Stories

I was just diagnosed with psoriasis. I was so shocked I didn't think to ask what kind. I'm 65 and have mild Crohn's. I was told I am at risk...

When I first noticed a small red spot on my way skin I thought nothing of it but it kept getting bigger so I finally saw a doctor who told...

I don’t know if others have considered this a symptom but thought it’s worth mentioning... My first surgery was a C-section in 1975. Since then, every surgeon that has operated...

Hello all. I hope you're all well. The 'speculative diagnosis' made by a dermatologist has led to the genetic test for the HLA B27 gene. So, it's very recent that...

We had a very cold winter and a very rainy spring so far. Since then I have had itchiness on the back of my scalp. I’m really not sure if...

I have had red patches on my scalp for years that occasionally extend to my temples. I have attributed this to minerals, and salt in well water. However, I discovered...

Ok so my skin problem was getting out of control!!! I read one person's comment about making an oatmeal turmeric paste!! I got cheap oatmeal and just the seasonal turmeric...

I don’t remember when i got this, but it was years ago! I have psoriatic arthritis! The psoriasis is on the palms of my hands and all over my feet...

So my psychological state aka: stress and anxiety.... literally drives my psoriasis psycho.... it will go from irritated yet still somewhat calm, to on fire, angry and rampant... Consequently, this...

The plaque on my knuckles and knees got so thick I was about ready to do drugs. I was tired of bleeding every time I bumped a knuckle in the...

I am a 48-year-old male. I was born with CP on my left side and suffer with the problem in my left leg too this day. I had knee surgery...

I am a 78-year-old female. I was just diagnosed with elbow psoriasis. First of all I was told that older people do not get it. Now that I am facing...

That was my main diet not knowing too much about psoriasis other than I knew I had it. Mom had it so I inherited from her. I was given Humira...

I'm fair, fat, and 51. I developed psoriasis at age 48. Head, back, stomach, leg, groin. I even got psoriatic toe pain, diagnosed as psoriatic arthritis. The most recent place...

12 yrs ago my arm started to itch and turn red, then white plaques started to form from my elbow to my wrist on both arms. At night I would...

Hello everybody! Thank you for taking the time to read my story. So, at first, I didn't even know...I had never had a flare up. I had just turned 16...

I wish I had NEVER taken this antibiotic! It was the catalyst for my first flare and has destroyed my tendons, Achilles...

I’ve had scalp psoriasis for many years. Now that my hair is white, the T-gel shampoo that controls the itch ‘yellows’ my white hair. My dermatologist suggested a few other...

I have suffered from psoriasis for many years. At first, it was only on my elbows and knuckles - then a doctor changed my high blood pressure medicine - and...

I started with this in my mid-twenties. Went thru Goeckerman and was clear for a bit. Then it hit with vengeance. Creams, Ointments, Kenalog shots and Methotrexate which made me...