I sympathise with you, sunnytan. This is exactly the response I got. I was told by a neurosurgeon to try an ibuprofen cream over my back and upper chest and this has certainly helped. I don't know...
My dear Golitho I'm sorry to hear your news, I was so fortunate in that right up util after the menopause I never had any trouble of that sort. You seem to be collecting health complications as kids...
I just sent a message to the chronic six years now and at first it was absolutely fantastic, but about last November I started gettin more regular flare ups and extreme tiredness. This gradually...
Once again it's turning into another sleepless night, and I wasn't going to mention this to forum, but I'm in so much pain from my bra line upwards, all my ribs, shoulder blades and guiders right up...
Thanks sjkly I didn't realise TB was not a side effect of Enbrel,I assumed it must be when my GP stressed the importance of testing for TB when on Enbrel and just assumed it must be a side effect....
Oh, Tony, you're so right - you're ONLY fifty - gosh how wonderfully young - some of the best times lie ahead of you. In fact, you're nearly as young as me (69 going on 70) but not quite! I, too,...
Hi Greatgrandmatoo - I'm a greatgrandma too! I also am new here - I don't have any answers but I do have a listening ear and hugging arms so feel free to lean. Being in here is great - just like a...
Hi Frayda So sorry you are so poorly, I had problems with MXT and had to come off it and was put on Enbrel which is fantastic - BUT - one of the side effects of Enbrel is - guess what? TB. I have had...
Dear NJ56Mom I can really identify with what you are saying here. I had a wonderful RA nurse when I was first diagnosed many years ago now, and she told me that having RA is like having a new baby -...
Dear Yellowfin43 BRILLIANT! This happens so often. I am unable to exercise and can only walk round house, a cousin rang yesterday and said' can't you go swimming?' i replied the neurosurgeon wouldn't...
Hi there, Buff. i too have costochondritis and was once rushed into hospital becuase it presented like an angina attack. The heart people viewed me as a time-waster, but the pain was awful, it was...
Thanks for that folks - but I am a good girl and i am already on the chronic pain forum - Gosh, my halo makes my head ache!! best to you both arthur...
Hi koi collector I have ad to come off enbrel several times over the past few years because of infections and have found that the pain gradually increases as the effects of the enbrel decrease, it...
Thanks for the reply Sydney Jo. That's exactly it - trying to turn my neck is really, really painful. I never have a day without this pain, the injections help but if goes away at all it is merely...
I am wondering if anyone on here has been diagnosed with this? The neurobloke says it's an offshoot of either RA or AS and presents as severe bouts of pain at base of skull and in guider areas of...
Gosh -I'll bet the MX5 looks good with the wellies - now that is what I call style!!! Arthur...
Dear Ladywriter and golitho Yes, that's what I do, dole out bits and pieces but mainly because I think people just wouldn't believe the whole amount - I mean apart from in here, who would? And,...
I notice I put 'family linch' which sounds like a family hanging! Sorry - hope you have a good family LUNCH arthur...
And this is a poem for a bad day: Scalding tears searing into the body Encrusting the joints and the spine, Scarring flesh already disfigured By magnetised flashes of pain. Fear constantly dismembers...
This is a poem written on a good day! You know, this isn’t really my body, It doesn’t belong to me I think somebody crept up and pinched mine When I wasn’t looking, you see. My body is taller and...
Ladywriter, I find my faith such a help, even though I am merely a 'practising' Christian - I believe if I keep practising maybe one day I'll get the hang of it!! Heeheehee. Seriously though, my...
Hi Peggy Nice to meet you. I know what you mean about family members. I know I wear a mask in front of most of them, as I do in front of most people. The mask rarely slips and then only in front of...
Hi golitho again. Yes i do manage to read but it's becoming increasingly difficult. I have no useful vision in one eye but have some in the other so with good lighting and a wide computer screen and...
Hi there golitho Fancy that then!" I was a teacher too until my eyes deteriorated. I retired about twenty years ago but still miss the kids, I really love teaching teenagers, particularly the ones...
Hi there, golitho If somebody had told me twenty years ago that I would find myself coping with this mess I would have laughed at them, but the strange thing is that you do cope. The down side for me...
I am overwhelmed by the number of wonderful, positive posts i've received in just one day. it's such a relief to take off the mask and unpack all the problems that build up behind it and know that...
Hi, I'm a newby and am also in the chronic pain forum where you may find a list of my delightful complaints - variety is the spice of life! RA, however, has been the main underlying condition and...
Hi Dani, Thanks for your message and thanks for the advice which I will, of course., follow up. It's so nice to receive so many positive, helpful replies. I'm sure I'm going to like it here. best...
Hi Stella Well, I'm working on Thomas Hardy for my PhD so probably I would say he is my favourite, although I also love Robert Browning's and Gerald Manley hopkin's poetry. Reading is such a...
I like the sound of your cats! Mine is an eighteen month old British Shorthair and is the colour of dark grey rain clouds which is why he's called Nimbus. He is a talking cat - when he can't see me...
Thanks for the welcome PAlady - hope you're feeling less groggy soon. I feel much better - when I'm up - it's just when I lie in bed the pain lies on top of me - not sexual, just smothering - no...
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Hi, I just couldn't sleep and was browsing and found this. Thought I would try it. Conditions: polyarthritis consisitng of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondilitis, occipital...
My sjogren's is an offspin of my polyarthritis, for me it's an annoyance but not my main prob....
I was just testing - nervously!...
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