I’ve had 3 positive ANA tests and have seen 2 rheumatologists. The first one told me that he thought my ANA test was a false positive. The second one has diagnosed me with psoriatic arthritis ( I have psoriasis). He put me on methotrexate and I will say the first dose (injection) seemed more effective than the pill form. My fatigue seems to be much better, but one symptom that I didn’t think was related is that before the methotrexate is that if you lightly ran your fingers over my arm, it didn’t feel good. I wouldn’t exactly call it pain, but more uncomfortable. Now, it is comfortable and feels normal. I do have arthritis and am certainly confused as to whether it’s osteoarthritis or psoriatic arthritis. Some articles say psoriatic arthritis is not bilateral and osteoarthritis is bilateral. My rheumatologist says osteoarthritis is not bilateral. So there’s confusion in that. I guess my question is, could my skin sensitivity be part of some other kind of autoimmune condition? I wish you were closer, I would love to make an appointment with you. I live in North Carolina.
I’ve had 3 positive ANA tests and have seen 2 rheumatologists. The first one told me that he thought my ANA test was a false positive. The second one has diagnosed me with psoriatic arthritis ( I have psoriasis). He put me on methotrexate and I will say the first dose (injection) seemed more effective than the pill form. My fatigue seems to be much better, but one symptom that I didn’t think was related is that before the methotrexate is that if you lightly ran your fingers over my arm, it didn’t feel good. I wouldn’t exactly call it pain, but more uncomfortable. Now, it is comfortable and feels normal. I do have arthritis and am certainly confused as to whether it’s osteoarthritis or psoriatic arthritis. Some articles say psoriatic arthritis is not bilateral and osteoarthritis is bilateral. My rheumatologist says osteoarthritis is not bilateral. So there’s confusion in that. I guess my question is, could my skin sensitivity be part of some other kind of autoimmune condition? I wish you were closer, I would love to make an appointment with you. I live in North Carolina.