... for that i have been stable on pain meds for almost 20 years and that has helped me have a reasonable quality of life.I also was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis 10 years ago although I knew many years ago something was not right. ... (18 replies)
... Embrel has been a wonder drug for my son 31 years old with psoriatic arthritis has been taking Embrel for approx 4 years no more pain pills. ... (18 replies)
... I also have psoriatic arthritis amongst other things, and researched it a bit. ... (18 replies)
... I think you've received a lot of sympathy, which is excellent, but it is mostly centred around painkillers, which are not the answer. Psoriatic arthritis is a progressing degenerative disease, and you need what are called DMARDS to stop or at least slow down its progress. ... (18 replies)
... Greetings,
I, too, was put on Enbrel, 50 ml, and my psoriatic arthritis which was moderate to severe vanished within 2 month and my psoriasis has heal on 20 % of my body and the has vanished on 95% of my body. The rest is a white flakly sheen on the knees and faded tanned spots on my legs where there once to be a large patch.
I give myself an inject once a week but... (18 replies)
... I posted this on the pain management board earlier today and have gotten some views but no responses. I figured people from the back and arthritis board visited that board as well so I would just kill all the birds with one stone. Guess not. ... (18 replies)
... Greetings,
I have been suffering from psoriatic arthritis since 1986; a day that changed my life forever. I have been through the whole med. cocktail routine until my stomach and esophagus couldn't handle it any more and I went to Arthrotec to protect the stomach (75 mg) twice daily which helped a lot until I have gotten to a new phase where my tendons in my hands are... (18 replies)
... searching for a post about Psoriatic Arthritis. ... (18 replies)
... Psoriatic arthritis is very real. ... (18 replies)
... So here are the three areas I am seeking help from today. I would like some info on psoriatic arthritis. I don't understand if it is really psoriatic arthritis can you have joint pain, in joints where you don't even have psoriasis? ... (18 replies)
... I posted this on the pain management board earlier today and have gotten some views but no responses. I figured people from the back and arthritis board visited that board as well so I would just kill all the birds with one stone. Guess not. ... (18 replies)
... negative spondyloarthropathies"....big word for a group of disorder that all feature low spine and SI joint arthritis along with no positive blood work to pin point that you have it. ... (6 replies)
... and psoriatic arthritis and some others that are very rare. ... (5 replies)
... Hi Manxypop...and welcome to the Arthritis board. ... (18 replies)
... There are more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions. ... (3 replies)
... about and don't have a conscience about letting me.. a walking pain case... just slowly die a slow death. No one understands that much about it. They just treat Arthritis like they are flying by the seat of their pants. There are so many days when I ask "Why me? ... (18 replies)
... I agree that we in same boat, as CP patients despite different diagnoses...
I am so sorry you have to go through all this mess with your Dr, and that you have to deal with so much pain.
I would like to add something regarding your diagnoses. Any type of Arthrities is auto-immune disease and it really doesn't matter where your outbreaks located, it's in your system. This is... (18 replies)
... Glad to hear that Enbrel is helping him. these drugs can do wonders when you find the right one.
Hope it keeps helping him. You can develop antibodies to the drugs and they stop working but luckily for him, there are several drugs that affect "TNF"....tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, so he has lots of others to try if Enbrel stops working.
Give him my best.
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... I hear ya. It is good to know that Arthrotec has helped some.. I haven't heard of that drug. It is hard for me to grasp that there are sooo many other people out there with the same condition as me and just knowing that we are all living with this pain everyday is crazy. My prayers go out to everyone. (18 replies)
... Sorry you are in so much pain and gettin no quality results from yur doctor......but please be careful with the mail order online meds sites ! I heard they may start busting the people ordering the meds since they are illegal without a prescription. Some post that they will send meds out descretely but if they get confiscated from time to time which would mean you would get... (18 replies)
