Each of us with psoriatic arthritis and/or psoriasis is unique. Some of us are on biologics, some on other drugs, and some of us can manage our conditions in alternative ways. I’ve been someone who’s tried methotrexate, did a 2-year stint on Humira (1 year bi-weekly and 1 year weekly), spent 2 years off of medications …
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I’ve written about my experience with Humira on the blog before (like here when I talked about when I first started taking it), but it’s been awhile since I’ve mentioned it. And with good reason! It’s been almost a year since I took my last Humira injection. According to this post, my last injection was …
It’s been 7 months post Regenexx. . . Saaaaaaaayyyyyyyy whhhhhaaatttttttt?!!?!?! I still can’t even believe I had the procedure done!! I swear I’m still pinching myself thinking about it. (Catch up with my last update from 5 months here!) There are two topics I want to give you an update on – my avascular necrosis and …
Headed into my Regenexx Stem Cell Procedure next week, there are really 2 things that pose a threat to the success of the procedure. 1. My remissioned complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) 2. My autoimmunity I’ve really been taking extra caution these last few weeks to get these two things in line. I DO NOT want them …
Last summer, as I started getting better little by little, I decided to make check up appointments at all the doctors I hadn’t seen in so long. Having started humira in March I knew that my immune system was suppressed and I was more susceptible to illness. I also have seen so much research that …
At the beginning of 2013 I would get blood work done monthly and report back to my rheumatologist. I was doing well, but we had decided that we were going to attack my psoriatic arthritis aggressively. My knee swelling definitely had gone down, but it still wasn’t anyway close to normal … aaaaaannnndddd I …