Hi all, I know this sounds weird but I have just been diagnosed in March and have had so far Methotrexate, Sulphasalazine then Remicade and now Enbrel plus sulasine and due to go onto as well methotexate injections again. I was so ill the week before christmas that I had to go to the Rheumy in ...

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I've been quiet for a while as I have been really depressed, but my mood seems to have lifted since the pain has subsided.

I had a flare whilst on the steroids a little while back so my mtx was uped from 10 to 15mg, this wkend.

I ...

6 weeks ago today I left hospital after 9 days on the ward.

I couldn't stay anymore as there was no more they could do for me and my mum agreed to administer all the drugs and nurse me.

As some of you know I haven't been on here in a while as I have and ...

Do taking steroids make you put on lots of weight, just wondered ? Greetings to everybody..x

Well, I am about to start my MTX this week and was planning on having a good weekend (just gone) but after looking after my grandson on Saturday until 7pm I sat down with lots of nibbles watching Strictly and feeling absolutely shattered.

Sunday morning woke up and felt ...

Well the wisdom tooth came out this morning. A lovely India lady Dentist took it out. She was so tiny, I towered over her but boy did she have strong fingers. She also knew a lot of my friends so we had quite a talk whilst waiting for the anaesthetic to take effect. Didn't feel a thing ...

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I have a DAS of 6.63, so my disease is still very active despite that fact that I have being taken hydroxy for bout a month. Nurse has started me on mtx (10mg), and I start my first dose on saturday. Decided to split the dose 5mg in the morning & 5mg in the afternoon to ...

I saw my consultant 2 weeks ago and asked about a finger joint replacement and was informed that it is usually done for people with osteoarthritis but because I have RA it would not be so straight forward as my RA was active and this is what was causing the problems using my hands and the awful ...