FionaF...I went through 18 months of heartbreak looking after my dad who had vascular dementia on top of working crazy hours as a carer suffering from sore hands, fingers, feet...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Frustrated on medication costs...I finally have a rheumatologist that agrees and really wants to help! She fought for mri's of my knees, this helped to prove my PSA . I'm 50 and have...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Relief!...Psoriasis diagnosed in 1973 when I was 13, psoriatic arthritis diagnosed in 1993. Informed that PsA was mild and medication too harsh, given advice, and would keep an eye on...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
It started at 17......When I was 17, I got really sick, soon after I developed psoriasis. I had large patches covering both my legs at first. I was too scared to say anything...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Long And Crazy Journey...My psoriasis started when I was 21 and pregnant with my oldest child in 1993. My GP just thought it was irritation from cleaning and washing dishes and to wear...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
From PsO to Lyme Disease to PsA...I had my first break out of palmar plantar pustular psoriasis at 28 years old. It was devastating and I had to wear latex gloves often so that I could...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My helpless journey...I had my first recognition of psoriasis in 1980, immediately following the birth of my 2nd child. Small random areas from head to feet. About 3 years of misdiagnosis from...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
FeaturedDoes PsA make bunions worse?...Hi all! I'm posting on behalf of another community member who has the following question about PsA and bunions: "Bunions: are they caused by PsA or just complicate them?? My...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesSymptoms
Been on the frequent flyer program a while with PSA...I started at about age 22 with problems/pain with my feet and body. I was finally diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. I was treated for this for over 10 years until...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Delayed self care...Like so many others, as a working woman and mother, I didn’t make time for self care. I spent long hours at school... until I could no longer do it...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Providing the Right Amount of Information...Our family has often hosted exchange students from Europe and Asia. Recently in one of the farewell meetings, our exchange coordinator staff person talked to the students about having an...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
As young as 10...Hello, I’m a mother of 5 & 3 pit-bulls, happily married. I was as young as 10 years old going into the doctors for severe big plaques of dandruff with...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
In for the long haul...How did you get diagnosed with PsA? The process was slow. I had been having psoriasis with increasing persistence on my elbows since 2000 when I was 50. In 2010...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
It all sounds so familiar...I wasn’t diagnosed until a PA in my spine surgeon’s office ordered blood work and we got the last piece to a years long puzzle. At 17, I had my...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Years of misdiagnoses...I am a 68 year old female in good physical condition, except for my missed diagnosis for the last 3.5 years. It started with every once in a while. Maybe...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Long road...My story really started when I had to have a hysterectomy in my early 40's and almost immediately started having severe joint pain everywhere. But I kept being told one...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis...I was diagnosed at 15 years old. It's a horrible disease. The pain, the tiredness, the itching, the burning, not being able to hear well because it's in my ears...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Psoriatic arthritis at it's worst...I have had psoriasis for 20 years. One summer it was so bad all over my entire body I wore long sleeve sweaters to work. I was covered from head...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My psa story...My journey began 6 years ago when I was 20 years old. When I went to the doctors with a swollen toe, they initially thought I had gout. But after...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Coming late to the party...I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) about 5 years ago, I had just turned 64. I first had a diagnosis of psoriasis and my dermatologist wanted to refer me...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments