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, and joint pain. I have been given the...reactions2comments
Pain Isn't Always My Worst Psoriatic Arthritis Symptom...I've certainly had plenty of low points while living with psoriatic arthritis. Of course, that includes severe flares that made walking, talking, and even lying down excruciating. And yes, the...reactions25comments
Injection Site Reactions...Hello, Rebecca here...I've been dealing with psoriasis since I was around 18 and right around 40 it developed into PsA. I went through many months of a Methotrexate/Otezla cocktail and...reactions1replyTips & AdviceBiologic
Community Views: Seeing a Rheumatologist Regularly...At some point, most PCPs refer patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) to a rheumatologist. Rheumatologists specialize in autoimmune and musculoskeletal diseases. These include PsA, lupus, and other arthritis diseases. The...reactionscomments
Anyone had psa 20 yrs or more? ...if so, how do you feel these days? Are you able to get out and do things? Or work? Just curious. I hope you don’t mind me asking. Just kind...reactions9repliesCoping
Coping with Psoriatic Arthritis Enthesitis in My Knees...“Having a normal knee would make life a lot easier.” - Andy Murray Can you imagine having normal knees? I wish I could. My knees have been anything but normal...reactions4comments
Autoimmune disease drugs and the COVID vaccines...Hi all Hope you are as well as can be. Just spotted this in the news, I knew trials had started to see the effectiveness of the vaccines in those...reactions4repliesAwarenessTreatmentBiologic
Does anyone else have issues with their nervous system?...Lately I've been dealing with a jerk in my right hand, which has progressed to the left hand. Legs and feet have had it for a long time. I also...reactions8repliesSymptoms
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 with Autistic children. My job is very physical...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 fatigue... but at work, particularly after lunchtime it...reactions11comments
Knee Surgery & Psoriatic Arthritis...For several months now, I have been dealing with the pain and swelling of a torn meniscus in my left knee. Turns out the tear was so bad that it's...reactions21comments
Psoriatic Arthritis & The Healing Power of Tears...How often do you cry? In a world where we have become so aware of mental health and shed light on the importance of feelings, there are still folks who...reactionscomments
Biological not as effective I think...Hi all Hope you’re as well as best you can be. Always sounds a bit daft when you say that but .... I’ve been on Enbrel for years now and...reactions11repliesBiologicSymptomsCoping
Tired of Defending My PsA Diagnosis...I am tired of defending my psoriatic arthritis diagnosis. So tired of it that sometimes, instead of explaining my chronic illness, I feel like breaking out into song. The song...reactionscomments
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 arthritis in 2013. My husband and adult daughter...reactions3comments
It Feels like My Body Betrayed Me...Confession time: I don't like my body very much. As a woman, I certainly have felt pressure to look a certain way at all times. I have to wear the...reactionscomments
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. And when I was finally diagnosed, my rheumy...reactions2comments
Unknown Diagnosis: Psoriatic Arthritis As A Child...My mother has told me that as a young child, my teacher sent a note home about my swollen fingers and how it was affecting my writing. I was already...reactions4comments
Exercise Classes & Psoriatic Arthritis...It sounds contradictory in its very statement. How on earth can someone who has psoriatic arthritis and daily pain possibly do group exercise and CrossFit? It was me. I was...reactions2comments
Sleep.......I know for many of us suffering from PsA no matter how fatigued we may be, pain may stop us from getting a good night's sleep. I would just like...reactions1replyTips & AdviceSymptomsSleepFatigueTreatment
