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#473532 - 07/17/12 10:39 AM
Psoriatic arthritis I belong to you
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Iron_AS_Kicker
Registered: 09/21/09
Posts: 1040
Loc: Manitoba Canada
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Hello everyone! Yep it is me again! But this time with an actual diagnosis.  I have been sent to see a specialist in Winnipeg to confirm. My symptoms: right heel burning on and off; facial skin flaking scaly flakes of skin which leave a red patch on my face when removed; nails flaking; excessive tiredness; swollen fingers which look like sausages. Now throw in the constant pain of my SI joints, morning stiffness, walking hunched over, inability to open some containers without struggling first. Can you figure it out? My doctor did. Bless him for having the patience to figure it out and help me. I have psoriatic arthritis. Wow! My body is being attacked by itself. The only monster able to attack me was my own body.
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- Depression (MDD) Major Depressive Disorder - Pituitary Adenoma - Scoliosis - Spinal Arthritis with bone spurs on spine Still wanna know me? LOL Previously told Mechanical Back 'Issues'. Hate this term! Read my story here: http://www.ebrandon.ca/profile_blog.aspx?person_id=1051#1688
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#473533 - 07/17/12 11:09 AM
Re: Psoriatic arthritis I belong to you
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Veteran_AS_Kicker
Registered: 05/29/10
Posts: 538
Loc: Scotland
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sometimes Magi we think it cannae get any worse then it ups and gets worse to prove us all wrong....all the best girl
John
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nope,not interested in the NSD or fasting,thanks very much
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#473540 - 07/17/12 12:27 PM
Re: Psoriatic arthritis I belong to you
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Very_Addicted_to_AS_Kickin
Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 8601
Loc: Brittany, France (since Nov 08...
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A diagnosis - terrific relief. I can well understand how you must feel - good for that doctor. He held on like a true terrier - not satisfied until he's got the full rope! Now will be able to treat. Great update - good job all round - 
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#473541 - 07/17/12 12:29 PM
Re: Psoriatic arthritis I belong to you
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Major_AS_Kicker
Registered: 02/26/10
Posts: 2133
Loc: N. Sacramento Valley
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It's good that you finally got a Dx. Now you can get a treatment plan.
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Donna
Cherish your yesterdays,
Dream your tomorrows,
But live your todays.
Do the very best you can
leave the rest to God.
God Bless,
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#473549 - 07/17/12 02:43 PM
Re: Psoriatic arthritis I belong to you
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Black_Belt_AS_Kicker
Registered: 08/30/11
Posts: 425
Loc: Ontario, Canada
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Glad you finally got a diagnoses - now the doctors can get you on a treatment plan.
Hugs
Gerri & Makaylah
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KickAS member since 04/22/06
Psoriasis(72), AS(2006), PsA with Spondylitis(2011),Vitiligo (69), sleep apnea (2004), Bronchial Asthma, many allergies, anaphylaxis allergy to sulfites, diabetic, Vitamin D deficient - many co-morbidities
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#473551 - 07/17/12 03:13 PM
Re: Psoriatic arthritis I belong to you
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Iron_AS_Kicker
Registered: 09/21/09
Posts: 1040
Loc: Manitoba Canada
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I hope so. I know now it is not normal for one's lips to begin shedding. I can feel the pieces of tissue coming off. I did not eat anything spicy for lunch. They just shed. Even the Costochondritis. It still keeps hitting me every so often and feels like a heart attack each time.
Slowly each piece of the puzzle has been rotating before falling into place. Just needed the correct doctor to put it together. My doctor is on a well deserved vacation for four weeks and he deserves every day of it.
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- Depression (MDD) Major Depressive Disorder - Pituitary Adenoma - Scoliosis - Spinal Arthritis with bone spurs on spine Still wanna know me? LOL Previously told Mechanical Back 'Issues'. Hate this term! Read my story here: http://www.ebrandon.ca/profile_blog.aspx?person_id=1051#1688
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#473552 - 07/17/12 03:19 PM
Re: Psoriatic arthritis I belong to you
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Very_Addicted_to_AS_Kickin
Registered: 01/13/08
Posts: 19020
Loc: Upstate NY
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Ah, the first step to treatment and hopefully relief! congrats!
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  sue USpA LDN/zanaflex/flector vits C, D. probiotics. fish oil. CoQ, Mg, Ca pred taper for flares occasional naproxen / Aleve chiro walk no dairy (casein sensitivity), limited eggs future: humira, soon I hope
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#473560 - 07/17/12 04:54 PM
Re: Psoriatic arthritis I belong to you
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Gold_AS_Kicker
Registered: 02/24/11
Posts: 1531
Loc: Pacific Northwest
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Oh Angie, finally! Praise God you kept looking and now have the right diagnosis. You have had to fight tooth and nail for all of your dx's and this one was very hard. Have they started you on anything? Do you have some peace of mind now? I really hope so. Thank you for sharing your news.
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Pea
Diagnosed with A.S. 26 year's ago.
Diagnosed with Fibro 9 year's ago.
Sulphasalazine, Folic Acid, Remicade
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#473563 - 07/17/12 06:08 PM
Re: Psoriatic arthritis I belong to you
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Very_Addicted_to_AS_Kickin
Registered: 11/15/01
Posts: 17523
Loc: Toronto, Ontario
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Magic, I am so happy to hear that finally, FINALLY, you have a diagnosis and can start making informed decisions about treatment. Enbrel helped my sweetie's PsA immeasurably, but they couldn't give it to him until he had a proper dx and a rheumy who gave a damn. I'm glad you finally have both, too.
By the way, I love how happy your eyes look in your photo. It's wonderful to see.
Love and hugs,
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Kat "Spring Goddess" by CJ Shelton Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present. - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Meditations, 200 A.D.
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#473633 - 07/18/12 01:17 PM
Re: Psoriatic arthritis I belong to you
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Royal_AS_kicker
Registered: 01/31/09
Posts: 3768
Loc: NE Oklahoma
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Welcome to the disease....me, too.
Hope you can get some REAL treatment now. Glad you finally have an answer.
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DX: psoriatic arthritis, osteoporosis, DDD, psoriasis
Meds: MTX since Oct 2009, 15mg/week--Started Humira March 2013
Epidural steroid injections x4; Lumbar radiofreq ablation
SIJ steroid injection and bilateral radiofreq ablation x4
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