Occupational

Hello Redser, it's nice to meet you and I am so sorry about your current predicament. How long have you been diagnosed with PsA and how is it affecting your ability to do your job? I never got anywhere with DMARDs and NSAIDs but I am coping OK-ish with my PsA thanks to a combo of injected meth and humira.

The time scale of a couple of months seems pretty small to be threatening you with redundancy, is there more history that you haven't told us? I daresay there's some small print in your contract about ill health etc, but surely they have a legal obligation to make a reasonable adjustment for you to do your job. I realise that arthritics are unreliable employees simply due to the nature of the disease but in this day and age there should be a better understanding of these things. My husband had an assistant who had PsA and she was able to work from home three days a week, more if she was flaring. I am very fortunate in that I am self-employed and so have a very understanding boss but for those who are employed it is a very different ball game. I hope that your Union rep can give you some help and information, there is always the CAB too - they are a knowledgeable bunch. I wish you well. DD

I hope that's all it was. It can be hard to stay calm and really hear what others are saying in such worrying circumstances. I hope you get that written report quickly and then, at least, you'll know. I also hope that whatever meds you are on work well for you.