Hi everyone, it all started when i was 8 years and n one could tell what it was in my country. i had to travel to Germany in Munich to children hospital. i was luck i was there just before Christmas with 104 Celsius fever. anyway i don't want to boar you all to death with my story :D .i had many wonderful years without…
Hey I'm Ellie, I'm almost 17 and I'm in the middle of investigations to see if I have juvenile arthritis. I've been experiencing pain and swelling in both hands, in my fingers and thumbs and my wrists since I was 15 and originally put it down to repetitive strain from drawing and painting too much for my GCSE art…
Hello Everyone, In 2014, i was know that my hip had degenered and had to go through replacement surgery. i am sure some of you guys have done it too. i would appreciate alot if i could know your experience and also the best place to do it. i came to know there is an alternative beside the surgery. STEM CELL INJECTION to…
Any advice for coping with flare ups and general day to day tasks? Exams soon and no idea how to cope so slightly stressed as not diagnosed yet so no pain relief adequately deals with the pain I feel.
I have RA & my doctors have tried me on all of the standard medications and nothing has worked so they are now looking to try Centrolizumab Pegol, on the information that I've been given it talks about the increase risk of cancer and I can't decided weather to take it or not I know that there is the potential to make me…
Hi everyone, I'm new to the group and I'm after some help. I've had arthritis since I was 10 (now 24) I wasn't diagnosed until I was 15 (JIA) due to no one ever following things up from when I was hospitalised at 10 with my right hip being in traction for a week. So when I was diagnosed I was on lots of different…
Hi everyone, My names Sophie. Im 23 and for the last 2 years i have been waiting to see specialists in regards to my joints. It started 2 years ago, i had fluid on my knee. It wasnt painful at first but i still went to the doctors just incase. I was told that it should clear up by itself as i had probably knocked it. Then…
hi people, im 17 got diagnosed two years ago with sacroiliitis arthritis but had it for like 3 years previously before the doctors actually did what they were paid to do. I'm now on humira which is an anti-tnf. I'm wondering how people handle things like moods, I was good at sport, happy and sociable but since the…
hi This is my first post,my others will not be so positive,since after being told no more sicknotes needed in 1992 i now score no points in the DWP tests,and with twisted hands that only half open and hospital shoes 15years,im in protest to it all,, But im happy seeing this group as id like my first post to be on the…
Hello, my names Katie nearly 17, been on humira since 23rd December 2013, diagnosed with sacroiliitis arthritis in 2013 after multiple hospital visits. So essentially have had it 5 years nearly now. My most recent symptom is migraines so i`m off school today again. I'm in lower sixth year and have missed so much school…
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