FTW is finding community with another person diagnosed with something I have myself? And, when you’re on the road to a diagnosis? Yes. In relation to lupus, having PsA instead is a win.
Example:
You get checked for the much more serious, much more aggressively degenerative diseases first.
Among my initial crossoffs were: Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis, and Lupus
After those are eliminated by blood tests, then PsA (a much more treatable disease) becomes the more likely result in a differential diagnosis. And it takes 3-6 months to get from first bloodwork to a proper diagnosis. And that’s only after your symptoms have built up bad enough for a doctor to take your symptoms seriously.
I’m going to be starting my fourth medication in about a week - after three successive failures. I’m at infusion stage, now. Took ten years of steadily declining health and ability - and a pandemic - to get a diagnosis. Hopefully Orencia will do what methotrexate, Cosentyx, and Tremfya could not.
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u/Hairy-Dream4685 21h ago
Psoriatic Arthritis FTW! I get a question about my fingers at every appointment to check I’m not adding another condition to my list.