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Hi everyone.My name is Carol and I have recently joined nras on the iow.I have had ra for 19 years and am on steroids rituximab and methotrexate and loads of paracetamol! at the moment I am having a flare in my foot due to a burst bakers cyst and having trouble walking!Like to hear from anyone out there who is suffering at the moment or anyone else that has this awful complaint! 
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Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 561
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Hi Carol welcome to the forum , im Sophie 35 have had Ra for 15 years and also have Lupus , i too am on Rituximab i started it last November and am having another course in a few weeks , should of had it last week but was cancelled due to sinus infection, so sorry about you bakers cyst in your foot i have had a few of them in my left knee before it was replaced and know they are extremely painful when they burst , i always found resting the leg so the fluid drained quicker helped , hope your better soon ,
Sophie x
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Joined: 2/18/2010 Posts: 1,098 Location: farningham kent
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Hi Carol
Glad you have joined us, sorry to hear you are having such a difficult time just at the moment. Really hope things improve for you very soon. I have only had RA for a year and hopefully getting the meds right so that I can get back to some sort of normality.
You will get bundles of advice and support here, look forward to receiving your posts.
Take care, Julia xx
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Hi Carol
Welcome, my name is Anne and only recently diagnosed so still waiting for the MTX to kick in. Although no foot pain yet, only ankle or odd toe I have been suffering for the last two days with my right hip (this is a new one) it seems to be working its way around the body gradually. You will get loads of support on here.
Warmest wishes Anne x
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Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 3,006 Location: Timperley
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Hi Carol
Welcome to the forum-the right place for friendship, help and encouragement.
Love Jeanxxxxx
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Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 3,157 Location: Huddersfield
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Hi Carol,
Welcome to the forum!
I have Bakers cysts in both knees, very painful at times. Do you mean yours has burst and drained into your foot?
Hope it settles down for you soon.
Love, Doreen xx
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Hi Carol,
I don't have any experience of the Baker's but just wanted to say welcome to the forum.
Julie
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Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 1,110 Location: London
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Hi Carol, welcome from me too, I am Barbara diagnosed last July and currently on mtx hydroxy and sulfa. We love the Isle of Wight, coming over in August for a week, staying in Sandown. Keep posting, everyone here is so friendly and helpful.  BARBARA
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Hi Carol, big welcome to the forum, sorry you have RA but this site is great and you will always find someone to help or listen and make you laugh as well!!
love Heatherxxx
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Hi Carol ! Welcome to the forum. You will get good advice on here and make some new friends. Sorry you have R A. Kathleen Mc.
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Carol304 wrote: ... or anyone else that has this awful complaint! Well, that will be all of us then!!!!  Hi Carol Welcome to the forum, glad you have joined us but sorry to hear that you are a long suffering devotee of RA, like me!! You will meet lots of friendly folk with plenty of useful information and help along the way. I am Lyn, married to Mike with four children in various stages of education (one about to change her mind I fear!). We live in Lancashire. I was diagnosed with sero-negative RA 22 years ago after the birth of my first child. Since then I feel as though I have run the gamut of medications and a number of surgical procedures. I am currently on Enbrel, Prednisolone, Naproxen and a few other bits and pieces to keep things ticking over. Have just been taken off methotrexate (wiped out my neutrophil count) so waiting to see what happens next!! Fun isn't it?! But no point worrying, we've got it ... so let's make the most of it! You will most definitely make lots of new friends . Look forward to getting to know you, Lyn x
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Hello Carol and welcome,I'm Glenys, 56 had RA for over 10 years now. Sorry that you have it too.
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Hi Carol, Welcome to the forum, I'm Lorna, married with 3 grown up daughters, the youngest being 16 years old. Sorry you have RA, I have had it for almost 3 years now. I keep well all things considered, I try not to overdo things and rest when I have to. Look after your foot and I hope it gets better soon. Take care Lorna x
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Joined: 1/29/2010 Posts: 264
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Hi Carol,
Welocme to the forum, I'm Sheila, have RA getting on for 3 years now and am on much the same medication as you, i.e Rituximab, Methrotrexate prednisolone, paracetamol (yes also take loads of it to combat the shivers) plus a few other bits and pieces. Have also got bakers cysts and have had experience of a burst but into the calf not my foot. They are also a nuisance as lots of trousers no longer fit around my knees and the cysts stop the knees bending much,
Have found the forum a great place for advice and help and to know what others of experiencing. Am trying really hard to reduce the prednisolone but its hard.
Hoping that your foot improves soon.
With all best wishes
Sheila
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Hi Carol, Welcome to the forum! Great bunch of folks here all understand what effect RA has. I've had RA since I was 26, but am currently well controlled with Enbrel. Happy posting :) best wishes Jo. 2012 Fundraising for the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/RoboJo
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Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 1,689 Location: Durham
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Hello Carol, and welcome to the forum, though I`m sorry you have RA. I can`t help on the Bakers Cysts, but there`s always plenty of info & friendly advice on here. Do keep posting, Kathleen x
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Carol304 wrote: at the moment I am having a flare in my foot due to a burst bakers cyst and having trouble walking! Hi Carol I posted my welcome earlier but since then remembered that I forgot to mention your knee problem! (Went off to find a link and forgot to come back  ) I am currently awaiting surgery for this very same problem. Both knees are affected but they are operating on the left one first as this is the most swollen. The leaking fluid does tend to run down into my leg causing pain, tenderness and swelling but hasn't yet got as far as my foot thankfully! Have you received any treatment for this? The normal course of action is drainage of the excess fluid from the knee followed by a cortisone injection into the joint. I have previously had a synovectomy on this knee which lasted a good few years before recurring. Medicine.net have a good article about this problem. Your foot should improve very quickly once the problem with the knee is resolved. It certainly sounds as though you need some urgent medical intervention as there is a risk of infection with the build up of fluids. Hope you are able to get some relief very soon. Keep in touch and let us know how you are doing. Lyn x
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Hi Carol
Am a newbie to the site too, but not to RA. Have been suffering from this condition for about 13 years now. Am sero negative so diagnosis was a problem until synvectomy on both knees. Methotrexate worked for some time but a flare up means I am looking for an additional drug to boost the Methotrexate.
I have already found the site most kind and welcoming and very knowledgeable. I am certain this will be a great help to you too.
Love
Katharine
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Joined: 12/6/2009 Posts: 74 Location: North Lincolnshire
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Hi Carol My name's Hannah, I'm 16 and was diagnosed with RA in 2008. Live at home with my Mum, Dad and younger brother Ruben. Currently doing GCSEs! I'm on Methotrexate and Embrel. Had a long stretch of about 7 months where I was almost back to normality but joints have been playing up again for the past 3/4 months. Welcome to the forum I hope you find all the support you need here, everyone's very friendly and their advice is always uplifting when you're feeling rubbish and want a good moan. Hannah x
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Joined: 1/7/2010 Posts: 441 Location: Bristol
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Hi Carol,
Welcome to the forum!
I've had RA for seven years now and am also on Rituximab, Methotrexate and Hydroxychloroquine as well as the usual compliment of extras.
Looking forward to getting to know you better!
Joanna
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