General Chat

I am getting two knee replacements this year due to RA.
One in 3months time and second one 3months after that.
Over the years pain got worse till i couldn't take my own
weight when I stood up. use wheelchair at moment to get
about and chairlift to get upstairs. Hoping all goes well and
I can get about by myself later this year.

Emmax

My sister has this, trouble mainly with muscles, not much psoriasis, I have the psoriasis. She is treated with prednisolone in small doses and is seldom ill, just wil not try to move or even do a bit of dusting, leaves it to her daughter who works full time and has her own house to maintain. She can walk fast when there is something she wants to do, so I dont have much sympathy for her. She is not like so many of you, in pain all the time.

Laughalot

note the misspel after one small rose should have read
immuno............. .cant do the rest had another one.

Regard

Vera

hi vera2010,
try spelling that after a few lol
uzzi at least we was left something i think i would rather have had the dosh poor old dad didn't have any as nursing home took the lot lol
who knows they may come up with a cure as costing nhs a lot at the moment and we all know they wont have that lol
i'll keep in touch with you see how you're all doing
old achy lynne x

Hi

I found cutting out caffeine and all citrus helped somewhat, also drinking nettle tea as it's supposed to help the liver.

Accupuncture also helped with the joints, at the moment my nails are the best they've been for about three years.

Hello Uzzi

As I said previously my mother had psoriasis. I escaped that but got rheumatoid arthritis instead. These as you probably know are auto-immune diseases and I'm currently on immunisuppressants (that was a long one) tablets which for me work very well, not sure if they work for psoriasis.

As for psoriatic arthritis cant imagine how painful that must be and hope all you good people seek ouit the best care and the best treatment from our somewhat erratic NHS or otherwise.

Regards

Vera

oh laughalot yes it's a good way to look at it.

personally I am not sure who to blame for the arthritis as neither parent or grandparent suffered that bad but psoriasis which I didn't realise was hereditary till I got it, well my dad suffered badly so yes I will thank him for his legacy to me, Awww I loved me dad but would rather have had a few grand instead lol

hi i have just been told i have arthritis in the knees.no cure just pills.
my mother had it as well so i guess she left me something to remind me of her,well thats the way i look at it.lol its either laugh or cry as
it is very painfull especially in cold weather.

Hi Uzzi ,
my sister has this too
she's had it from about 15/6 yrs old she's now 77 yrs old

~~~~~~to Igee.
Hazelx

no problem uzzi im used to it after all these years ... but my heart goes out to anyone who as it .. this thread could help peeps understand it.. im sure theres a few on here with it..

Jane it is arthritis with psoriasis over the the joints

Babycham I am so sorry for you. actually am sorry to bring this to light this way but I'm a bit peed off about it ....


...sorry .....

no theres no prevention uzzi .. ive had it a long time.. the psoriactic arthritis is painful ..

Uzzi,what are the symptoms of this?

Nope I didn't know about it either ..
it was always one or the other but ...apparently not. Mind I didn't realise until 10yrs ago that psoriasis was heriditery ...

what can I say on it all

Nothing as There is no known prevention.