Has anyone suggested patches for your pain? This would bypass your stomach so you wouldn't have problems there.
Perhaps you could discuss with your GP what pain medicines are available to you, there must be something that will help.

Love, Doreen xx

Hi Kathleen,
Yes I live about 10 miles west of Alnwick near to Ingram in the Breamish Valley, I love Barter Books too, always go there for a coffee and a rest when I've been looking around Alnwick or to the Infimary as its just across the road from it. I haven't been in since I moved back here in July but I believe they have a proper cafe there now, Hope they still have the coal fires burning in autumn/winter though
I used to see Bridget Griffiths too at the Freeman but didn't like how she always pushed you to take the pill of the month, she gave me anti inflammatories even though it was in my notes that i couldn't take them, I hear she is off on long sick leave now, my new rheumatologist told me on Monday.
I have tried a lot of different pain killers over the years and they all cause me problems, I am just one of those people who cant take tablets, I even get bad side effects from iron tablets
I will contact the nurse and ask her about the anti tnf drugs you mention, thank you for telling me about them.
Eileen x