Health Boards
Tue-28-10-2025, 17:21 PM
When I was diagnosed with psa they said did it based on clinical observations ie what issues I was having, plus the fact I already had psoriasis - I don’t know if there’s a specialised blood test available but it might be worth investigating.
I didn’t have swollen fingers / toes either though they are supposed to be the main sign. I had a string of tendon related issues - carpal tunnel, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis.
I get headaches arising from my neck and sleep too.
I don’t know if any of that helps. Hopefully if you want it, you’ll get a referral - mine was done internally to the hospital by the derm, and went through a lot faster than the referral from the gp to the derm.
However as the others say, I don’t really get that much out of seeing the rheumy. The derm prescribes my bio (Skyrizi atm) and the rheumy goes along with it.
They have given me X-rays and scans to check for signs of arthritis - so I’ve had my neck looked at when I complained about it, however they said there’s nothing visible and that was that.
I didn’t have swollen fingers / toes either though they are supposed to be the main sign. I had a string of tendon related issues - carpal tunnel, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis.
I get headaches arising from my neck and sleep too.
I don’t know if any of that helps. Hopefully if you want it, you’ll get a referral - mine was done internally to the hospital by the derm, and went through a lot faster than the referral from the gp to the derm.
However as the others say, I don’t really get that much out of seeing the rheumy. The derm prescribes my bio (Skyrizi atm) and the rheumy goes along with it.
They have given me X-rays and scans to check for signs of arthritis - so I’ve had my neck looked at when I complained about it, however they said there’s nothing visible and that was that.