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Disease duration 11-15 years
Interview 10  

Interview 10

Age at Interview: 65
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 54
Background: Retired miner and HGV driver. Married with 3 adult children. Family history of RA.
Brief outline:RA diagnosed after wrist problems & then overall disability. Some joint injections. RA medication: Gold 20mg/month, Diclofenac & Solpadol daily, Movelat (NSAID gel), Zopiclone (Sleep). Other drugs for ulcer, blood pressure, Emphysema, stroke and migraine.


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The council paid most of the cost of adapting his house.

 



Cost implications, well I've had to pay a certain amount to have the stair lift and the toilet and the shower put in but biggest part of the cost was borne by the council. Where I used to catch a bus I've got to either to rely on my son when he's not in work, when he's in work the biggest part of the day 'cos he works on the buildings, I've got to rely on taxis and things like that. So, well I used to walk anyway you know to where I usually went. I worked in the pit biggest part of my life, I'd never catch a bus or anything else, I'd walk there. But, well, nowadays down definitely to a, a private car or a taxi if I've got to go anywhere at all. Even to go down to my surgery, to have my Gold injections, it's a taxi. 'Cos I fell out the bus on three occasions actually and the last time was in front of a crowd of people and that was it, finished.

So was that recently?

No, I've been doing this thing now for quite a couple of years. I'll, I'll only go in a taxi. My, my daughter always comes with me to help me in and out of the taxi. 
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