Stories

I am a 60-year-old woman diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis in 2021. I am still new to this and learning every day. Never really knowing what the day will be symptom-wise...

I'm 68 years old and was diagnosed in 1983. Basic skin problem with swollen joints. Started with anti-inflammatories, methotrexate, steroids, etc. Managed with exercise, good eating habits, and low stress...

I was diagnosed in 2015, severe plaque psoriasis on my head it was so painful. My story started with a hysterectomy at 28, 1985, then my bladder fell out reconstruction...

Medical information I have no swelling in any of my joints and no inflammation shows in the blood tests, but this has been the case for years. I have scalp...

I'm one of the lucky ones. I have psoriatic arthritis, but so far I've never had psoriasis. I was diagnosed in 2015, but I'm sure I had it years before...

I have Hashimoto’s after having a complete hysterectomy at age 32. Then I was diagnosed with Eagles syndrome, then cervical dystonia so bad I get botox in my neck and...

It's difficult to know that your whole body hurts and nobody believes you. Doctors, friends, and family all seem to think you are exaggerating and being dramatic about how you...

Here in the UK, the government has decreed that transport power will move to electricity. Owners of electric cars suffer from a phenomenon called range anxiety. How far can they...

I was put on lots of different painkillers, but none of them worked only steroids before I saw the rheumatologist. In June I was diagnosed with psoriatic and rheumatoid after...

When I was initially diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), I methodically worked to offset its effects with an eye on holistic arts and common sense. I changed my diet to...

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...