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Sat-23-07-2016, 20:55 PM
Hi all this is my first post. Just found this site today and am really enjoying reading the comments posted. My question to all of you is this: (sorry ahead of time for the length).
My daughter 22, Sam has recently (since March 2016) developed gutate psoriasis. She has coverage over 80% of her body and is MISERABLE. My first question is what are the stages this condition goes through? She was on a topical cream that was doing very little, but she was going through the large jar of cream very quickly. She has not had the cream for several weeks and it has come back with a vengence. She is moisturizing, but nothing else medically and her skin has very little scaling (except her scalp), but the patches are raw and red and hot and painful. I am at a loss as how to help her and was wondering if this "stage" is a bad sign of worse things to come or just a stage before the scaling starts. Is there anything naturally we can use right now to shrink some of the sores or is this it for her? I am worried about her being able to afford medication, biologics etc. when she is too old to be on my insurance, so I was trying to treat this naturally for her pocketbook's sake. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks again for this site; it is very comforting to know there are other sufferers out there although I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
Mary - Mom of Sam
My daughter 22, Sam has recently (since March 2016) developed gutate psoriasis. She has coverage over 80% of her body and is MISERABLE. My first question is what are the stages this condition goes through? She was on a topical cream that was doing very little, but she was going through the large jar of cream very quickly. She has not had the cream for several weeks and it has come back with a vengence. She is moisturizing, but nothing else medically and her skin has very little scaling (except her scalp), but the patches are raw and red and hot and painful. I am at a loss as how to help her and was wondering if this "stage" is a bad sign of worse things to come or just a stage before the scaling starts. Is there anything naturally we can use right now to shrink some of the sores or is this it for her? I am worried about her being able to afford medication, biologics etc. when she is too old to be on my insurance, so I was trying to treat this naturally for her pocketbook's sake. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks again for this site; it is very comforting to know there are other sufferers out there although I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
Mary - Mom of Sam