Mr SW came home walletless. Again. This has been a recurring event in our long marriage. Usually it turns up in a pocket or somewhere on the car floor. Not this time. He retraced his steps/wheels and found, to his relief and delight, that someone had handed it in at Tesco. This is virtually a carbon copy of an event last…
I had right TKR 9 weeks ago. When I saw my Consultant he said right hip would need doing in near future. When I saw my physio prior to hospital she thought hip should be done first. Now I am getting niggles in my back and groin. It could be my gait as was so used to walking with wonky knee and now straight. I feel fed up…
Researchers have found that physical activity and talking therapies can improve fatigue in people with inflammatory arthritis and related conditions. Despite its impact, fatigue is difficult to treat in people with IRDs because it doesn’t respond to medicines and can often go unrecognised by clinicians. Our LIFT study has…
Hi Who likes reading on here? I've started to really get into reading since being diagnosed and am always on the look out for new books. I'm not into sci-fi/dystopian type books but open to anything else. Any suggestions?
Hello I’m new here and have been told I have rheumatoid arthritis in my feet,knees,wrist and fingers I have been put on methotrexate and folic acid I have been taking them now for 4 weeks as of 2 weeks ago I’m on 8 methotrexate one day a week I have been told could take up to 12 weeks to work!!! The specialist did give me…
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I went to the doctors yesterday. Just myself in the waiting room till another lady entered. The nurse came through and called my name (So I thought) I followed her through. She asked what my problem was. I explained and she examined me. She reccommend I go for an X-Ray. A knock at the door. A man popped his head through…
Hello all, a year ago approximately before my facebook account got hacked i had started my own poetry site called manifestations for muses where i was trying to offer to write poetry for other people who struggle, I have been called an urban poet before as can normally make things up on the spot, I have a large vocabulary…
Hello everyone I’m in desperate need of help I’m waiting for a knee replacement it’s a combination of a tear and osteoporosis & the pain is unreal I’m on gabapentin, ipbrufon & duloxetine & the pain is out of control I just wondered if there is anything else I can try ie creams , it’s making my life so miserable please help
We posted an instagram today looking for tips for cooking - Iots of the suggestions so far are for warming soups. I wondered what we could come up with so join in if you can What are your tips for cooking food? We know that the winter season may be a little more tricky for people with arthritis this year, and that looking…
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