I recently took my second set of shots on Stelera on 3/26/10 and since this past weekend I’m in full blown psoriasis out break. I was on Raptiva and Enbrel for the psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis until they took Raptiva off the market.

Sterela was meant to replace these other drugs and be the new treatment. I’m so disappointed and have no clue what to do. I’ve tried every drug and creams on the market to treat this disease and nothing but those two drugs I was previous on worked. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do? My Dermatologist is out of town and saw his PA this week and she had nothing to offer me but cream for the itching.

I’ve been diagnosed with psoriases, psoriatic arthritis (which is now severe, the swelling won’t go away, and my finger’s are starting to become deformed and it’s really painful. I’ve also been diagnosed with gallbladder stones. I’ve tried a lot of anti inflammatory pills and none help. My one specialist suggested that I start IV treatment (remicade) but my other specialist refuses to prescribe it and he wants me to start methrotrexate. I don’t know if that’s a good idea since I found out that I have gallbladder stones since I’ve been having attacks for about 6 years and they last more than 6 hrs.My attacks are severe and last 9 to 15 hrs. Even the hospital couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me until now that I’ve been diagnosed (6 yrs later) . I’m only 24 and I’m hoping to get my health back on track. Thank you so much

I’ve been diagnosed with psoriases, psoriatic arthritis (which is now severe, the swelling won’t go away, and my finger’s are starting to become deformed and it’s really painful. I’ve also been diagnosed with gallbladder stones. I’ve tried a lot of anti inflammatory pills and none help. My one specialist suggested that I start IV treatment (remicade) but my other specialist refuses to prescribe it and he wants me to start methrotrexate. I don’t know if that’s a good idea since I found out that I have gallbladder stones since I’ve been having attacks for about 6 years and they last more than 6 hrs.My attacks are severe and last 9 to 15 hrs. Even the hospital couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me until now that I’ve been diagnosed (6 yrs later) . I’m only 24 and I’m hoping to get my health back on track. Thank you so much

I’m sixteen and my mom is convinced that drinking cherry juice helps reduce the sypmtoms of psoriatic arthritis and I don’t think it does because when I drank it everyday, once a day, for about two weeks it didn’t seem to help, only my pain killer medicine does. I hate cherry juice and she keeps making me drink it, but I tell her that I don’t think it helps. Does anyone know if it actually helps or not?

I’m currently 17 years old, and I turn 18 in July. I live in Georgia. I have fibromyalgia/psoriatic arthritis. Does medicaid work for me? Or should I go another route? I don’t have a job right now, and I still live with my mom. But I do plan to move out during the summer hopefully, but if I do, I think I’ll lose my insurance. I also am wanting to live with a friend, or a friend and her mother. How would that work out with the whole insurance thing? I got a million questions and don’t know where to start, lol.

It’s weird to have arthritis at a young age, but that’s what psoriasis does I didn’t have many lesions so I though I was so lucky, but I’ve started hurting more, and researching and I know I have the type that attacks the neck and spine.

I just got my first shot of Humira for my suspected psoriatic arthritis on Friday and I had a question. For those of you that take it or have knowledge about it, I know that it lowers your white blood count. People in my house are sick quite a bit during the year, so other than screenings (which I obviously will be getting), how do I protect myself? Supplements? Immune-boosting foods? What are the chances of me actually getting a serious infection?

I am soon going to start methotrxate (injections) for psoriatic arthritis but everything I read on the internet says how awful this drug is. Is there anyone out there who takes it and has no horrible side effects?

I am seeing the doctor tomorrow, but just in case he does not know and sends me for a few weeks of tests, i was wondering if anyone might have a guess, that i could suggest to the doc.

been going on for two weeks. i have Psoriatic arthritis, a type of arthritis that does not stay in one joint, but moves to other joints, and i can be pain free for months, or the pain can be no worse then when you strain a muscle. i do not believe it is Psoriatic arthritis.

knee hurts all the time, can not put weight on it, bend it, straighten it, lay down or elevate it. extreme pain when knee is at its bending limits, fully straight or fully bent.

no swelling, not warm, not painful to touch. no loss of feeling or discoloration to rest of leg.

pain is in the knee, under knee cap, not in a muscle.

pain can not be pinpointed to a part of the knee.

foot is turned about 1/4 turn out. meaning, when standing straight, both feet should be side by side and pointing straight ahead. mine, points about a 1/4 turn outward. it is the right knee, so the foot points away from my body. normally, both feet would be at "12 o’clock".. one of mine is at "12 o’clock" the other is at 2 o’clock".
i can turn it straight, with no more pain than anything else, but it does not feel normal. like when you turn your foot a 1/4 turn, you have to hold it there. if you take a step, it returns to straight, unless you hold it out.
i did not notice the 1/4 turn until yesterday, i do not believe it has been that way for two weeks, i think the foot just turned.
i realize we will hold a foot in an unnatural stance when in pain, if that feels better, but i am not holding it turned.

any guesses?