moan. I have had Psoriasis since I was 20 and diagnosed with PA in my late 20s (now…
Good afternoon I have suffered with Sero-Negative RA for the last seven years. Recently my painkillers just don't seem to work - might as well eat smarties. I'm on Co-codamol 30/500. I work full time and live alone with my 9yr old Daughter. Does anyone have any recommendations for pain relief that doesn't 'fog' up your…
Hello everybody. I have been very active during my life, but I have now slowed down at 70 years old. Too dramatically, really. A rugby accident when I was 16 years old in 1966, landed me in Hospital, where I was told that my cartilage was twisted in my knee and they operated on me and took out my cartilage, so for 54…
Hi, I've just joined. I joined because I have no one to talk to, my GP has no advice for me. They diagnosed through blood test mild-osteoarthris, but I don't have pain or redness or visible swelling. However, what i do have is stiff fingers, weakness in my fingers, discomfort and stiffness in my knees going downstairs…
Hi, New member from the U.K. I have had RA now for 7 years and I am now on a course of Rituximab. I started with Methotrexate followed by sulfasalazine and then leflunomide. I also have markers in my blood for Lupus so was put on Rituximab fairly quickly. I have now had 5 courses of Rituximab which is a magic drug and has…
Hello! I just wanted to say hello as I'm new here. I'm 31 and newly diagnosed with OA in the right knee, 10 years after surgery to stop recurrent dislocations of the patella. As I've got many years left with my knees I want to make sure I'm stopping any further degeneration and looking after them the best I can. I've got a…
Morning all, Brand new here, a little confused and wondered whether anyone could help me... I’ve been having problem with swollen joints in my hands and wrists for a little while now but has got significantly worse since the weather turned this autumn. I’m in my 30s but have family history of RA and fairly textbook…
Hello everyone! My name is Vikki. I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both knees in January 2016 when I was 32. It was a bit of a shock after spending two years being told by GPs and physios that I had "women's hips" which was causing my knee pain and discomfort (!!). I was discharged immediately by the consultant after…
Hi All I am 47, always had mild arthritis in my hands but since chemo and rads for breast cancer it has made my symptoms worsen and I know have it in both feet and my knee; with the pain much worse and to the point that at times I struggle to walk and do manual jobs with my hands. I take Naproxen every day (and turmeric…
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