Stories

I started with psoriasis when I was 14 on my hands and elbows. That was diagnosed correctly and treated seemed to relieve it unless I had a flare, it came...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I was diagnosed almost eleven years ago... I’ve had psoriasis since I was six years old. I’ve been able to manage pretty easily with OTC’s, topicals, warm baths, and then...

I was diagnosed with guttate psoriasis at the age of five. Around 40, I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. I managed it naturally until a year or two ago. I...

Hi everyone! I am unsure as to whether I belong with you or not. I was diagnosed with psoriasis when I was in my 20s. It was on my scalp...

Diagnosed through an a&e admission a year ago. My elbow filled with fluid had to get steroid injections. Was a massive shock if had psoriasis my whole life but didn't...

Since my mid-30’s (48 currently) I have had countless steroid injections in my shoulders, hips and elbows, back, not to mention the hours upon hours of physical therapy. I even...

I am 28 years old and last year I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. The main areas that are affected are my hands, they were inflamed constantly for 2 years...

I had a nasty trauma, in 2004 and onwards, until 2006. I then started with symptoms of extreme fatigue, painful lower back. The tiredness increased, and now both knees, and...

In 2008 I was diagnosed with lupus all the symptoms never really matched to me but I am not the doctor. Moved to another state new doctor diagnosed me with...

"Why does it always look like I have been kneeling?" A question I asked myself every single time I have looked in the mirror since childhood. Of course, as a...

I am turning 64 this year. I've been dealing with this insidious disease since I can remember. I started typing up everything that I'm dealing with and finally deleted most...

I have recently had psoriatic arthritis diagnosed (in the last six months) and have been taking methotrexate since then. Apart from slight nausea on the day after I take it...

Hi, I’m Pat and I have PsA. I was diagnosed with RA in 1968, I was 18 years old. I left the doctor's office and cried on the 15-minute walk...

Hi everyone, my name is Tony Hartnell. I have recently been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis after being miss diagnosed with PMR. I took steroids in the form of Prednisone for...

I need your help. I’m almost 100% sure I have PsA however have not been diagnosed with it yet. When I was 45, I pulled my thumb back and injured...