Parents, friends and family
This topic is for discussions on all issues relating to the support and treatment of a family member, spouse, child, or friend who has psoriasis and/ or psoriatic arthritis, including strategies to cope with chronic disease and disease treatment options.
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18 month toddler with NAIL PSORISIAS
- By Angel121 (Inactive) · New reply May 9, 2012
- 5 replies
- Hi everyone. Im from South Africa, I am 21 years old, single mom. My mother has (SLE) and devic's disease, which is all to do with her immune system, with all the meds that she is on, her nails are really ...
Advice; Husband with Psoriasis and PA
- By OCmama87 · New reply March 19, 2012
- 4 replies
- Hi there, my husband has pretty severe skin lesions as well as swelling and pain in his legs, feet, and hands. I know it affects him emotionally as well. Do any of you have any advice as to how I can ...
new member/mother of toddler
- By cherylandsamuel · New reply March 15, 2012
- 7 replies
- Hello everyone. I am a new member. Right now I have a 21 month old sweetheart of a son who has had a nasty rash all over his trunk for over a month now and it is spreading. We've seen two pediatricans ...
Enbrel storage question ...
- By sweet4utwo · New reply March 6, 2012
- 3 replies
- i left enbrel out for an hour, can i put it back in the refrigerator for use in the future ...
Poss. signs of PsA in youngest son...what's the next step?
- By pbeth · New reply January 9, 2012
- 1 reply
- Hi All, Had a bit of a shocker last night. I was mildly complaining about my brittle fingernails when my 13-year-old son popped up and said how he hated that too because his toenails split on the sides ...
Living with pustular psoriasis
- By landa75701 · New reply January 9, 2012
- 2 replies
- Hello community I am a parent to a four year old little boy named Jaylon and I am asking for any advise on how to help him cope with this disease, can anyone describe to me what is going on with his body ...
Looking for advice
- By Bhano84 · New reply December 28, 2011
- 11 replies
- My 5 yr old daughter got diagnosed with psoriasis about a month ago. After a dermatology visit and blood test she was put on an antibiotic because she tested positive for strep. Anyway, she's been on ...
juvenile psoriatic arthritis
- By heidimontanamom · New reply December 28, 2011
- 5 replies
- HI I am new here and looking for some help. Our daughter has had enthesitis/swelling of her feet and ankles on and off since she was 5. Only had one juvenile rheumatologist in our area and she would not ...
Cyclosporine and methotrexate
- By JaimeLyn · New reply December 22, 2011
- 3 replies
- My son is 13 and has had PA (both arthritis and psoriasis active) since age 4. He has been on these biologics: enbrel, humira, remicade, orencia -- with and without methotrexate. He recently had an allergic ...
Looking for Inspiration?
- By mmsb · New reply November 29, 2011
- 4 replies
- As I took my seat in one of the function rooms of a hotel in Washington DC, I checked to see if I had the tissues in my purse. One of the primary reasons why I volunteer is because I want to be part of ...
feeling not so attractive...
- By MissLynn27 · New reply September 24, 2011
- 46 replies
- I know vanity should be the last thing I worry about, but as a twenty year old it's a hard fact to ignore. I hate... HATE... wearing shorts in public because while my friends promise it's no big deal ...
Girlfriend probably has psoriasis
- By Thaddeus · New reply September 2, 2011
- 10 replies
- My girlfriend has gotten little marks before, but she now has something that looks a lot like a psoriasis patch. Her mother had extremely severe psoriasis and understandably she's terrified. What do I ...
Shot down
- By kellyredhead83 · New reply August 7, 2011
- 39 replies
- So these past 2 weeks I let my guard down and met a guy. A very sweet guy. As usual I was nervous about my P and kept it covered....finally he saw it. He just called to tell me it's too stressful for ...
Pediatric psoriasis studies recruiting
- By Cristysue · Posted July 21, 2011
- 0 replies
- San Diego's Rady Children's Hospital is on the cutting edge of pediatric psoriasis research. They're currently recruiting for studies. Go to http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ and search "pediatric psoriasis ...
Pediatric Dermatologist vs Dermatologist w/Psoriasis Experience
- By claudiar · New reply July 12, 2011
- 2 replies
- Hi, My son (10) has signs of what seems to be Psoriasis. (My brother has Psoriatic Arthritis). I'm wondering what kind of doctor should I see. A Pediatric Dermatologist or a Dermatologist with experience ...
what has worked or helped you??
- By momma4noah · New reply July 11, 2011
- 26 replies
- My son is 10 and recently got diagnosed. The things we were prescribed helped slightly and the ones he had has faded but he still is getting some new ones. I am on here to find what has worked or helped ...
new member
- By purplerose34 · New reply July 7, 2011
- 6 replies
- Hi, my husband has had psoriasis for about 14 years, and it has progressed to arthritis. His case is severe, as in covering the large part of his body. The pain has aged him, but he has worked very hard ...
Sexless
- By cuzmh · New reply June 22, 2011
- 26 replies
- I never had sex and the anxiety of opening up to female keeps me on the sidelines. I wanted to know how did you start a relationship as someone with Ps for close to 7 years now. I dont know how to deal ...
7 year old daughter just diagnosed
- By DaughterWithP · New reply June 18, 2011
- 19 replies
- Hi all, since my daughter was diagnosed (last week), I have found this discussion to be very helpful. Because I'm so new at treating this, I would like to run my regimen by you to see if you have any ...
Oooohhh lala :)
- By radiostar · New reply May 6, 2011
- 11 replies
- How is everyone today ...
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