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Old 19-03-17, 08:26 AM   #11
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I'm on a low dose of methotrexate for my psoriatic arthritis. Been on it for about 8 years. It took a while to really start working so bear with it. Over the last four years my arthritis has completely gone (along with most of the psoriasis). Made an unbelievable difference to me. Make sure you keep moving/exercising the affected parts, it definitely helps to lessen the pain.
Will do, its only been 6 weeks, but im just impatient and miss riding!

Heorot - i'll have a look.
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Old 19-03-17, 01:36 PM   #12
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You're looking at a year for a really noticeable effect. There was a lessening of the arthritic pain within a few months but the serious reduction and apparent elimination of the arthritis came after several years. 12 months will make life much more bearable though.
Can't stress just how important exercise and movement is though.
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Old 19-03-17, 02:01 PM   #13
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You're looking at a year for a really noticeable effect. There was a lessening of the arthritic pain within a few months but the serious reduction and apparent elimination of the arthritis came after several years. 12 months will make life much more bearable though.
Can't stress just how important exercise and movement is though.
I'll keep being patient then, I am quite active, i walk to work when i can't cycle, i'm not suited to sitting doing nothing. I did have to stop doing DIY as i kept dropping the paint brushes and tools!
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Old 19-03-17, 02:52 PM   #14
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Once they get the balance right on the medication you'll probably find that you won't even know you've got it anymore. Sometimes that can take a little while and it is frustrating that they seem to take so long to diagnose it - it took 2 years and me finally having a very heated exchange with our GP before they would even test Mr LPH. Men in their early 40s rarely get it so he was reluctant to run any tests and kept saying take ibuprofen. i know as you are female they may not have stalled so long.

As my mother and his mother both have RA we were very familiar with the symptoms and my physio at work had a look at Stu and said none of his aches and pains were being caused by work/posture/falling over ice skating. When he eventually go the results his markers were really high, now they are back to normal.

Radio 4 ran a series on You and Yours over a week recently. It may still be available to listen to and was very informative.

To give you hope, Stu just bought a BMW S1000RR - a few years ago he could hardly ride his GS 650 as he was in so much pain. Are you seeing the specialist at Broomfield?
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Old 19-03-17, 04:38 PM   #15
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Once they get the balance right on the medication you'll probably find that you won't even know you've got it anymore. Sometimes that can take a little while and it is frustrating that they seem to take so long to diagnose it - it took 2 years and me finally having a very heated exchange with our GP before they would even test Mr LPH. Men in their early 40s rarely get it so he was reluctant to run any tests and kept saying take ibuprofen. i know as you are female they may not have stalled so long.

As my mother and his mother both have RA we were very familiar with the symptoms and my physio at work had a look at Stu and said none of his aches and pains were being caused by work/posture/falling over ice skating. When he eventually go the results his markers were really high, now they are back to normal.

Radio 4 ran a series on You and Yours over a week recently. It may still be available to listen to and was very informative.

To give you hope, Stu just bought a BMW S1000RR - a few years ago he could hardly ride his GS 650 as he was in so much pain. Are you seeing the specialist at Broomfield?

I'm over in Luton now working at the hospital, luckily when my GP told me that the amount of pain i was in was normal for a 27yo, one of the consultants at work spoke to a member of the rheumatology department and i got referred that way. Raised ESR but no other markers currently raised so its taken a year of monitoring and trying different drugs for them to decide what it most likely is.

I'll have a look at radio 4.

And that does give me hope, i wanted to ride around New Zealand for my 30th so i shall try and be patient.; thankyou
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I started out being prescribed Sulphasalazine but reacted badly to it a couple of years in. I was moved onto the Methotrexate and folic acid and I have to say it's been brilliant. Been on it for about eight years and never had any sort of reaction or side effect.
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I started out being prescribed Sulphasalazine but reacted badly to it a couple of years in. I was moved onto the Methotrexate and folic acid and I have to say it's been brilliant. Been on it for about eight years and never had any sort of reaction or side effect.
They've started me on the methotrexate, if I decide I'm having children they'll put me on sulphasalazine but currently being able to work is a higher priority. I did have lots of side effects but they seem to be lessening now.
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Old 20-03-17, 01:51 PM   #18
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It looks like there is a hydraulic clutch modification available of the SV. Should make the clutch lighter.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?clie...GtGGgAb1jI2ABA

Good luck with it. I've started having issues with my elbows / inner forearms. Not sure if it arthritis or something like tennis elbow but it's quite intrusive when gripping and sore on the bone ends.

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Old 20-03-17, 02:11 PM   #19
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Fitting a quick shifter would get rid of at least half the clutch applications......

Perhaps on a more serious note I'd be more concerned with right hand brake application. There really isn't much room for limited capability in that department.
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Apologies to all, this is an SV site, but if your issues don't improve consider a Honda NC with the DCT transmission. I have a NC700 DCT and have to say it is a brilliant bit of kit for anyone with hand/wrist issues, or if you can't use your left foot for gearchanges. The NC700/750 isn't light but carries the weight very low so is a lot easier to man-handle that the weight might suggest. As long as you can use the front brake it should be fine.
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