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  1. Numbness and rheumatoid arthritis

    Hello

    I have had RA for a number of years, I've had lots of surgery, I am wondering if anyone else experiences numbness in the head, mine is on the left side, ....

  2. talking to people about RA

    I seem to be finding it really hard to explain RA to some of my closest friends. Has anyone else found this difficult? How did you explain it to friends and family?

  3. is it RA or OA

    I was diagnosed with OA about ten years ago. It started with a very red sore big toe. I was giving antibiotics and didn't get better. I then had a swollen hot ....

  4. Rheumatoid Arthritis/fear of losing my Job

    I urgently need some advice and support. I have been newly diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis since May 2011 after my Mother suddenly died. My condition is getting ....

  5. Student Nurse would like info on Rheumatoid Arthritis please

    Hi i am a student nurse in my second year and am doing a mini portfolio on Rheumatoid Arthritis and would like some information from a patients point of view please. ....

  6. Newly diagnosed RA. Help!

    Newly diagnosed RA:

    only recently diagnosed with RA. Last month. Will start on the meds and was given two choices: Methotrexate or sulfasalazine.Still do not know ....

  7. Appeal to fellow RA sufferers - this might be of interest

    Hi all, I'm Sandra and new to the forum. I received this message via my facebook account and as I cant help them out in the trial, due to das not being stable, being ....

  8. RA and Sulfasalazine.I feel so cold and poorly.

    I'm wearing socks and leg warmers to try to keep my lower legs and ankles warm. They get soooo cold that it feels like freezer burn while the rest of me overheats! ....

  9. ra

    I have been diagnosed with ra for over a year i take mentrexate but now steroids arent working have a lot of swelling on ny neck and pain going down arms . also ....

  10. Has anyone had any experience with Rituximab?

    Just been told that I have to be put on Rituximab & I'm a little concerned about the side effects & I thought if I spoke to some people who have been on ....

  11. rheumatoid symptoms

    I am a 44 yrs old whtie female and have just been diagnosed with RA about month ago. I have not been able to see a Rhematologist yet. I was started on celebrex ....

  12. rheumatoid arthritis

    i have had one blood test taken for my bones now got to have an other can rhumatoid arthritis cause me to have weight loss

  13. Have I got R.A

    Hi everyone. I am 42 and wonder if anyone can help me. About 7-8 weeks ago my left side began fo feel numb and my fingers were numb on my left hand. The doctor gave ....

  14. confused

    hello

    my doctor did blood test for RA over 12 months ago due to sever pain in all my joints. one came back showing high white cells. He mentioned RA too but being ....

  15. sulfasalazine

    Hi I have been on Sulfasalazine for a week now and feel as if i have been run down by a bus, has anyone any advise?

  16. Hi

    I was diagnosed with RA in dec 06..i am also HLA B27 +, I have cervical spondylosis in my neck..and it all started with a trip to see my GP about a pain in my foot ....

  17. Could I have Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Hi

    Im wondering if someone could help me, Im 37 years old and have recently been experiencing pain in my right hand with pain going down my hand and into my 2 ....

  18. Newly diagnosed

    I'm 57 and was diagnosed with seronegative arthritis in Sep this year. Not sure what the difference is between that and Rhumatoid, if any. I'm currently on Sulphasalazine ....

  19. I have had RA for 5 years & despite prognosis I'm doing

    I have had RA for 5 years & despite prognosis I'm doing very well.

    The information on this site, in my opinion, is very good.

    I would like to add that the outlook ....

  20. Newly diagnosed

    I am 55 years old and just diagnosed. I have been going to my g p for months with no success. Finally blood tests show a marker for rheumatioid arthritis. I have ....

  21. Newly Diagnosed

    Hi, im a 23 year old yound woman, and have just recently been diagnosed with RA. it started of in my index finger which became swollen and painful, then went into ....

  22. newbie

    Hi i'm 27 and was diagnosed with ra in january 2009. It started off as pain in my thumbs and balls of the feet and in just 5 months has spread to all my fingers, ....

  23. Looking for RA patients to talk about patient education

    Hi, I work for EMS research which is a market research agency based in London. We are currently conducting research about the very important topic of patient education ....

  24. What pain relief when nothing seems to work

    sad Can anybody help out there my mum is 76 and suffers from Rheumatoid Arthritis which she had had really badly for about 4 years now, she is on medication from ....

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