Hello, I've been recently diagnosed with AS after been previously diagnosed with Seronegative inflammatory arthritis. I'm now on a new bio treatment with injections called Secukinomab. I wondered if anybody here is on this and if so, what are the results. Many thanks.
Hi everyone. I’m new here and just wanted to see if anyone had a similar experience to me. I’m a 47 year old woman, diagnosed with RA in my pelvis. After having an extreme reaction to the naproxen which was prescribed and resulted in a level 3 acute kidney injury and 3 weeks in hospital, I was then prescribed methotrexate…
Morning all, I applied and went for my assessment yesterday with Nuffield. It went well and was accepted. I am really pleased and feel lucky that I have the opportunity but having slept on it am digesting the details and commitment required to sign up to the programme. To attend I will need to negotiate with my boss to…
Hi there about 13 weeks ago I had wrist fusion in my right hand .the pain has gone but the mobility and dexterity is greatly impaired. I also need a partial wrist fusion in my left hand now because of the pain. I just wanted to know if people on here with double wrist fusion. How there daily life is .plus any benefits they…
I've had OA for many years now, but it has really ramped up in the past three or four. I have told my mum many times how I am feeling, how I struggle, the abuse I've got for being too slow on crutches in the shops, the tears I've shed, the intense pain, the insomnia...you all know how it is. She called me this morning to…
Hello my name is Tan! Im 41 and have lived with Arthritis in my hip for nearly 20 years. I'm a single parent to two teenage boys. Im currently on the waiting list to have a hip replacement. I'm looking to find support, advice and any tips on how to manage chronic pain. I work full time and over the past two years it's…
Hi, me again 😆 I have swelling on my big toe joint. I had "gout" 2 weeks ago, surely you can't get it that quick? I'm waiting on a possible diagnosis of psa just wondering if it could be that. Thanks for reading 📚 😀
Have been taking this for a while and appear to developed some side effects spoke to Rheumatology but they dismissed them as meds working in reducing pain. Dizziness sometimes flushing of face nervous kind of sensations all listed as side effects anyone familiar with these? I have been on the max dose and slightly over the…
Here I go again! Another aching part of the body! Necks. I was told about seven years ago that mine was very arthritic. Do many people suffer from pain in this area? I’m not sure whether everyone over a certain age has this problem and it’s described as degenerative wear and tear. It’s not a constant bother but when it is…
Hi all, really need some advice, for about 5 weeks now I have had worsening pain in the joint of the big toe, to the extent that I have to walk with my foot to one side as I can't put pressure on the toe, as of today it took 2 paracetamol, 2 nurofen and 2 cocodamol to numb the pain, obviously I cannot continue taking that…
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