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Thu-11-02-2021, 22:09 PM
Thank you everyone for the wonderful and warm welcome!! I'm thinking I have found my people! I'm sorry I haven't replied to your posts until now. I have had a few hard days (depression?...feeling sorry for myself...who knows?) but a good husband and a good friend helped me through it. And then, of course, I had to get back to work and put my best face on! My patients and coworkers have enough to deal with, during all of this pandemic madness, without me losing my mind! I am definately in the mindset right now of just doing the best I can, day by day. 
To answer the RN question, yes it is Registered Nurse. It is so interesting to learn other terms used, in other countries!
The Otezla does seem to be working. The psoriasis has cleared up very well on my scalp. My GI system is still not too happy with me but it does seem to be leveling off and the headaches have thankfully stopped. I am not noticing too much of a difference yet in the joints and pain in the bottom of the feet. But I will faithfully keep up with it. I do see my dermatologist later this month and I will be discussing all of this with her. Have any of you gone onto seeing a rheumatologist? I am thinking that I probably should make that my next step.
I was really hoping the weight loss would be a noticeable side effect!
But I know better than that. I know I am going to have to do the hard work on that one. 
I'm just hoping that between the high cortisol levels and the menopause, it won't be too much of a battle! 
Thanks again for listening and for being so welcoming! I will have to peruse this site more so that I get comfier with it.
Take care!
To answer the RN question, yes it is Registered Nurse. It is so interesting to learn other terms used, in other countries!
The Otezla does seem to be working. The psoriasis has cleared up very well on my scalp. My GI system is still not too happy with me but it does seem to be leveling off and the headaches have thankfully stopped. I am not noticing too much of a difference yet in the joints and pain in the bottom of the feet. But I will faithfully keep up with it. I do see my dermatologist later this month and I will be discussing all of this with her. Have any of you gone onto seeing a rheumatologist? I am thinking that I probably should make that my next step.
I was really hoping the weight loss would be a noticeable side effect!
But I know better than that. I know I am going to have to do the hard work on that one. I'm just hoping that between the high cortisol levels and the menopause, it won't be too much of a battle! Thanks again for listening and for being so welcoming! I will have to peruse this site more so that I get comfier with it.
Take care!