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[Caroline]

Hi again Charlotte you say you have an appointment in March for a dermatologist.... Can I suggest you go back to your GP and explain about your psoriatic arthritis and get him to change the appointment to a rheumatologist because if it is PSA you have....a rheumatologist will put you on either a biological drug or Fumaderm but the longer it goes untreated the more damage is being done to your joints .... If it's causing you this much trouble go and make a nuisance of yourself ..... You really need something before March
In my opinion and pain killers will just mask the damage as it occurs .. I'm not trying to scare you just offer the best advice I can
Jim

Jim I think they go they same way in the UK as they do here, and Psoriatic Arthritis is still dealt with by a Dermatologist. They may refer you afterwards but I've only ever been once and can only get Stelara prescribed from my dermatologist as it was with all the Bio's.

Doesn't have to be so Fred. At least over here in NL you end up with a rheumatologist with PsA. Basically where it belongs as it is an auto-immune disease. Over here a rheumatologist would/could prescribe Stelara or other Bio's.
The only stupid thing is that they will not prescribe DMF, because they don't know of it (why the hell did they study for?). And if they meet with a dermatologist and the word psorisasis falls, they will get on an ownership fight until they are both totally beaten up by each other. Strange birds these ....ologists...