Guest guest Posted March 17, 1999 Report Share Posted March 17, 1999 Welcome to the group. We're glad you found us. First, I want to apologize for the " family " squabble taking place about the number of irrelevant posts to the group. This happens from time to time and people need to be reminded to be thoughtful of others and not clutter up the mailbox with such posts. Really they are a wonderful group of people sharing their experiences as they journey on the road back to health. The drugs you are on are aimed at controlling the symptoms. They do nothing to eliminate the cause of this disease. The antibiotic protocol on our web page is effective for psoriatic arthritis. If you are a golfer, you may recognize the name of Bob who plays on the senior PGA circuit. The disease forced Bob out of the game for several years. Then he discovered the antibiotic protocol and started both IV and oral antibiotic therapy. It put his disease into remission allowing him to return to the game. I would suggest you read the book The New Arthritis Breakthrough by Henry Scammell. The book is available at a discount through our web site - http://www.rheumatic.org. Either this book or prior editions (The Road Back or The Arthritis Breakthrough are also available at most libraries. While the book is specifically written for rheumatoid arthritis patients, it applies to all the inflammatory rheumatic diseases as well. If after reading the book you would like to try this therapy, then I suggest you read the article called Getting Started on Antibiotics - also on our web page. Let us know if you gave any questions. Ethel Shauner S wrote: > > From: Shauner S <shauner_99@...> > > Hi, I have just come apon this list and would like to > introduce myself.... > > I am a 19 year old male, and have had psoriatic > arthritis for about 4 years now. It began in > my ankel and now the following joints are affected: > -3 toes > -r and L ankles > -R and L knees > -lower back > -L shoulder > -Right thumb > -3rd finger L hand > > I am on Methotrexate, Naproxen, folic acid, sulfasalizine. As > well have had my R knee > drained > three times and had two cortazone shots. All this in my opinion > has been uneffective in my > treatment. At 16 I was fired from my part time > job as a grocery clerk, and had to finish high > school through corospondance. I am currently > unable to go to college due to constant pain 24 hours a day. I > have trouble sleeping and > my energy level is way down. I attend physiotheray > 3 days a week and work out 25 mins, 3 times daily. If anyone > could share a similar > situation or give me some hope, or suggestion I would love to > hear it!! Thank you in advance!! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Come check out our brand new web site! > > Onelist: Making the Internet intimate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 1999 Report Share Posted March 17, 1999 Hi! I have Psoriatic Arthritis too. Mine started April 98 - and got worse quickly (right wrist already badly damaged). I haven't been " cured " by the AP, but it's a LOT more attractive than methotrexate etc. I strongly suggest you re-evaluate your methotrexate! There is little/no evidence showing significant improvement over the long term on mtx! Stick with the sulfasalazine and try different antibiotics (after getting a mycoplasma test) -Mike- rheumatic psoriatic arthritis >From: Shauner S <shauner_99@...> > >Hi, I have just come apon this list and would like to >introduce myself.... > >I am a 19 year old male, and have had psoriatic > arthritis for about 4 years now. It began in > my ankel and now the following joints are affected: > -3 toes > -r and L ankles > -R and L knees > -lower back > -L shoulder > -Right thumb > -3rd finger L hand > > I am on Methotrexate, Naproxen, folic acid, sulfasalizine. As >well have had my R knee > drained > three times and had two cortazone shots. All this in my opinion >has been uneffective in my > treatment. At 16 I was fired from my part time > job as a grocery clerk, and had to finish high > school through corospondance. I am currently > unable to go to college due to constant pain 24 hours a day. I >have trouble sleeping and > my energy level is way down. I attend physiotheray > 3 days a week and work out 25 mins, 3 times daily. If anyone >could share a similar > situation or give me some hope, or suggestion I would love to >hear it!! Thank you in advance!! > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Come check out our brand new web site! > >Onelist: Making the Internet intimate > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2002 Report Share Posted February 2, 2002 Hi Suzanne...a small percentage of folks with the skin condition psoriasis eventually develop " psoriatic arthritis. " It is similar to RA, but a few differences & symptoms. I believe there are 4 classifications of PA...I can't remember exactly what they are but one type generally affects joints symetrically, one type affects different joints on each side, one type affects the spine, and I'm drawing a blank on the other. Joints in the fingers affected are usually the highest joint, not the lower joints. Sometimes your fingernails become " pitted " ...just many tiny indentations on them. Toes often swell and they use the lovely term " sausage toes. " Of course, this is an autoimmune disorder as well. Methotrexate is used to treat psoriasis as well as PA. If you put " psoriatic arthritis " in your search engine there are quite a few sites. There are also specific support groups, one called " PsorHeads " ! I hope this helps a little! I know it is frustrating to have several similar conditions as you cannot always tell which is flaring up, and sometimes they all are! Well, I'm sending hope & hugs to you. Tess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2002 Report Share Posted February 9, 2002 Tess, Thanks for your reply. It is very confusing, after being focused for 2 years on trying to figure out what was wrong with me, to now trying to understand what having RA means in all