Hi , just joined today. I have had arthritis for 18 years. 2 knee replacements and a wrist replacement. I still work full time and have a very supportive Manager which is great. My husband is a massive support at home as after work I am shattered most days. BETH
Hi All, I was officially diagnosed yesterday with PsA and give a steroid injection (depomedrone) and told if it is eases my symptoms then I will be put on methotrexate and/or sulfasalazine. I have had joint aches and pains since I was about 15 but always fobbed off and made to feel like a hypochondriac. It seems that every…
Hi. I have had pain in my left index finger knuckle for about a year now it is in my right index finger knuckle and in my little finger knuckle and lower joint on the little finger. I also have had for a year lesions on my skin which they say was Ring worm but have not cleared up with various creams and tablets. I am…
Hi im lisa and just turned 30 this year. Decided to join a forum as I feel like no one gets what I go through on a daily basis and its frustrating... I need somewhere to go for support. For at least 5/6 years I have suffered with swollen hands every morning ( 10 x worse in winter), the loss of strength and grip especially…
Hello! I am 22 years old and was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis two years ago after a knee operation to repair torn cartilage led to the discovery of excessive fluids in my knee joints and subsequently many knee drains later led to the conclusion at 20 years old I suffered from rheumatoid arthritis. The diagnosis…
Hello everyone, Im only 4 weeks into starting my medication, and Im 2 days in full medication. It’s been a long 6 months getting diagnosed with Psoriatic arthritis, it’s in 3 of my fingers and in my toes and feet so struggling at the minute to walk and work, I’ve gone part time until my medication hopefully starts to work…
Hello, Just thought i would introduce myself as i have been lurking around the forum for a while and not registered. I am 45 and work full time, my history is I started suffering psoriasis in my early 20's, this quickly turned to joint pain mainly in the tendons in the bottom of my feet. I was told by my GP that this could…
I am new to this forum. I have had rheumatoid arthritis since I was about 23 and I am now 56. I have recently had a couple of bad flare ups. Thankfully I have had my medication changed and it seems to have settled. I now inject weekly. I work full time and long hours and I am now able to cope with that and family life.
Hi ...... I'm 40 years old, I'm diagnosed in the 2nd stage of arthritis associated with hypermobility syndrome. The pain begins now with colder weather. To that, I work at a private rehabilitation clinic in Prague, I meet people with heavy arthritis condition. I just tried the "Keto Diet" for over the month - I feel some…
Hello everyone. My name is Ned and I'm a 37 year old father, marquee erector, dog rescuer and optimistic Spurs fan. And I've just had a good cry. Today is a bad day. I suffered a shoulder dislocation back in 2008 and a subsequent 9 dislocations or so later find myself worrying about what the future holds for my poor left…
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