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It is 3AM and I am awake. This is nothing unusual for me. I spend many nights tossing, desperate to find a comfortable position to fade off into sleep. Maybe...

I am struggling, my friends. Saying that out loud isn't easy. Life with psoriatic arthritis isn't always sunshine and roses - and today, it's definitely lightening and weeds. I have...

If I could travel through time, I'm not sure if I would want to go back to the past or into the future. On the one hand, it would be...

For many years, my psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis were considered mild. Over-the-counter medications worked beautifully. I was very lucky. In fact, I had a daily reminder of just how lucky...

One of the hardest parts of living with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is dealing with its impact on your hobbies and pastimes. It may seem like you have to give up...

Learning to live with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a process. Physical and mental activities that you used to be able to do may become challenging. Then comes the anger or...

During rheumatology training, we had a special clinic called the “Rheum-Derm” clinic. Once a month, rheumatologists and dermatologists would huddle together in the same office space to put our heads...

Wouldn’t it be nice if there was one defining moment of the end of a psoriatic arthritis flare? The funny thing is that I know many people who do not...

We’ve been lucky in my house over the past 2 years – none of us have caught COVID-19. That said, we are still subject to its effects. My daughter, my husband...

When someone we love dies, we go through a grieving process. Losing the life I once had before psoriatic arthritis took over has been a similar journey. The process can...

Beeping machines, long lines, people in scrub suits and white coats. Thermometers, needles, blood work, and medical charts. All of this, and many more, might not be new to you...

I recently ran across a phrase that I was unfamiliar with, at least in its relation to health care. Maybe I’ve had my head in the sand, and everyone else...

There are over 300 joints in our body, so I think it is probably safe to say that when I say all my joints are hurting, it is possible that...

I have lived with psoriatic disease for 59 years and have learned a few things along the way. As with any journey, I was faced with difficult and debilitating challenges...

I have been living with psoriatic disease for several decades. You would think by now that I had experienced it all. There is always something new to be learned in...

I never know what to say when people ask what having psoriatic arthritis (PsA) feels like. Some of my first thoughts that come to mind are experiencing the never-ending flu...

An excellent question I often get from a lot of my patients, and even residents who rotate with me, is how I can tell the difference between psoriatic arthritis and...

I try to be realistic in my journey of managing life with psoriatic arthritis. I have come to terms with my limitations. They are simply my reality now. A reality...

Our patient records, access to our healthcare and test results, and even managing our groceries are often all completed in front of a screen. When our bodies are already prone...

Methotrexate is a common drug prescribed to people with inflammatory forms of arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. In an autoimmune disease, a person's immune system mistakes healthy cells for foreign...