Hi All,

Just wondering what joint affects you most when its playing up. Mine is my shoulder as it really seems to immobilise me and gets me down, I'm learning to cope with the others but this is the one which really gets me down. How all of you with young children cope I just don't know.

Anne x

Morning Anne

Funnily enough it is my shoulders that give me the worst pain. I know you can never be sure if it is the meds taking effect, but I really have found swimming just taken it up,helps a great deal with the pain and aching and I pull my shoulders back too and even this helps, not forward, I find at night sitting fairly upright in bed helps and I always take two co codamol 30/500 before I go to bed.

Take care Julia x

Me too, Carol. Haven't been able to lift my arms above my head for yonks and yonks!

Hi Annie
Before Mtx i was unable brush my hair,wash my back or raise my arms up.
after some time on mtx i was again able to lift my arms brush my hair.
it is a nuisance discease.
im still unable wash back,hubby now ahs do this put creams on lupus rashes for me.
rather annoying.
but thankfully i can brush my hair,cartn hold hairdryer to blow dry it though so tis always drip dry grr.
i get fibromayliga in upper arms top of back worst so that dont help.
lol
sharnt let it ebat me.

sorry your shoulders not playing ball.

this was 1 ways my rheumy gadged how drugs working hes get me attempt lift my arms,and made note of measurment how much i could do so.
also how much could move my elbows,wrists and ankles to.
does your rheumy do that?

also got me to try write thing down to see pen grip and also clench a fist,something i couldnt do as hands to swollen before mtx.

take care
melly

Mine is feet and ankles. They always hurt, and then its hands, shouders and hips. Back is usually giving me problems, but think its the fibro

Mine is my wrists and hands, do have trouble with hip some times and my back is just not right any more , my left knee is fantastic now ive had it replaced that use to be very painful , as you say Hannah its a different joint each day.

Sophie x