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Wed-01-09-2021, 01:23 AM
Hello!
Thank you for membership in this forum. I look forward to getting to know you, to your help, and to learning more about psoriasis.
I saw a dermatologist in April 2021 and had two punch biopsies. Before the biopsies, the doctor said that it looked like I had Psoriasis. However, pathologist report said it was possibly a "drug-induced psoriasis or psoriasiform drug eruption."
The literature for Humira says that a user may develop new or worsening psoriasis. I have been on Humira for Crohn's Disease since 2007. Humira has given me a wonderful remission from Crohn's, and I have returned to an active lifestyle following many years of illness.
I am 56-year-old female who developed Crohn's at the age of 21. With this remission, I returned to the love of my teenage years--roller skating--and found the sport of Artistic Roller Skating (think figure skating) was open for all ages. The rashes are annoying wherever they are on my body, but the part that is most concerning involves my feet since they spend a lot of time in skates.
My dermatologist gave me prescriptions for Augmented Betamethasone ointment (and lotion for scalp) as needed when psoriasis is present. He said that it could take a few months to see results. The prescription contains 11 refills for a one-year period. He also prescribed a Desonide ointment for delicate skin. I assumed that with so many refills, this medication could be used long-term.
The rash was originally located in only a couple places on my shins and arms and in my scalp. Now it is on my legs from hip to toes, a little on my front torso, on my back torso, and lightly on my forehead.
I developed thin skin and bleeding in my instep, ankle, and on the two fingers I most commonly used to apply the ointments (I always washed hands with soap and water after applying), so I quit using the ointments on August 25, 2021, but resumed the today (August 31) on a few spots that had become extra painful/itchy.
Through this forum, I am learning that topical steriods are not good long term . . . or maybe not good at all. I hope to learn more. Did the use of the ointments possibly cause more rashes? I have been using Lubriderm lotion or Cetaphil Cream after morning showers and bathing with colloidal oatmeal on most afternoons, hoping that moisturizing will help.
The cost for the office visit with biopsies was nearly $700, with my co-pay being $60. When I was 21-years-old and met the gastroenterologist who diagnosed Crohn's Disease, the initial consultation cost was only $55. I don't know how US medicine became so expensive.
Thank you for reading.
Thank you for membership in this forum. I look forward to getting to know you, to your help, and to learning more about psoriasis.
I saw a dermatologist in April 2021 and had two punch biopsies. Before the biopsies, the doctor said that it looked like I had Psoriasis. However, pathologist report said it was possibly a "drug-induced psoriasis or psoriasiform drug eruption."
The literature for Humira says that a user may develop new or worsening psoriasis. I have been on Humira for Crohn's Disease since 2007. Humira has given me a wonderful remission from Crohn's, and I have returned to an active lifestyle following many years of illness.
I am 56-year-old female who developed Crohn's at the age of 21. With this remission, I returned to the love of my teenage years--roller skating--and found the sport of Artistic Roller Skating (think figure skating) was open for all ages. The rashes are annoying wherever they are on my body, but the part that is most concerning involves my feet since they spend a lot of time in skates.
My dermatologist gave me prescriptions for Augmented Betamethasone ointment (and lotion for scalp) as needed when psoriasis is present. He said that it could take a few months to see results. The prescription contains 11 refills for a one-year period. He also prescribed a Desonide ointment for delicate skin. I assumed that with so many refills, this medication could be used long-term.
The rash was originally located in only a couple places on my shins and arms and in my scalp. Now it is on my legs from hip to toes, a little on my front torso, on my back torso, and lightly on my forehead.
I developed thin skin and bleeding in my instep, ankle, and on the two fingers I most commonly used to apply the ointments (I always washed hands with soap and water after applying), so I quit using the ointments on August 25, 2021, but resumed the today (August 31) on a few spots that had become extra painful/itchy.
Through this forum, I am learning that topical steriods are not good long term . . . or maybe not good at all. I hope to learn more. Did the use of the ointments possibly cause more rashes? I have been using Lubriderm lotion or Cetaphil Cream after morning showers and bathing with colloidal oatmeal on most afternoons, hoping that moisturizing will help.
The cost for the office visit with biopsies was nearly $700, with my co-pay being $60. When I was 21-years-old and met the gastroenterologist who diagnosed Crohn's Disease, the initial consultation cost was only $55. I don't know how US medicine became so expensive.
Thank you for reading.