Autoimmune Psoriasis

[NYgirl]

Week 65 on Friday of 72.  I can no longer take it, ARGH!

I have developed a serious case of the autoimmune psoriasis that for some reason has attacked only my face at this point.  It started slowly with two little patches - now I have seven and they are growing.

Has anybody experience with this?  

It's the most uncomfortable ugly itchy red thing I've ever gone through.

I have an appt. with the hep doc this afternoon.  Couldn't get one with the derm doc. I'll ask him about getting Daivobet Ointment.

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tallahassee]

Correction: instead of "lesson" read "lesion" :)

[bobbyullc]

man, i had and still have psoriasis from autoimune loss. NOTHING they gave me worked. it did start to clear after tx ended. months after. it never went below my hair...thank GOD, hang in i know you have 72 weeks and that is a load to bear.

happy holidays and merry CHRISTMAS to all you heppers.
bobby

[NYgirl]

I'm just worried I'll crack if I do relapse - even though common sense TELLS me pretty much that 8 week shouldn't matter that greatly either way...I'll ALWAYS wonder if I JUST finished the 72 would it have happened?

If it gets much worse I don't know if I WILL be able to go on...I'm just praying that nothing ELSE goes wrong.


My body really hates this stuff and I don't know how I've made it this far. Except...I'm a stubborn New Yawka and I DONT want this disease to get the best of me!

[Lady E]

I feel SO bad for you that now you have to be going through this. You've been through so much already, I'm sure you don't need this problem added to it all. You are SO close to being finished with this nightmare. I hope your doc can help you with it today... I will say a prayer for you.

Hang tough Yankee Fan!!! With all of us supporting you..you can do it!
Best wishes,
-E

[scubadiver30]

Let me quote Madonna on this:
I don't like cities but I like New York
other cities make me feel like a dork ;-)
Paris and London baby you can keep
I luv Neee Yoorkkk
New York is not for little pussies that scream ;-)
Just go to Texas, isn't there where they golf?

I luv NY and NYgirl... You really r resilient...I'm sure you achieved SVR already!!! just don't do it anymore.

big hug from accross the Atlantic

scuba

[mikesimon]

I have a friend who is treating in NY and he developed psoriasis around his 14th week and it was so bad that they stopped his ribavirin temporarily - they hope. He's at a major clinic of some sort - I'm thinking NIH - and when he started he stayed at the facility for a week or so and I believe they double dosed his Peg for the first 2 weeks so it seems like a hip center as far as I can tell. But he had to stop because the psoriasis was all over his face and upper torso and it was horrible as he tells it. Mike