its permutations. Suzanne Re: [ ] psoriatic arthritis > Hi Suzanne...a small percentage of folks with the skin condition > psoriasis eventually develop " psoriatic arthritis. " It is similar to > RA, but a few differences & symptoms. I believe there are 4 > classifications of PA...I can't remember exactly what they are but one > type generally affects joints symetrically, one type affects different > joints on each side, one type affects the spine, and I'm drawing a blank > on the other. > > Joints in the fingers affected are usually the highest joint, not the > lower joints. Sometimes your fingernails become " pitted " ...just many > tiny indentations on them. Toes often swell and they use the lovely > term " sausage toes. " > > Of course, this is an autoimmune disorder as well. Methotrexate is used > to treat psoriasis as well as PA. > > If you put " psoriatic arthritis " in your search engine there are quite a > few sites. There are also specific support groups, one called > " PsorHeads " ! > > I hope this helps a little! I know it is frustrating to have several > similar conditions as you cannot always tell which is flaring up, and > sometimes they all are! Well, I'm sending hope & hugs to you. > > Tess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2002 Report Share Posted October 9, 2002 Hi Rose, I wonder if you could ask him to prescribe something like Phenergen for nausea along with the Percocet. I really don't think anything will help the pain better than the narcotic pain relievers. You didn't have an allergic reaction, did you? Because that would be another story. But the nausea can be controlled. I'm sorry you're in so much pain and hope you feel better soon. Love and hugs, Carol [ ] psoriatic arthritis I was finally Dx with Psoriatic arthritis a week ago.My rhem. Dr. told me on the phone and that we need to connect so he can give me a prescription for a sulfur, slow acting anti-inflammatory drug. Probably Azuldephine (sp.)Would this help the pain? I'm already on Celebrex which does not control my pain. At my previous appointment I told my rhem, just how much horrible pain I was in . He offered me perkoset but I told him if it was like ultram or codiene, those drugs made me throw-up. He said if you can't take ultram then you won't be able to take anything else. So I can't give you anything. I 'll give you the antidepressant Elvail, at 10 mg. and with the 5 mg. of Ambien, that should make you groggy to sleep.What am I suppose to do go to bed when I have pain? So I have nothing for all this horrible constant pain I'm in, except celebrex.Needless to say I'm not going back to that jerk. I have an appointment with another Rhem Dr. But I can't get in til the 19th of Dec. Any ideas what I can do til then? I have pain all the time all over my body, ( yes I probably have FMS Too) but at night I can't walk and most of the time can't sleep. I am very desperate here. I can't function anymore. My c-reactive protein is 1.8 and my sed rate is 49. I know that means I have inflammation in my body. But I 'm not sure what that means as it pertains to treatment or dx. thank you, Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2002 Report Share Posted October 9, 2002 Hi Rose. Can I ask how your doctor dx¹d you with PA? Do you have skin involvement? One doctor mentioned it to me, but others say it¹s RA. They¹re treated the same, so I haven¹t pursued the issue. Did you take the pain meds on an empty stomach? They should be taken with food. I get nauseous if I take them on an empty stomach. Some people with FM get pain relief from antidepressants, so maybe it will help with the all over pain. I also have FM and understand how bad you feel. At times it causes me more pain and fatigue than the RA. I¹ve collected a lot of links on PA that may help: http://rheumatoid.arthritis.freehosting.net/psoriatic.html Hope it helps. a > I was finally Dx with Psoriatic arthritis a week ago.My rhem. Dr. > told me on the phone and that we need to connect so he can give me a > prescription for a sulfur, slow acting anti-inflammatory drug. > Probably Azuldephine (sp.)Would this help the pain? I'm already on > Celebrex which does not control my pain. At my previous appointment > I told my rhem, just how much horrible pain I was in . He offered > me perkoset but I told him if it was like ultram or codiene, those > drugs made me throw-up. > > He said if you can't take ultram then you won't be able to take > anything else. So I can't give you anything. I 'll give you the > antidepressant Elvail, at 10 mg. and with the 5 mg. of Ambien, that > should make you groggy to sleep.What am I suppose to do go to bed > when I have pain? > > So I have nothing for all this horrible constant pain I'm in, except > celebrex.Needless to say I'm not going back to that jerk. I have an > appointment with another Rhem Dr. But I can't get in til the 19th of > Dec. > > Any ideas what I can do til then? I have pain all the time all over > my body, ( yes I probably have FMS Too) but at night I can't walk > and most of the time can't sleep. I am very desperate here. I can't > function anymore. > > My c-reactive protein is 1.8 and my sed rate is 49. I know that > means I have inflammation in my body. But I 'm not sure what that > means as it pertains to treatment or dx. > > thank you, Rose > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2002 Report Share Posted October 9, 2002 First one rosieann69 wrote: From: " rosieann69 " Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 17:56:03 -0000 Subject: [ ] psoriatic arthritis I was finally Dx with Psoriatic arthritis a week ago.My rhem. Dr. told me on the phone and that we need to connect so he can give me a prescription for a sulfur, slow acting anti-inflammatory drug. Probably Azuldephine (sp.)Would this help the pain? I'm already on Celebrex which does not control my pain. At my previous appointment I told my rhem, just how much horrible pain I was in . He offered me perkoset but I told him if it was like ultram or codiene, those drugs made me throw-up. He