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Joined: 10/3/2011 Posts: 31 Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire
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Hi All I've been a member since last September, but just been a bit too shy to introduce myself  My name is Amy, i am 28 and work as a Management Accountant. I was diagnosed with RA last August (2011) but started noticing the symptoms at the start of 2011. I am currently in 20mg MTX tablets, but waiting to change to MTX injections as the tablets aren't working. For pain I take Tramadol and Meloxicam. I also take Amitriptyline at night for Carpel Turnel symptoms (caused by RA), but I don't really like taking it as it gives me really bad dreams. I still feel very lost with all this and a bit like an invisable person in a world full off people who can't see what's really going on (hope that makes sense). It is nice to see how supportive you all are of each other and that there is somewhere i can turn to for advice  Big hugs Amy xXx
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Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 3,157 Location: Huddersfield
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Hi Amy,
Welcome to the forum but sorry you have RA.
No need to be shy, we are all like that to start with and we have all been where you are now with the RA so you'll get lots of support and advice on here. Ask as many questions as you like, there is usually someone who can answer them.
I am 62, have had RA for 11 years and take mtx and humira.
Looking forward to getting to know you.
Love Doreen xx
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Joined: 3/28/2011 Posts: 956 Location: North Preston
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Hi Amy
Lovely to meet you. Don't be shy, we are a friendly bunch. I am Sheila, aged 60, diagnosed 9 1/2 years ago and currently on mxt.
Sheila x
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Hi Amy,
Welcome to the forum. From personal exprience, the people on here are friendly, and you can gain a lot of support and advice. At a time when you feel people don't understand what you are going through, they do on here because somebody has usually been there before you.
Nice to meet you.
Candy
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Joined: 9/3/2011 Posts: 717 Location: Torbay
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Hello Amy
Welcome to the forum. I agree It's hard to make your first post but it gets easier as you build up confidence through taking the plunge. I was diagnosed in the same month as you and also had been experiencing symptoms for a while before that. I also have CTS, so already we have much in common. I hope you will be posting again in the future. As someone with RA you have a lot to offer to the group. When I have posted with a query or question it has been really useful to get a range of different perspectives on issues. Best wishes from Naomi.
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Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 4
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Hi Amy,
Welcome to the forum. I have been a member for a while but haven't posted on here recently. I am also 28 and have had RA for just over 7 years now. I work part-time as a speech and language therapist. I'm currently on 10mg MTX and prednisolone (and previously hydroxychloroquine) Your comment about feeling invisible in a world of people who can't see what's going on makes perfect sense to me!! I have some amazing friends but even after seven years I don't think they really understand what I go through. Hopefully you'll find lots of help and advice on here.
Emily x
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Joined: 2/18/2010 Posts: 1,098 Location: farningham kent
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Hi Amy
Welcome, pleased you have posted as you really won t feel at all alone its amazing how good it is, to keep in touch with others who really understand all the ups and down we have to go through at times.
I am nearly 56 and currently on Cimzia with a few bits added, having been diagnosed some two years ago now. Keep posting and you know we are all here if you need us.
Best wishes Julia x
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Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 2,237 Location: nr Southampton
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Hi amy Welcome! I'm jenni and am 35 The amytriptaline gave me nightmares too Tried nortriptaline which was a little better but not much The thing that helped me was zomorph over night in the end Welcome again Jenni x how to be a velvet bulldoser
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Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 714
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Hi Amy
Welcome to the forum but so sorry you have RA. The people on this forum are wonderful and there is no need to be shy. You will learn so much just by reading but don't be afraid to ask anything, even if it seems stupid to you. Believe me I am sure one of us will have been down the same path. I don't know what I would have done without this forum when I was first diagnosed three years ago. The first year was spent in a blur of self-doubt. I could not come to terms with the diagnosis for some time.
Take your time as you are going to go through a large learning curve but you will get there.
Jackie
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Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 1,689 Location: Durham
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Hi Amy, and a very warm welcome to the forum, though I`m sorry you have RA, of course. I think you will enjoy joining us on here - I didn`t know a single person with RA when I was diagnosed, but found a wealth of info and help on here. I`m Kathleen C, diagnosed over 6 years ago now, and currently taking humira, plus various other pills and potions! Take care, Kathleen x
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Joined: 6/18/2010 Posts: 351 Location: Herne Bay Kent
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Hi Amy
Welcome to the forum, it is a really great place to be able to express how you are feeling and know that someone will know just where you are coming from.
I am 57 and been diagnosed 5 years and currently on Methotrexate and Enbrel.
Look forward to hearing more from you.
Best Wishes
Sue
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Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 263
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Hi Amy,
Welcome to the forum . I am Kathleen age 67 and i have been diagnosed about 6 years ago. I self inject mtx and take plaquinel ( dont think the spelling is correct)
I am feeling quite well at the moment the medication seems to work well for me . Hope it lasts !
This forum is very good and i would be lost without it. Lovely people and loads of good advice.
Kathleen Mc.
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Joined: 4/20/2010 Posts: 1,749 Location: Somerset
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Hello Amy,
Welcome from me. You will find this site excellent and will never feel alone with this
awful RA.
I am Rose aged 57, diagnosed in 2008 failed on 3 DMARDS, and Humira and recently had
2 infusions of RTX, which I am waiting for it to do its magic
Keep posting
Rose
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Joined: 8/25/2010 Posts: 1,289 Location: Buckinghamshire
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hi Amy,
welcome,
you will find lots of support and advice on here,
i'm 58 diagnosed nearly 2 years ago and was on Methotrexate and Hydroxy which didn't work .. added Humira nearly 5 months ago and have seen a good improvement but not quite there yet.
to be honest i still feel lost at times with it all, but being a member of the forum i realise we are all different with RA. i don't think ahead i take each day as it comes that's the way it works for me.
keep posting,
Suzanne x
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Joined: 12/8/2009
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Hi Amy, welcome, sorry you have RA. I completely understand that feeling of being in a world where everything else carries on but know body knows what is going on with you. I developed RA 5 years ago and it does get easier, I am very selective about who I tell- I found it very distressing to disclose that I had RA to be met with indifference or lack of understanding. The forum is great to find a sympathetic ear (or 2). I do really well on MTX and hydroxychloroquin (and pacing myself) I hope you find something that works for you. Jo
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