It makes me laugh how i too wake up each morning and before i open my eyes i lay there and wiggle all my fingers . I can gauge my day by their stiffness, swelling , and painfulness. Love your astute descriptions. I too “hobble “ around sometimes . Maybe the fellow who made up the word hobble had PsA! Great video, thanks!
Thanks so much for sharing. Like you I’ve always been physical and PSA has turned me into a 90 yr old. Hobbling around, can’t make fists. Sore in almost every joint! I had about a year build up of getting progressively worse and was finally diagnosed. I’m excited to start injecting Methotrexate if it lifts me out of this hell. I start in 2 days. Gawd I hope to get my life back. You’ve been an inspiration to me all the way over here in Canada.
Hey, thanks for the comment! Stay positive through your journey. I know it’s easier said than done. See how the MTX goes, it definitely helped me. I wish you well and I’m sending the healing vibes to you 💯
So jealous of your travels…How do you manage all your travel? Is it part of your employment? Or just lucky and make it work with your goals? Anyway so glad you are living life to fullest and your PsA is so well controlled!
Thank you, I’m very grateful it’s under control too :). I just make travel work with my goals, I guess from some perspectives I am lucky but I work hard :). The fact I’m free of my PsA now I just travel when I can because it taught me you never know what’s around the corner
Amazing - my son has just done one month of Embrel and it’s been a total game changer - back running and playing football - defo change my perspective on western medicine too - keep the updates!
I’m really glad to hear it Michael! I’m sure he’s been through a hard time but may long it continue. A young man should never have the ability to play football taken away for him. Stay well sir!
@@liftingoutofthelows1341 Hey Brodude! I know what huge deal it is. I've been going through it for a year now myself, I'm out of the woods too, holy hell what a ride.
Amazing, please do carry on updating your recovery. I have been reluctant to take methotrexate for the past 6 years because of the side effects shown online. Now I have no choice as my PSA has caused some serious damage to my wrist, while my fingers are swollen and I cannot make a fist or bend some of them. I feel they will become much worse in the future. I would like to highlight my condition was slow but it has caused the damage. To be honest I should have taken the treatment more seriously and stopped looking online for side effects which has put me off the treatment. Keep up the good content. 👍
Thanks for the comment. I understand it’s a hard decision as I didn’t want to take any of the meds but my condition was getting worse very quickly so I didn’t really have a choice. Stay well and I hope you live as much of a pain free life as possible from here!
Ive been prescribed to go on it. I have tested positive for the HL AB27 gene and have been diagnosed with spondalarthropathy and inflimation in my si joints. I've been getting flare-ups for 20 years.im 36 now. Im keen to take it, but im hesitant because of my asthma. And i struggle enough with chest infections when i get a cold or whatever. Dont know how bad it's gonna be if i surpress my immune system...thanks for the update.
I'm so happy for you mate. We've been on the same treatment for the same amount of time, for me it's for Ankylosing Spondylitis. Humira absolutely gave me my life back when I was at the end of my rope with my condition. Constant pain 24/7, even with regular stretching, strength training and sessions with a PT, opiates, anti-inflammatories even self medication with non-prescription meds - nothing helped with the pain. With Humira, within hours I was feeling better. Every day progressively better since then. A miracle for sure. You forget what normal feels like. Doing your laces. Going to the loo. Sitting at a bench in a beer garden. Everything was accompanied by pain before Humira. Every day was like looking into a black hole. Now, as you said, I have my life back. As for side effects - meh. To me a year of feeling like this is worth 20 years of living with pain. I am living life to the fullest since Humira as you obviously are too mate. Stay well.
So amazing! Humira has been a wonder drug for my PSA, couldn't imagine my life without it. Out of interest do you still take the methotrexate alongside it?
Yes still taking 20mg MTX weekly but I have an appointment with rheumatology on 29th august and I'm hoping to discuss beginning to lower the dosage to 17.5 or 15 so in the long term hopefully I can come off it
It makes me laugh how i too wake up each morning and before i open my eyes i lay there and wiggle all my fingers . I can gauge my day by their stiffness, swelling , and painfulness. Love your astute descriptions. I too “hobble “ around sometimes . Maybe the fellow who made up the word hobble had PsA! Great video, thanks!
Thanks so much for sharing. Like you I’ve always been physical and PSA has turned me into a 90 yr old. Hobbling around, can’t make fists. Sore in almost every joint! I had about a year build up of getting progressively worse and was finally diagnosed. I’m excited to start injecting Methotrexate if it lifts me out of this hell. I start in 2 days. Gawd I hope to get my life back. You’ve been an inspiration to me all the way over here in Canada.
