Hi Pauline, I gave up my job last December, as I could not physically do it. Then found out I have osteoarthritis in both knees! Just gutted as I want to stay mobile, but finding it difficult. Pain and stiffness. Not sure how much to exercise, was told to take paracetamol and that’s it! I am not 60 yet but feel older than…
Hi, Just wondering if anyone has any experience of using methotrexate when they have rosacea. I have been told that I have rosacea and was prescribed methotrexate for psoritic arthritis. I'm 2 months into using methotrexate and my rosacea seems to have worsened. If anyone has any experience of this I would be interested in…
Hello!! Has anyone had any side effects when they started on biologics? I have Psoriatic Arthritis and have been prescribed sulfasalazine and then methotrexate in the past year and moved off both due to bad side effects, mainly stomach problems and headaches/tinnutus. I have had my second adalimumab injection this week and…
Hello, does anyone take this (Seven Seas) supplement? I thought I might give it a try so I'd be very interested to hear what others think about it.
Hi everyone. This is my first post and I wish I had discovered the community sooner. After a long and sometimes very painful journey I have been diagnosed with RA and am finally seeing a rheumatologist next week. So far over many years - I am 74 - I have seen every kind of consultant under the sun, the most recent being at…
I had a course of rituximab about 6 months ago, but doesn't seem to work, keep having to go back on steroids, hands, wrists and feet keep swelling, just want to hear if anyone else has had rituximab infusions.
Hi everyone ☺️ well after a few very rocky weeks on Methotrexate & getting rashes & bad swelling on ankles & blisters & bumps on my fingers & it being stopped for couple of weeks & started again last Saturday & them coming straight back I got called into RA by my consultant today who agreed to take me off them for good....…
Just to say this was so hilarious to read and gave me a much needed laugh! I could see myself in some of the comments and it brought great humour in an informative way. Brilliant!!
Just had the first post-pandemic family celebration. Had not seen my sisters in quite a while, so it was really good. Both have had their hips replaced years ago and were encouraging me to push for the operation on my very bad left hip. Life-changing, no regrets, yadayada. Walking through a room behind my oldest sis, I…
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