Stories

I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and osteoarthritis in 2018 after competing in a 15K race and suffering debilitating neck pain for about 6 months. I have tried 5 different...

Recently, I went to a new provider because two of mine retired. This one actually said they didn’t believe I have psoriatic arthritis, nor ever had it. No exam, no...

I have been suffering from psoriatic arthritis and fibromyalgia for many years. My doctor has me doing Orencia infusions, which helps greatly. The infusion takes about 30 minutes once a...

I've become more grateful for all the little things in my life. Stress is a trigger for my psoriatic arthritis flare-ups, so I've learned to live a less stressful life...

I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis in 2014 and am now on my 6th medication. It seems to wear out everything after a while. I still persevere. I found that...

I have no psoriasis ANYWHERE! First time in 11 years. But still suffer from joint pain - some days worse than others. Fatigue is the most difficult to manage and...

I was diagnosed 6 years ago. This disease caused me to lose my dream job, take a huge pay cut, and totally lose all of my hobbies. I loved to...

Last year, Sep 2020, I tested positive for COVID. I only lost taste and smell and didn't show any other symptoms. I did the standard 14-day quarantine and was good...

I have always been a summer baby. Since being diagnosed with this awful auto-immune disease, it's much more prevalent. All summer long, actually from mid-April to mid-October, I swim in...

I was diagnosed in 2009 when my husband was terminally ill. This has been a very painful condition. Psoriatic arthritis and fibro. Waking up is painful. Going to bed also...

Hello. For a while, I've been in pain since I was 18 from my degenerative disc disease in my back. But as I grew older, all the rest of my...

Hi, I'm Tine. 2020 May I had COVID very bad. Now, I have lung COVID, so I'm not cured at all yet. In February 2021, I received my 2nd vaccination...

I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis a few years ago now, mainly in my hands, but have aching elbow, joints, and knees and fatigue. I have tried Arava (Leflunomide) which...

I have psoriatic arthritis in most of my joints and the fatigue starts when I get up. Being a caregiver to my husband who is in bed or wheelchair only...

At the age of 18, I was suffering the flare-ups with coverage from head to toe, clawing myself to bits until I was covered in blood. It started with a...

I've had psoriasis since I was 9. The only time I was completely clear was while I was pregnant with my children (reckon I had enough on my plate without...

The pain started in 2009. The arthritis in my right hip was discovered in 2013. Since then, other joints have become significantly impacted as well – my left foot, both...

Hi everyone, I have been in pain with my whole body for about 10 years now. Three years ago, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and I am under pain clinic...

Hi! I am 58, have a 16-year-old who is very high functioning, and a 23-year-old daughter who graduated and the pandemic caused her to move back home. And of course...

Hello. I am Bo Jo. I just turned 65 this month. About 1 month ago, I was diagnosed with psoriasis. Then I went to my family doctor to see why...