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Sat-19-08-2017, 17:05 PM
Hello,
I am suffering of a mild psoriasis for a good whilw now. It's going to be my one year anniversary soon, and honestly I don't think i am up for celebration as I am completely fed up. Sometimes I am thinking of cutting my elbows and slammng it againts the wall.
It began during my college study, i was stressed, i smoked a lot. I began to devellop a bronchitis, and ... Both of my elbows Began to itch. The two conditions combined with a great fatigue i couldn't sleep trought. It's also worthy to say that i was hospitalized for a "non specified psyschosis" for 6 months prior my return in college. This long period of prolonged stress may have triggered the P.
Since the beginning of my P on my elbows, i have noticed I have somehow probably suffered of it for many years but it wasn't a big concern as it wasnt flaring up furiously but rather would only itch a bit here and there on my scalp, or on my torso.
As of today the only part of my body that is still a concern is my left elbow. My right elbow is 98% clear. The left elbow is where lies my problems and concerns.
The problem is how thick, and how deep it is. Its like if I have wood in my elbow. I Think of it as the famous Hans Ruedi Giger's Alien creature. Imagine the tail of the creature, the shell, and the repetitivenes of the structure... It is as if tails are creping inside of my elbow. It is my analogy, as silly ostupid as it may sound. Another analogy is cat Claws. The "hook" shaped hardened skins interlocked, braided togheter.
It is my impression that some P is "older" and thikier and looks like its a sort of root. It wasnt what i was expecting whn it first started to itch one year ago. I couldnt imagine i had studs of skin deep inside. I was upset however by the claws tips poking out.
I became less and less hopeful as I understood that the elbow skin structure is complicated, that it couldnt be scratched away with my nails alone. Sort of like the tip of the iceberg, the deeper it goes the more complicated and hellish it is. No matter how desperate i am, i am not able to get the dead stuff (or semi dead..) skin studs out.
A week ago I began to read about medical treatments. First, i got OTC ointment/cream at 1% cortisol. Does nothing but Sooth and relax my skin, a bit of improvement in comfort. But then I added another cream into the mix. Salicilyc acid, which is i think a weak equivalent of some precribed cream approved for pso in several countries.
The mix of cortisol and salicilyc makes it easier to losen the thick skin. It's now possible for me to get rid of the thickiest skin that make my life impossible. But, this is a process. Sort of like dismantling a complicated puzzle.
But, this is where i am coming to you. I have read a lot, I am quite surprised on how some persons are resilient or patient. May be i am not going to get any relief from working on my elbow skin "mechanically" with a thin needle and my nails rather than waiting passively for some improvement with some cream.
It is known that the condition is re-trigerred when the skin is damaged or tampered with. I've experiemented it. I am tring to be gentle with it when i am fighting no matter how F**king fed up I am.
So is this a story that ressemble yours ? Where were you able to get rid of the bony skin with salicilyc acid ? Is this a good way to get my elbow back or this is just Unrealistic ?
I understand that it may seem unpraticable. That some P is stubborn, and that its not recommended to "Scratch it away", as it can worsen, or it could get infected. But may be you get the point.
So that is all for now, go ahhead with your toughts. Please try to keep in mind that i am not stupid as I may sound And i am not encouraging anyone to do what i am doing. I hope i am clear, it isnt simple as it sound, i am doing what seem to be the bes thing in my own particular situation. If yours is simillar and you went by the same path then share your toughts.
Thanks for reading !
Mogwai
I am suffering of a mild psoriasis for a good whilw now. It's going to be my one year anniversary soon, and honestly I don't think i am up for celebration as I am completely fed up. Sometimes I am thinking of cutting my elbows and slammng it againts the wall.
It began during my college study, i was stressed, i smoked a lot. I began to devellop a bronchitis, and ... Both of my elbows Began to itch. The two conditions combined with a great fatigue i couldn't sleep trought. It's also worthy to say that i was hospitalized for a "non specified psyschosis" for 6 months prior my return in college. This long period of prolonged stress may have triggered the P.
Since the beginning of my P on my elbows, i have noticed I have somehow probably suffered of it for many years but it wasn't a big concern as it wasnt flaring up furiously but rather would only itch a bit here and there on my scalp, or on my torso.
As of today the only part of my body that is still a concern is my left elbow. My right elbow is 98% clear. The left elbow is where lies my problems and concerns.
The problem is how thick, and how deep it is. Its like if I have wood in my elbow. I Think of it as the famous Hans Ruedi Giger's Alien creature. Imagine the tail of the creature, the shell, and the repetitivenes of the structure... It is as if tails are creping inside of my elbow. It is my analogy, as silly ostupid as it may sound. Another analogy is cat Claws. The "hook" shaped hardened skins interlocked, braided togheter.
It is my impression that some P is "older" and thikier and looks like its a sort of root. It wasnt what i was expecting whn it first started to itch one year ago. I couldnt imagine i had studs of skin deep inside. I was upset however by the claws tips poking out.
I became less and less hopeful as I understood that the elbow skin structure is complicated, that it couldnt be scratched away with my nails alone. Sort of like the tip of the iceberg, the deeper it goes the more complicated and hellish it is. No matter how desperate i am, i am not able to get the dead stuff (or semi dead..) skin studs out.
A week ago I began to read about medical treatments. First, i got OTC ointment/cream at 1% cortisol. Does nothing but Sooth and relax my skin, a bit of improvement in comfort. But then I added another cream into the mix. Salicilyc acid, which is i think a weak equivalent of some precribed cream approved for pso in several countries.
The mix of cortisol and salicilyc makes it easier to losen the thick skin. It's now possible for me to get rid of the thickiest skin that make my life impossible. But, this is a process. Sort of like dismantling a complicated puzzle.
But, this is where i am coming to you. I have read a lot, I am quite surprised on how some persons are resilient or patient. May be i am not going to get any relief from working on my elbow skin "mechanically" with a thin needle and my nails rather than waiting passively for some improvement with some cream.
It is known that the condition is re-trigerred when the skin is damaged or tampered with. I've experiemented it. I am tring to be gentle with it when i am fighting no matter how F**king fed up I am.
So is this a story that ressemble yours ? Where were you able to get rid of the bony skin with salicilyc acid ? Is this a good way to get my elbow back or this is just Unrealistic ?
I understand that it may seem unpraticable. That some P is stubborn, and that its not recommended to "Scratch it away", as it can worsen, or it could get infected. But may be you get the point.
So that is all for now, go ahhead with your toughts. Please try to keep in mind that i am not stupid as I may sound And i am not encouraging anyone to do what i am doing. I hope i am clear, it isnt simple as it sound, i am doing what seem to be the bes thing in my own particular situation. If yours is simillar and you went by the same path then share your toughts.
Thanks for reading !
Mogwai
to the club yes your story is not uncommon. But you are doing well if you have got the psoriasis to just one elbow now... it is frustrating when it won't reduce and the best advice I can give is to ask your doctor former some steroid ointment which should begin to work on the hard scales... in the meantime I would suggest you get a good quality coconut oil to rub in and get the skin well moisturised 
