Unusual psoriais help

[Gram333]

I have had psoriasis for 21 years............at times very, very bad.  I have tried all the ointments and one oral medication that caused me real problems for almost a year. No luck!  This last year I needed help for degenerative disc disease and was given caudal blocks (4) and facet injections (8) and all the psoriasis went away.  I know that Kenalog was used in the injections.  How often can one have an injection of Kenalog?  The caudal blocks and the facet injections cost over $35,000.00 when all the different factors were added in.......operating room, anesthesiologist, doctor, medications, etc.  Why cannot a dermataologist just give a patient who has psoriasis these injections once or twice a year.   At least the patients that it helps?  I can have these expensive treatments for my back that do not really work for my back but do for the psoriasis.  There must be a happy medium.
Any comments?
Thanks,

[Lacy1980]

I receive Kenalog shots at my dermatologist's office every 3 or 4 months.  My problem areas are my elbows, and the shots have worked wonders for me.  I have had some minor side effects, such as some discolouration at the injection site (almost like the skin won't tan.. a bit lighter than the rest of my skin).  And at times if I lean on my elbows it almost feels like they are bruised, minor soreness.  Either way the treatments have been quite successful.  The plaques will start to slowly come back at around 3 months.  But they don't get the chance to progress back to what they once were.  I live in Canada, healthcare is free here.  My derm uses his own kenalog in his office, but I had it done by my gp and he had me pick up a script for the drug, which I would have had to pay for if I did not have prescription coverage.  I am not sure what the cost would have been.  Anyways, good luck with the psoriasis.  I am not sure why more people haven't used the kenalog, it has been the only thing to really help with my psoriasis.

Lacy

[willy851]

Some drugs like that could leave you open for major infections. They might also do more harm than good.
You didn't mention if it came back and how long it lasted.
I do believe that the pharmaceutical industry makes more money by torturing people. What incentive do they have to cure a disease that makes the industry billions of dollars?