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Psoriatic Arthritis: How do you manage PA and flares?
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Feb 6 8:01pm | Replies (119)Comment receiving replies
I am still waiting to find out how other people have fared with any of the medications for psoriatic arthritis. I will not undergo this because I am 82 and have rheumatoid arthritis and a many other health diagnosis. Do not think my body will withstand much more invasions. But the pains are now horrific and I will not take opioids. They mess up my mind but do not take away the pains. Starting to give up.
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I took Methotrexate injections for years. They didn't help all that much and I ended up the very rare sarcoma. After several years of practicing Qigong I was told I no longer had psoriatic arthritis. I don't know how you would feel about more surgery but I have a pain pump inserted in my abdomen with a catheter running up my spine which gives me tiny doses of Narcotics. There are no side effects because it does not go through my digestive system, it is leak directly into my spinal fluid. It's too small a quantity, 3 mg every 24 hours, to make me dopey and other than having to have the surgery I don't really see a downside. Today is my 68th birthday and I'm on my way to Minneapolis to have fresh medication inserted into my pain pump by way of a needle which takes about 5 minutes and is completely painless. I hope you find an answer, love and blessings.
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Excuse me I must clarify: (I HAVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS BOTH.)