Ahh you poor thing, i hope all goes well at the drs,maybe if it is due to the damp they could get involved with getting you rehomed, especially as there are children involved. . .Chin up chick, you have a wedding to look forward to. Xxx

I empathise completely with you as I have RA. My mum used to call me a human barrometer as i knew about 3 days before we got bad weather due to my joints stiffening and becoming more painful! I'm also hugely effected by the damp - even if I'm in my toasty flat, i'll feel the damp outside.
It's funny as I've been in remission for months but yesterday I was laid up on the sofa and I'm on painkillers still - naproxen. I've been on immune supressants for about 3 years now which has helped hugely.
Are you under the care of a rheumatologist at your local hospital? If not, ask to be referred by your GP - you're entitled to this. They are experts and know the latest research and medications available and will give you a thorough assessment. It may take a while to get you on the right meds for you (and be warned, some of them have horrible side effects - I went orange, my hair fell out and I got such bad nausea that I didn't eat for almost 2 months! - not on that one now) but go with it. It's the best thing I ever did. I never thought I'd walk again, and here I am, cycling, playing badminton and leading an active lifestyle now.
Hope you get it sorted x

i was reffered to one but fell pregant (made it very hard to do anything) so we stpped but have got another appintment on the 22nd of this month with her oh my hair falls out badly not so im going bald but good chunks but it cud be my meds then im on codine, anprox omezaple and diazipan and one other i cant remeber (not sure about spellings jsut spelt them how i say them sorry)

and dee my h2b is very good and doesnt moan at all just gets up and does it but i feel so guilty

no they cant offically but my doc is pretty sure its ra from my signs and syptoms thats the problum im having my blood is showing nothing :( and thanks so much glad i found someone who understands you made me feel better emotionaly anyway lol

Any time. Not having a firm diagnosis drove me bonkers! It was especially difficult as I was trying to put in a claim to Access to Work at the time to get voice recognition software for my work PC and a special chair. But without a diagnosis, it makes it very hard! Fortunately, I had a lot of support from my consultant and manager as well as the Senior Management at my workplace and with constant pushing, we got it through.
Yesh, not having the rheumatoid factor show up causes problems. They're not keen on diagnosing RA without it, but it makes no sense to me as it only happens in 80% of cases anyway!
Keep me posted x

thanks everyone im feeling a little better today tends to hit me worse at night but today my son has a very nasty cough made him a docs appoitments but got a feeling there going to tell me to take him to the hospital so if im not on tonight thats why yes heather ill keep you posted firstly on the back cheast and stomach pains i have when i mention it tomorrow and then when i have my specialst appoinments

hiya rags yes im not sure whihc i take when of the top of my head but i take them as instructed but with the codine and paracatmol and diazipan by the time im allowed to take them they are starting to wear of and im starting to feel the pain again i literaly sit counting the mins till i can take the next set lolyh theres 1 though cant remember which says take hour before eating

oh ok ill try that then thnaks see if it helps at all i think my bodys getting used to them now tho beacuse there not as effective as they used to be

and u can take para/codeine / iburprofen at same time hun x however if ure on long time iburprofen u shud go on lansoprazole to protect ure stomach

oh becky il mention those then see what she says i said i didnt think they were brill and she gave me diazapan lol they seem ok but everyone else i knows had them said they were great they felt numb i dont feel that good off them

Gabapentin is great and worth asking for Abi and it is a flexible drug so you can take less one day and more the next dependant on how you are feeling. It has really worked for me. Also it is possible that your chest pains may be costochondritis if it is centred around the rib area as it inflammation of the junctions where the upper ribs join the cartilage. I get it now and again and can be very painful. Good luck when you see your dr next. xx

spooney im not sure what the pains are from but i have docs 2moz and will mention it they are really painful i 1st had it when i had about 3 weeks left untill i was due with my son and i went straight to the labour ward as i thought i was suffering with back labour not 1st child my 2nd so im sure you will understand the pains are very bad i only seem to get them at night though i dont get them everynight it seems to be one night miss a night kind of thing so very unsure,,,,

and becky mines good aswell if i say i want something diff like you say 9 out of 10 times ill get it shes starting me on diet tablets 2moz aswell beacuse i know weight doesnt help i am overweight but struggling to loose it since somedays im bed bound

abi depends wich diet tablet? that alli i tried it b4 it came into shops ages ago and its awful it makes the 'oil' etc from food cum out of ure bottom.... not just wen ure on the tolet either lol

reductil is ok - is supresses ure appetite but used to make me cum on

thats gud tho hun!!

ive been going 6 weks now i just checked

im about a size 18 but im 15st 10lb :( i have arthrtus anemia and thats it as far as i know apart from bad hayfever and that and for meds im on condine paracetamol ibrophen diazipan opermiezal and naproxin i think theres one more im on but i canot remember the name of the top of my head

awww was just thinkin if u was on steroids 4 arthitus u wont loose out!