Newbie mabcomp

[jiml]

Hi everyone,  my name is John Im 68 and Ive just had a bad flare of (P) which has taken me by surprise.  I have in the past maybe once a year had the odd elbow flare but did not know this was (P) so just ignored it and it usually just went away a week or so later. However I have had a very bad problem (which Ive had for a long time)  like two years or so on the sole of my left foot and I kept scratching it so needless to say it just got worse and worse developing into a large red shiny patch until eventually I went to the Doctor last week. I showed him the foot and also the elbows.  He gave me antibiotic cream for the foot which is to be followed by Betnovate Cream for two weeks.  The latter is to be used on the foot and the Elbows.  

It has in the last few days spread to both hands and has made my palms very uncomfortable and itchy with the red patches and lots of small raised blister like bumps, certainly not the best thing to happen to a Guitar player.  It would appear from a number of comments ive read that the intense scratching of the sole of my foot  may well have caused this problem.  I do have a glass of wine each day with my dinner which ive done for years without any problem so I repeat its more likely to be the result of Scratching the foot. It has also affected the scalp at the back of my head.  So its obviously distressing to me as Ive only ever had the odd Elbow irritation.  It looks like I may be making some progress with clearing up the sole of the foot following the antibiotic cream use and im not scratching it now.

I would appreciate if anyone can offer me some ideas that would help with my palms as the other areas I can put up with.  As this outbreak is new to me, is there any chance that this will be a short episode and  dissapear again?  or am I going to be stuck with these difficult palms from here on in. its only 6 days yet but so far the Betnovate hasnt helped.  Has anyone found a product that clears it up for them?  

Sorry to be so long winded.

John

Hi john and be as long winded as you like, it's good to hear the full story firstly let me   to the club, we are a small but growing number of psoriasis sufferers from around the world sharing our experiences and learning from one another, there are no advertisements and no spam here all you will find is genuine people with a willingness to share experiences
I'm sure someone will come on with some advice for you, I will give it some thought, and post some links that might help  in a short while
Jim