This was my journey with PSA from the begining
I was 39 yrs old married in 1999 raising 3 girls, I was a workhorse 2 jobs most times was a machinist and started getting pain in my hands so I would take a couple Advil, all better.
Then it started to go to my knees so I went to the doctor's and they said borderline arthritic and gave me naproxen. Well didn't work for long. I thought what is going on? I was jogging 2 miles a day, working out at the gym, walking to and from work (about a mile) so why was everything starting to hurt so bad well after going to doctors all over the state with no diagnosis?
I decided to go to Boston to see a doctor still no diagnoses, at this point. I decided to change jobs to better suit my problems went to a driver/courier not too much hard work. Drove me crazy, but I did what I could while still working thru the years. Jumping ahead to 2010. It all came crashing down on me got fired from the job because I couldn't walk as my feet were on fire and hurting so bad. So with that being said my wife and I became homeless for about 1 yr not able to work anymore.
Disability brought me to my knees (I started praying more) and in 2016 I was diagnosed with PSA. I tried every med there is so now on Cosentyx. Still not able to work but I'm still working on that just need to get pain down to five hopefully. It's been a long road with a lot of bumps and bruises from falling when trying to get in and out of shower or bed it just seems that when I rest my feet and try to get up again it's worst after that. Now trying CBD and vitamin D and pain level is on average 7. And in closing, I am so glad I found this community. My depression in getting better so on the right path thank you all for reading and your support hope everyone has a great pain free day take care.
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