Giveaway! $50 Gift Card for Psoriatic Arthritis Tools & Gadgets

By Psoriatic-Arthritis.com Team

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The PsA Tools & Gadgets Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest!
To recognize Psoriatic Arthritis Awareness Month this May, we are holding a giveaway! Many people living with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have found different tools and gadgets helpful to complete daily activities. One lucky winner will receive a $50 gift card to ArthritisSupplies.com. They sell products for people with PsA to make daily life activities around the house easier.

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edtin Member
 So hard to get sleep between the pain and skin irritation. My days drag on and get no relief 
1. Diane T Moderator & Contributor
 Hello <inline-mention username="edtin" user-id="9739202"/> , I understand what you are saying. I have lived with pain most of my life. This is not an easy road to travel. I have tried a few pain medications, but I wasn't happy with the side effects. Have you talked to your healthcare team about the pain and skin irritation you are having? Thanks for sharing. We would like to hear more from you. Diane (Team Member)
2. CommunityMemberf29647 Member
 <inline-mention username="edtin" user-id="9739202"/> I hear you. My pain is so bad at times that just standing too long kills me. For example, if I want to cook a meal for the family, I pay for it later! It’s sad, it really is😔 I tell people that standing makes my pain worse and they just don’t get it. And I’m like also physical activity… I can’t win.
CommunityMemberd597a1 Member
PSA effects my life because of the pain,stiffness & tingling in my neck and hands. I am a phlebotomist so I need to be able to grib tightly,to tie a tournequet and to type.
1. CathyD Moderator
 <inline-mention username="CommunityMemberd597a1" user-id="8889795"/>, I'm sure these symptoms do make your job extremely challenging. It's awful when the hands are affected anyway, but when our jobs revolve around our hands it can be an extra struggle. Is there anything that helps you manage your symptoms? Please feel welcome to post over in the following forum discussion too: <a href='https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/forums/daily-life' target='_blank'>https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/forums/daily-life</a> - posting there will give you an extra entry into the giveaway. Best wishes, -Catherine, Community Moderator
CommunityMember212895 Member
Has anyone gotten psoriasis inside the ear? I pulled a chunk out of ear size of tip of little finger. It wasn't earwax. 
1. Diane T Moderator & Contributor
 Hello <inline-mention username="CommunityMember212895" user-id="8855396"/> , This happen many, many years ago. It was so bad that it started affecting my hearing. The worst part was that the flakes were falling in my ears, but the wax was helping it stay local. When I went to the ear doctor, he had to use instruments to get the flakes out. I remember the ball of wax and flakes hit the pan like it was a rock. Did you go to the ear doctor to make sure there are no lingering flakes? We would like to hear from you. Diane (Team Member)
CommunityMember212895 Member
Dr wants me to switch from humira to taltz. I am afraid to stop humira for 6 weeks. It really helps my arthritis. I have had psoratic flares.
1. Diane T Moderator & Contributor
 Hello , <inline-mention username="CommunityMember212895" user-id="8855396"/> , Thanks for chiming in. Do you know why he wants to make the switch? I also went from Humira to Taltz. The medication had stopped working. Taltz did work better for me, but as you know we are all different. Have you decided on what you are going to do yet? We would like to hear from you. Diane (Team Member)
CommunityMember327429 Member
My Psoriatic Arthritis makes doing my daily activities a lot harder. With all of the joint pain and swelling that comes with PsA, things like walking and grasping a door handle become difficult tasks. It's not easy, but we have to keep fighting every day!
1. christine.laaksonen Community Admin
 We hear you, <inline-mention username="CommunityMember327429" user-id="8606664"/>. PsA definitely can make those daily activities more challenging (both physically and mentally). Do you have any go-to gadgets or tricks that help when the joint pain and swelling become too much? One of our community members mentioned changing all her locks with automatic lock pads which means she doesn't have to worry about turning a key, which I thought was such a great idea! Please know that you're not alone and kudos for you for keep fighting every day! -- Warmly, Christine (Team Member)
akennedy Member
People just don’t get it when I tell them how stiff I get. Whether it be getting out of bed or getting up from sitting for a little while, I stiffen up and feel like I can’t walk. I did some physical therapy to try to loosen up, but I feel like a rubber band. No matter how much I stretch, I just bounce right back to tightness. 
1. christine.laaksonen Community Admin
 That sounds incredibly challenging, <inline-mention username="akennedy" user-id="3273404"/>! Both the stiffness itself, and the people just not understanding. Our community here gets it, and I thought you might appreciate this "stiffness" post we put together a couple years ago, <a href='https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/living/stiffness-tell-us' target='_blank'>https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/living/stiffness-tell-us</a>. Sending you gentle hugs. -- Warmly, Christine (Team Member)