Hi guys ,my goodness it's been a long time since posting on here , I wish I could be posting on here with good news but Jordan is still having a lot of problems his treatment with methotrexate, enbrel and all the painkillers have not kept his disease at bay so mr gent at Southampton hospital has desided a new hip is in…
Hi everyone. I hope that someone will read this & be able to offer some advice. My son who is now 21 was diagnosed with jia at the age of 9. We have had many ups and downs through out the years. Fighting medication, not turning up for appointments, massive flare ups, realisation that he cannot manage alone, long periods of…
Hi, this is the first time I have ever posted on a forum.... So here goes! I am totally devastated as my gorgeous wee 5 year old boy has recently been diagnosed with JIA and Uveitis. It all started with a swollen knee and a limp last Sept, many months and tests later he was diagnosed and had a steroid injection in his knee…
Hi everyone I am new to this. So please bare with me. I have a daughter who who has juvenile uveitis arthritis. I first noticed something wasn't right when she start limp walking and wouldn't allows me to put on her socks and shoes. I went countless of time to the doctors about her legs knees and ankles being one finger…
Hi I have just noticed that my daughter who's 4 has really sore thumb and fingers. She does suck her thumb still which I'm trying to get her to stop. But it looks so bad and so swollen. I asked why are her other fingers red and sore. She said they are her thinking fingers that she chews on. Also she bites her nails too.…
Hi was just wondering if anyone had a child with neck problems? My daughter has polyarticular JIA on methotrexate, etanercept and prednisolone now as she has just had a flare but we have noticed she cant move her neck properly. Normally just knees hands and feet that get affected but this is quite new and not sure if it…
Hi I am looking to meet parents with children with arthritis in or near me. I am living in Birmingham west Midlands. My daughter is 4 years old. Thank you for reading x Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Joined: 13 Nov 2015 22:18 Posts: 1 My daughter (just2) was diagnosed with jia earlier this year. She has it in her toes ankles knee elbow wrists fingers and neck..... She is currently on methotrexate but seems to be really struggling at the moment. Very stressed seems in pain (cradles her hands a lot) she wakes all through…
Have recently set up a fb page called 'Friends of Juvenile Arthritis Wales' - feel free to join group if living in Wales.
Hi there - I'm new to this site so please bear with me. My 18 month old daughter has just been diagnosed with JIA in her left knee. Symptoms started about 2 months ago after a series of colds and she can now barely walk at times. Her knee is now permanently bent and limps and leans forwards whenever she tries to walk. My…
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