Very Confused!

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Hi! This is my first post to the group; please excuse me if it's

long. I am not new at either psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis. I

experienced minor psoriasis about 7 years ago, and developed

psoriatic arthritis about 5 years ago. I was put on sulfasalizine

(spelling?) for a short time, stopped that, and then was tried on

methotrexate for a time and stopped that as well. Must have felt

sick, I guess. Oh, I forgot to mention that I am also a Type I

Diabetic since age 14. So I've dealt with health issues for a long

time and have always had a fear of health problems/complications. To

make a long story short, and to get to my questions, my rheumy.

scared the crap out of me at first by saying that I would

always " feel sick, like you have the flu " . Great! I got the

impression that the arthritis disease process itself caused

the " sick " feelings. Then he said he didn't say that. I did break

both of my wrists, so have degeneration/deformities now in both of

them, and they hurt like crazy. My right thumb is also deformed. My

shoulders both hurt, as do both knees. My knees hurt so badly it's

hard to stand up from a chair. I have moved from Michigan to North

Carolina, and now have a new rheumy. What I do not understand at all

is how she can tell how any of my joints are doing without taking x-

rays??????? Also, the fatigue factor is making me so very depressed

and that there's no hope to ever feel " normal " . DOES PSORIATIC

ARTHRITIS CONTRIBUTE TO FEELINGS OF FATIGUE OR NOT??????? If I just

knew it was normal to have the disease and feel tired a lot I would

not feel like such a freak. The thing is, when my blood sugars are

either high or low, that causes fatigue. When my blood sugars are

normal and I still feel fatigue I really get very frightened and

depressed. By the way, I am taking Cymbalta for depression, and

Enbrel and Tylenol for the arthritis. Right now I am trying to get

help to pay for the Enbrel through a fund for people on Medicare. I

am 59, but am on disability due to brittle diabetes and psoriatic

arthritis. Wow, I just read this, and it's not too sensible.

Sorry. Thanks in advance for anyone who responds.

" goldensrluv " <goldensrluv@...>