Psoriatic Arthritis and work

[Kat]

I would imagine that some there are just so many different levels involved it's hard to say. Mild symptoms to severe and people who have found a medication that helps keep things in check vs those who haven't...

For me, the thing I have found is that although we share a disease, we are each very different in our treatments, abilities, severity, etc. So it only matters really what YOU can handle. It can be difficult I think to find that happy place in the middle where you aren't too sedentary (joints stiffen) nor too active (joints stressed). And to find a job that would not be too much sitting, standing, walking etc may prove difficult as it seems most jobs favor one of those (office and computer sitting, cashiers and others standing and waitresses and others walking, etc., etc) And some days are usually better than others no matter what your activity level is that day, or at least it is for me. I think doing something you enjoy plus a sympathetic boss would be the best places to work if you can do it. I had a job I enjoyed and started to need a lot of physical therapy during the hours I worked. My boss was fine with it as long as I made it up (come in early, stay late) I got a new boss who insisted I work my scheduled hours and who made life miserable at work. Sometimes it's the people that make the job.

Good luck!!