tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75771406014928335432024-03-13T00:33:14.444-04:00Life With PalmoPlantar Pustular PsoriasisLiving with a skin disorderMe, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-91946051646807453342012-07-20T17:05:00.000-04:002012-07-20T17:05:36.017-04:00It's been a while...So it's been a while since I have posted anything. I have just been really very busy. Been under a lot of stress recently and am now starting to see the results of that stress in the form of blisters popping up on my hands. My feet have been just blah for months. Thickened skin on the pads of both feet, little blisters on the sides and on my toes top, bottom and sides. My fingernails have pits and are peeling and splitting so badly they are down to the skin. I tried keeping them painted in hopes to strengthen them some but it doesnt work all that well. My feet are peeling, my hands are peeling. All in all though I still believe I am lucky. Luckier than some. I know that some people are how I used to be and thats no fun. Anyway, Im hoping that everyone is enjoying their summer and staying safe and pain free. If anyone knows if those who used to be on the national psoriasis foundation site have found each other on another, please let me know!Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-4518161669161433512010-12-31T03:09:00.000-05:002010-12-31T03:09:01.810-05:00Made it through ChristmasWell we made it through Christmas without too much turmoil. Everyone got what they wanted, for me, an IPod touch! Now when Im sitting at my own dr appointments or at my hubbys I can play a game or watch a movie or just listen to music. Its pretty cool, Im still excited over it. I hope everyone else had a decent holiday also. <br />
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Ok, for my hands, I have a few bumps here and there, only a couple of them painful on my left thumb. My fingertips just get that hard leathery skin over them and then peel off in big chunks. I hate it. <br />
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My feet... ugh, my feet. I wish I could get them to calm down. I have to wear socks all the time right now because my body thinks the purpose for feet is to act like velcro. the center bottoms of both feet are scaling, peeling, cracked. All around my toes I have blisters and peeling skin. The tips of my big toes have blisters and peeling skin all the way up to under the nail. Ive soaked them, slather them with vaseline, which normally softens the skin enough that I can sleep a day or two even without socks on but nothing is working lately. Ive tried to keep as stress free as possible too but sometimes this crap just has its own plan in store I guess.<br />
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Now Ive had a bad cold the last 3 days, sore throat, stuffy/runny nose, now a mild but irritating cough. Im wondering what my hands and feet will look like in a week. <br />
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Ok, well thats about all thats going on right now. Ill try to post next week again. Its hard with the heavy schedule of doctor appointments. Take care!Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-38364372376977617932010-11-11T13:24:00.000-05:002010-11-11T13:24:59.942-05:00BrrrrIts been so cold! The weather went form summer almost into winter. Its fall and its already spot out a few snow flurries. I'm having a really hard time with my P. Both my big toes are not only peeled off down to the soft tissue but there are more blisters now which means, yep, more peeling to come. I don't know if my skin can grow as fast as whats needed. I also have bad areas between my toes and around the base of them. The cent palm area of my feet are still peeling and now around the edges of both heels, blisters and peeling. My fingertips are also starting to show tiny blisters. Not as bad as my toes though thank goodness. My hands look fairly nice really. I cant complain about them. Just a few sore spots here and there with a blister here, peeling there.... I feel like I'm singing the 'Old Mac Donald' song lol I have one spot on my left thumb that is almost raw. Its the only place on my hands that is "bothering" me. <br />
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I have ointment I can put on my toes and feet. I just hate having to do that. I think sometimes it makes it worse. I put Vaseline on after showers and I do soaks about once a week with salts and oatmeal. I use Curel Ultra Healing lotion, omg I love this stuff. I keep socks on my feet all the time, including in bed although on occasion I'm able to not wear socks when my feet aren't grabbing the sheets and blankets constantly.<br />
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I had an EMG done on my feet and lower legs. Why didn't anyone tell me this is painful? lol Its not supposed to be. The Dr said that most people find it uncomfortable but that my nerves are more sensitive than most. He said that I have Small Fibro Neuropathy (I think that's what he said lol). Which is common with diabetics and is why I have constant burning and needle type pains in my feet. He also said that it amplifies the pain from my P so I'm getting a double whammy.<br />
