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Disease duration 0-5 years
Interview 28  

Interview 28

Age at Interview: 74
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 73
Background: Retired secretary, widowed with 3 adult children. Lives in bungalow.
Brief outline:RA Diagnosed June 2002. Also has osteoporosis, OA & thyroid problem. Methotrexate 12.5mg/week & folic acid 5mg/week, Prednisolone 7.5mg/daily, paracetemol daily, Ranitidine 150mg/day (indigestion), lactulose & Thyroxine 150mg/day, Fossamax 70mg/week.


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Her daily routine includes stretching and gentle exercises morning and evening.

 



So I must, I must make, I must make the effort and do it more often because it's important to get the exercise. I've got exercises to do at home as well, which I do  morning and evening normally yep.

So you feel quite motivated to do them do you?

I do normally, I've just had, I've just had a drippy cold and I did make an excuse with that not to do them, but normally, normally I'm quite good and they don't take very long and its well worth it.

And what sort of exercises are they?

Stretching, moving my feet up and down, its a pedal movement, leg raising that sort of thing yes. Nothing to arduous, it's quite pleasant, it doesn't hurt [laughs].
Rheumatoid arthritis
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