Stories

That is what my elderly patients used to say.I always wondered why I had problems with painful joints and fatigue. I was checked by numerous doctors to no avail until...

I was very healthy as a child and young adult. I had Mono at 27 and that's when everything changed. I had a "moderate" case of Mono, but it lasted...

I was diagnosed with PSA back in Nov '16 right before Thanksgiving. I had known for some time that something was wrong with my joints but never said anything because...

I don't really know where to start, so I'm just going start from the beginning. It'll be long, but I'll be as unemotionally charged as possible. While during the development...

I can relate to the words on the T-shirt (I'm Way Too Young to Feel This Old). I used to be an active person. I worked and traveled the world...

My story matches all those I have just read but I add that I am 67 yrs old and have been living with this disease since diagnosed at 21 yrs...

This probably sounds familiar to many with PsA: Open eyes. Assess pain/stiffness/fatigue. Cough to clear lungs. Pray. Selftalk: "We can get out of bed. Slowly. Made it. Drink all water...

Hi everyone. First, I'd like to say how grateful I am that I found this site! I'll try not to ramble. I'm 57. I have 1 daughter, and 2 granddaughters...

I've been on injections for a bit now an I feel like I'm getting worse not better and if I bump into things I bleed under my skin. I've always...

I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis in November of 2016 but know I've had it so much longer. The fatigue is the hardest thing to deal with. I loved the...

I had been living with psoriasis for 15 years happily. Experience with different medication moulded life into a routine and I could help others as well. Only recently that scaling...

During my pregnancy with my second daughter, I developed such excruciating back pain and SI joint pain by 10 weeks. I would fall all the time. I couldn't turn in...

Hi, Pat here. I was finally diagnosed with PSA about 4 years ago. For way too long I dealt with specialists in my area that looked at my swollen knees...

I was 29 years old when I was diagnosed with psoriasis. I had to have thyroid surgery to remove my thyroid the year before - That is when the spots...

The first time I went to the doctor for pain I was 23. I remember waking up every morning wondering what was wrong. It felt like I had a super...

Talk about someone who never thought this would happen to me, have been fighting , psa, for approx 20 years. I know it's genetic many cousin, nieces and my sister...

Hi its taken 7 years to find the rite doctor to help me find out I have psoratic arthritis. I have only been diagnosed with this a few months ago...

Diagnosed 8/15/15, been turned down for disability twice - it's with appeals council now. I'll be 61 in June. Each day is a new day, I might cry some, sleep...

Like many of you, I have had my ups and downs with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. I'm currently (as of 2017) 41 years old. Growing up, I knew that my...

I have had fibromyalgia for nearly 30 years (Back before they knew what it was). Now my hands hurt, my hips and lower back drive me nuts and my sleep...