The Skin & Joint Connection Transcript

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The Skin & Joint Connection
Talking PROOF

Bobby: My name is Bobby. Uh, I live in North Carolina, grew up in the Midwest, Michigan, Illinois.

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BOBBY real HUMIRA patient with psoriatic arthritis

Bobby: I try and stay active, like, I try to be outside as much as I can.
Mostly I jog, I do yoga. I like, you know, going out and seeing the trees and, you know, how nature is changing, when there's snow on the ground, when there's, um, the leaves are falling, when things are blooming. Like, it’s just a good way to see how time is passing. So, when my symptoms first started I had a lot of joint swelling, but since I was active all the time I originally thought it was an injury and it would go away within, you know, a week or so. The first time I heard psoriatic arthritis was when I was diagnosed by my doctor. With psoriatic arthritis I had a familial history of…

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I had a familial history of skin symptoms

Bobby: …skin symptoms, but the joint symptoms were new to me. Your body attacks itself, and the swelling in the joints is a result of that.

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With PsA, your immune system starts attacking healthy skin and joints.

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Penni: My name is Penni. I am currently in Bristol, Virginia. I am a nanny there. My husband and I, we’re part of, like, a little motorcycle gang.

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PENNI
real HUMIRA patient with psoriatic arthritis

Penni: We like to ride, um, on the weekends if we can. I had both skin symptoms and joint pain. I had flare-ups on my hands and my feet. My ankle was bothering me. I thought I had injured myself playing tennis. I didn’t remember specifically twisting it. So I went to the doctor.

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Joint pain is often mistaken for physical injuries.

Penni: He said to treat it like a sprain. Ice it, wrap it, take some ibuprofen.

Penni: Then my knee swelled up. The doctor couldn’t figure it out. He said, well, you need to see a rheumatologist.

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My doctor said you need to see a rheumatologist.

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Greg: Hi, my name is Greg. One of my most favorite things in life is just exploring the world.

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GREG
real HUMIRA patient with psoriatic arthritis

Greg: I’m an explorer with a capital E and always have been. I, uh, have a young child. We play tag, uh, we do a lot of horseplay, uh, we go camping together. I love being outside in nature with her. I first noticed, um, some skin issues when I was a junior in high school.

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Skin symptoms can begin many years before joint symptoms.

Greg: The joint pain first developed in a very slow manner. What I discovered was over the course of a couple of months I was noticing some stiffness in my left index finger joint. Picking up my, my briefcase or a suitcase, things like that, where I’m using my left hand, I would notice the joint pain. I had no idea that it might be connected to my psoriasis, which I'd had for ten years at that point.

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"I had no idea my joint pain might be connected to my psoriasis."

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Individual results may vary.
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Safety Considerations

HUMIRA can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. Serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. Before treatment, get tested for TB. Tell your doctor if you’ve been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you’ve had TB, hepatitis B, are prone to infections, or have flu-like symptoms or sores. Don’t start HUMIRA if you have an infection.

Please see additional Important Safety Information on this web page.

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