(Tue-11-04-2017, 11:52 AM)PAmerican Wrote: I have been having a hard time finding a primary care physician that knows anythings about PsA. I called Cosentyx first about my side effects before going to a clinic for treatment for my UTI. They said yes, this is a side effect, and you could get one so early, and it was ok to treat with antibiotics. 

I went to a doctor and explained. He had seen me before. He said no, its from sex. Only your psoriasis would be infected... after googling in front of me. I reiterated that I do not have psoriasis except on my toenails but rather psoriatic arthritis and that I am not sexually active.  Then I told him AGAIN what Cosentyx had said. I bet you he still ran a panel for sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy. I have a doctor for that, thank you. She's great but closed on Mondays or I would have gone there instead.

A good doctor is hard to find.

Absolutely true, your statement about the doctor, I have recently mentioned that in RE: Betsy's jounrney w Cosentyx, and I realize that they are very difficult to find, not only on your side of the ocean, but also on our side.

Anyway, I hope your flare up will go down quickly and that the Cosentyx will kick in soon.

Hope you find a good doctor who understands the disease and not try to make you fit into what he thinks is wrong
Good luck

So sorry to hear this is happening there too. My mom had RA and Lupus, and her rheumie acted as her primary care. It took most of her life to find that doctor, so at this rate, I should in about 6 more years. Lol.

(Tue-11-04-2017, 11:52 AM)PAmerican Wrote: I have been having a hard time finding a primary care physician that knows anythings about PsA. I called Cosentyx first about my side effects before going to a clinic for treatment for my UTI. They said yes, this is a side effect, and you could get one so early, and it was ok to treat with antibiotics. 

A good doctor is hard to find.

You've got to be kidding PA ?

Do your doctors across the pond know how to put a plaster on a cut or do they need to look that up on the internet ?

And to think, these people charge a fortune off the insurance you folks pay a fortune for.......



Never mind, i'll bake you some cherry jello and let you have a slice

5 days of antibiotics and no change. Left message Thursday with rheumie, no call back. Called Cosentyx and they said go to urgent care before developing bladder infection. Urgent care says I need a urologist, they don't see infection, but it could be masked by first 5 days of AB. I ask if this could be related to my PsA, which is in my pelvis and severe. He says he doesn't know enough about it, but inflammation is inflammation lol. He prescribes a just in case AB. I google PsA and bladder and find RA and urethra inflammation. Just now I started my lady time. That aggrevates everything. 

Thinking it might actually be inflammatory related as I've never spiked a fever and my flare is in that area, confirmed by the MRI. Anyone heard of urethra affected? 

This is SUPER not funny anymore.

(Tue-11-04-2017, 14:06 PM)Grizzly Bear Wrote:

(Tue-11-04-2017, 11:52 AM)PAmerican Wrote: I have been having a hard time finding a primary care physician that knows anythings about PsA. I called Cosentyx first about my side effects before going to a clinic for treatment for my UTI. They said yes, this is a side effect, and you could get one so early, and it was ok to treat with antibiotics. 

A good doctor is hard to find.

You've got to be kidding PA ?  

Do your doctors across the pond know how to put a plaster on a cut or do they need to look that up on the internet ?  

And to think, these people charge a fortune off the insurance you folks pay a fortune for.......



Never mind, i'll bake you some cherry jello and let you have a slice  

You guys are serious about the healing powers of jello! Yours seems closer to our key lime pie, is that correct? And by healing, I mean get in my belly and make me forget

The only urethra I've heard of PA is Urethra Franklin

Seriously, if you have a infection, drink cranberry juice, it's good to clean and flush you out




Jello there is what we brits call jelly.


Jelly where you are is what we call jam.

So, i'll bake you some lime jello, gas MK 7 for 30 mins PA, ok ?

If i leave it in the oven any longer, it will be cremated

I love the moon! How did you do that?!

The moon evolved billions of years ago PA.

In the1960's, the Apollo mission, number 11 landed on it first in July 1969

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GB's suggestion of cranberry's is a good one. They are very anti-inflammatory to a urethra infection.

Make a halt with the Cosentyx for a short time, is that an option for you? I mean the anti biotics should have worked, though there are more and more that not seem to work anymore, then you need a different one.