Health Boards
Sun-03-02-2019, 13:55 PM
Hi Liezel
Welcome to the club!!
I think the shock of finding out you have psoriasis is just the worst! It is like a lot of diseases that no one knows about until it affects your personally so you are usually unprepared for it, in terms of knowledge. I felt like you too and was completely overwhelmed by it all, diagnosis, the treatments, everything about it. I also appreciate how this affects you emotionally - it is so difficult trying to continue a 'normal' life of working, taking care of kids and just trying to manage on a daily basis with the diagnosis hanging over your head.
Hopefully you have an understanding dermatologist who will look after you and like Fred said there are processes that they have to go through before they find something that works for you but try and persevere with this until this time.
I found Psoriasis Club and the people on here were (and still are) so helpful both practically and gave emotional support along the way too.... so keep visiting and check out all information/posts etc on here - there is also a fun element too where you can take your mind off things for a while but above all, try and remember that you are not alone and there is always someone around to give you a bit of advice or just a bit of support if you need it....
Good luck
Wooley
Welcome to the club!!
I think the shock of finding out you have psoriasis is just the worst! It is like a lot of diseases that no one knows about until it affects your personally so you are usually unprepared for it, in terms of knowledge. I felt like you too and was completely overwhelmed by it all, diagnosis, the treatments, everything about it. I also appreciate how this affects you emotionally - it is so difficult trying to continue a 'normal' life of working, taking care of kids and just trying to manage on a daily basis with the diagnosis hanging over your head.
Hopefully you have an understanding dermatologist who will look after you and like Fred said there are processes that they have to go through before they find something that works for you but try and persevere with this until this time.
I found Psoriasis Club and the people on here were (and still are) so helpful both practically and gave emotional support along the way too.... so keep visiting and check out all information/posts etc on here - there is also a fun element too where you can take your mind off things for a while but above all, try and remember that you are not alone and there is always someone around to give you a bit of advice or just a bit of support if you need it....
Good luck
Wooley