Re: Misti/Hi Everyone

[Guest guest]

Hi Misti,

I'm so sorry to hear all your woes due to this monster disease. I

think everyone of us has been effected in one way or another due to

this, and even touches our loved ones. I lost my career to this even

though I didn't know what the true monster's name was. I am a

writer(short stories and non-fiction), with this diease I do not have

the energy to even write any longer.

My first(I call this my experimental stage. LOL)husband couldn't take

my " sick " days and began to be violent with me. After 5 years of

marriage, I left and never looked back. I have been blessed with a man

who believes the vows we took--for better and for worse and in

sickness and in health. We have spoke about his " freedom " but he ends

it by saying that his freedom is here with me. I am so thankful to

have been blessed with my life mate. And I believe that there is hope

for others of us who have lost a marriage mate due to stresses

associated with this disease. Hang in there and keep the hope that you

will find someone, if you want someone,to share your life with who

really loves YOU.

Has your Dr. talked about adding a biologic to go along with the

DMARD? I have been reading that sometimes this helps in better control

of this disease. Maybe you could ask your Dr. about this if (s)he

hasn't mentioned it yet? I wish I could be of more help but I am

pretty new to this in the sense of a diagnosis. I know I have had this

disease since I was a kid with the first dxing at 12.

Welcome to the group. I hope you find it as helpful as I am.

Hugs,

Corie

[Editor's Note: , you are so right - study after study has shown that a

biologic WITH a DMARD works far better than either a biologic or DMARD alone.

Something to discuss with the doctor... Thanks for pointing this out. Kathy F.]

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> Hi everyone - my name is Mysti and I was diagnosed with Psoriatic

> Arthritis in mid 2005. This last year has been a very difficult one as

> I have lost a 20 year marriage and a 12 year job. I'm sure the

> difficulty was related to me being ill and not being able to do all the

> things I used to do - although my ex (or soon to be ex) didn't say

> that. I am currently on Methotrexate for the disease and take pain

> meds, muscle relaxors, and anti-inflammatories. I lost my 12 year job

> because I missed too many days of work with this stuff. The job -

> along with my marriage have taken a horrible toll on me.

> If anyone knows of better treatment please let me know

> *Soft huggles*

> Mysti

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