I'm hoping that someone can give me advice on managing with RA.
I've had it for about 5 years, gradually getting worse, with flares being more frequent but usually lasting about 5 days. Current flare has been 3 weeks now, on steroids but haven't worked, tried new painkillers but made my head swim, painful joints, exhausted and very upset stomach - constant nausea and bouts of diarrhoea.
I haven't been to work in 3 weeks, don't know how I go back if this is my new baseline, but can't afford not to work, at least a 4 day week. I'm getting depressed, and don't know how to get out of this cycle.
Anyone got any advice? How do I manage to get back to normal life with the on-going pain and nausea? My consultant keeps changing up my meds, but nothing working.