Hi Meadow --

Out of curiosity I ran a search on "psoriatic" and came across your post. I am a big-time PAer since the mid 1980s. Feet, ankles, hands, wrists and SPINE -- my back is the worst. The spine is dissolving and causes a great deal of pain throughout my body.

Hence the need to lose weight, and lose if now. All the extra weight is making me hurt more, for one thing. For another, the neurosurgeon has been talking about a series of operations for more than a year now, but they can't operate until I lose weight.

My psoriasis is minimal compared to the PA. I have some on my scalp and bad patches near the ankles.

If you are interested in a good online resource for PA information try the PA listserv that I help edit -- psoriaticarthritis~yahoogroups.com . I also edit the list homepage, and host it at the university for which I work -- http://www.wpunj.edu/pa/

Feel free to write me any time --
RA Harris -- raharris~yahoo.com