Hi all I was diagnosed with JIA at 18months old, which transitioned into rheumatoid arthritis I'm now 36 and really struggling with a right knee flare, in alot of discomfort, limited movement in that knee. I have a guided ultrasound cortisone injection boomed for 29th May which I've been waiting months for. My emotions are…
Hi all I was diagnosed with JIA at 18months old, which transitioned into rheumatoid arthritis I'm not 36 and really struggling with a right knee flare, in alot of discomfort, limited movement in that knee. I have a guided ultrasound cortisone injection boomed for 29th May which I've been waiting months for. My emotions are…
Hi all, I was recently diagnosed with Palindromic arthritis afte 2 years of symptoms. I currently have a really bad flare up in my right hand. I was prescribed hydroxychloroquine but only "if it gets worse". I am not sure what that means - a single flare? or over several years? I was only given 1 month's supply. My GP…
Hello, I have quite a specific question related to biologics and wondered if anyone might have experience / knowledge. I finally started the biologic Amgevita 6 weeks ago, after getting diagnosed with RA in October 2022. No other treatments had worked for me at all. With the biologic I felt an improvement after 2 weeks.…
This is a concerning article from the journal Nature: Just when I thought it was safe to go back out… For our community having multiple jabs each with the potential to trigger a flare up is already unwelcome. We really need vaccination against the parts that don’t mutate so much. Has anyone heard of any progress in this…
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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