- Anyone feel feverish without a temp
Curious if any of you with PSA ever get episodes where you feel like you're running a fever, but turns out your body temp is normal? This happens to me often during what I think are flares and it...
132 points91 comments4 d ago
- There should more research on specific enthesis treatments
All I see is people saying x med helps their joints a lot but not the enthesitis. Enthesitis may be actually worse because it gets worse instead of better with movement and exercise. Seems harder...
63 points39 comments4 d ago
- Working physically demanding jobs with PSA
I’m just curious how many people in here work and physically demanding jobs? I (39m) have had full-time jobs since I was 16 it wasn’t til about my late twenties when my PSA kicked in, I work in a...
31 points30 comments5 d ago
- I have now had swelling/damage to every single joint in my entire body.
As of yesterday my jaw has swollen shut and that makes every joint in my entire body affected by this disease. I think I deserve an award! I was diagnosed with PsA 2 years ago and I initially had...
25 points48 comments2 d ago
- Just diagnosed. What is life going to be like?
Just got my diagnosis. I check all the boxes and have had signs of the disease being active for 2 to 3 years. I'm in my late 20s and starting meds soon. I feel I am grieving my future very hard...
25 points58 comments3 d ago
- Just diagnosed with PsA and started methotrexate
Hi all, I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis yesterday after months of tendon and joint problems that were treated one by one (Achilles, IT band, elbow, and now a sausage finger). The good...
23 points27 comments6 d ago
- Would going to urgent care help at all?
So I have been having some pretty intense flare-ups for the last five or six months. I ended up having to quit my job right before my insurance kicked in because it got so bad I couldn't even...
19 points34 comments3 d ago
- How to get over being so fatigued
I 24m was diagnosed a few months ago after having a case of dactylitis that left me with a ridiculously swollen foot, I just finished the loading doses (2 shots every 2 weeks for 6 weeks) of a...
16 points25 comments4 d ago
- I'm scared for my mental health
I've been on this journey since Feb 26 but have been sick for probably years. I had it to 10 weeks on methotrexate before the nausea started giving me really bad anxiety. I've had a lot of medical...
16 points16 comments5 d ago
- Always sick after social events/thinking about stopping drinking?
28F but diagnosed with this disease as a kid and have been on practically the full gamut of meds in that time (and about to start a new biologic...). Currently, I'm out sick for the 3rd day in a...
15 points41 comments3 d ago