Psoriatic Arthritis, COVID-19, My Husband, and My Guilt...It’s been an especially difficult 6-week medication cycle for me. I usually experience increased and additional psoriatic arthritis manifestations during the hottest...reactions6comments
Steroid Tablets and Biologic Treatment for Psoriatic Arthritis: Side Effects...Has anyone else had headaches nausea and kidney pain whilst using biologics in conjunction with a high dose of steroid for inflammation...reactions5comments
Pain That Cannot Always Be Seen, but Felt...You reach over to pick up your coffee and as you lift it off the countertop, your joints fail, sharp pain flying...reactionscomments
Healing with the Psoriatic Disease Community...One day, I was scrolling through my phone, thinking about how I could survive my first flare-up. I was longing for comfort...reactions3comments
The Strobe Light of Chronic Illness – How Others See Only Small Snapshots...I was watching a cop show the other day and one of those obligatory, “drug addled-club goers rave” scenes came on. You...reactionscomments
4 Self-Advocating Tips...When suffering from such a mysterious illness, you are often required to see multiple doctors that specialize in different things. I can...reactionscomments
Don’t Stress Your Next Flare...You know what it is like. You’ve had a really good day, or perhaps week. Everything is going your direction and you...reactionscomments
“But You Don’t Look Sick”...The thing about living with a sometimes-invisible disease is that it sort of feels like it's you against the world. You're living...reactions2comments
Brain Fog: The Impact of RA on Mental Functioning...Results from the 2019 RA In America Survey showed that 61 percent of survey participants living with RA experienced brain fog within...reactionscomments
Finding a Good Rheumatologist...People who have chronic health conditions like ankylosing spondylitis (AS) or other similar diseases might be advised by their regular doctor or...reactionscomments
Why No One Gets Your Psoriatic Arthritis Life...My life with psoriatic arthritis is like no other. Neither is yours! Yet day after day, we see people comparing their lives...reactions7comments
Update on Otezla...I started Otezla on June 20th, (starter pack) and have noticed that I have marginal improvement in my hands. The swelling has...reactions2comments
Puppy Love: How a Four-Legged Friend Can Keep You Moving...Anyone who loves dogs has experienced it. The uncontrollable excitement, borderline hyper-ventilation, spinning in circles, tails wagging at the pace of light...reactions2comments
Fearing A PsA Flare...It didn’t take long for psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, and fibromyalgia to alter my life. In addition to having to change how I...reactions7comments
Other Health Conditions Experienced Alongside Lupus...The journey to receiving a lupus diagnosis can be a long one. The symptoms of lupus can be nonspecific and overlap with...reactionscomments
Living with Fibromyalgia and AS...When you live with ankylosing spondylitis, the pain is constant. Not to mention the brain fog, extreme fatigue, stiffness, trouble sleeping, and...reactionscomments
Fatigue and Mild Psoriatic Arthritis...Yes, even though I have mild psoriatic arthritis - I still experience fatigue. Some people assume because I have mild psoriatic arthritis...reactions6comments
Pain Makes Patience Short and Days Long...Pain, frustration, anger - all of these impact our ability to be patient with life’s daily struggles. Let’s face it, working around...reactions2comments
How To Pick Myself Up After A Flare...It takes time for my body to bounce back from an extreme flare. Sometimes it takes a few days or weeks to...reactions2comments
Humira Treatment for my Psoriatic Arthritis...I have been suffering for at least 40 years from very bad, chronic, arthritis. Till 15 years ago, I was on Etodolac...reactions2comments
