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Hi, everyone!

My name is Jill, and I live in Florida. I just turned 29 years old. I was

diagnosed with PA

one week ago by a GP.

This is my story:

I would have never put the puzzle pieces together that this was what has been

affecting

me. Problems with my joints began when I was 22. I thought that I just kept

injuring

myself due to all of the running and yoga that I did back then. I always

wondered why

other people recovered better than me from their sports-related injuries.

Another thing to

mention, I don't have psoriasis on my skin. It has always been very sensitive

to products,

but that is it. My doc looked at my nails, and that was when he pointed out

some ridges.

It is not anything that anyone would ever notice (including me), but it is more

pronounced

on my swollen thumb. BTW, my swollen thumb and my low back pain (trouble

sleeping

comfortably, morning stiffness, etc.) were what prompted me to see a doctor in

the first

place. Oh,..... and also the fact that I feel like crap. I have zero energy.

My son is 14

months old, and I wish that I had more energy to enjoy taking him on new

adventures. I

am so tired that I just want to cry. Is there any medicine that I can take that

will make me

have more energy? I have known that there was something wrong with me for a

long time,

but it has just recently (in the last few months) gotten really bad. I thought

that I had

rheumation arthritis, but, once I saw all of the symptoms of PA, I know that

this is what I

have. Knowing is better than not knowing, but I'm still really scared.

Anyway, if your still reading this....thanks for listening. It feels good to

know that I'm not

alone.

Jill