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Sat-19-08-2017, 19:26 PM
Hi Mogwai 
The first experience I had of P was both my elbows. I was 18, I'd gone away to uni, it was stressful and my elbows got worse and worse.
The docs gave me stuff for other conditions, and all the time it got worse. I was also given coal tar stuff but it just made it worse. I couldn't bend my arms straight any more, it hurt a lot and kept me awake. In the end I got betnovate and was so grateful it worked (other cortisone creams hadn't).
I'm sorry to hear about your experience, it is really horrible and the worst thing is no one really appreciates how much it affects you, they think you have dry skin and they don't imagine how much thickened skin hurts.
I hope you get to see the derm, and try lots of treatments because you need your life back!
Good luck keep us posted!
The first experience I had of P was both my elbows. I was 18, I'd gone away to uni, it was stressful and my elbows got worse and worse.
The docs gave me stuff for other conditions, and all the time it got worse. I was also given coal tar stuff but it just made it worse. I couldn't bend my arms straight any more, it hurt a lot and kept me awake. In the end I got betnovate and was so grateful it worked (other cortisone creams hadn't).
I'm sorry to hear about your experience, it is really horrible and the worst thing is no one really appreciates how much it affects you, they think you have dry skin and they don't imagine how much thickened skin hurts.
I hope you get to see the derm, and try lots of treatments because you need your life back!
Good luck keep us posted!