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Constant pain

This is my first post, a little about myself, when I about 12 or 13 I slipped on some ice and fell flat on my back on a iced covered sidewalk. I had a baby at 16 and 18, I had back labor, the pain came down my back and to the front of my lower belly. At about 22 or 23 my back started hurting I thought it was cramps, 2 weeks later I had to leave work and go to the ER, the doctor put me out of work for 2 weeks. In 2008 I was painting a shed and fell sideways of a 6 ft. ladder in the greens, I was bruised and aching, my right hand started hurtingI started wearing a hand brace, that helped but without the brace my hand hurt. I went to the doctor he could not fine any injury so he said just keep wearing the brace. Again in 2008 I was painting a room and I end up with a slip disk. I don't remember the years but some time in early to mid 2000 I fell at work on a wet floor and in the parking lot on ice. In 2009 I was involved in a car accident at work, a truck t-boned us on the passenger side, I was driving. In 2012 I was at Bush Garden, there is this bridge we were walking across the bridge and all of a sudden one one the lamp post light covers blew off and hit my hand, broke the skin, first aide bandage my hand. On another 2012 incident we were down town Wilmington, I was sitting on a concrete bench, I slide over so granddaughter could sit down, forgetting that the bench wasn't that long, l hit the concrete ground.

So in my younger years I had migraine but they stopped when I was in my early 20s but they are back now, I have them regularly, b/ c of that my mouth hurts, my ears hurt, I have sharp pain, dull pain, jabbing pain in my head, my collar bone hurt, shoulder blades hurt, little pocket behind my right shoulder blade hurts like air is using through it, back of my head hurts and sometimes get stiff, vertebrae in my neck hurt. My arms hurt and weak, last July I end up with a froze shoulder that is still not 100%, I have had carpal tunnel and trigger thumb release surgery. My hands hurt and stiff, sometimes just my thumbs hurt, sometimes just my baby fingers, hurt between my shoulder blades. My hips, thighs back and knees, groin area hurt. In 2016 had a back surgery, in 2017 I was told I need a second surgery but I didn't have it, I have had drop foot for a couple of weeks. When I was out of work for my back surgery the doctor told me the walk walk and walk and I did but one day I was walking to the side, my knees wouldn't bend, I end up in therapy for my knees while out with my back. I have little sores in my head, in my rim of my ears some times, rashes in dark sweaty places, hemorrhoids, bloating, constipation, frequent urination, I wear sneakers or crocks most of the time even church. I use to have spasms in my lower back and stomach, don't have them anymore but I have them randomly in my calves and instep. Suffered depression during back surgery and anxiety now. I suppose to have osteoarthritis, sciatic nerve, spondylitis, degenerative disc.

  1. That is quite a history of falls, . Are you sure they were all accidental or might your leg(s) have given out on you? Have you ever seen a rheumatologist or a neurologist? You don't ask a question here, but I am guessing you are wondering whether you might have PsA. We are not medical experts, but we can support you on your road to diagnosis. I would probably see a dermatologist first thing to get a diagnosis for those sores and that rash. If the skin issues are caused by psoriasis, a diagnosis will be helpful in determining whether you might have PsA, though you don't have to have psoriasis to be diagnosed with PsA. If you have not seen a rheumatologist and a neurologist already, I would ask for referrals to both. Many of your symptoms are shared with people who have PsA or RA. A rheumatologist would diagnose that. But some of your symptoms also seem neurological, possibly due to your back injuries or maybe due to an autoimmune disease like MS. It is also common to have more than one autoimmune disease at once. The sooner you get an accurate diagnosis the better. There are medications that can slow further progression and help you continue to live your life as fully as possible. You really have to advocate for yourself in these situations. There is clearly something more going on here and you deserve the appropriate treatment. I hope this helps and that you get some answers. Keep us updated if you don't mind. I will be thinking of you. - Lori (Team Member)

    1. I will follow up with a rheumatologist. Thanks

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