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Hi there strange named person 
to the club, you have found a great place to come for advice and support, here you will find a wealth of knowledge about the disease, I see you have already had some good advice and I can't add much more except look through the options that you would like to talk to a dermatologist about, so when you do meet with them you will know what they are talking about and be ready with questions if you disagree. Look at these options Prescribed Treatments For Psoriasis. You are likely to be started on creams unless as you say prescribed creams have failed , then you may be offered oral systemics which should give relief ...although as Caroline has said ....beware of them if considering having a family any time soon
You don't say where you are so it's difficult to advise on how to be seen by a dermatologist earlier ....if like me you were in the United Kingdom ..I would suggest getting your doctor to refer you as an urgent case, then I would make a nuisance of myself phoning the hospital and speaking to the dermatologists secretary, and plead for a speedy appointment .....tell them how it's affecting your everyday life, making you miserable, tell them that you are feeling extremely low.....if I were you I would plead and weep to get an appointment...
The problem is unless you get on the phone and tell them they think you have a couple of spots on your arm and there's no urgency....that's why I would advise making a nuisance to be seen....there are people ahead of you with appointments that are just like me, who have the disease under control, they could easily switch appointments with one of those if they wanted too ...
That's my two penneth added as an opinion .......oh and I think you will find we all pick and scratch our scabs off making ourselves bleed ....and save your money on expensive supplements get a good quality extra virgin coconut oil to stay moisturised
Jim
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to the club, you have found a great place to come for advice and support, here you will find a wealth of knowledge about the disease, I see you have already had some good advice and I can't add much more except look through the options that you would like to talk to a dermatologist about, so when you do meet with them you will know what they are talking about and be ready with questions if you disagree. Look at these options Prescribed Treatments For Psoriasis. You are likely to be started on creams unless as you say prescribed creams have failed , then you may be offered oral systemics which should give relief ...although as Caroline has said ....beware of them if considering having a family any time soon You don't say where you are so it's difficult to advise on how to be seen by a dermatologist earlier ....if like me you were in the United Kingdom ..I would suggest getting your doctor to refer you as an urgent case, then I would make a nuisance of myself phoning the hospital and speaking to the dermatologists secretary, and plead for a speedy appointment .....tell them how it's affecting your everyday life, making you miserable, tell them that you are feeling extremely low.....if I were you I would plead and weep to get an appointment...
The problem is unless you get on the phone and tell them they think you have a couple of spots on your arm and there's no urgency....that's why I would advise making a nuisance to be seen....there are people ahead of you with appointments that are just like me, who have the disease under control, they could easily switch appointments with one of those if they wanted too ...
That's my two penneth added as an opinion .......oh and I think you will find we all pick and scratch our scabs off making ourselves bleed ....and save your money on expensive supplements get a good quality extra virgin coconut oil to stay moisturised
Jim
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