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I started insulin. I was surprised how easy it is really. I get a little bit of stinging sometimes but giving myself the shots is much easier than I thought. You should have seen me the first time though lol it took me about 5 mins of holding the needle next to my skin before I actually pushed it in lol I'm a big chicken :) But I got over it and now its nothing at all. Been on it a couple of weeks and its bringing my numbers down slowly. Once they get my fasting numbers down they'll start trying to get my spikes down when I eat. Being a diabetic is rough. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. <br />
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Anyway, I got my husbands Christmas shopping done. I need to shop for thanksgiving dinner this week and then Ill be ready to put up lights this weekend on the house for Christmas. Lots of stuff to do and think of the next couple of months.<br />
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I hope everyone has a great week and a great Thanks Giving!Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-37859329919303030622010-09-21T09:12:00.000-04:002010-09-21T09:12:13.711-04:00Colder days...Hey everyone! Hope all is doing well. I've been alright, my toe is getting better finally. I started soaking it every couple days in warm water with oatmeal and instead of vaseline I massage in neosporin. Its not so scary looking to me now and the open part of it has closed up. <br />
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I had a bad spot on the side of my left foot, almost on the edge but on the top part outside. It got pretty bad and some friends thought it looked like plaque but its clearing up now also. That spot has been there about 7 months. Itchy... omg so itchy lol <br />
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The tips of my toes are what I have been battling with the last few months. My hands have been livable. I get a couple of blisters here and there, they dry up, peel in that one small spot and do the same somewhere else. But I thankfully have not been having issues with that. I will gladly deal with my hands this way.<br />
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So, with the warm weather fading and colder days ahead of us, I wonder what it will do to my hands and feet this year. I know everyone is different. Some flare with cold weather and some clear up. Its a good time for me I think because I can wear nice warm snuggly socks. But then I dont get the sun on my skin either and have no way to buy the vitamin d ointment. Just like everyone else I guess Ill just be hoping for the best that I can. <br />
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How do you deal with the cold weather?Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-71422287190779468762010-09-09T19:58:00.000-04:002010-09-09T19:58:19.542-04:00Hi, hello, how are ya?!It's been a while, a very long while actually. Ok catching up here, we've moved, to mid Michigan, I'm not as stressed out now, I'm still having issues. <br />
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So for those who don't know, I'm diabetic and I have a few other health issues other than my PPPP. I also have neuropathy and thyroid disease, not to mention I'm plum crazy too *grin* So, the decision was made recently that I am going on insulin. Pills and diet, or lack of diet have failed me so this is the best choice now. I hadn't had any huge flares or breakouts in so long but recently my feet have been giving me problems. Well neuropathy and PPPP is just a horrible combination. My feet are peeling, but its my toes that are taking the brunt of the blisters this time. mostly the tips of my toes. I saw something somewhere that said this is a dangerous and rare type of PPPP but I cant find where I read it at and my derm is a moron and doesn't care long as she gets paid. Anyways, I'm trying to do soaks and then massage in Neosporin on the places its cracked or peeling to the meat, then I massage in Vaseline on the rest of my feet. I have one problematic spot on my right big toe. Its very raw and red but it doesn't hurt really on that spot. However, its one of those spots you know right away you have to keep an eye on it, especially with me being a diabetic. <br />
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I'm hoping that when I actually start my insulin that my body will be more in balance and my feet will calm down. I still get spots on my hands but its nothing like it was previously thank God. I get dime size or less spots of blisters that I only notice once they start turning brown or start peeling. <br />
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The cover to my camera took a dive, nice design over the batteries, latch broke from the stress of the battery springs. Oh joy, or I would take a pic of my toe. <br />
