I got a flare up of Psriosis about 4 years ago, but it wasn't really too bad, was just on my ankles. I actually thought it was just eczema then, but turns out I was wrong, it's now on my hand and arm, so I have to wear long sleves all the time so I don't look like a smackhead, that still doesn't stop people asking 'Dude, what's wrong with your hand?'.
I got the double whammy aswel, about a year ago I got some random bumps on my fingers, went for an X-ray and nothing came up, that's because psoriatic arthritis doesn't show up on an x-ray for atleast 10 years from the onset, and at the time neither me 'nor my docotor realised I had psriosis, so he just wrote it off as nothing.
Anyway, recently found out I do infact have arthritis, this is worrying because the usual onset is between ages 30-50, and for me the initial symptoms started a year ago when I was 16, I turned 17 a few weeks ago. As it started so early it could turn out to be the type that makes my hands look like they've been ran over my a combine harvester, which is a real kick in the teeth as I go to music college and play guitar, so without my hands I'm pretty ballsed.
I thought about making this thread because my knee is in real pain tonight, it has been hurting and feeling odd for the last few months, I hope I haven't also got arthiritis there, but I'm 99% sure that's why it's hurting. But hey, maybe I can get a cane and loads of vicodin and turn in Hugh Laurie.
Anyway, just felt like posting about this to enquire whether or not anyone else here has Psirosis or Psoriatic Arthiritis. It's a real bastard of a disease, and in some way, as harsh as it might sound, may make it a little better if I feel I ain't the only one suffering.
I got the double whammy aswel, about a year ago I got some random bumps on my fingers, went for an X-ray and nothing came up, that's because psoriatic arthritis doesn't show up on an x-ray for atleast 10 years from the onset, and at the time neither me 'nor my docotor realised I had psriosis, so he just wrote it off as nothing.
Anyway, recently found out I do infact have arthritis, this is worrying because the usual onset is between ages 30-50, and for me the initial symptoms started a year ago when I was 16, I turned 17 a few weeks ago. As it started so early it could turn out to be the type that makes my hands look like they've been ran over my a combine harvester, which is a real kick in the teeth as I go to music college and play guitar, so without my hands I'm pretty ballsed.
I thought about making this thread because my knee is in real pain tonight, it has been hurting and feeling odd for the last few months, I hope I haven't also got arthiritis there, but I'm 99% sure that's why it's hurting. But hey, maybe I can get a cane and loads of vicodin and turn in Hugh Laurie.
Anyway, just felt like posting about this to enquire whether or not anyone else here has Psirosis or Psoriatic Arthiritis. It's a real bastard of a disease, and in some way, as harsh as it might sound, may make it a little better if I feel I ain't the only one suffering.
