I presently have multiple known skin problems. I wonder if something is running amok with my body -- surely they must be related because they all seem to involve keratin. These conditions have all been diagnosed by various doctors. I also have a seemingly unrelated condition but I wonder if all these are related. They are driving me crazy and I am feeling less and less womanly as these conditions return again and again. Can someone please help me?
1. Around my eyes, I have msny, many small unsightly syringomas.
2. I've had two surgeries for vulvar syringomas, which the surgeon said were benign
but quite large. I am again symptomatic for them and need to return to the oncologist.
3. I have over three dozen seborrheic keratosis lesions on my back and abdomen. I am getting more every day and sometimes they itch madly. I scrape
, but these lesions are translucent.
5. I have lichen sclerosis in the folds of my labia and in the perianal region.
I am 54 years young and would like to date again, but shame prevents me from establishing any close relationships. I don't smoke and rarely drink. I can't for the life of me figure out what my body is doing to me and why. I am starting to feel non-human and definately not feminine.
I have lots of seborrheic karatosis as well and the doctor advised me that they were due to my age. I am also going through menopause which is when they started popping up and I am hoping they stop soon.
Try not to feel embarrassed about them, if you find someone who is caring, they will not judge you and they might have the same problems. I am in a relationship and had similar issues but the man I am with made me feel at ease and comfortable with myself and as he said we aren't 20 year olds anymore.