Reality TV Star, Kim Kardashian West Diagnosed With Psoriatic Arthritis
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star had her medical worries aired on the TV series, after she was seen experiencing pain in her hands and arms. The doctor said it was actually psoriatic arthritis a type arthritis caused by psoriasis, and not lupus.
As a result, her joints are affected, causing them to become swollen, stiff and painful. After the ultrasound on her hands, the doctor told her: ‘First of all, if you have any evidence for lupus, we would have screened it. ‘You do not have lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. So, you can be reassured. You probably have psoriatic arthritis because psoriasis comes and goes.
‘There’s nothing there right now.’ Kim seemed relieved and declared that she could handle a condition that comes and goes, after fearing she could have had lupus an autoimmune disease which attacks your healthy tissue.
She’s now on medication to help her cope with her pain. Speaking with ET online about the issue, Kim explained: ‘When you do have a diagnosis or you get tested for something and you get a result that you weren’t expecting you definitely get in your head and for a second you kind of get this little depression of, like, “OK, what are all of the possibilities that can happen? What’s my life gonna look like?” ‘I really wanna be active for my kids, and so it triggers something.’
She then added: ‘No matter what’s going on in your life, you can take that time to grieve for a second… and then figure out how to be positive about it because it’s not going to change. ‘There’s no point in being depressed and staying in that head space, but I felt it for a minute.’
Kim appears to be suffering from a mild form of psoriatic arthritis, however it can get progressively worse over the years. In some severe cases, joints can become permanently damaged from the pain and require surgery to fix.
.jpeg)
.jpeg)
.jpeg)
.jpeg)
.jpeg)
.jpeg)
Comments
Post a Comment