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Thu-18-05-2017, 10:36 AM
Hello Angela 
to Psoriasis Club.
Yes you will find a good bunch of people who understand and willing to offer support. You can get to know them better in the [Group Specific] I'm the sensible on in there.
As for holding relationships together: I've been very lucky and been in a solid relationship with Mrs Fred for around 35 years now and 32 married this year. It has never bothered her and she has been very supportive, that's what relationships are about. If someone wants to judge a book by it's cover then for me that type of person is not worth knowing and I would remind them that they could be next.
Going out: This used to bother me in my younger days and did find it difficult, but I found the more I spoke about it and shared with family and friends my life became easier.
Symptoms: Over the years I have had a small bit of psoriasis and at one time was about 90% covered in it. For me though the psoriatic arthritis was the worse and it has gone from a mild pain in one thumb to full blown lock up where I was unable to move. There is no one suit fits all with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, we are all different and it's all about management.
5 Years is a short time and like you say at first it feels like it's been a lifetime. But it can be controlled and that is what you should be aiming for because you have it for the rest of your life.
You don't mention if you are seeing a dermatologist and going by your profile you're not treating it with anything viable, so I would suggest an appointment with a dermatologist. The sooner you get psoriatic arthritis treated (if that's what you have, your joint pain- doc isn't really saying much) the better.
Regards.
Fred.
Oh and where Jim said "psoriasis score ( not official)" he meant it's not what the dermatologist would use. But it is official on Psoriasis Club because I made it.
to Psoriasis Club. Yes you will find a good bunch of people who understand and willing to offer support. You can get to know them better in the [Group Specific] I'm the sensible on in there.
As for holding relationships together: I've been very lucky and been in a solid relationship with Mrs Fred for around 35 years now and 32 married this year. It has never bothered her and she has been very supportive, that's what relationships are about. If someone wants to judge a book by it's cover then for me that type of person is not worth knowing and I would remind them that they could be next.
Going out: This used to bother me in my younger days and did find it difficult, but I found the more I spoke about it and shared with family and friends my life became easier.
Symptoms: Over the years I have had a small bit of psoriasis and at one time was about 90% covered in it. For me though the psoriatic arthritis was the worse and it has gone from a mild pain in one thumb to full blown lock up where I was unable to move. There is no one suit fits all with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, we are all different and it's all about management.
5 Years is a short time and like you say at first it feels like it's been a lifetime. But it can be controlled and that is what you should be aiming for because you have it for the rest of your life.
You don't mention if you are seeing a dermatologist and going by your profile you're not treating it with anything viable, so I would suggest an appointment with a dermatologist. The sooner you get psoriatic arthritis treated (if that's what you have, your joint pain- doc isn't really saying much) the better.
Regards.
Fred.
Oh and where Jim said "psoriasis score ( not official)" he meant it's not what the dermatologist would use. But it is official on Psoriasis Club because I made it.