My Journey to halt/end my psoriasis

[Sheila]

Well, things are a bit tense. First, I have hit a plateau on the weight loss front. I knew it was coming, just didn't know when. So I will have to buckle down and be patient. Hopefully this will be the week that I stop hovering around the 45 lb. weight loss area and get a bit thinner! I am not worried though. I know it's coming. I am confident about that.

Psoriasis is becoming more invasive, in spite of the use of Enstilar. Sadly, the worst part is the return of the intense itch "down below". I didn't miss that in the least!   *sigh* December 15th can't come fast enough!!!!

And my brother goes in for surgery at 0730 hrs. this morning. It's probably the biggest one, even though it's just exploratory. But this one will tell us what exactly the tumor is made from and perhaps the causation. Subsequent surgeries, will treat the issue. Scary part, is if it's cancerous. Opening of the skull, like they are doing this morning, may cause an increase of the spread, if it is indeed carcinogenic. If it is carcinogenic, his odds of beating it is on the lower end of the scale. Not impossible, but difficult to win. So we are all waiting with baited breath. Yesterday, during my visit with my brother, we both had a weaker moment as we said goodbye and we almost broke down. We both held it together, but I could tell, for the first time just how scared he truly is. I told him quietly, that if there was ANYTHING we could do for him or his family, that we would be there for them and him. 

So we sit and wait....