A warm welcome from me too, Steen. Well, your GP may not get it, but we sure do. This is one slippery fish of a disease that you have here, and many of us have been undiagnosed, blown off and misdiagnosed, some of us for a very long time. The best news, though, is that you have a diagnosis, and that means there is a prospect of feeling better. It may take a while, but chances are, you will get there.
I think you are in the most difficult phase of having this disease right now: we call this The Gap. Here’s a piece from our Newbies’ Guide that explains. Of course, depending on the severity of your disease, what drugs you respond to, and what your insurance will cover the bad news is that The Gap can easily last a year or longer. Let’s hope not! Once you and your doctors figure out what you respond to in the way of medications, and you work out the lifestyle adaptations that help you cope with the hand you’ve been dealt, things get a lot easier. Really they do.
So join in our conversations! We’re glad that you’re here (even if it’s a bummer to have PsA), and we hope that you’re glad too.
Seenie