We’ve only been going for three weeks but have already received over 100 unique visitors and more than 225 page views. That might not sound like a lot but I was skeptical when encouraged to set this up. I didn’t think anyone would be interested in my story, what I […]
Since my most recent diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis coming up for ten years ago now, I’ve progressively had more problems in my fingers and hands. On my right dominant hand, my fingers have started to twist and warp and I can no longer turn my hands over flat, which is […]
Note that this post follows on from the a previous blog post which can be found here: http://joelvsarthritis.co.uk/2019/11/10/4-weeks-to-forget/ So to give a little update since my last post regarding this. Regular followers of the blog will know that in the last two weeks I’ve recieved my delivery of Humira and […]
More often than not, pain is part of everyday life when living with an autoimmune disorder. Your body is essentially attacking itself and on some days you better belive it’s going to remind you of that. I am currently going through one of those spells and in the spirit of […]
So today is a big day for me. After 11 months of fighting the reversal of the decision to switch me from Humira to the cheaper Biosimilar Imraldi, which subsequently resulted in one of the biggest flares I’ve had in recent years, the switch back to Humira is finally here! […]
Somebody recently asked me what triggers my condition and what do I do to stay fit and active. Although a lot of the paths our chronic diseases take are beyond our control, it did make me think about those little things we all do to try and avoid additional issues […]
We all know that biologics are an absolute game changer. In my case, I was pain free in just a week or two of my first injection but does anyone else think about the strain it puts on your body? To be clear from the outset here, I am not […]
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. So this is what inspired me to start a blog and share my story on social media. 2019 has been rough for me but in the last month, I started to share my story, firstly after I was encouraged to […]
Because every story starts with a beginning, right? My name is Joel and this is my story (originally written 11th October 2019): So, probably the most daunting post I’ve ever written because I’m not very open with this sort of thing but tomorrow is #worldarthritisday and @versusarthritis are asking people […]
