Introduction of me! I'm Sarah. :)

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Hi guys! I'm Sarah and I'm 29. Let me just say that I have been looking for a support group like this for a long time!!! I was diagnosed 11 years ago. It runs in my family, but not with my immediate family.... Is that weird? My Gma, aunt, and cousin have it, but they all have plaque, and I have guttate. None of them have tried the drugs that I have. They use topical creams and like to take a more natural approach, as some drugs nowadays have quite the list of side effects. I started with topical, tanning, then enbrel, methotrexate... Both of which didn't work and methotrexate gave me really bad stomach pains. My dermatologist then sent me to a psoriasis specialist. He's amazing! He's one of the lead speakers at the psoriasis association (or something like that) lol But anyways, he put me on humira, which worked, but was a really painful shot. I dreaded it. But, my co pay card eventually ran out, so I stopped taking it... Thinking it was already healed, why would it come back? Boy, was I wrong. It was back and the worst it's ever been. I didn't even want to go to the pool because I was always asked if I had poison ivy. Then, he started me on cosentyx about 4 months ago. It's injection as well. I'm wondering if anyone is on it yet? It's incredible. Everything cleared up within weeks, and the shot is so much less painful. The only problem I have with injections is every couple months, my skin gets flushed. My hands, feet, and legs will feel really hot to the touch and my hands and feet feel really swollen. But it goes away the next day. I was wondering if anyone else had this problem? Anyways, I know I'm rambling. But, any extra information I can gain from everyone, or if there's anything I might be able to help with, I'm here. I Am really happy I stumbled upon this website. Thanks for listening.