Stories

I have had psoriatic arthritis (PsA) for 3 years. I take 2 injections of Cosentyx a month to control it in combination with up to 4 long-acting Tylenol for arthritis...

I am a woman that has had fibromyalgia on and off since 1998 until it became permanent starting in 2001. That is when I saw my first rheumatologist who diagnosed...

I started experiencing symptoms when I was 25. First, it was a dull pain in my feet, then my ankles. A month later, I started feeling a similar pain in...

I had the unfortunate experience of seeing a different nurse practitioner today. I have hypothyroidism, which I am learning is common with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). I had the wonky thyroid...

Chronic pain is real. Many people do not know chronic pain is a companion to this disease. If there is not a rash present – it is hard for some...

I’m so glad to read this article about people not understanding. If you say you have psoriatic arthritis people say, "oh yeah I have arthritis too." Or, "that’s what happens...

One year ago, I suddenly developed psoriatic arthritis from out of nowhere. Sure I've always had varying degrees of dandruff on my scalp and flaking skin in and around my...

Looking back on my symptoms, I likely have had psoriatic arthritis since 1997. Over the years since, I have suffered through a lot of pain, and a lot of unconcerned...

Hello, So I’m sitting with my neighbor outside. I’ve told her several times I suffer from psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. My skin is flaking and peeling with the silver patches...

I am currently a 66-year-old male. I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis 6 years ago. I had a history of hypothyroidism, heart disease, (triple bypass 2012), chronic non-cardiac chest pain...

I was diagnosed with psoriasis in 1981 and I was 21. It started out with lesions on my waist and stomach area. It soon spread to my scalp. By the...

For over 20 years, I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Before that, they called it chronic fatigue. After years of doctors, pills, exercises, much research, and prayers, I finally found...

I, within the last month, found out I'm in stage 2 of chronic kidney disease. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has been horrible for me. It first started on my right side...

Hi! I’m K, and though I was only recently diagnosed with PsA, I’ve been experiencing the lasting symptoms for many years. I started with psoriasis at a very young age...

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...