ScottJ, you're so right! A PsA diagnosis sometimes feels like a cobbled-together assortment of symptoms. There really is no definitive test, just a checklist of symptoms that push you ever closer to the diagnosis. Presence of psoriasis, nail involvement, lower back involvement, tendonitis, certain genetic markers, balance issues, uveitis, etc. etc. But it's quite confusing that not everyone checks all the boxes. We're kind of like a charcuterie board... all a little bit different, but somehow we belong together 😀
(Oh now I've gone and made myself hungry).
-Victoria, Community Moderator