re: Psoriatic arthritis, causes and treatment.

I have both and was misdiagnosed for a good while. I did my own research and diagnosed myself. The pain is indescribable. I have the arthritis on one side and I wanted to literally cut off my limbs because I couldn't imagine that would be more painful. All I could do was to take pain meds and stay in the bed. I don't think I would have stayed on this earth if I hadn't finally gotten some relief. Fortunately, I have no outward damage and very little internally.

I went to the National Psoriasis Foundatin forum and those folks gave me letters they'd had their docs write to their health insurers get on Enbrel or other biologics. I didn't want to take methotrexate. Wrote one up and gave it to my doc who agreed with the letter, but had little faith that it would work without the metho first, but it worked like a charm. Took a while, but it worked. I stay clear as far as the psoriasis and have little issues with the arthritis. I've been on Enbrel for about 11 years. I never want to feel that kind of pain again. I don't know how anyone could live in that kind of pain daily.