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Rank: Newbie
Groups: Registered
Joined: 1/5/2012
Posts: 3
Location: Middlesex
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Hello everyone, my name is Dianne have had RA for 2 years and been checking the site for general information. Finally have got round to joining and looking forward to sharing news etc.
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Rank: Advanced Member  Groups: Registered
Joined: 3/28/2011 Posts: 956 Location: North Preston
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Hello Dianne. My name is Sheila. I am 60 years old and been diagnosed with RA for 9 1/2 years. I am currently on mxt. It is good to hear from you. You can ask anything you like on here. You can share your experiences, have a moan and generally find out anything you need to know about RA. If one of us can't answer a question, another one will or we can send you in the right direction for good advice. Looking forward to getting to know you.
Sheila x
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Rank: Advanced Member  Groups: Registered
Joined: 12/4/2009 Posts: 1,524 Location: W. Yorkshire
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Hi Dianne, Julie here, also 60 been diagnosed about 3/4 years now and on MTX and Humira, glad you've joined us tho sorry you've had to! YES I'VE CHANGED, PAIN DOES THAT TO PEOPLE.
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Rank: Advanced Member  Groups: Registered
Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 3,157 Location: Huddersfield
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Hi Diane,
Welcome to the forum! You'll get lots of friendly support and advice on here.
I am 62, and have had RA for 11 years, currently taking mtx and humira.
I have been married to Ian for 32 years and we have a 22 year old daughter, Hannah.
Looking forward to getting to know you.
Love Doreen xx
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Rank: Advanced Member  Groups: Registered
Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 1,689 Location: Durham
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Hi Dianne, Welcome to the forum - I`m very glad you found us. I`m Kathleen C, aged 61, and I was diagnosed 6 years ago. I`m currently taking humira, which has made a considerable difference to my life. I`ve been married to Nick for 40 years on Sunday, and we have two grown-up sons & two delightful grandsons. Take care, Kathleen x
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Rank: Advanced Member  Groups: Registered
Joined: 6/18/2010 Posts: 351 Location: Herne Bay Kent
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Hi Dianne
A warm welcome to the forum where you will receive lots of support advice and encouragement.
I am Sue aged 57 and diagnosed 5 years ago. I am currently on Methotrexate and Enbrel although have had to stop both for the time being due to infection.
I am married with 3 grown up children and 5 soon to be 6 grandchildren.
Looking forward to hearing more from you.
Best Wishes
Sue
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Rank: Advanced Member  Groups: Registered
Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 2,237 Location: nr Southampton
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Hey dianne fantastic you've joined up! I'm jenni and am 35. I'm married with 3 children who are 16, 14 and my little surprise who is 4! I do have severe crappy ra But none of this is a competition and certainly not one I'd want to 'win' anyhow. It's a gentle forum here and we have abit of a giggle too Jenni xx how to be a velvet bulldoser
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Rank: Advanced Member  Groups: Registered
Joined: 4/20/2010 Posts: 1,749 Location: Somerset
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Hello Dianne
Welcome to this site but sorry to hear your have RA.
I am Rose diagnosed 2008 , aged 57, failed on 3 DMARDS, 1 TNF and now just had had RTX infusions and waiting
for magic to happen.
You will find us a good informative site and look out for each other
Welcome
Rose
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Rank: Advanced Member  Groups: Registered
Joined: 9/3/2011 Posts: 717 Location: Torbay
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Hello Diane and welcome. I am Naomi from Devon. I was diagnosed in August 2011 after a severe whole body flare but had experienced more vague symptoms for a few years before that (GPs wouldn't listen to me). I am still trying to get my dmards establishes after a bad reaction to Methotrexate so am quite up and down at the moment both physically and psychologically. I would love to hear a bit more about your story as it's so useful to share information and learn from each other. I hope you like it here and find it as rewarding as I have done. Best wishes and look forward to hearing more from you.
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Joined: 8/29/2011 Posts: 7
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Hello Welcome diane, i am geraldine from dorset ,i have been diagnosed for 6 years after getting a new gp old gp told me for years "you have osteoarthritis learn to live with it " i am currently on hydroxychloroquine,sulfasalazine , and mtx and cimzia injections , i find lots of good info and lovely people on here,hope you do too  xx
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Rank: Advanced Member  Groups: Registered
Joined: 2/18/2010 Posts: 1,098 Location: farningham kent
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Hi Diane
Hello and welcome to our forum, good you have arrived as you will always have so much support and understanding here. I am 55 and have had RA for just under three years, and pleased to say that since starting on Cimzia some months back now I have seen a great improvement, I was wondering throughout if anything would ever really help the RA, so that was good news. There is so much trial and error finding the right drugs as we are all so different, such an unpredictable condition.
Look forward to hearing from you again.
Julia x
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Rank: Advanced Member  Groups: Registered
Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 263
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Welcome Dianne . I am Kathleen Mc age 67 . I have had RA for about 6 yrs and i self inject methetrexate . This has helped me a great deal and i take Plaquinal.
I have two adult children and one little grandson Jack .
Sorry you have RA but you can still have a good life . This forum has been a great help to me,everyone is so kind and helpful.
Looking forward to you messages. Kathleen Mc.
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Rank: Newbie
Groups: Registered
Joined: 1/5/2012
Posts: 3
Location: Middlesex
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Thank you for your kind words, I have been lucky so far been on sulphalazine for 2 years reduced my rf factor to normal, but reumy consultant decided to take me off to see how I would do (this was five days ago) sure you can guess whats coming next.... Have flare up in knuckles and fingers, just like when first started. So am now in a quandry do I start taking them again, as have some left or will it subside, have tried the usual paractemaol, etc but not making any difference yet. Reumy consultant was dismissive when I asked what to do if this happened, just said see GP he can ring me. Have a had a particularly stressy week which could have started it off I guess. Any ideas.
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Rank: Newbie
Groups: Registered
Joined: 1/5/2012
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Location: Middlesex
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Thank you all for your wishes, I have been lucky as salfazaline has reduced my rf factor to normal after two years, and was going along quite nicely, however the reumy consultant has now decided I can do without....... to see how I get on. As of five days ago I stopped and now what I presume to be a flare up in hands, back to when it was first diagnosed. Not sure if its the stopping of pills or have had a very anxious week and got severely stressed. (What to do now) do I start them again as I have some left, or keep trying with the normal painkillers which so far have made no difference was awake with throbbing hands most of last night. Or as the consultant suggested go and see GP and he can ring me. Seems a bit quick for the sulfazine to stop working after 5 days. Any ideas.
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Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Registered
Joined: 6/18/2010 Posts: 351 Location: Herne Bay Kent
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Hi Dianne
I don't really understand why your consultant would have taken you off of your medication even though your rf factor was normal, surely it was the sulfasalazine that was keeping it normal.
I know that stress is not a good thing for our health either.
I would definitely go to your GP and get some advice.
Sorry to hear you are in pain and hope that you manage to get it back under control quickly.
Best Wishes
Sue
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