Rheumatoid arthritis awareness week.

[Muteswan]

Anyone else suffer with this?
Not pleasant at all, but I can live with it.

 

[Niigata Jack]

Anyone else suffer with this?
Not pleasant at all, but I can live with it.

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My eldest has Ankylosing spondylitis only been diagnosed with it recently, he's been on steroids with it and has to jab himself with a pen injection every fortnight, seems to be working not heard him complaining or using icepacks and hot water bottles for a month at least.

 

[Muteswan]

Luckily I’m on medication that stops, to a certain extent, the inflammation in the joints. I’ve had steroid jabs early on in my diagnosis to reduce swelling of my joints and they certainly helped a lot. On bad days the pain is quite severe but doesn’t last too long due to the meds.
When I said earlier that “ I can live with it “ I meant that it’s not like cancer or mnd, it hurts but hopefully is liveable with.