Hi. I'm new here and I'm looking forward to being part of the Versus Arthritis community. I'm 59 and have both osteoarthritis and seronegative arthritis. I'm finding it hard to not be able to do the activities I used to. I'm sure this will be the same for you all too.
8 weeks after my left hip replacement I was progressing with my approved exercises when yesterday morning pain in my groin happened.it was so uncomfortable I took strong painkillers. I am not due to see my NHS doctor until next week,the ache is ongoing even lying down also going down to the knee. Has anyone had the same…
Hi all, I got diagnosed with seronegative arthritis in 2023, but have symptoms of it as all my bloods are coming back normal, but my left hand/wrist has a lot of inflammation, & think it’s spreading to the right hand. I am currently on medication of methotrexate 25MG once a week. I am new to all of this, so does anybody…
Hi everyone, hope you're all coping well. I'm coming up to my second anniversary with RA and have a small question to ask. I take 25mg methotrexate every Saturday night along with humaroz every 2 weeks. Every Tuesday/wednesday I feel quite ill and I'm back struggling to walk and move my arms. Is this a common thing that…
Hi there, I was told my hip surgery would be around 6 months so here's hoping I hear something soon as that's me waited 6 months so far. I know everywhere is different, I'm in the west of Scotland, but was wondering how long people were told they would have to wait for there surgery until they actually received their…
I have rib ache under left breast sometimes around the back had a chest x ray recently nothing out of ordinary I have RA well controlled. Mentioned it to Gp they had no idea. Rheumatology not concerned due to low inflammation. I will go back to GP but always seem to be there it gets wearing I have hip pain on left side too…
Hello all, this is my first post, I’m 41 years old and have recently been diagnosed with stage 1 knee OA, I’m in pain a lot of the time and I’m feeling low, I have been given Naproxen for pain relief and some video physio excerises and sent on my way, I love walking and going to the gym but not feeling motivated to do…
This is my 1st time posting. My doctor recommended me going onto this group as I'm struggling a lot at the moment with hip arthritis. I've recently been put on the waiting list for a hip replacement but it's affecting every aspect of my life and its starting to wear me down a bit.
For several years both my knees get incredibly painful and swell. Sometimes so much I can't bend them at all! I've been told it might be seronegative inflammatory arthritis but nothing solid as yet. Over the last few months I've had pain in my l fingers which is sharp and sudden, some redness but zero visible swelling. My…
Hi folks, I was diagnosed with RA in 2021. I was really frightened and wondered what the future held for me but thankfully got lots of support from the online community here at Versus Arthritis. My question is, how do you know if your having a flare up or if your medication is not as effective or if it's simply that you…
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