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Long lasting flares?

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EnglishRose63
EnglishRose63

Hi all.. How long do your flares usually last? Are they roughly the same time every month? Or a lot less flares than that? Lol sorry about all the ??'s xx

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  • donna82193
    donna82193 EnglishRose63

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    Hello. I have been in one since middle of November which prompted my diagnoses. Ive had a steroid injection which has helped with stiffness but thats all. Ive read they can

    last one day up to 18months. Hope u are ok. X x

    • EnglishRose63
      EnglishRose63 donna82193

      Posted

      Ooh bless you hun thats a long time. I had one in 2008 that seemed to go on for months and months before I was diagnosed. I had steroid injections and was put on mx straightaway (after months of haggling with my gp to be referred to rheumy). My recent flare has been about 2 weeks and still going. There's light at the end of the tunnel lol 💖
    • donna82193
      donna82193 EnglishRose63

      Posted

      Ive got my next app with rheumy next month. As soon as my doc saw me and heard me in November he referred me straight away so I was lucky. The fatigue is the worst bit not thw pain and stiffness. Hope u get better soon. X x
    • EnglishRose63
      EnglishRose63 donna82193

      Posted

      Good luck then hun. The fatigue comes and goes with me. Hopefully you'll be feeling better soon x
    • EnglishRose63
      EnglishRose63 donna82193

      Posted

      My son has grown up now so only my daughter to look after... and the dog. I work p/t too which keeps me sane x
  • slm222
    slm222 EnglishRose63

    Posted

    Hi Rose,

    I hate to say it, but I've generally been flared up for 2 years now. I was diagnosed last September, but I was having pain for a year a half prior to that. I haven't really had a day of no pain or no fatigue for 2 years now. sad I'm hoping when i start my clinical trial with Enbrel in a couple of months it will help me a lot. I'm on Methotrexate now (new Rheumy changed me to MTX from Leflunomide a few weeks ago) and that stuff is making me nauseous and extra tired. (sigh...)

  • VictoriaM84
    VictoriaM84 EnglishRose63

    Posted

    Hi, my flares can come one day and be gone the next but on the other hand they can sometimes last for a week.  My rheumatologist said that I probably have a high threshold of pain (misdiagnosed for 10+ years) so what I describe as a 'good day' is probably painful for the 'norm'.   I'm just over a year into medication (sulfasalazine) and my flares are definitly less than they were before my diagnosis (my life felt like one big flare before). There's no pattern with me, I've not figured out what could possibly be triggering the flares either (if anything). Sorry, i've probably not really helped much.
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