Feeling more my old self lately, new meds seem to be helping ☺️ off for my RA appointment at the hospital this afternoon & hoping for good news 👏 started up doing gentle exercises last couple of weeks & after finally coming off steroids couple of weeks ago I've rejoined Slimming World a week ago to get off the weight I've…
I'm having a proper 'gloomy-do' today. I'm looking forward to the day being over. I'm not naturally pessimistic. I can usually flip my mood, look for the silver lining or 'lesson' and remain hopeful and cheery. Today sucks. I think the penny is dropping re: R.A. (on top of other dxs) competition for part time work is…
Happy New Year to you all! I suffer from osteoarthritis. Things started 3 or 4 years ago. I now have swellings on most of my joints, my hands and fingers are deforming, I can hardly pick anything up, even remotely heavy. We were running a B&B, had to give that up and sell up as I cannot cope. I find it hard to accept it…
From Val - Hi to everyone - Diagnosed with Osteoarthritis of Hips and Knee 6 months ago now Fibromyalgia has been added - am Over 70 and am struggling to cope with symptoms of both (long list) I read exercise is important but find doing that impossible, next day unable to move and pain and fatigue unbearable - is there any…
Does anyone have trouble with their wrists? I can hardly move my left wrist without being in pain and it feels weak. I can't lift things with it. Any tips on what I can do, do you think I need to visit the GP, I don't have a Specialist.
Just found this forum from the NHS, thought I'd join as I've got arthritis in my little finger.
iam new on here then how is every body
We are looking for your Hints and Tips to be published in the Spring edition of Inspire Magazine The article is about how the changing seasons can affect people’s arthritis symptoms and if heat/cold/damp make it worse, so can you offer any help with these questions: How do the seasons affect your arthritis symptoms? Does…
Hello there, I’ve recently been diagnosed with RA (right shoulder and wrist) and have been given Methotrexate to take. Only on for 2 weeks. Over the past two days I’ve been having chronic sharp pains in my left foot and 3rd and 4th toes. It’s been getting progressively worse where I’m finding it difficult to walk. Is this…
Hi everyone I'm new here I suffer with a different arthritis's. I very lonely I don't go out much or sleep very well.
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