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Your invite to the New Community is being sent from 10th September - look out for it
Look out for your personal invitation from ARTHRITIS CONNECT from tomorrow (10th September 2025). Important information - If you do not wish to be migrated over to the new community you can deactivate your member account, please note you will need to do this before 15th September. From Monday 15th September Arthritis…
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Newly Diagnosed with PMR
Just diagnosed and feeling dreadful, everything hurts. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Last year I was running 5K 3 times per week. Now I’m aching all over, and struggle with a slow 10 minute walk 😢
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hello
I too am writing simply to say hello
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Val's Cafe
Val's Café is open. Drop in for a virtual cuppa, bun and chat. All welcome.
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Writing tools and keyboards
Hi there, I have been living with arthritis in my hands for 5 years now. I was quite well controlled until a few months ago. I have ongoing review in terms of meds and treatment. But I am wondering which pens and keyboards people find easiest to use with rheumatoid arthritis? Struggling to find the best ones to help me…
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New community
Hi everyone ! Been along time!! Just received and email inviting me to a new community is this one going to still be active ? why is there a new community is it connected to this one ? Any help to enlighten me will help Kind regards
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PMR steroid taper
Hi , Any advice or ideas appreciated. I have had PMR just over 2 years now. Have been on prednisolone since. With numerous alternatives tried with no success.Finally on a biologic Toxcilumab, which has totally changed my CRP markers to now showing no inflammation. I am still on Prednisolone also. My query is if anybody can…
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Worried about medication for Rheumatoid Arthritis
I have been offered. Methotrexate ,or hydroxychloroquine .i really worried about side effects ,is there any thing natural that would help as well as either of these .And how safe are both medications
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Suitable gym wear for RA and lower back pain
hello everyone. I (28, female) was recently diagnosed with seronegative RA. My symptoms started with intense lower back pain. I used to go to the gym 3-4 days a week before I started showing symptoms. From a few weeks before my symptoms started, I’ve been struggling to wear gym leggings, which are tight at the waist and…
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NOT Sciensus? ..
I was not surprised when looking through the history on this site to find that the emotive topic of home medication deliveries has arisen before on here, so I figured you folks might be the right ones to ask. Has anyone managed to secure home deliveries through an outfit other than Sciensus? Sciensus was one of the reasons…
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Is there anyone else who's arthritis has got worse after having Covid?
Hi everyone, First time poster here. I've lived with osteoarthritis in my ankle since I was 23 and have been really positive about my life and able to do most things, called my limp a "happy hop" to help inspire older hospital patients that they could walk faster than me and make them feel better. However, the more times I…
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Osteoarthritis
Hi, my name is Wendy. I am keen to speak to others who are experiencing arthritis and how they cope with this debilitating condition. I have osteoarthritis in my hips and knees, worst in one of my hips. I am considering injections as the naproxen and Co-Codamol I take don't help much. I wondered if anyone has had the…
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Long time no chat added diagnosis
Hi everyone ! Long time no see!! As many members will remember I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis in 2020 and went into remission in 2023 well good news is I am still in remission but ……… The back pain I have been telling my rheumatologist about for the last 5 years turns out to be axial spondyloarthritis!!!! They…
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Hydroxychloriquine side effects
I'm a 72 yr old male recently diagnosed with sero negative inflammatory arthritis. I first started noticing stiffness and increased pain in Mar/April but put it down to the work I was doing. My wife and I upsized instead of downsized when we retired and we've been doing up a house and garden 🤔. By mid May my hands, ankles…
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Hip replacement
hello, I am due to have my left hip replaced on 22nd September. I have degeneration in my right hip as well although not as bad as my left but still painful. I have groin pain both sides and some pain in my non operation hip (right) When my left hip is replaced can I expect to lose some of the pain in my right hip? I feel…
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Social Life and Pain
The osteoarthritis in my right knee has flared a couple of days ago so I am hobbling around and taking maximum pain med’s with limited effect. I usually manage my condition well and am fit and healthy otherwise, this is just very unfortunate as it does happen occasionally. I have a wedding of a friend to attend tomorrow…
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Osteoarthritis diagnosis 27 years old - fed up, not sure what to do next
Hi Everyone, please excuse me if my grammar/whatever is poor as I am currently in a bit of a state emotionally and struggling to cope. About a year and a half ago (age 26, female) I began to have hip pain, was living in Australia at the time where I saw a doctor, X-ray and ultrasound suggested Bursitis (steroid injection…
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increased joint pain with bp medication
I was put on medication for high blood pressure in early March and pain jn my knee and foot joints has increased hugely. I've tried two different types, now kn an ACE inhibitor, but the stiffness snd aching remains. Feels as if someone poured cement into my legs and like there's a compression band around legs from the…
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Are biologics helpful if you are on apixaban?
Are biologics helpful if you are on apixaban I have R.A?
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Recently diagnosed seronegative arthritis
Hello everyone. I am Yasheka, just thought of introducing myself here. I was recently diagnosed (confirmed diagnosis just yesterday) with seronegative RA. Initially they suspected it to be axial spondyloarthritis since I had a fall about two years ago and hurt my tail bone. I didn’t go to get my lower back checked back…
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My 1st THR Recovery Diary
I've started this Diary on the 4th day of recovery simply, as expected, I am exhausted and it'll take time and energy to write. I firstly want to give a baseline of my own stage of health and personal information, so that others may use it as a comparison. I have also included the hospital, as services seem to differ…
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New Member saying hello.
morning everyone. I am a new member who as just started suffering with knee pain and waiting for knee injections next month.
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Pain management
Hi, new to the site. Recommended by my physiotherapist. Could anyone recommend an effective pain relief medication? I have just tried co-codamal but no help.
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Pain relief
Hi all, new member, I have just been diagnosed with ankle arthritis ( osteoarthritis ) I'm a male aged 57 always be active ( walking a cycling ) But struggling at the moment with the pain. Been prescribed pain relief (cocodanol 15mg) which helps me get through my working day but is making me very tired in the evening. So…
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Sleep
Hi, I have osteoarthritis in both knees and I am currently struggling to sleep at night as I just cannot get comfortable. I have one of those sleep pillows to put between my knees but it doesn't help for long. I am constantly tired and although my husband, bless him, is a deep sleeper, I do feel bad for constantly moving…
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Managing the pain of neck arthritis
Hello I'm really struggling to get the pain under control after a recent diagnosis of ostearthritis in my neck. Am on amitryptilline (6 weeks) and have started physio but finding it hard to exercise because of the pain. Any advice gratefully received at this stage in my journey