Psoriatic Arthritis in the lumber region

[Paul9]

A question to anyone whom may know please......

I have read somewhere that you can get Psoriatic Arthritis in the lower part of your spine, lumber region.

How do doctors know that you have PA in the lumber please or anywhere ?

What tests do they do if anyone knows please ?

I ask as i had my coccyx, lower area of my spine removed 11 years ago.
Now, before they were removed, i had no P at all on my back, totally clear but 4 - 6 months after the operation, tiny P spots appeared on my lower back & in time, the P covered my lower back area, spreading upwards & also attacking the 8 inch scar down there if you know what i mean.

Now, with all the pain killing medication etc i take, my back kills me.
I noticed that over the last couple of years, my walking / hobbling is getting worse.
It's bad enough trying to sleep with the pain but i read somewhere that you can get PA anywhere on your body but with the amount of P on my lower back, it made me question if it was possible if i had it ?
I bloody hope i don't have it.

Does a doctor take blood tests etc ?

Thank you all

GB

Hi GB,
I have got PsA and one of the issues I have had is an increasingly painful lower back. I mentioned this to my consultant and he said that it is not unusual for PsA sufferers to get this. He sent me for an MRI scan, and this confirmed his diagnosis.
Paul