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Just over a week ago, my left ankle started to swell and I couldn't move my foot up and down or right and left. By the late evening, the whole foot was so painful I could not bear any weight on it at all. My toes had completely seized and would not bend, dreadful pain down the left hand ...

Yesterday I returned home to the dreaded brown envelope.I opened it with little enthusiasm as I knew it would be one of two things:my appeal date for DLA or another decission made about my DLA.So once opened I was left in shock and was actually shaking,I couldn't belive it, they have given ...

Good morning lovely people,
Well its 5.30am what sleep that i have had has been good. Hubby got up at 4.30. to go to work and i haven't been back to sleep, i thought i would update you all about george going to america. Hubby checked my mobile when he got up ...

Firstly I must stress that I am not moaning about RA, me and RA are getting along quite nicely together and, when I read the blogs on here, I realise that so far I have got off lightly. Eight months of MTX ( steadily increased from 10mg to 25mg weekly) + hydroxychloroquine appear to have halted ...

A Flare Up – would that be similar to a fry up?

No, it just feels like it!

Each of us will be very used to the aches and pains, the hot, burning joints and the infernal fatigue that can be relentless. The waxing and waning of this disease called RA. Even with controlled ...