In this week’s episode, brought to you by Inflammatory Arthritis UK, Debbie and Katy handed the episode over to you, as it is the first Inflammatory! question and answer session.

Firstly, they cover the impact hormones has on their inflammatory arthritis, whether they flare during their period and what research is that out there or to come.

They answer questions in more detail on the mental health of side inflammatory arthritis, how they both try to cope and how they differentiate the emotional side of IA to normal day to day living. Cover what JIA is more detail, and how it can be diagnosis for life.

They discuss openly whether they have tried alternative medicines, to answer a question that came through as a voice note via the website. Does it make a difference, and the importance of taking medication as it can lead to further joint damage, and for scleritis can lead to blindness.

They also cover what they do to relax, how Katy is not good at it, what Debbie’s go to TV show is and answer whether they would prefer a bellybutton for a nose or a nose for a bellybutton!

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