said if you can't take ultram then you won't be able to take anything else. So I can't give you anything. I 'll give you the antidepressant Elvail, at 10 mg. and with the 5 mg. of Ambien, that should make you groggy to sleep.What am I suppose to do go to bed when I have pain? So I have nothing for all this horrible constant pain I'm in, except celebrex.Needless to say I'm not going back to that jerk. I have an appointment with another Rhem Dr. But I can't get in til the 19th of Dec. Any ideas what I can do til then? I have pain all the time all over my body, ( yes I probably have FMS Too) but at night I can't walk and most of the time can't sleep. I am very desperate here. I can't function anymore. My c-reactive protein is 1.8 and my sed rate is 49. I know that means I have inflammation in my body. But I 'm not sure what that means as it pertains to treatment or dx. thank you, Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 ***************************************************************** Message delivered directly to members of the group: ***************************************************************** Please consider this free-reprint article written by: Jack Palone ================== IMPORTANT - Publication/Reprint Terms - You have permission to publish this article electronically in free-only publications such as a website or an ezine as long as the bylines are included. - You are not allowed to use this article for commercial purposes. The article should only be reprinted in a publicly accessible website and not in a members-only commercial site. - You are not allowed to post/reprint this article in any sites/publications that contains or supports hate, violence, porn and warez or any indecent and illegal sites/publications. - You are not allowed to use this article in UCE (Unsolicited Commercial Email) or SPAM. 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If you do not agree to any of these terms, please do not reprint or publish this article. ================== Article Title: Psoriatic Arthritis Author: Jack Palone Word Count: 507 Article URL: http://www.isnare.com/?id=21467 & ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Format: 64cpl Author's Email Address: matt@... Easy Publish Tool: http://www.isnare.com/html.php?id=21467 ================== ARTICLE START ================== Psoriatic arthritis is a shape of creaky marijuana cigarette disease associated with the chronic hide scaling and fingernail changes seen in psoriasis. Physicians recognize a number of different forms of psoriatic arthritis. In approximately patients, the rheumatic symptoms volition affect the small joints at the ends of the fingers and toes. In others, symptoms testament affect joints on one side of the consistency merely not on the other. In addition, there ar patients whose larger joints on both sides of the consistence simultaneously become affected, as in arthritic arthritis. Some citizenry with psoriatic arthritis experience arthritis symptoms in the back and spine; in rare cases, called psoriatic arthritis mutilans, the disease destroys the joints and bones, leaving patients with gnarled and club-like custody and feet. In many patients, symptoms of psoriasis precede the arthritis symptoms; a clue to possible articulatio disease is pitting and other changes in the fingernails. Most multitude develop psoriatic arthritis 'tween ages 35-45, simply it has been observed earlier in adults and children. Both the pelt and roast symptoms wish come and go; there is no clear relationship betwixt the severity of the psoriasis symptoms and arthritis painful sensation at any presumption time. It is unclear how common psoriatic arthritis is. Recent surveys suggest that 1 in 5 masses and 1 in 2 mass with psoriasis whitethorn besides rich person about arthritis symptoms. The cause of psoriatic arthritis is unknown. As in psoriasis, familial factors come along to be involved. People with psoriatic arthritis More plausible than others to wealthy person close relatives with the disease, just they just as probable to give birth relatives with psoriasis only no join disease. Researchers believe genes increasing the susceptibility to developing psoriasis English hawthorn be located on chromosome 6p and chromosome 17, the specific hereditary abnormality has not been identified. Like psoriasis and other forms of arthritis, psoriatic arthritis too appears to be an autoimmune disorder, triggered by an attack of the organic structure's own immune system on itself. Symptoms of psoriatic arthritis include dry, scaly, silver patches of tegument combined with juncture annoyance and destructive changes in the feet, work force, knees, and spine. Tendon bother and nail deformities other hallmarks of psoriatic arthritis. Skin and nail changes characteristic of psoriasis with accompanying rheumatoid symptoms the hallmarks of psoriatic arthritis. A blood test for creaky factor, antibodies that suggest the presence of rheumatic arthritis, is negative in nearly altogether patients with psoriatic arthritis. X rays Crataegus laevigata show characteristic damage to the larger joints on either side of the physical structure as well as fusion of the joints at the ends of the fingers and toes. Treatment for psoriatic arthritis is meant to control the cutis lesions of psoriasis and the ignition of arthritis. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, gold salts, and sulfasalazine standard arthritis treatments, deliver no effect on psoriasis. Antimalaria drugs and systemic corticosteroids should be avoided because they tin cause dermatitis or exacerbate psoriasis when they discontinued. Several treatments useful for both the peel lesions and the firing of psoriatic arthritis. About The Author: Jack Palone http://www.fireback.net ================== ARTICLE END ================== For more free-reprint articles by Jack Palone please visit: http://www.isnare.com/?s=author & a=Jack+Palone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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