6 weeks ago I started taking methotrexate, im currently taking 6 tablets a week which is 15mg! I went away to Greece for a holiday so I think I need to catch up on some blogging. I will be starting with all about methotrexate and what side effects I have had and how my skin is reacting!
Speak soon!
Showing posts with label dealing with itch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dealing with itch. Show all posts
Tuesday, 1 July 2014
Sunday, 13 April 2014
10 weeks to see a dermatologist?!?!
I am right in the middle of a flare up, a large portion of my back is covered as well as my arms, the 'itch' is unbearable at the moment and its driving me insane, it is starting to become a real issue and my quality of life is going down the drain again. I have been on Dovobet now for 6 years and unfortunately it is now getting to the point where it is starting to have little effect so I decided a trip to my GP was the best course of action.
I have never had much faith in my GP, I often think that I know an awful lot more about my condition than him. After about ten minutes of him searching through text books and looking on google he confirmed this telling me that basically Dovobet is the best thing for it, with no solution to my flare up insight i ask for a referral to a dermatologist. To be honest I knew going to the GP wouldn't help but for some reason unbeknownst to me you have to get a referral from a GP to see a specialist.
Ten weeks?! You have to be joking right? Unfortunately he was serious, ten weeks is an awful long time especially when it is making everyday life so difficult. I left the GP with my referral letter and headed home wondering what to do. I decided to call a local private hospital, Spire Liverpool have three dermatologists and I could get an appointment in three days not bad at all but there is a but! A consultation is £150! So here is my dilemma do I wait ten weeks, potentially take time off work and allow my skin to get even worse or do i fork out £150 and potentially struggle financially this month?
I have never had much faith in my GP, I often think that I know an awful lot more about my condition than him. After about ten minutes of him searching through text books and looking on google he confirmed this telling me that basically Dovobet is the best thing for it, with no solution to my flare up insight i ask for a referral to a dermatologist. To be honest I knew going to the GP wouldn't help but for some reason unbeknownst to me you have to get a referral from a GP to see a specialist.
Ten weeks?! You have to be joking right? Unfortunately he was serious, ten weeks is an awful long time especially when it is making everyday life so difficult. I left the GP with my referral letter and headed home wondering what to do. I decided to call a local private hospital, Spire Liverpool have three dermatologists and I could get an appointment in three days not bad at all but there is a but! A consultation is £150! So here is my dilemma do I wait ten weeks, potentially take time off work and allow my skin to get even worse or do i fork out £150 and potentially struggle financially this month?
Sunday, 6 April 2014
The Morning Routine
7am- My alarm goes off after another uncomfortable nights sleep, struggling to keep my eyes open I wander to the bathroom to get on with my daily ritual. I set the shower so it's warm but not to hot, jump in and begin covering myself from head to toe with double base shower gel, I have found this most effective when it comes to relieving the strong itching sensation Psoriasis brings.
I wash my hair with a coal tar shampoo that I massage in and leave in for a couple of minutes, its washed out then repeated. I always wash twice, otherwise the Dovobet and other products from the night before leaves my hair incredibly greasy. After I Towel dry and apply a thin layer of Dovebet to the Plaques on my body, I leave the Dovobet a while before getting dressed and dab it down with a towel to take any excess that may get on my suit, unfortunately I cant afford to ruin suit after suit. I leave my hair to dry naturally as much as possible and quickly blow dry it with a hair dryer set to cold, I find this the best way to rid my hair of a lot of the flakes. Scalp psoriasis for some reason is what bothers me the most but this way I can keep on top of it, the best thing i have found is keeping my hair short! No matter how much it bothers me, that extra sunlight it gets with my hair short does it the world of good, it took me an awful long to time to go to the barbers and ask them to use the clippers but I have never looked back!I don't use any hair products such as gels and wax's as I find they irritate my scalp to much and i find myself struggling not to itch.
Once dressed I grab a light breakfast and I'm off to work by 8pm.
Double base gel
http://www.nhs.uk/medicine-guides/pages/MedicineOverview.aspx?medicine=Doublebase%20shower%20gel
I wash my hair with a coal tar shampoo that I massage in and leave in for a couple of minutes, its washed out then repeated. I always wash twice, otherwise the Dovobet and other products from the night before leaves my hair incredibly greasy. After I Towel dry and apply a thin layer of Dovebet to the Plaques on my body, I leave the Dovobet a while before getting dressed and dab it down with a towel to take any excess that may get on my suit, unfortunately I cant afford to ruin suit after suit. I leave my hair to dry naturally as much as possible and quickly blow dry it with a hair dryer set to cold, I find this the best way to rid my hair of a lot of the flakes. Scalp psoriasis for some reason is what bothers me the most but this way I can keep on top of it, the best thing i have found is keeping my hair short! No matter how much it bothers me, that extra sunlight it gets with my hair short does it the world of good, it took me an awful long to time to go to the barbers and ask them to use the clippers but I have never looked back!I don't use any hair products such as gels and wax's as I find they irritate my scalp to much and i find myself struggling not to itch.
Once dressed I grab a light breakfast and I'm off to work by 8pm.
Double base gel
http://www.nhs.uk/medicine-guides/pages/MedicineOverview.aspx?medicine=Doublebase%20shower%20gel
Saturday, 5 April 2014
A bit about me and my Psoriasis
Thanks for taking a look at my blog, my names Michael and I am a long term sufferer of psoriasis.
For as long as I can remember I have have suffered with psoriasis in varying degrees of severity, from a few tablet sized plaques on my elbow to a large portion of my back covered in it but only now at the age of 22 have I been diagnosed with servere psoriasis. I currently have psoriasis on every part of my body however I do see myself as lucky, apart from a small amount on my forehead my face seems to stay relatively clear.
I plan to use this blog to tell my story of dealing with psoriasis on a day to day basis. I will be discussing issues I come across, treatments im using and I will keep you up to date with photos of how its progressing.
For as long as I can remember I have have suffered with psoriasis in varying degrees of severity, from a few tablet sized plaques on my elbow to a large portion of my back covered in it but only now at the age of 22 have I been diagnosed with servere psoriasis. I currently have psoriasis on every part of my body however I do see myself as lucky, apart from a small amount on my forehead my face seems to stay relatively clear.
I plan to use this blog to tell my story of dealing with psoriasis on a day to day basis. I will be discussing issues I come across, treatments im using and I will keep you up to date with photos of how its progressing.
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