Hey, thanks for the comment! Stay positive through your journey. I know it’s easier said than done. See how the MTX goes, it definitely helped me. I wish you well and I’m sending the healing vibes to you 💯
So jealous of your travels…How do you manage all your travel? Is it part of your employment? Or just lucky and make it work with your goals? Anyway so glad you are living life to fullest and your PsA is so well controlled!
Thank you, I’m very grateful it’s under control too :). I just make travel work with my goals, I guess from some perspectives I am lucky but I work hard :). The fact I’m free of my PsA now I just travel when I can because it taught me you never know what’s around the corner
Amazing - my son has just done one month of Embrel and it’s been a total game changer - back running and playing football - defo change my perspective on western medicine too - keep the updates!
I’m really glad to hear it Michael! I’m sure he’s been through a hard time but may long it continue. A young man should never have the ability to play football taken away for him. Stay well sir!
Congratulations Bub! The hair looks thick and healthy as well! You're a new man! You should be very proud. I'm proud of you.
Thanks bro, little comments like that really make my day. I appreciate it!
@@liftingoutofthelows1341 Hey Brodude! I know what huge deal it is. I've been going through it for a year now myself, I'm out of the woods too, holy hell what a ride.
Amazing, please do carry on updating your recovery.
I have been reluctant to take methotrexate for the past 6 years because of the side effects shown online. Now I have no choice as my PSA has caused some serious damage to my wrist, while my fingers are swollen and I cannot make a fist or bend some of them. I feel they will become much worse in the future.
I would like to highlight my condition was slow but it has caused the damage.
To be honest I should have taken the treatment more seriously and stopped looking online for side effects which has put me off the treatment.
Keep up the good content. 👍
Thanks for the comment. I understand it’s a hard decision as I didn’t want to take any of the meds but my condition was getting worse very quickly so I didn’t really have a choice. Stay well and I hope you live as much of a pain free life as possible from here!
Yes, it has been miraculous for my PsA and skin also. ☮
Im really pleased for you! Long May it continue!
Ive been prescribed to go on it. I have tested positive for the HL AB27 gene and have been diagnosed with spondalarthropathy and inflimation in my si joints. I've been getting flare-ups for 20 years.im 36 now. Im keen to take it, but im hesitant because of my asthma. And i struggle enough with chest infections when i get a cold or whatever. Dont know how bad it's gonna be if i surpress my immune system...thanks for the update.
Did you end up going on it? I am in the same situation. I've read a lot of positive comments on it and this guy fills me with confidence.
I'm so happy for you mate. We've been on the same treatment for the same amount of time, for me it's for Ankylosing Spondylitis. Humira absolutely gave me my life back when I was at the end of my rope with my condition. Constant pain 24/7, even with regular stretching, strength training and sessions with a PT, opiates, anti-inflammatories even self medication with non-prescription meds - nothing helped with the pain. With Humira, within hours I was feeling better. Every day progressively better since then. A miracle for sure.
You forget what normal feels like. Doing your laces. Going to the loo. Sitting at a bench in a beer garden. Everything was accompanied by pain before Humira. Every day was like looking into a black hole. Now, as you said, I have my life back.
As for side effects - meh. To me a year of feeling like this is worth 20 years of living with pain. I am living life to the fullest since Humira as you obviously are too mate. Stay well.
Thank you bro, long may it continue for both of us!
Hey! Can you share some of the side effects that you’ve experienced?
@@patadamitis2976 Zero side effects. Best thing that could have happened to me health wise. It's like returning from hell.
@@patadamitis2976 I haven't experienced any :)
So amazing! Humira has been a wonder drug for my PSA, couldn't imagine my life without it. Out of interest do you still take the methotrexate alongside it?
Yes still taking 20mg MTX weekly but I have an appointment with rheumatology on 29th august and I'm hoping to discuss beginning to lower the dosage to 17.5 or 15 so in the long term hopefully I can come off it
How do you travel internationally with the Biologic? Nice to see you doing well!
I’m going to upload a video about this. Is quite simple assuming you won’t be travelling for an extended period of time. Thank you!
Hello sir...
Finger swelling hand and feet is psoriatic arthritis...i have also psoyrasis
I hope you find some resolve. Good luck!
Did your psoriatic arthritis involve swollen tendons and enthesitis? If so, where?
I think I had it in my feet and my hands but I’m not 100% it was enthesitis. I go into more detail in some of my other videos