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I know this sounds daft but as i dont have arthritis i dont know what its like so thats why it helps i can ask you guys things and i know this sounds daft but Daniel has had leg ache for the past week at the top of both at the front can this be arthritis? can you get it there?
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Hi Tina, It depends really where abouts at the top of his leg it is... I had really bad pain at the top of my left leg and my Dad who is a GP said it was my hip joint. I think the best thing would to get him checked out with the rheumy or someone who knows what's what!  x
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Hi Tina,
I get a lot of leg pain that is muscular in nature and my legs can ache for days at a time. It usually happens if I've overdone it and goes away with loads of rest. I don't know the science behind it but I can surely sympathise with Dan x x
Joanna
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Hi Tina, I get the same, and think its mainly muscular and yes, goes away after loads of rest!! Has he been doing more active things lately? If not sure though, then yes, definitely see gp. Take care BARBARA
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Hi Tina Daniel could be about to go through a growth spurt. Often the hormones start to increase making children lethargic, tired, achy and restless. Then they shoot up a few inches. I had this with all three of my boys and after the spurt they seemed to settle down quickly until the next time . Daniel is about the right age for this to happen so perhaps nothing to worry about. But if it continues for long I would just get it checked to be sure it's nothing more sinister. Hope he feels better soon. Lyn x
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thanks guys it helps knowing it nothing series, i have told him you have to slow down or live with the pain lad your choice, you cant really get an 11 year old boy who loves athletics to slow down but he has to understand what happens at the end.
Well for the past 2 times he had methtrexate he has been vomiting and even the day after as well thought we had got rid of this but as seemed to come back.
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Tina - if the MTX is making him sick, ask if he can try the injectable type. I am on this now and all the horrid sickness has gone. Just a thought but may be worth a try.
Lots of love
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Hi Tina,
Sorry your Daniel has RA so young to have this awful disease, I too have overdone things recently and my legs at the front were the same, what a job I had getting down and up again, I work in a school and struggled yesterday. I would get him checked to be sure thats all it is. Take care Lorna xx
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Thanks guys,
yes jean we are thinking about that as he was being sick a while ago and we thought it had stopped but come back again.
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well we are back friday for blood tests for daniel because of the last ones being high and we are gonna discuss the injections
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Good, Tina. They have certainly taken away all my sickness and I am starting to feel "human" again.
Love to you all
Jeanxxxxxx
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well the nurse has given him some sickness tablets but she said on next appointment he has in august if it still there he definatly has to go on injections as she says he will feel better for it cause he dosent seem to have a lot off energy anymore adn he has always got a sore throat so she think he best off on injection.now just have to wait and ring up next week for the results and hope they low this time
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 for rheumy nurse tina sounds good appointment bless him pray bloods lower when get results. take care brave little fella. melly cuddly cats make my world seem so much more fun
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Hi Tina,
I will pray that the bloods are lower this time- it is such a worry for you. I would try the injections too- they will help with the sickness which is just SUCH a nuisance!
Try some real ginger or foods with ginger in them for Daniel...and chamomile tea (with honey) is quite good for sore throats and also sickness. (He may not like that though!).
Love,
Amanda
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Got Daniels bloods back and they are still high so they said dont give him them for 2 week and then knock his dosage down to 5 tablets instead 6 go for bloods again in 2 week she said, whats the chances of it coming back though
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Hi Tina,
It's difficult to answer that! Quite often the level comes down with a lower dose of mtx , which can then be increased without the ALT being raised again. But there's also a chance that it will come down on the decreased dose and then go up again so the only way to tell is with regular blood tests like they are doing.
I hope it comes down and stays down for Dan.
Love, Doreen xx
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