Still looking for the best meds......I was finally diagnosed about 5 or 6 years ago when my primary care doctor agreed to the inflammation blood test. She...reactions7comments
FionaF...I went through 18 months of heartbreak looking after my dad who had vascular dementia on top of working crazy hours as...reactions1comment
Relief!...Psoriasis diagnosed in 1973 when I was 13, psoriatic arthritis diagnosed in 1993. Informed that PsA was mild and medication too harsh...reactions1comment
Psoriatic Arthritis Pain Changes People...Photographs are the one single thing that triggers emotions and memories for me. This morning I retrieved a box marked “precious photos”...reactions30comments
Respecting Treatment Choices...As if having our lives altered by psoriatic arthritis wasn’t hard enough, we also face harsh judgment from those who disapprove of...reactions3comments
What Does Remission Look Like?...Can you imagine being in pain that hinders your everyday life? You can't see the light at the end of the tunnel...reactionscomments
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...reactions3comments
My Misconceptions of Psoriatic Arthritis After My Diagnosis...When I first found out I had psoriatic arthritis (PsA), I had many thoughts about what it was. First, I considered this...reactions4comments
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...reactions4comments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions4comments
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...reactions7comments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions2comments
