My Psoriasis Seems To Like Being Quarantined

It was Monday, March 23rd, that the Governor put in the stay at home order. It really was a relief for me. I know as we all do, that having psoriasis makes our immune system compromised.

Between my mother-in-law and myself, we practically were living in doctors' offices. For instance, in the month of February, we had eleven appointments between the two of us. I felt like I was getting up each morning just to run out the door.

Along comes the quarantine

With all that going I have to admit I was pretty run down. I do not like sitting in doctors' offices or hospitals. For me, it was a big relief when we were told to stay at home.

Suddenly I have time to sit and get through a full cup of coffee. It sounds like such a small thing, I know. We all live in a fast-paced world so suddenly not going somewhere seems like such a big deal. However, for me, it is not a big deal at all.

I have always cherished my few days I actually got to stay at home. I am just sorry that it took something like this pandemic to put a stop to the appointments and hectically running from here to there. One appointment after another was canceled as they were considered non-essential.

The psoriasis reaction

I always knew that stress is one of my biggest triggers when it comes to the severity of my psoriasis. The more I stress, the redder my plaques become.

Driving from one place to another always brings about stress. With the way people drive, it is a rat race that's for sure. Now that I am a week into staying at home, I see definite differences in the redness of my plaques.

There is nothing more relaxing to me than to be out in my flower beds, getting them ready for Spring blooms to come. Winter is over and the new growth reminds me that life starts anew. It is the same as the times we are facing now. Life will start anew once this pandemic is over.

Quarantine lessons learned

Once this stay at home order is over, I will not forget. It truly showed me that I was stressing out without really realizing it. I have learned to take it slower. My psoriasis will thank me for it more in the long run.

In fact, I only have about three plaques left. My hope is it will go ahead and disappear altogether. I have been worrying about it getting worse since my biologic was stopped due to the possibility of ulcerative colitis.

Have you learned anything about your psoriasis since this pandemic? Once we can get out and move around again is there anything you will do differently? I know, I will. No more running non-stop for days on end. I enjoy being at home and my psoriasis plaques are showing it.