Stories

Hi everyone, I’m Ashleigh (31). I’ve just joined today. I got diagnosed with PsA in March this year after bloods and MRI. I’ve also been diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis &...

Hello everyone, It's so very nice to be a part of this wonderful group. Kudos to those who created this group... I am new to this group. I'm 41 and...

I am 74 years old and was diagnosed several months ago with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) around my birthday in January, because of a mysterious swelling in my right ankle. As...

I suffer from psoriatic arthritis daily. I have for years, even before I knew I had PsA. My diagnosis came almost five years ago after my fingers permanently deformed from...

I was diagnosed in 2014 with RA/RD. Now that has evolved into severe psoriatic disease with all of my fingers along with all my major joints in my body puts...

Hi, my name is Lorna. I've had psoriasis all my life. I'm now 60, I've had bad times when the pain has got too much for me, and I've looked...

Hey y'all. I'm Dori. I'm 18, and I've been dealing with PsA since I was 16. My life looks nothing like what I predicted. I'm learning that sharing your story...

I have had PsA now for 10 months at 70 years of age. At first, I was treated for gout. Then pseudogout, until they discovered PsA. The pain I endured...

In my early 20’s, I started having generalized joint pain requiring anti-inflammatory drugs. I was on a succession of different therapies many of which have now been recalled. Through the...

I've been told by my ex-rheumatologist and my local doctor that the pain and fatigue I have is in my head. Despite the fact that pain killers work to reduce...

I’ve only been newly diagnosed with PsA but have had fatigue & psoriasis for years. My last partner would tell me I’m lazy and make me feel guilty for needing...

I'm having a rough day. There, I said it. Why is it so hard for me to admit that? I go through life saying I'm fine, I'm doing ok. When...

I have plenty of horror stories, surgeries, and such: rib breaking off, and puncturing lung and heart. My rib plate just broke for the 3rd time and has to be...

How delicious is the feeling of starting out on a trip with a best friend? To feel the wind outside of the windows in the freedom of spirit inside the...

Since being positively diagnosed with PsA, RA, and systemic lupus in Dec 2019, I have come to realize that I have suffered from PsA starting in my teen years. I...

I was diagnosed in 2000. I had no psoriasis at the time, but I had developed crippling pain in my right wrist. As a nurse in a critical care unit...

Psoriatic arthritis? What’s that? Can’t be that bad – now I have a diagnosis I can get better... can’t I? These were my thoughts and words when I was diagnosed...

When I was 30 years old, I had developed what I thought was a bad case of dandruff. It peeled and bled and nothing I used was making it go...

About 5 years ago, I had a really rough year. I was a single mom living check to check. I helped provide end-of-life care for a very dear loved one...

My journey began 10 years ago with psoriatic arthritis. My first recollection of “something strange” being amidst was 10 years ago when most of my toenails fell off. When I...