Stories

I was diagnosed for the past 20 years, was never told what dangers it poses, nor the utterly painful arthritis that goes with it. I have had many a bad...

My psoriasis started when I was 5 and has had a long-term effect on my confidence. At age 40 my joints started to ache and at age 46 I was...

My psoriasis began in my early 20’s. It was severe from the start. I had multiple treatments including topical steroids, PUVA, injections, antibiotics, methotrexate. I fought it every minute of...

I understand that most don't know what is like living with this disease and I'm okay with that. That's why I'm here. I feel alone. I was diagnosed three years...

I struggle to climb the fifteen stairs to my apartment. Forest fires in Oregon and Idaho have filled the air with smoke, and it has hung like a hot, wet...

In 2013 I lived in the mountains of Idaho, and I ran a small resort there. In late summer of 2012, and again in August 2013, we had massive forest...

Psoriatic Arthritis is invisible. No one really sees it. Oh, if we have the rashes and plaques, well yes, people see. I have been spared that travesty, I am so...

Boy, after reading some of your stories I don't feel like my story is so significant. When I started having real problems with my hands swelling and aching and my...

This invisible disease PSA has many twists and turns. It can lead us through more challenges than we care to go and having a flare is in the top ten...

I have been dealing with psoriatic arthritis for over 5 years. I had never even heard of psoriasis until I was diagnosed at age 23 It was hard for me...

I am 56 years old and have been struggling with PsA since I was very young. Psoriasis started when I was about 7 on my elbows. I was prescribed a...

Finding freedom from PSA. This is basically my job now. I don’t work anymore, lost contact with many family and friends and former co-workers. I do have a couple loyal...

I've dealt with psoriasis since I was 5, psoriatic arthritis since I was a teen & I am 65. Been through nearly every treatment in the book. It was almost...

Hi. I'm 45 and have had mild skin, scalp and nail psoriasis for about 5 years but over the last few months my scalp and nails have got worse and...

Having PSA is a journey, one I would prefer to not be on. Along this journey are the concerned family and friends. They are concerned, they do care, however, there...

I celebrated my 39th (October 7, 2016) birthday with my family in the mountains. My husband and I went to the casino and walked around town. My daughters came up...

I was a workaholic. A clean-aholic and hyperactive person before PSA changed all that. I have had it for 35 years, but it wasn't until a car accident that it...

Once the medical community sees you're obese, they can’t get past that. My diagnosis of PsA was delayed 15 years due to a weight bias! My mother had a severe...

I have had psoriasis for nearly 30 years. About 15 years ago I began experiencing extreme shoulder pain. I went to a doctor who told be based on my history...

Hello All, I am new to the diagnosis of PsA but am a veteran of psoriasis. My psoriasis started at the age of 11 yrs old covering my body from...