(Mon-02-05-2016, 08:43 AM)jiml Wrote:(Mon-02-05-2016, 08:34 AM)Bill Wrote: 96%! I have never been above 40% and that was horrid. I agree with Pingu that how you assess is yourself is part of managing the illness: I certainly would not want to lose sleep over a couple of spots, but I do prefer to see the spots diminishing. More pertinent is keeping the arthritis controlled. That is the dragon at the door for me.
Good luck keeping the dragon under control Bill, up to now I haven't suffered with the arthritis.....but I am getting pain in my feet which worries me a bit, in case it's PsA..... Or just pure old age
You have got me really thinking now Bill and 96% seems a bit high so I had all my files out this morning after I decided to get out of bed and I found some notes that I am sure were taken at the time.
Scalp covered , ears but not on face only under the beard, clear area neck and across shoulders apart from odd patch, all torso covered including backside and other "bits" . Arms covered , back of hands and nails but palms clear. right leg covered down to foot ,left leg covered down to below knee then large patches with clear areas , feet covered but not the underneath of the feet , nails on right foot bad but left nails OK . Flexure's under arms cracked and sore, groin also cracked and sore.
Now working on the info from Fred I am not sure exactly what you would rate my coverage from that list ?
What I do know is that it wasn't until I started MTX that I started to clear and even though I never achieved "clear" it did move a very very large amount leaving me with a few patches ,maybe half a dozen. Now I am on the Stelara I only have my ears and a couple of small patches which I am using Doverbet on and they are slowly getting rid of it.