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All in all I say I'm not doing too bad. I keep my spirits up, try to not feel too down and I don't let this control my life. Happy happy joy joy! I hope you are all doing well and that this isn't keeping you down either!Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-17372548292655407722010-09-09T19:24:00.002-04:002010-09-09T19:24:31.940-04:00Long timeBeen a while but will be posting later tonight I hope!Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-20425446539553846192010-02-10T15:51:00.000-05:002010-02-10T15:51:50.974-05:00Settling back in...Sorry its been such a long time since my last post! It has been a very rough couple of months. We made it through Christmas, but then my mom had a stroke in mid January and I went to Texas to be with her. She is doing much better now and is at home, but she still has a long road ahead of her. <br />
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Well it only took a couple of days for my hands and feet to start flaring. At one point I had to go to the doctor about my feet because I had chunks of skin coming off and it was bleeding, blisters everywhere. I was walking, even though I had good shoes, all over the hospital, getting up every 5 minutes for my mom. I started becoming more depressed, its so disheartening to see your mom who you have known all your life and not know if you would ever get to have a conversation with her again. If she understood you even. Emotionally I was a huge mess. My father and I don't normally get along to begin with and going through this proved to make things even worse.<br />
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I have been home a bit more than a week now and I'm happy to say that my hands are beautiful! My feet are on the mend as well.I have only one tiny spot on a finger that is sore because a blister wants to pop up. My feet are not as good but they're not terribly bad. Where I had bled before the skin is scaly, scabby and sore. I do have a few blisters still doing their thing. But my hands... they haven't looked this good in a year! Anyone looking at my hands would think I was completely normal :) I'm so happy about them. I'm able to play the piano which I am learning right now and that makes me very happy too. <br />
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The only thing I can contribute my hands doing so well to is my medications. When I was in Texas it was very hard for me to remember to take care of myself while I was taking care of my mother. I missed doses of this and that and my system was thrown off. Now that I'm home I'm taking all my medications again and I'm clearing up well. Of course now that I have talked about how good my hands are Ill flare up lol Oh well, we all know this stupid condition has more hills than a roller coaster. But for right now, I'm enjoy being able to touch things, I'm going to "try" to do some baking this weekend. Make some cookies for the hubby and some fresh bread. My mouth is watering just thinking of homemade bread fresh out of the oven, a little butter and fresh honey YUM! Maybe Ill bake some tonight lol<br />
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Well here's to everyone having a great day! Take care and be good to yourselves!Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-33744516681784508612009-11-15T21:33:00.001-05:002009-11-15T21:33:22.078-05:00Hanging in thereIve been working on taking care of my husband the last few days as he has been having some health problems. Ill be posting more in depth in a couple of days when I get a chance to catch my breath!Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-49597637229913717912009-10-21T21:16:00.000-04:002009-10-21T21:16:49.214-04:00Another dayWell I had my doctor appointment on Monday. She upped my antidepressant again and since I started taking it I have been struggling to stay awake so that's why I haven't posted. The nurse called me today but I was taking a nap so I returned the call but they didn't get back to me today. I talked to my doctor about my feet. She had x-rays taken and had a look before I left. She said she is going to have the radiologist look at them but where I'm complaining about the pain in my big toe joints she says she does see some arthritis starting. She said it doesn't look real bad to her but that she isn't an expert so sent them off. I imagine that's what they were calling me back for. That or my thyroid results. She drew blood to check my levels again. I guess Ill find out tomorrow.<br />
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My hands and feet are doing right about the same. My hands have been very red and even my pcp noticed it. This disorder, disease, condition, horrible nightmare, genetic monstrosity or whatever you like to call it, is so strange. It almost seems like it changes everyday. Its amazing how it affects people in different ways, even in good ways. It brings the worse and the best out of us I believe. We reach out to each other with kindness, caring and even love for one another even when we ourselves are in pain. I don't know why I ended up with psoriasis but I'm going to make the best of it. <br />
