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Thu-15-12-2022, 17:36 PM
My 2 cents.
I have been a runner in my past too.. did also run half marathons. But after the Psoriatic Arthritis not anymore.
I highly doubt that people with PsA can run marathons… this is only possible if there is no damage to the bones, and that will happen quite quickly because the time until diagnosis and after that the time till treatment, effective treatment, is on average too long. Damage to the bones is irreversible.
So if your doc knows those people then these are the exceptions, with very low disease activity and a very good working treatment and probably quickly a good working treatment assigned.
With me it started in the tendons, the Achilles, and afterwards inflammation of my feet. Diagnoses was quickly, but treatment, it is already years ago, was bad and didn’t work at first.
On my work, much work behind a computer, I had problems with typing, fingers also inflamed. The solution was that I was using a speech program, with which it was possible to do a big part of my work. Walking was difficult so I went to work on my motorcycle, so in fact I was able to work for the full period I was hired.
Once I found the medication that worked for me, the inflammations went down, and I was able to walk, type and dance again. Tried running, but that was not possible, too quickly overloading my tendons and my feet, so changed to spinning (in the sportschool, not behind a spinning wheel).
Dancing is still possible, as this is way less heavy than e.g. running. Lost some running friends though, which was a bit sad.
I have been a runner in my past too.. did also run half marathons. But after the Psoriatic Arthritis not anymore.
I highly doubt that people with PsA can run marathons… this is only possible if there is no damage to the bones, and that will happen quite quickly because the time until diagnosis and after that the time till treatment, effective treatment, is on average too long. Damage to the bones is irreversible.
So if your doc knows those people then these are the exceptions, with very low disease activity and a very good working treatment and probably quickly a good working treatment assigned.
With me it started in the tendons, the Achilles, and afterwards inflammation of my feet. Diagnoses was quickly, but treatment, it is already years ago, was bad and didn’t work at first.
On my work, much work behind a computer, I had problems with typing, fingers also inflamed. The solution was that I was using a speech program, with which it was possible to do a big part of my work. Walking was difficult so I went to work on my motorcycle, so in fact I was able to work for the full period I was hired.
Once I found the medication that worked for me, the inflammations went down, and I was able to walk, type and dance again. Tried running, but that was not possible, too quickly overloading my tendons and my feet, so changed to spinning (in the sportschool, not behind a spinning wheel).
Dancing is still possible, as this is way less heavy than e.g. running. Lost some running friends though, which was a bit sad.
