Was wondering if any other members here have had PsA for awhile and then developed Sjogren's Syndrome years later? That is what's happened with me, diagnosed PsA sufferer for 3 years now (was ANA positive then too but the reason for was unknown) and most recently tested ANA POSITIVE again with Sjogren's Syndrome - B this time being the culprit.
We have a new community for Sjorens at:
http://www.sjogrenssyndromesupport.org/
They may have more understanding. There is no direct link between ANA and PsA, and there are thousands of reasond for an ANA to be positive. simple exposure to a disease you once had is enough. Yes a number of PsA folks have Sjorens, and while it seems to be connected, its not. There isn't any higher incidence of Sjorens withe the PsA community than the popilation at large. We live with this urban myth that because we have one auto-immune disorder, we are more subject to others. We are not, at least no evidence exists that we are. We certainly do have a long list of comorbidities, but they ate pretty easily explained. For the most part PsA patients are inactive, overweight, and full of inflammation. Those three things alone cause a multitude of problems.
Welcome back?
I'm part of the Sjogren's support group that Lamb mentioned. I'm there as Stoney too. Right now I can think of two of us from this group who are also present there. It's a smaller group, so you may have to wait longer to get questions answered, but you will get a response.
Thanks so much for the info tntlamb and stoney, it's greatly appreciated!