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heather01

Hi Everybody hope you are all feeling well today. First of all thank for allowing me to join your community. I was diagnosed in 2017 with RA where I had numerous test to diagnose and I felt lost. I was given methotrexate and sulphazine but due to complications methotrexate was replaced by hydroclixinye and steroid injections. I have suffered really bad with pain in every joint and muscle that 8 weeks ago I ended in A&E. I have lots of medical problems so ristricted on pain relief. I saw my RA nurse whom after speaking with my consultant decided to put me on the Biologics Benepali drugs injected with a pen at home once a week. I have had 2 doses at present and my pain is easing so hopefully after a few more it will be under control. My advise to anybody recently diagnosed if you have bad flare ups please contact your team dont let it go on until you cannot move like I did thinking it will go away. Sorry for long post and any spelling errors fingers seem to do own thing. Xx

chrisb

Hi @heather01,

Welcome to the versus arthritis forum.

There are many forum members who will be able to relate to your experience having been through a similar journey themselves, so I hope you find sharing your story of benefit.

No doubt you will have visited our website but just in case here's a link to a relevant section just incase:

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/rheumatoid-arthritis/

There are many existing dialogues on the subject or RA but here's a recent one that you may wish to join in with:

https://community.versusarthritis.org/discussion/comment/726898#Comment_726898

Best wishes

ChrisB (Moderator)