This is pretty good news!  I'm happy for you.  

(Sat-30-09-2023, 14:23 PM)Forest Walker Wrote: This is pretty good news!  I'm happy for you.  

Thank you FW, it's nice being able to move around and do stuff without any pain. Not that I do a lot, but even opening a jar or walking upstairs feels good.

Being able to move freely is a great good. People who have never had Psoriatic Arthritis don’t have a clue on how it feels to lock up or not being able to open cans or lift things because of the pain in your hands.

(Sat-30-09-2023, 18:06 PM)Caroline Wrote: Being able to move freely is a great good. People who have never had Psoriatic Arthritis don’t have a clue on how it feels to lock up or not being able to open cans or lift things because of the pain in your hands.

Yes I'm probably at my best for a few years now and it feels good. You are right people don't understand if they don't have it, it can also effect us in different ways both physically and mentally. 30 years ago I coped with it but 20 ago I went from putting up with it to almost needing a wheelchair, so getting back to putting up with it feels magic.

But I don't blame anyone for not understanding, there are things others go through that I can't understand and even with psoriatic arthritis some do better than others.

For now I'll enjoy my ride.

Some problems today with locked up fingers, I just checked the weather site and found this.



So as it's just the fingers it looks like the Bimzelx is doing well.

Even though it doesn't lessen the stiffness and pain, it's a comfort to realize it's not a medicine failure causing it.  I hope your weather sorts itself out and that your hands free up soon.

(Fri-20-10-2023, 14:49 PM)Forest Walker Wrote: Even though it doesn't lessen the stiffness and pain, it's a comfort to realize it's not a medicine failure causing it.  I hope your weather sorts itself out and that your hands free up soon.

Yes it was in an odd way nice to see the high warning, I've never took much notice of them before but I might now.

How is your psoriatic arthritis doing now-a-days?  Has the weather continued to make for variable stiffness/locked pain?

(Wed-15-11-2023, 13:26 PM)Forest Walker Wrote: How is your psoriatic arthritis doing now-a-days?  Has the weather continued to make for variable stiffness/locked pain?

Doing pretty good thank you, next shots on the 25th will update more then.

Update time, just had my two maintenance doses.

Next month it will be one year since starting and it's getting better every month. 

Let's start with the psoriasis, my score can go down from 3 to 2. There are no flakes, but still the odd little patch of red here and there which seem to come and go.

Now the psoriatic arthritis, as the title says I'm taking Bimzelx to try and get it down. Well it's doing a great job and I can bring that score down from 3 to 1. I still get a little locked up occasionally especially when asleep but it soon wears off with movement. I'm starting to think most of my movement problems now are related to just getting old and not so much psoriatic arthritis.

Side effects: Nothing to report this stuff is magic.

Short and sweet post for the end of the year, but I'm happy with that, see you next year.