u/Rakeyat

Hi all, im extremely new to all of this 24 M.

Recently got diagnosed with PsA. Ive had a pretty baseline pain for over a year in my back. My wrists and knees will become upset from time to time, and those I can see being flares.

Though those started a whole year aftet my back pain.

But my lower back is just... all the time...

Im on methotrexate right now, and on the Mediterranean diet.

Sadly ive lost 10 pounds 145 --> 135 in about 3 weeks on it.

Though, im doing about 30% better day to day. Still not enough to make getting groceries ruin the rest of the day.

Are flares radically different for everyone? I feel like there's NEVER been a time In which my back isnt in pain.

Side note: mri, blood, and all the test in the world are negative. No physical damage, no nothing.

I wanted to know if anyone else was in my boat.

I dont have large skin patches, rather I get flakes in my hair, eyebrows, and mustache from time to time.

MRI and blood show no inflammation, no markers, no damage. No...anything?

and yet my wrists shows a minor swelling, my knees hurt if I walk for too long, and my lower back kills me all the time.

Mediterranean diet appears to be helping and im on methotrexate, got denied humira on blue cross blue sheild.

My lower back started giving issues about 1.7 years ago. and my wrists and knees about 6 months ago

was diagnosed by rhumatoid with psoriatic arthritis after seeing dermatologist who looked at my scalp.

Anyone else?