Sorry I haven't posted in a while but I have had issues with my daughter and I was out of town at a Memorial...My Grandfather died Dec 2. So I just got back...
Hi group, I haven't posted lately as I've been very busy promoting my various websites. I have expanded beyond my very successful Salt Springs Conditioner,...
Hello all, I'm Michele, 37, F. Have had P for what seems like forever, although it is usually mild. The week before Thanksgiving my hands swelled and got a...
In a message dated 12/31/04 7:55:37 PM Central Standard Time, pdoan298@... writes: It seems like every day a different body part hurts and is swollen,...
Hi Michele, Sorry to hear about your recent issues. Hang in there! You may have to keep trying different things, but you will eventually get to a therapy...
David, I just joined this group and just went on Enbrel after battling PA and Psoriasis for years. I've had a terrifically bad flare up over the past few...
Hello Michele! While I do not have PA, I do have RA and I can relate to a lot of what you mentioned. In regards to you Methotrexate comment, I have definitely...
Hi Nancy! You're Welcome! I empathize with your struggle with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. I have heard from women in our support group here in DFW...
David, Yes, I was better during pregnancy, in fact almost cleared. My flare (for both pregnancies, but for sure worse this time around) occurred about 2 weeks...
Dear PA Group, i consider myself a miracle of modern chemistry. After 15 years of the whole gamut of NSAIDS for bizzarre, painful and draining arthitic...
Hello Folks, I'm sharing this newspaper article by Dan Sorenson, with Shelby's permission. I copied the article below. Tawny in TX, (a reunited birthmom...
Sorry Folks, I forgot to put (OT) on the original post. My thought is, it may not be (OT) in the future. I can see or imagine the powers that be attempting to...
Folks, wondering people's thoughts on this topic of ENBREL vs HUMIRA. I was fortunate enough to get on ENBREL about two years ago, changed my life, my P and A...
Hey! I've been on Enbrel since 12/2002 with pretty good experience. I also take MTX (17.5mg) weekly and Celebrex (400mg daily). I say I've had a "pretty" good...
I noticed a HUGE improvement with my fatigue shortly after a started taking the Enbrel. I remember one Saturday morning/afternoon a few weeks after I started...
I take the 50 ml dose twice weekly *well up until now because I'm having some HMO problems/ changed my insurance... If anyone has advice on the insurance game,...
I have experienced what I would consider a miracle too. I have had psoriasis on my palms and the soles of my feet for 19 years (since I was 12). In December...
Ginger, thank you for the suggestion, i am listening to radio program as we speak, and keeping an open mind..... ... had psoriasis on my palms and the soles of...
I'm sure I'm not the only one who notices that when the weather changes, the whole PA thing gets worse(or maybe it's just me). Has anyone changed climates and...
Hi... male now 55 living in the cold and wet Holland...been diagnosed PA about 3 years ago, the year before I was diagnosed with licht Psoriasis only took...
Thanks for the input, I wish I could move to Australia. We have a desert region in Washington state which might be an option. Xp-wfdhgoemcoigftuwotgfncye...
I must say that I am so far not impressed. I was referred to Nevill Hall hospital (Abergavenny, South Wales) in November, I phoned them up the week before...
Don't take January 2006!!!!!!!!! as your final answer! When you go to your GP take some professional references which you can find on the web about the...
I had to wait four months to see a specialist in Seattle. He is a very good doctor and sympathetic to the wait his patients endure to see him. After my first...
Thank you for your support guys! I am actually based in the UK and covered by the National Health Service (NHS) we used to have private medical insurance...
As far as dry eyes, I have the same symptom. I actually have read that the eyes can be inflamed from PA. My worsened this winter as well. I also developed PA...
I am also in the UK, North East. My GP refferred me in Nov 2001 and I got an appointment with rheumy in Jan 02, so I was very lucky, my NHS Trust is quite...
... Has ... Hi Christine, Living in Houston we have no consistent weather. I feel like if the weather would either be cold or warm; wet or dry for more than a...
Thanks for the input Michele. Sorry to hear you aren't getting any relief. I took my 4th dose of Metho on Friday and I feel worse than when I started. I am...