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smstratford
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Sorry, posted the original in the wrong section!
I'm currently a medical student with rheumatoid arthritis and ADHD, I'm pretty new to chronic illness and was diagnosed around a year ago but had RA for around two years. Hoping to get to know more people on here and share experience and ways to deal with this whole journey!
I'm currently a medical student with rheumatoid arthritis and ADHD, I'm pretty new to chronic illness and was diagnosed around a year ago but had RA for around two years. Hoping to get to know more people on here and share experience and ways to deal with this whole journey!
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Hi @smstratford
Welcome to the community! It's great to have you with us.
We're a friendly bunch and I'm sure that you'll enjoy getting to know everyone a bit better. If you just fancy a chat about things in general, then you might want to stop by the Coffee Lounge and take a look at some of the conversations there.
Other than that, I'm sure that there will be lots of folk who would be happy to chare their own experiences of RA and ADHD, if that's something that you're looking to do - myself included, as I have psoriatic arthritis (similar to RA) and I was also diagnosed when I was an undergraduate, though that's many, many years ago now! Is there anything in particular that you wanted to ask about that?
Anyway, great to meet you! Just give us a shout if you would like any more help finding your way around
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Hi and welcome to the community
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Hi @smstratford - welcome to the community from me too. How far have you progressed as a medical student? I hope you're enjoying your studies. I look forward to seeing you around the community, which I'm sure you'll enjoy.
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chiarieds said:Hi @smstratford - welcome to the community from me too. How far have you progressed as a medical student? I hope you're enjoying your studies. I look forward to seeing you around the community, which I'm sure you'll enjoy.
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Caz_Scope said:Hi @smstratford
Welcome to the community! It's great to have you with us.
We're a friendly bunch and I'm sure that you'll enjoy getting to know everyone a bit better. If you just fancy a chat about things in general, then you might want to stop by the Coffee Lounge and take a look at some of the conversations there.
Other than that, I'm sure that there will be lots of folk who would be happy to chare their own experiences of RA and ADHD, if that's something that you're looking to do - myself included, as I have psoriatic arthritis (similar to RA) and I was also diagnosed when I was an undergraduate, though that's many, many years ago now! Is there anything in particular that you wanted to ask about that?
Anyway, great to meet you! Just give us a shout if you would like any more help finding your way around
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I have a recent diagnosis of Combined ADHD xxx
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You're very welcome for the warm welcome @smstratford
No, I don't mind you asking about my medication - and it's definitely not too personal a question for me to answer!
To be honest, it's probably a pretty standard response from me! Methotrexate at 25mg, but delivered by injection rather than in tablet form. I've been on the injections for about 12 months now. Previously it was just in tablet form, but the fatigue was getting to me so it was suggested that injections might help tackle that. Plus sometimes I get a steroid jab thrown in for good measure
How about yourself? Are you getting the support you need from your rheumatology team? And have you managed to get a good treatment regime going, or is that something that you're still working at?
Also, how are you getting on with your medical training? That must be tough going, especially at the moment? Hope that the studies are going well -
Welcome to the community @smstratford
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