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Sudden flare up/attack
Hi I've had JIA since age 2 I'm now 40s have bilateral hip/knee replacements and not had severe flare ups for years, but every now and then I'll get a sudden attack which has always happened in the night, I can go to bed fine and wake up now and then as normal then ill wake up again and my hands, arms will be stiff…
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New, 66, Alone, In A OA Flare, No Pain Relief, Trying To Avoid Depression/Anxiety!
Hello, I'm 66, new to the VA Forum, it's good to see so many people here using it. Please bear with this lengthy post. My anterior THRs were done in 2016 and 2017 but it now feels like OA is all over, particularly the spine, neck (both of these were fractured in a fall last year), hands + trigger fingers (tendons), and…
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Methotrexate Flares
Hi everyone, At the beginning of July I started on Methotrexate. The side effects were not fun but at first I felt like it was helping. But in the last three weeks I've had three flares (I say flares, I'm in pain all the time so hardly in remission, but I mean it suddenly got worse for a few days). The first two were heat…
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What causes this pain?
A few weeks ago, I had gout, but currently, I do not have it, and my uric acid levels are normal. Now, I experience a sharp, throbbing, burning pain that periodically manifests around the left metatarsal area. My doctor diagnosed arthritis after reviewing my X-ray, but I am somewhat skeptical since the pain appears to be…
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Covid Booster and Flares
I had a covid booster on 1st May - my 9th covid injection and the 4th Moderna in a row. For the first time I had a reaction to it. For 3 days afterwards all my joints were aching - not just those historically affected by my PsA. I then had my recommended 2 weeks off methotrexate after the injection during which things were…
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Cold sore
I developed a cold sore throughout the day yesterday and I don’t think I’ve ever felt so ill with one. I’ve had a sore face, earache, headache, swollen gland, eyes have felt swollen, extreme fatigue and more pain through my body than usual. I have PsA and osteoarthritis in my thumbs. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so ill…
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Supporting a friend through Arthitis.
Hello everyone, A close friend of mine is waiting on a diagnosis.It is mostly confirmed to be Inflammatory Arthritis. Confusion reigns because she is in her late teens. She finds it hard to do a lot of things like writing, lifting and sometimes even texting because of how hard her wrists make it for her. It's also…
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Flare up
Please help. I am experiencing a v bad flare up and cannot walk due to extreme pain. What are my options?
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Hay fever and flares
Hi, Does anyone else find they flare more with hay fever as I have been really struggling with regular 2/3 day flares when pollen count is moderate to high.
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Flare of RA - feeling isolated
I have been diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis now for I think 5 years. At the moment I’m in a flare up and have just got over(ish) covid. I sometimes feel quite isolated as no one really understands so was looking to talk to like minded people Thanks Natalie
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Pain my old Friend or Foe
A few hours before morning light. I wake but not with such a fright. As like so many days before i know that pain it's been before. Its visits me all through the day then creeps and sneaks through out the night just like a thief it takes from me, my freedom and my agulity. I moan, I groan, I creak I wobble I even do some…
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Flare up any help relieving it?
Hi everyone hope you are doing okay. I have arthritis on my left ankle but has spread to my hip, right ankle and now probably my back as it hurting also. Since 2 days ago i have been feeling more fatigued than usual. I sleep all day and night but still wake up tired. Anyone with ideas how to conquer this? I feel awful and…
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Anyone with IA & suspected lung disease?
Hello I'm not certain I’m posting in the correct place. I got results from my keyhole lung surgery - no cancer but signs of necrotising granuloma so I’ve been referred to a TB clinic. GP wants me to restart MTX after stopping for 4 weeks but I’m apprehensive in case that caused lung problems. No flare in joints but seems…
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Am I having a flare up? How do I know?
Hey all, I have recently been diagnosed with RA and am currently on steroids aswell as Dmards, but for the past 4-5 days I’ve been experiencing more pain than normal, it’s so hard to explain to people how I’m actually feeling and what’s normal and what’s not... but currently since finally being diagnosed ive always had…
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Joy's and Sorrows
We can all say our sorrows our hurts and our pains. It's easier sometimes to try and explain. They ask you the question on a scale one too ten. But that question is only now and again. We mention our bad days outweigh the good and wonder why it ever should. We say there's unfairness and we fight for our pain just to be…
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Jewel's and Treasure's
I am sparkling and I am new I shine in this world just like you. There's nothing broken chipped or rusted but now my body's broken down and busted. The aches the pain I sometimes cant describe all I know is I want too hide My sparkle dulls just like my pain I doult I can be whole again my shine has gone my glitz my glamour…
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Kevzara side effects
Hi, I just started my 4th biologic with is kevzara, I was told that the common side effects were cold symptoms and congestion. I did my injection 3 days ago and woke up with these symptoms today..if anyone has had them do they do away in a few days and comeback with the next injection or are these side affects always there…
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Flare one week after aspiration and injection of cortisone!
Hi all, I am new in this journey and I am feeling very confused. I had my first symptom last Xmas (right knee flare) and my diagnosis early this year. Since the start of the year I had several flares in both knees. I normally would have an injection and stay well for 3/4 months. Last week my right knee flared again. I had…
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Flare Ups
Good Morning all, I hope everybody is ok and keeping well. I was wondering how other people cope when they get a flare up? Mine started on Saturday afternoon, i was overcome by incredible fatigue and pain. I've been on the sofa or bed since then. I'm too sick to feeling like eating and am struggling to walk any distance.…
