rheumatoid arthritis
"I am 49 yrs old and was diagnosed RA last Sept after a spring/summer of hell.  Pain started in knees, then hands, wrists , elbows, feet and worst of all one shoulder. I was crawling before started on a 12.5 mg of Methotrexate, folic acid, steroids, etoricoxib & amitriptyline at night. November -no change, apart from terrible fatigue. My dose was increased to 20mg per week with more folic acid and a general steroid injection.

I felt improvement at the end of Jan17- with pain still in my hands and feet.  I went back to work for a few hours a week...big mistake. The fatigue has been tough and I have a lot of muscle wastage and my hands and feet hurt a lot.  
I will be seeing the consultant tomorrow, fingers crossed - although that hurts!"