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Date: 26.11.2009
From: frankie B

Subject: Psoriatic Arthritus- Just Diagnosed

Hi found this forum, just been diagnosed with Psoritaic Arthritus, Im 18 years old! and been suffering since xmas,
I still dont under stand much about the it & just wondered if anyone else as got it could share there knowledge about it & pain realief they have tried
Im on Anti imflamatrys as the moment Arcoxia 90mg- also i am taking part in a research study to help docters understand this type of arthritus better, there keen to look at me as im quite young, they have mentioned on the you have the drug Methatrexine i think- ANyone else know anything about this drug.
They have also diagnosed with me with Spondylitus in my spine
Hope to hear back
CHeers
Franki :)
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Date: 26.11.2009
From: sarah

Subject: Re: Psoriatic Arthritus- Just Diagnosed

hey there, im also new to the forum im 19 years old and have been suffering from sero-negative athritis for a year now so i too am a young 'ne. i must admit i dont know anything about psoritaic athritis so appolagies for that but it sounds like your consultant knows what hes doing which is a possitive side! i have been on methatrexine and i found bad side effects which not everyone gets, to put your mind at ease, but the pain relief was slighly effective so hope it goes well for you!
i know how difficult it is to be told about having athritis (i was a keen hockey player and played at high levels and now im not basically) but you just have to look at the possitives and it will work out or get simpler in your head anyway.
there are some great people on here and they sure are awesome.
heads up
sarah x
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Date: 26.11.2009
From: shaz

Subject: Re: Psoriatic Arthritus- Just Diagnosed

hi frankie sorry to hear you just been diagnosed with psoratic arthritis,i was told in march this year that i have psoratic arthritis but i am a lot older than you i am 49 i been taking methatroxate for the last 8 months and am currently on the max dose i suffer with a lot of side effects from mtx but luckly not everybody is the same you didnt say where you have paoratic arthritis i have it in fingers toes knees shoulder and ankles. they have tried all kinds of physio, hydrotherapy and accupuncture they all help for a short time but nothing is long lasting the mtx has helped i dont seem to be as stiff for as long as i use to be on a morning, as for pain relief i take tramodal and paracetomal, along with anti imflammatorys the only draw back from tramadol is that it makes you very groggy. psoratic arthritis is not that much differant from any other arthritis the effects it has on your life are very much the same we all have good days and bad days but you will find that there is lots of good people on this forum that are willing to listen and help where possable so feel free to ask any questions that you have i am sure that everryone will do ther best to answer them lol
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Date: 29.11.2009
From: jill

Subject: Re: Psoriatic Arthritus- Just Diagnosed

gals ya know what..... it doenst matter what age we r when we get this diseae....I got mine in my 20s, im like Shaz im 49 now...\i just want all you younger lovely people to remember tht the meds r so much better for u all now, than when i began mine whne 24 ish.... even had baack pain when 15...coulda started back then for all i know.... what im trying to say is.....STAY POSITIVE, the treatments now at your young ages r so much better than when i was your ages..... so anyone under 20 please stay positive...and stay strong....this is a fab Forum for ALL ages, Kirsty is only 18 and had it too, check her out, shes cool lol, and funny, AT END OF DAY, pain is pain, age has nothing to do with this condition at all....we r all in same boat and we can all help each other.... if I had been given Methtrexate in my 20s(dont think it was around then) I would not have had 7 corrective surgeries, and got three more to come.....it was becos i didnt have the correct meds to kill it offf...... take care ok xxx
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