Hi cathy... thanx 4 writing back...wow..so u just got diagonosed
last year?? :( sorry...does anyone else in ur familiy have it?? ive
heard that PA is hereditary...but NO ONE in my family seems to have
it...Ive also heard u can get PA when u get a change in
environment...i was born in mexico City and moved to San Diego when
I was 4 years old......i wonder if that has anything to do w/ it....
i take ibuprofen (800 mg) about 3-4 times a day...and i am tkaing
Methotrexate...i take 4 tablets once a week...hopeu are doing well :)

--- In Psoriatic-Arthritis@yahoogroups.com, "Dave & Cathy"
<tiggertown@s...> wrote:
> Welcome Lorena
> I am new here too (joined yesterday)
> I am 49 years old, but was just diagnosed last year. Now when I
think back I have had vague symptoms of this for years, but it all
finally came together last year. I have some psoriasis on my left
elbow, and this weekend I got three spots on my chest. Sometimes
painful and itchy, sometimes not.
> What meds are you on?? I take Voltaren and ULtram.
> Cathy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: lorena_miranda_03
> To: Psoriatic-Arthritis@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 5:33 PM
> Subject: [Psoriatic-Arthritis] ummm...scared
>
>
>
> I am 20 years old... new to this site...umm... I have lived a
pretty
> normal life...but now I am really scared...about 4 years ago I
was
> told I had arthritis...and about 2 weeks ago I was told I had
> psoriatic arthritis...i am kinda desperate...I can't talk to
anyone
> about how I feel...my parents are really supportive but I feel
like
> they think this is a cold...like I will be cured tomorrow...they
are
> big Catholics and always tell me to have faith and that I will
get
> better...but i know i have to accept what i have and that PA has
no
> cure... i only have 1 small sore... and its by my elbow.. but im
> scared i will get more... i also have dryness on my scalp but i
have
> stuff the doctor gave me which is helping...even while writing
this
> email i am crying... and its hard...i cant talk to anyone about
> this..not even to my best friends or friends...i dont know...its
> weird.. i am embarassed about my PA... my two middle fingers on
both
> hands are a lil crooked now... and i feel i have to hide
them...i have
> a great b/f but i only told him about my arthritis..he doesnt
knwo
> about my PA... i love him and i am always hiding my hands from
him...i
> dont know...im just scared...i would like to talk to ppl that
REALLY
> know what im going through...
>
>