How Healthcare Providers Can Better Help Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis...It is no surprise that many people, especially those with psoriatic arthritis, put off going to the doctor. Going to the doctor...reactions2comments
Find the Calm Within the Storm...Oh, man. Some days managing psoriatic disease is simply too much for me. The constant fight, the uphill battle. Some days I...reactionscomments
How Does Chronic Inflammation Affect the Joints in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients?...Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a form of chronic arthritis that is associated with psoriasis. While the exact pathogenesis (cause) of PsA is...
3 Years Since My Psoriatic Arthritis Diagnosis...I am 52 and was diagnosed in the fall of 2017. I never had any sign of psoriasis until that May. I...reactions1comment
Living With: Chronic Conditions & Dating...How does living with chronic conditions like psoriatic arthritis impact dating? Hear from four Health Union contributors: Marisa Lauren Troy, who lives...reactionscomments
When Lupus Limits Physical Affection...Do you know what my husband needs? A hug. A reassuring hand on his arm. A gentle back rub. All simple physical...reactionscomments
An Unusual Health Journey...Boy, after reading some of your stories I don't feel like my story is so significant. When I started having real problems...reactions1comment
Can’t get a diagnosis...I have had psoriasis for nearly 30 years. About 15 years ago I began experiencing extreme shoulder pain. I went to a...reactions4comments
Amplifying Black Voices: How Healthcare Providers Can Better Serve the Community...For our Amplifying Black Voices series, we are exploring how bias in healthcare affects the quality of life for Black people living...reactionscomments
A long road to diagnosis...I started with psoriasis when I was 14 on my hands and elbows. That was diagnosed correctly and treated seemed to relieve...reactions1comment
What I Want Post Lockdown Life to Look Like with Psoriatic Arthritis...Southern California has been under its own version of lockdown for over a year. It has only been within the past month...reactionscomments
Amplifying Black Voices: The Importance of Finding Community...When you live with a chronic autoimmune condition, finding a community that understands is powerful. And, science backs this up. What is...reactionscomments
One Day at a Time!...When I woke up one morning and my hands and feet were stiff, I didn't think too much about it. After two...reactions1comment
What Is Happening to My Hands?...We use our hands for so much. We write, drive, cook and create. Our hands connect us to the ones we love...reactionscomments
My PsA story and the doctor who told me I was imagining pain at 12 years old...Hello, I was diagnosed with psoriasis at the age of 10. I'm now 37 and after years of battling with psoriasis, fatigue...reactions2comments
Not Even Sure: I Need Knee & Hip Replacements Soon...I had no symptoms until a little over a year ago. I’m a 45-year-old woman. I’m a behavioral therapist and I work...reactions4comments
Pain and total exhaustion...Dealing with the pain when at home isn’t too bad as I can stop and rest when needing to... same with the...reactions11comments
PsA (+ added illnesses) and The Loss of All I Held Dear...I've been "in some type/area/level of" pain, every second of every day, since 2010. After YEARS, I was, FINALLY, diagnosed with psoriatic...reactions3comments
Where's our "Moon Shot"?...I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis in 2010, after years of differing diagnoses for all the different symptoms I had been experiencing...reactions2comments
