Guest guest Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 lorilokks@... wrote: <<Well....good news is I *don't* have Spondyloarthropathy or spondylitis, but do have some oseto arthritis, bone spurs on vertabrea and a disintegrated disc (Degegenerative disc disease) The root cause..still dunno........wants me to see a rheumy about the psoriasis and other possible psoriatic problems...>> Dear Lori, Can i ask what does psoriasis have to do with a rheumy? I have had psoriasis in my scalp since i was in my early 30's' Does this possibly have anything to do with my pain issues? Sorry for sounding stupid here, but, i dont see the connection. Thanks for listening.....janine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 > Can i ask what does psoriasis have to do with a rheumy? Not stupid at all, Janine. I have had Psoriasis for about 25 years. I had no idea untill recently that it is actually an auto-immune disease. There are several arthritis' that are because of psoriasis, among other issues. Not all people with P. will have any other problems related to it, but it is something to consider mentioning to your doc if he/she doesn't know about it (We tend to omit the problems that aren't bothering us so much) Hope that helps.... Blessed be, Lori in California Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Hey, thanks Jan :-) You are right about why they were testing for AS...the rest of the testing is yet to come, I suppose. It *would* be nice to know what was going on in my body!! Blessed be,Lori in California > As a side note, they originally tested me for that and lupus.... Both were negative, but that is also how they came to the conlcusion it was Fibromyalgia. MIn one of my last appts., my rheumy says he has been seeing more and more patiens with psoriasis come through his office than ever before - which I thought was kind of interesting.... Jan :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Lori, I can definitely relate to that. I also wish once we were truly " figured out " then we could all be " cured " ! Good Luck! Jan :-) lorilokks@... wrote: It *would* be nice to know what was going on in my body!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 MY! Wouldn't *That* be nice!!!!! Lori Jan wrote: > I can definitely relate to that. I also wish once we were truly " figured out " then we could all be " cured " ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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