Stories

I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) while in lockdown. It wasn’t too bad at that point. I had osteoarthritis since I was 11 years old, so I knew the...

As a nurse practitioner and currently in case management working with children and young adults with complex medical needs, I often look first externally at my self with a clinical...

I was finally diagnosed about 5 or 6 years ago when my primary care doctor agreed to the inflammation blood test. She sent me to a fantastic rheumatologist who has...

I went through 18 months of heartbreak looking after my dad who had vascular dementia on top of working crazy hours as a carer suffering from sore hands, fingers, feet...

Psoriasis diagnosed in 1973 when I was 13, psoriatic arthritis diagnosed in 1993. Informed that PsA was mild and medication too harsh, given advice, and would keep an eye on...

When I was 17, I got really sick, soon after I developed psoriasis. I had large patches covering both my legs at first. I was too scared to say anything...

My psoriasis started when I was 21 and pregnant with my oldest child in 1993. My GP just thought it was irritation from cleaning and washing dishes and to wear...

I had my first break out of palmar plantar pustular psoriasis at 28 years old. It was devastating and I had to wear latex gloves often so that I could...

I had my first recognition of psoriasis in 1980, immediately following the birth of my 2nd child. Small random areas from head to feet. About 3 years of misdiagnosis from...

I started at about age 22 with problems/pain with my feet and body. I was finally diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. I was treated for this for over 10 years until...

Like so many others, as a working woman and mother, I didn’t make time for self care. I spent long hours at school... until I could no longer do it...

Hello, I’m a mother of 5 & 3 pit-bulls, happily married. I was as young as 10 years old going into the doctors for severe big plaques of dandruff with...

How did you get diagnosed with PsA? The process was slow. I had been having psoriasis with increasing persistence on my elbows since 2000 when I was 50. In 2010...

I wasn’t diagnosed until a PA in my spine surgeon’s office ordered blood work and we got the last piece to a years long puzzle. At 17, I had my...

I am a 68 year old female in good physical condition, except for my missed diagnosis for the last 3.5 years. It started with every once in a while. Maybe...

My story really started when I had to have a hysterectomy in my early 40's and almost immediately started having severe joint pain everywhere. But I kept being told one...

I was diagnosed at 15 years old. It's a horrible disease. The pain, the tiredness, the itching, the burning, not being able to hear well because it's in my ears...

I have had psoriasis for 20 years. One summer it was so bad all over my entire body I wore long sleeve sweaters to work. I was covered from head...

My journey began 6 years ago when I was 20 years old. When I went to the doctors with a swollen toe, they initially thought I had gout. But after...

I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) about 5 years ago, I had just turned 64. I first had a diagnosis of psoriasis and my dermatologist wanted to refer me...