Stories

Was diagnosed about a year ago with plantar fasciitis in my right foot, then about a month later Achilles tendonitis in my left foot. Have no recourse, but to work...

I have had carpal tunnel surgery in both hands, a hyper extended thumb on the right hand, and all but the left thumb and 2 fingers have had trigger surgery...

I have had crooked fingers that are swollen all the time. Too painful to make a fist. People who don’t have this problem just don’t understand. Do you have a...

I feel victimized by pain, stiffness, weight gain, fatigue, and a lack of understanding by doctors and the general public of how disabling this condition is. Took them 15 years...

When people don’t understand that psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is much of the time, a disability. However, people cannot see your stiffness, pain, or psychological well-being. They think you may be...

At first, I thought about titling this entry "What if you were born like Benjamin Button, but your joints just kept crumbling?" That seemed a little too morbid and too...

I am a goal-setter. Always have been. I get great satisfaction from knowing what I want in my life and making it happen. Twenty years ago, my goals started becoming...

I was diagnosed with psoriasis in my teens, though I had lesions as a young child. I developed significant pain and fatigue in my early 30s and made my own...

I have been reading a lot of other people's experiences about this disease. I, however, only began this journey in August of 2021. I had an injury on one of...

This disease has been in my life way too long. It started with the psoriasis which did not come with pain, but embarrassing patches. After 5 years, I started getting...

I have several immune diseases, but psoriatic arthritis is the most painful of them all. I tried 2 biologics and got horrible side effects. I live with joint pain daily...

Living with psoriatic arthritis is not easy. It is a hard thing to deal with daily pain and no energy. Having to decide what activities you can do, and which...

I am new to this community though I'm not new to psoriatic arthritis. I was diagnosed in June of 2004. My disease has progressed substantially since then. What I would...

My husband and I have been together for 32 years this fall. I have always been by his side for fence clearing, hauling, and cutting wood for simple projects. For...

Hello, I am from Greece and have had psoriatic arthritis (PsA) for 2 years now. My job is making jewelry and PsA hit me first in my hands. It was...

Hello, I have been dealing with this disease for 10 yrs now. I have no grip, pain in my hands, and flare-ups all the time no matter what I do...

Hello, I wanted to show the winding path I have been on in order to find a diagnosis of PsA or as we know it psoriatic arthritis. I presented with...

The Gravity of Losing Your Grip I would love a phone App that suspended gravity for objects weighing less than a pound. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have pens, knives...

I posted my original story back in September 2021. I became so overwhelmed by what all I've been going through (especially navigating the disability application process) that I canceled my...

My PsA was first discovered in my hands, a well-respected rheumatologist said, "where did your doctor go to school? I see the damage with the plain eye." Then my feet...