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Hello all, I have a meeting next week at work because I have now reached a trigger point for the sick days I have had off. I have had a few occasions of being off work but I wouldn't consider it to be excessive its only when I am not physically able to work I don't go in and sometimes I really...

Hello sorry you are suffering joint pain can be unbearable. I am 24 and also suffer with joint pain in hips, knees, ankles and more recently in my back and shoulders. I have tried so many different things but nothing seems to work for mine has also been going on from the beginning of this year...

If you feel like seeing a counsellor would benefit you but your parents say you don't need one can you just go to a GP appointment on your own? They may be able to refer you to someone. Also some schools, college, uni's and workplaces offer counsellor on site or over the phone so it would be...

Sorry you are suffering at the moment it sounds horrible. I have been having problems too and went to my gastro nurse yesterday who had a look they couldn't see anything but because of my symptoms are sending me for an MRI to check what is going on and properly determine if its a fistula or not...

That's ok I don't mind. I really hope the methotrexate starts to work for you soon and you can have relief x

I have been diagnosed with crohns coming up to 6 years I think and the arthritis 4/5. It didn't start of this bad it would be controlled a lot easier and coincide with bowel symptoms. It's only in the last 2/3 years I have been having real problems with it no matter what is do I always have the...

I would definatley consider going on methotrexate again after I have tried for a family and will see about injections maybe it would work better in the future. I have lost some hair near my temples but I still have thick hair so it covers it but I don't like wearing my hair up as its more...

I have been on methotrexate for over 2 years now and at first the nausea and indigestion was awful but after a couple of months it settled down. It probably started to work around 3/4 months stage as I slowly increased my dose. For the first year it helped a lot but after I started to get joint...

Hello I suffer with enteropathic arthritis quite badly as some others here do to. I have flares of arthritis even when my crohns is said to be in remission it can be really frustrating and incredibly painful. I hope your rheumatologist can help you get some relief, I am off to see mine on...

I have been refered to a dietician with the nhs also but I found it not to be that useful for me they just suggested FODMAP which when I looked through was pretty much what I was doing anyway. I never went back not because I didn't want to but I had so many appointments I got overwhelmed maybe...

A quick update I finally heard back from the Ibd nurse today and they have given me an urgent appointment next Tuesday to get it looked at and they said they will probably need to book me in for a scan. Another thing they said was I a vitamin b12 deficient at the moment so will likely need to...

Thanks I'm hoping its an easy fix. Been feeling awful ever since all my joints have flared again and my knees are huge and I feel hot and generally not very well most of the time. I don't know if I'm just catching every bug around or if its a weird flare. I am still waiting to have a call back...

She should really know better unfortunately some people go through life being completely ignorant to what is going on around them. I have started to get to the point where I try and shut people out that are like that but it can be hard to not take what they say to heart.

I'm so sorry you are suffering so badly and dealing with such stupid people. If there was an easy solution we would all do it people just don't understand. She was saying that you are too young to understand but she is a classmate so I guess she is the same age who so she to judge. It is hard...

I had ankle swelling after humira it would last almost to the next injection. I went to my GI and they sent me for an ultrasound of my leg to make sure it wasn't a blood clot and I had a few other tests that I can't remember now. It was nothing more than swelling for me but its best to bring it...

Have you been given a definite diagnosis yet? It seems to be a lot of tests and them saying it looks like crohns without giving you an answer. I was diagnosed through a colonoscopy and biopsies that were taken during. A flare is when the disease is active and you will usually have symptoms such...

Don't worry about rambling I think we have all done it especially when there is so much going on. Hope your GI can make things clearer for you.

It sounds really unprofessional to me she can't just say that is what she thinks and not give you a reason why. I don't think she knows what she is going on about if she can't back up what she said with fact. I would have been fuming I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I found this on the...

Make sure you tell then how much this is having a impact on you it is not right for you to be left suffering and they need to come up with a plan to get this under control. I have found I take so much but I get to a point and I can't take anymore its best to be honest with them and they will...

I have never heard or been told by my dr that remicade or any of the biologic drugs causes infertility. I have actually been put onto cimzia another biologic so that I can come off methotrexate and try and conceive. Did she say where she got this information or just say it as a passing comment...