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[SquidBro]

Welcome, Squidbro!  

Glad you found us.  Congratulations on your little one and growing family.  Certainly, these changes are stressful.  They may not feel that way, but you're probably sleeping less, worrying about things more as your responsibilities have increased by a lot.  

Healthy diet, healthy you.  Even if your skin is patchy, the rest of your body systems are being helped with good nutrition.  What you've figured out now in your late 20's will really, really help you achieve a strong and healthy late 70's and beyond.  So good on you!

I'm 58, female, and my lower legs are so damned ugly from Psoriasis.  But I've seen young folks in their 20's proudly going about in summer attire, even when they have messed up skin.  I admire their self-assuredness, their confidence.  It gives me a little courage this summer to let my worst patches get some warm summer air without hiding.  In the big scheme of things, your lean, fit, muscular, healthy body and your confident smile are going to be remembered more than your psoriasis if you can believe this and make it so.

And when you're out with your baby?  No one will notice you, anyway.  Your amazing little bundle of joy will steal the affections of all.  

(I take Humira for Crohn's Disease.  I was afraid to try Remicade, its predecessor, when it became available.  And with Remicade, I had anaphylaxis twice, so quit using it.  In 2007, Humira was approved in USA for Crohn's, and I was afraid to use it, but my Crohn's was very bad.  It saved my life, gave a lasting remission, and I can roller skate again.  Biologics have been around for a couple decades, now.  So more is known about them. I do understand your fear about them.)

Thank you so much for the kind words and support been working on trying to just be more confident. But you know people look at you and try to act like they arent, its a strange feeling lmao. Sometimes I wonder if its just in my head and more so than reality. Probably is. But having the baby sure does help take any attention off myself lmao!

How long have you been on humira? Are there regular side effects with those drugs? Will you be on it basically forever?