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sciqueen

HALF TERM WEEK - A BIT LATE!!!

Posted by sciqueen
10 Nov 2012

Hi All

Had a great half term wk, really busy - out every day, went to see Skyfall, visited family in the north. Was a bit naughty as I did not pace and as a consequence I've paid for it this wk, by feeling extremely tired and could not go into work on friday, as my knees, ...

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sciqueen

Anti tnf assessment due soon!!!

Posted by sciqueen
5 May 2012

Hi All

Just wanted to say health wise my ra seems to be up & down, mostly down, so its clear that 20/25mg is no longer working as well as expected, I am experiencing alot of joint pain especially in my hands/fingers, knees and soles of my feet or ankles. I am either always ...

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LavendarLady

Start 2012 not with a Bang but a whimper.

Posted by LavendarLady Volunteer
3 Jan 2012

Just gone down with my 3rd cold in 6 weeks. Coughing and croaking, been sick several times as well, awful stomach ache, headache and lost my appetite. My immune system really is dragging its feet now. I see my consultant soon so will ask if the increased dose of MTX is causing the problems. ...

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Ella32

I am congratulating my body!!!

Posted by Ella32 Volunteer
17 Nov 2011

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I just had my blood test results back for this month and my CRP was only 31!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooo pleased, last month it was 88 and i was fearing that my Anti TNF (Enbrel) was stopping working. If i'm honest i hadn't been ...

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Marnie87

Waiting to go to hospital!

Posted by Marnie87
17 Nov 2011

I'm sitting on the sofa after getting dressed has puffed me out.

My hospital appointment is at 11.30 and I here what they have to say after stopping enbrel two weeks ago due to the hardness that was all over my body.

At the ra physio yesterday the ...

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lilolil

Does anyone else just feel abandoned?

Posted by lilolil
15 Nov 2011

Hi All fellow Soldiers



Hope you are all having a good day and feeling well....great.

I have been diagnosed now for 9months, Im on all the strong stuff, hydroxy, sulfasalizine, mtx - max dose, plenty of PK's and diclofenic.....with ...

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ords

pain

Posted by ords
15 Sep 2011

i have been in pain with my ra now for 2 weeks its getting me proper down been crying for most of it dont like to moan to my family cos they dont want to hear it at all and i get fed up of hearing myself but im on mtx and the nex anti tnf which are bot in my view doing nothing i have developed ...