Hello everyone!


Just joined nras, I just turned 40 - I guess I'm accepting in my own time and way the new me.....

Been off methtrx for a while, trying to have a baby nothing has happened, my consultant is giving this a few more months, then i have to go back on the medication.

i have a lovely daughter, sadly developed ra just after she came along 5 years ago. Bolt out of the blue, happy to be a mum and a shock being told I have ra, I was 34 years old.

I'm lucky, I work, make the most of the day, i dont discuss with people i work with due to me being a private person.

Love to go camping in our motorhome, i have taken up the consultants advice, when i was first diagnosed: make the most of being up and about...................enjoy camping, seaside, my family & dogs, shopping, national trust, theme parks (peppa pig world)!!!!!!!.

Before I was diagnosed, used to go to step classes, areobics - at least I can say I did that!

I'm on thyroxine (had thyroid op when I was 21 yrs old).

I'm on waiting list for feet operation, bunion & hammer toes the foot man advised!! any post op advice would be welcome.

don't do facebook, recently joined twitter!


Glad I joined nras, it has taken me a long time to join, kept thinking I do it tomorrow! i have read some postings, truly amazing people out there, keep smiling! Jane

Hello Jane- I have had a foot op but I'm afraid I have dodgy eyes and can't read the colour font you're using! Could you change the colour and I might be able to help?

Jane

Welcome to the forum. You have found the right place for information, support and a laugh along the way. I was diagnosed with RA three years ago when I was 46 but think I have had it all my life but was never diagnosed properly until I became really ill with it.

Good luck with the trying to conceive. It took me three years with my Daughter and two months after we gave up "trying" and also gave up the infertility drugs, I conceived. The Obstetrician said I had obviously relaxed about the whole infertility situation. The bouncing baby is now 16 years old.

Love the sound of the camper van, seaside, family and dogs but not so sure about the theme parks.

Keep posting and take care

Jackie
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Hi Jane
Welcome to the forum. What a shame to develop RA so young; although a lot of women do seem to develop it following pregnancy or the menopause, there must be some sort of hormonal thing going on.

I had a toe fusion operation three weeks ago. I was extremely good and sat with my foot up for a couple of weeks following the op (I'm not normally good at doing what I'm told) and had absolutely no pain, although the area where I'd had surgery did ache a bit when I had to go up and down stairs. Got to wear the surgical shoe for another five weeks which is a bit of a pain, it's very high. I do have to wear a sandal with a heel on the other foot otherwise I find I get a lot of pain in my hip because one heel is so much higher than the other, if you see what I mean.

Good luck with the surgery. Have you got a date for it yet?

Anthea x

Hi

My advice is to follow any advice the hospital give you about rest.

But and this is VERY important, if you even suspect that there is an infection do something about it straight away.

I had a double foot reconstruction and ended up with MRSA in one foot which took ages to sort out.

I thought it felt funny and did speak to the hospital but because I did not make a fuss they left it until the dressing was due to be changed 4 days later and by then the MRSA had taken over.

My feet look much prettier now, (not a reason to have surgery) and for a time were much less painful. Now, six years on, things have begun to feel uncomfortable again although not as bad.

Hope it all goes well.
davannh
(Anne)

Thank you for your replies. I am amazed how quick my date came through. Went end of April for first appointment re the feet, told the waiting time is 18 weeks for operation. Well, expecting September (the summer to enjoy the weather first)!
Got letter last Friday (bank holiday weekend) - in week Wednesday 20th, had to change my hair appointment a day earlier!! So worried now, I'm an independant person!

I have stocked up on washing tablets, loo rolls, washing up liquid, dog chews.........so my husband doesn't run out!

He has been fab, I got an ipod for my 40th last month - hospital let's you on a local, don't want to be knocked out - must behave during the operation and not shout along to Tom Jones "sex bomb" hahahaha !!!!

Shall keep you all posted.
Jane
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Jane, welcome!

I'm jenni, I'm 36 and have a 4 yr old birth daughter plus two older teens who we adopted.
Peppa pig is a real favourite for our daughter and we live about 30mins away!

I've just had a knee replaced.
The foot isn't fab so I've got to get a surgical opinion, like poppy it's a bit wonky!

I'm so pleased youve joined.
There's lots of support on here.

Jenni xx

Hi Jane

Sorry my welcome is belated, been pretty much out of action for several weeks due to very ill health but that's another story (and I do like my stories!)

Anyway, before I sideline myself with irrelevancies, a warm welcom to the NRAS forum where you will make lots of new friends, find much useful information and receive support from others with similar problems. My name is Lyn, I'm married to Mike and we have four kidults, Abby who is 24 and lives and works in Stratford Upon Avon, Ian and Jake who are 19 and Louis who's 17. We live in Thornton Cleveleys in NW Lancashire. I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid 24 years ago and have since run the gamut of medication and many surgical procedures along the way. A month ago I was hospitalised and been diagnosed with (probably Rheumatoid related) Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Advanced Heart Failure. Rheumatoid meds are all now up in the air and I'm waiting for them to land (probably with a crash!).

Hope everything goes well with your op next week. Get plenty of pain relief and much rest

Lyn x

Good luck - hope your recovery is smooth! Sylvia xx