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Thu-25-02-2016, 13:43 PM
Hi All,
I'm new to this forum and this will be my first post here.
Im not sure myself when did i noticed about my Psoriasis but it isnt a very huge outbreak till present day. I think I have noticed it for about a couple of years, maybe 2 years or 3. But I have no clue when it actually started. The reason being that my psoriasis is very localised on both my elbows, with appearance of a circular patch with scales (about 5cm*5cm), symmetrical on both elbows. Hence, no one seems to point them out including myself and even my parents, until a couple of years ago when i realise the odd appearance.
However, recently I realised it suddenly appeared on my right knee which worries me a lot. There are currently only 3 distinct spots on my knee but I have been looking at my knees daily hoping a new spot does not appear. My Psoriasis doesnt seem to spread in the course of the 2,3 years that I have known them to exist, except for about 5 random spots in the entire 2,3 years which recovered over time. I normally just ignored them.
Now that I have grown older, I have started to become concern over this autoimmune disease, to which whether it will spread, whether if it will affect my child in the future, etc.
Therefore, may I seek any advice or opinions to which whether this is common? Or rather, what are the chances of my Psoriasis not spreading to the rest of my body except my elbows since it lays dormant for the past few years without spreading? And what are the odds of me getting psoriasis arthritis? I have tried to search for answers but the answers i observe are normally for people with large scale outbreaks over their entire body. So i would like to take this opportunity to seek advice from people here whom perhaps face the same issue as me. But of course, all advice are welcomed.
Thank you all in advance
Bruce
I'm new to this forum and this will be my first post here.
Im not sure myself when did i noticed about my Psoriasis but it isnt a very huge outbreak till present day. I think I have noticed it for about a couple of years, maybe 2 years or 3. But I have no clue when it actually started. The reason being that my psoriasis is very localised on both my elbows, with appearance of a circular patch with scales (about 5cm*5cm), symmetrical on both elbows. Hence, no one seems to point them out including myself and even my parents, until a couple of years ago when i realise the odd appearance.
However, recently I realised it suddenly appeared on my right knee which worries me a lot. There are currently only 3 distinct spots on my knee but I have been looking at my knees daily hoping a new spot does not appear. My Psoriasis doesnt seem to spread in the course of the 2,3 years that I have known them to exist, except for about 5 random spots in the entire 2,3 years which recovered over time. I normally just ignored them.
Now that I have grown older, I have started to become concern over this autoimmune disease, to which whether it will spread, whether if it will affect my child in the future, etc.
Therefore, may I seek any advice or opinions to which whether this is common? Or rather, what are the chances of my Psoriasis not spreading to the rest of my body except my elbows since it lays dormant for the past few years without spreading? And what are the odds of me getting psoriasis arthritis? I have tried to search for answers but the answers i observe are normally for people with large scale outbreaks over their entire body. So i would like to take this opportunity to seek advice from people here whom perhaps face the same issue as me. But of course, all advice are welcomed.
Thank you all in advance
Bruce