I was wondering what the worst area has been for people for psoriasis.  Not necessarily the longest, but either the area that has been most resistant to clearing or just the area that you feel has bothered you the most.

Mine, definitely ears, scalp area.

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I thought I would share this as I have been told I need three covid jabs.

France have recently reviewed their covid jab strategy and have put patients receiving an Immunosuppressant on three jabs of covid vaccine.

Today Mrs Fred went for her first jab this morning and met our old retired GP, he told her that I should ask about the third jab. As it happened I also had an appointment with my new GP this afternoon and she confirmed that it is being rolled out that anyone taking an Immunosuppressant is to have three shots.

#1 First shot

#2 Second shot 6 - 8 weeks later

#3 Third shot 4 weeks after the second.

When you book here you book your first and second jab dates together, that is about to change and there will soon be an option for those using an Immunosuppressant to book 3 dates. I have had my first jab so I have to phone my GP two days after my second jab and if I have had no problems she will talk to my dermatologist and write a prescription for my third jab 4 weeks later.

Any other countries doing three jabs for patients on an Immunosuppressant ?

Some of my fingernails are lifting off the nail bed. I am active and do yard work, repairs of all sorts etc. I wear nitril rubber gloves as much as possible but even then they split, and even when they don't somehow I seem to get dirt lodged down in the middle of my fingernail. I am looking for ways to remove the dirt that a nail file won't reach. I have read that it's not good to scrape the areas that the nail is supposed to be attached.

Any suggestions how to clean them once they get some dirt under them?

Any suggestions to help keep them clean when I am active?

Thanks

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I have a derm who is very helpful. I have Ps and maybe PsA. I would like to try a drug that will be good for both ailments. She has given me the option of requesting what drug I would like to try.

If you had your choice what would you choose?

In the early stages of my affliction, I paid it no mind. My skin was discolored, but it wasn't painful. I let it be. A year later (2017), I noticed that my knees were reddish. Again, I paid it no mind because it wasn't painful. 6 months later, It started on my elbows. Now I was concerned. I went to a doctor, and he gave me a corticosteroid cream. I used it and I was good to go. There was still redness, but the plaque disappeared. 

As time went on, I was seeing more and more inflammation. It popped up, here and there, so I used the cortisone cream and again had some results. By 2018, the cream wasn't working any longer...at all. I went back to my doctor. He gave me dovobet ointment. Wow! I was impressed. It worked so well. Inflammation was at a near zero on my body. I used the ointment. I had to scrounge to get the money to pay for this med, in spite of it costing me $250 a tube. My doctor kept on refilling the prescription for Dovobet ointment. I kept on using it. He even sent me to a dermatologist where I started to get phototherapy. That was the only thing he did in addition to the Dovobet. in the spring of 2020, the dermatologist told me to take the summer off from the phototherapy and told me to come back in the fall. When I tried to return and make an appointment, the receptionist told me that I had not been to see him in 3 months, so I had to be referred to him again by my family doctor. To date, this dermatologist has yet to return my calls, in spite of 2 referrals from my GP. 

In recent months, I have not been able to afford the ointment, due to being unemployed (government shut down my job due to Covid). My psoriasis exploded! Hands, arms, back, legs, chest, behind the ears, in my ears, on my forehead/eyebrows, eyelids, nose and cheeks were affected. Now I am constantly scratching causing lesions on my body. Blood on the inside of my shirts and pants is a common occurrence because I can't seem to stop itching. Everywhere I go, I leave a trail of skin flakes. When I get up from the couch, get up out of the bed, get out of the car, I see tons of flakes and I wasn't even scratching! I feel so ashamed. 

Passersby stare, kids point and ask about it. I have had the experience of having being singled out at work because of the mess I leave behind, unintentionally. I am embarrassed and shattered by this disease. I feel depressed. I secretly wonder how my wife can even stand to be around me, because I can barely stand to be around me. As a result, depression is a large part of my life.

