My body has been wracked with psoriasis since I was a little kid. The degree of itching, swelling and flaking would vary, but I usually had some of it going on all the time. I really did not think I would ever be able to get some sense of control over my psoriasis. Several months back my doctor changed my medication to Humira. With Humira psoriasis does not rule my life and I am far more active and outgoing. It is still important to watch what I eat, since gluten and psoriasis flareup go hand in hand.

When I was a kid, I would get painful, swollen spots on my arms and neck. The plaque psoriasis on my arms was easy enough to cover with long-sleeved shirts, but the flaky, irritated blotches on my neck were absolutely embarrassing. At the time, my parents really did not have the money to get me an extensive work-up at the doctor, so my mom just rubbed some hydrocortisone on the eczema psoriasis to try and control the incessant itch. It helped the psoriasis outbreaks to go away faster since I was not continuing to further irritate the area by scratching,  but the outbreaks still came and there was no way to hide it.

I wish I would have had Humira for psoriasis back in school. There were so many things I really could not do because of the disease. I kept myself in decent shape and needed a physical outlet as a teenager, so I tried out for wrestling in junior high. But nobody wanted to wrestle me when I came out in my tank top and shorts with red, crusty blotches on my shoulders and arms. Everyone assumed it was some sort of contagious disease like the plague or something and refused to even practice with me. Eventually the coach gently told me it would be better if I found some other sport. I tried other sports, but anything where I might have physical contact with someone generally ended with me by myself because no one wanted to touch me. It is not like I had genital psoriasis or anything.

Today, the psoriasis has caused further complications in my body, and the outward physical manifestations of the disease are the least of my problems. People with plaque psoriasis or psoriasis dermatitis can often develop psoriatic arthritis, and about five years ago I sure did. At first it was just the ends of my fingers that would get stiff and sore. Soon my wrists ached a lot and my hands felt weak and sore overall. Over the course of several months, the pain crept into my spine. Soon my back pain was chronic and I was miserable. My doctor gave me some ibuprofen that was no help so he got me on some Vicodin, and no drinking since alcohol and psoriasis do not mix at all. The narcotics really took the edge off, but I could not be doped up all the time. I had to drive and work so the pills had to be limited. Now with Humira psoriasis is not eating away at my joints anymore. My daily activities have become reasonably routine again, without having to move slowly or stop sooner than I would like to. And best of all, I do not have to take dangerous pain killers.

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