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Psoriatic arthritis is a relatively common condition affecting between 15-30% of us with psoriasis (although rarely it can feature without skin involvement). The things that interest me most about psoriatic arthritis are: 1/ How often it is misdiagnosed (it’s much more wiley than Rheumatoid Arthritis) 2/ Whether immediate treatment with methotrexate is necessary So I […]
So you have psoriasis? Did you expect it? Whether you thought you had an infection, a form of eczema or had no choice but to accept it was something else – you probably have a lot of questions. It’s easy to get overwhelmed. This is the bare bones to get you started because there are […]
Have you ever had a brilliant idea in the shower? Its such a good place for inspiration because we give the logic part of the brain the space it needs to process our thoughts. Why we need brain space to heal I was interviewed this week on BBC Radio Sheffield, and I had to describe […]
Psoriasis has a tendency to flare as the season’s change. I write this as we move into springtime, and for me, this is my nemesis. I always see a worsening of my psoriasis at this time of year – and my two previous strep infections both happened in March. Russ Cowper has the opposite- he […]
Georgia has had psoriasis for 19 years. She shares her story, and while we both developed psoriasis at a similar age, listening to her story it really highlighted three things: We have the same medical condition, with similar presentations, but the cause of our flares are very, very different. Parents can have very different attitudes […]
Sharing psoriasis images on Instagram Georgia caught my attention because she lives her psoriasis out loud. At 21 she is much braver than I was at that age. I would show small sections of my psoriasis in public but never whole body sections, and certainly not record my flares in photographs for anyone to see. […]
Dating is tough. Whether you have psoriasis or not. When you have psoriasis…it definitely can be harder. Here are some of the anxieties I have had before (and during) a date- can you relate? are there flakes on the back of my jacket? I can’t go to the toilet because there a snowdrift on my […]
The challenges we face dating with psoriasis when we first start out “I just took what I could get, I didn’t think that anyone could ever love me with my skin at that point, so it was pretty hard.” Reena Reena and I both dated throughout our teens while living with psoriasis. One of the […]
So interviewing your own husband is not an everyday occurrence, and I think that’s the first and last time I will interview mine! He was excellent but finding the ‘ideal’ time…hmmm. It was worth it though because in his answers is the truth that we all need to know. When we date with psoriasis, we […]
Valentines is a funny day. I’m not sure what it is all about- the rest of the World seems to have an idea though. In the U.K February 14th marks National Impotence Day; In the U.S its National Condom Day and in Canada the 14th is Sexual and Reproductive Health Day. Whichever way you look […]