Stories

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...

I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and psoriasis (pso) this year, after many painful years of misdiagnosis. My rheumatologist is changing me to the biologic treatment after the other...

Living with aches and pains started early in my 20's when science barely understood arthritis. Therefore I lived until my 40's undiagnosed. Never understanding the sudden plaques on my hands...

First symptom of something brewing was April 2020! During covid lockdown! Stiff fingers and incredibly painful to do tasks! Had a lot of back and forth phone calls to G.p...