Hi I'm new here! My 5 year old daughter was diagnised with jra in April 2011 when she was 2.5. We were very lucky and it was just in her knees and other than 2 x 48 hour flare ups, she had no pain or restricred movement. They eere very swollen tjough and by thr august the worse kneevhad caused a slight leg length…
Hi everyone, feeling a bit nervous because I have never done anything like this before but I am also feeling completely helpless. My 3 yr old daughter has been suffering probably since the age of about 18 months but I like to rationalise and thought it was growing pains etc. We have now had a preliminary diagnosis of acute…
Hi, First time here, as you might guess from the title. Our 3yo daughter started complaining of pain in her knee 2 months ago, which seemed odd the time since we couldn't recollect any falls or similar. It was shortly after a gastro bug and also her younger sister being born, so initially we wrote it off as feeling a bit…
Hi I am hoping I'm not alone here. My 5 year old daughter has recently been diagnosed as having JIA after 4 years of arguing with doctors. November last year she has a major flare up which caused her to be hospitalised for just over a week. They run standard tests on muscle function and her joints etc and said it all…
Hiya everyone. Firstly just want to say I am not a Mom to a child with Arthritis. I am however a young Mom who myself has Arthritis. I came along this website and got looking through the forums. I will post a brief outline of my story below and if I can help or advise anyone I would be more than happy to. I'm now 31 years…
Hi, my eldest (now14) was diagnosed with jia at 6. We had a really rough ride to get diagnosis and get on top of it. She had been to a soft play centre and came home with ankle swelling which we put down to an injury, within a week she was unable to walk, turn over in bed and go to school. Eventually got it managed and…
Hi, my 2 year old daughter has just been officially diagnosed with systemic JIA. She actually got ill for the first time a year ago, she was covered in a rash with high temperatures. Her blood showed inflammation but they couldn't find any on her joints. After about a month in hospital she appeared to improve & was sent…
hello all am looking for advice,information on the 30th of june my seven year old daughter was diagnosed with idiopathic polyarticular arthritis as well as bilateral uveitis in both eyes, as a parent am still at the what,how,who,what how stage and looking for advice or information from other parent who have or going…
Hi, This is my first post, so thought I would introduce myself. I am the mother of 3 - 2 teenagers (18 &16) and a ten year old boy who has recently been diagnosed with JIA - this is obviously new territory for me, so I have been searching the web for more information and came across this site :P . The story so far is that…
Hi As well as being recently diagnosed with OA, in my other life I am a primary school inclusion manager. The school I work in has recently almagamated from seperate infant and junior schools and so we are starting to look at how this will affect our practice. At present there is a change of SENCO at the end of year 2, but…
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