Fast forward to today, and I am working to remedy my psoriasis. There is actually a new dermatologist in the practice that my general practitioner (GP) is in. I have an appointment on the 13th and am looking forward to it, anxious for it. I am learning lots here and now have some info about what I might need or want for treatments. I am actually feeling hopeful for the first time in a long, long time. 

My commitment to you folks, is to document my journey in hopes that it may help someone else in the future. If I can do that for someone, then all my suffering will have been worth it.

Cheers!

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Hi all,  I am new to the Psoriasis club but unfortunately not new to Psoriasis.  Up to now I have mostly managed my psoriasis thru topical treatments but have finally decided to try the more serious stuff as am  just not managing to keep it under control any longer, especially my scalp psoriasis which is now all over my scalp and behind and in my ears.  Am due to pick up my prescription for Skilarence today ?.   Am really nervous of the side effects especially the cramps and diarrhoea. But having read some of the experiences on the forum am feeling a bit more hopeful that I will hopefully be able to deal with them.

From what I have read taking with plenty of water and bland food is important and starting slowly.  Starting today with 1 30mg tablet. Any other recommendations.  Thanks Jean

I am new here. Up until now, I have been given dovobet ointment, with mixed results. Right now I am reading all I can to learn about different treatments so I can go to my doctor with lots of options to dovobet. Mainly I am sick and tired of ruining my furniture with the ointment, and leaving a snail trail everywhere I go. That and the itching is driving me nuts. Embarrassed about the trail of skin flakes I leave behind as well. I also live in Manitoba, Canada and was wondering about treatments and covered drugs, as I am not a rich man by any means.

Hello Everyone,

I've had psoriasis in various degrees over the past 30+ years, and mostly been able to keep it under somewhat control with steroid cream, UVB therapy or puva baths, up to the past 10 months were its kinda getting out of control.  
I joined this group looking to see what people have had success with and just talk to people going through the same struggles.  

Treena ?

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I've had a search but cannot seen to find an answer.  If is possible to post a video?  There is a BB code for videos but it doesn't seem to work

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I am curious to know if I try some drugs (biologics etc.) for PsA and Ps and I stop them will I get a rebound flairup like I used to when I used topical steroid creams?

I have sworn off Cortisone forever and the way Dermatologists prescribe it by the tube after tube ad nauseum....I must have 8 tubes of this skin thinner and regret the way I have used way too much over the years. My wife who is a clinical Pharmacist warned me that skin damage would be the end result, but that's all they gave me by the bucket full. I now have been using the new non-Cortisonal," Tazarotene" cream at $75.00 US for 30 gram small tube, The gel of the same is over $700.00 US per tube thanks to Big Pharm. The Flesh on my elbow and knee is so thin it bleeds at will, leaving behind an angry red mess that seems to be the end of normal skin ever coming back. Thank You For This Forum and You Folks and my everlasting Rants, Best Regards...........

My question is about inverse psoriasis, I have had for 4 years. I have read about numerous help for this, from powders to ointments. what is the point here, Keep area dry or moist ? Thank you

In a discussion in Which of these treatments have you used for psoriasis ?, we bumped into the coal tar business.
And well, I was wondering: “Why does coal tar work for psoriasis?”
What does it exactly do?
What is the specific ingredient that does the work.
Dave already said in RE: Which of these treatments have you used for psoriasis ?, that it works, seems to work. Fred is doubting that it does much.
Perhaps there are more who have experienced coal tar?

I did some searching already but even the “official” site tell about coal tar that is a good treatment, but nowhere there is an explanation of why it works. There is even a suspected drawback in that it can cause cancer (I am not surprised by that, tar contains PAC’s Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons which are known for that).

Of all other treatments, corticosteroids, systemics, light, biologicals, we know what it exactly does. But coal tar ?? I (seems to) works.

Who can enlighten this subject ?

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