I keep seeing ads for "Paingone Plus" (a TENS pen) and "Grounding Mats" (which supposedly use the earth's natural healing properties both for pain relief and to aid sleep). The reviews are almost always positive, but I'm still wary of parting with my money. So, just wondering if anyone here has direct experience of one or…
After waiting 11 months for a pain clinic appointment they finally phoned last Thursday. My nsaid was stopped last May after 38 years use of Froben 100mg anti inflamatory which finally started rotting my stomach. Up until that day this concoction of meds worked perfectly with no stomach issues what so ever and held my…
Edit : post title and deleted duplicate posts Hello! I am deciding between taking either Humira or toxilizimab and I am interested in people's experience of either biologic treatment both positive and negative. I have not got on with methodrexatate, hydroxychloroquine nor sulphasalzine so my rheumatologist is keen for me…
Greetings, I was diagnosed with R.A back in Dec 2024. IAM 58 and very active but the pain has been unbearable especially in my neck. I am not a conspiracy theorist but do not use pharmaceutical medicine. I have refused the steroids, and other drugs and have been taken homeopathic remedies which are making a vast…
Hi, First post, first time on site. After taking one injection of Adulimumab and experiencing a drug reaction to it it has been stopped. 5 weeks in I am starting Benapali, have not taken it yet. And I am feeling very anxious about it. I have Ankylosing Spondylitis. I have been absent from work for a few weeks due to the…
Hi , can everyone give me some recommendations on how you manage osteoarthritis in your knees. I’m 23, and have recently been diagnosed , and at this moment in time I have lots of swelling and redness of my knees which is causing me so much pain. What tips do you have to manage the pain, and reduce swelling. Also , has…
hi everyone 👋 I’m new to the forums, diagnosed PsA in 2011. the combination of mtx & amgivita injections along with sulphasalazine work well keeping my joint pain mostly controlled but I’m struggling with inverse psoriasis in hotspot areas …. Any advice please? Thank you ☺️
I’m going in for my hip replacement in two weeks’ time and thought it might be helpful to share some of the preparation I’ve had to do, especially as I live alone in a house with stairs and own a cat, whose needs also have to be catered for. I’ve found the discussions on this forum really helpful for preparing, but…
I developed pain in my growing about a year ago and three months ago was told by a consultant orthopaedic surgeon that I need a hip replacement. In a year I have gone from being very adventurous and active, yoga, swimming and cycling and working full time to being off sick and only able to walk short distances. The pain is…
My new hip is finally about to happen(!) so someone suggested it might be helpful to others for me to keep a bit of a blog going. It's good to know that despite the 4.7m on waiting lists (don't get me started...) that things are showing signs of moving again. We can only hope they start making serious in roads to helping…
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