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Anyway, Ill be posting again with pictures here soon. I hope all of you have an itch free day!Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-87384455592295362382009-10-16T00:02:00.000-04:002009-10-16T00:02:36.131-04:00October has swooped in...I love October. Its a a time when the leaves begin to change and fall off the trees. A time to start bundling up and start planning for Halloween. But along with the season comes the cold weather which is so hard on my feet. I have another PCP Visit on Monday and Ill ask her to start looking into why they hurt so much. But it seems that the cold weather has really kicked up the pain level and they are at about a 4 or 5 all the time now. <br />
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I haven't had a "bad flare" but its been more of a small roller coaster ride for my P. I'm on Celexa which I think she will be kicking up to 40mg on Monday, Amaryl for my diabetes, Lisinopril which is a blood pressure medication but its used to help protect your kidneys and that's why I take it, Ativan for the panic attacks but luckily I haven't had any in a while and Levothyroxin for my thyroid. I also have been taking a multi vitamin, one of those chocolate chews once a day with dinner. I never could keep the pill form down but taking it this way, I'm doing great with it. <br />
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Now, its sort of like my PPPP rotates between my hands and feet although my feet are still in pain and my hands have been making me crazy. I have also noticed they have a red tint to them all the time now. I'm wondering if that's that one condition where all the blood goes to that area. I'm going to make an appointment with my derm sometime next week I think and even though I don't have a lot of confidence in her Ill ask her about it.<br />
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Here are some pictures I took today.<br />
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Anyway, I hope everyone has a great month! Ill be posting closer to Halloween unless something else comes up :) <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They're just slightly peeling but not bad and just a few tiny spots where a blister tried to come up and just didn't quite make it. I have a couple spots you cant really see in the pictures where I picked a piece of skin off and it pulled good skin off and bled a tiny bit. Thats my fault, I'm a picker, I try not to but it seems to be so hard to not pick sometimes.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now its been suggested that if I quit smoking (I quit several months ago) that this would go away. It didn't. If anything it may be worse now than when I smoked. Also it has been suggested that I'm allergic to bugs and/or bug feces. I don't feel this is the case. I'm also on a medication for my allergies, but honestly, I cant see that this would be the case. My diet has changed and is changing again, doing this has not helped at all either. The Keflex was helping, but I needed to do the best thing for my body right now. So your guess is as good as mine, what caused this, what will heal this...<br />
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</div>Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-50472649799527562142009-09-17T22:56:00.000-04:002009-09-17T22:56:39.761-04:00Better daysWell I thought I would go ahead and post today even though I wasnt going to until next week. Ive been doing pretty good and I feel like the Celexa has really kicked in. Im not so stressed out now and today I can really tell its working because I can say today that I am happy :) <br />
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Now since starting the Celexa I was taken off Keflex. I was really worried what might happen especially since some say Celexa caused their P or caused them to have flares. I was scared! Ive been on it now about 3 weeks give or take and I have to say, I think my skin is getting better. Ill post some pictures I took the other day. My feet arent the greatest. My right foot in particular is pretty rough. Its p[ainful too which doesnt help. I dont dare say anything on the NPF website because the last time I put pictures up there were a couple of people who said hurtful things to me so now Im afraid to. Anyway, heres some pictures from a few days ago.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> My hands are doing better but Ive been doing stuff today so theyre all red Ill take pictures tomorrow when I havent irritated them so you can see what they look like right now.<br />
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</div>Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-6658220629107214332009-08-31T18:59:00.005-04:002009-08-31T19:13:19.574-04:00Celexa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtq5Kqk1_HZZ4bSk1SIzY_8WQ6pcpBF_nirjyPikYnB0JkM9JuhwrESN4oNcznIZidHBC9ZtiTAgaa9I8TM6YPFETwvQLlXDSlHGkyR9Z3VCefbTIxxAxk9Dp64jrcmu7BokLfAAIKhqk/s1600-h/Plumbago_Sky_1920.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtq5Kqk1_HZZ4bSk1SIzY_8WQ6pcpBF_nirjyPikYnB0JkM9JuhwrESN4oNcznIZidHBC9ZtiTAgaa9I8TM6YPFETwvQLlXDSlHGkyR9Z3VCefbTIxxAxk9Dp64jrcmu7BokLfAAIKhqk/s320/Plumbago_Sky_1920.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376269439669771218" /></a><br />Well my hands are about the same, they aren't too bad, I do have some tender spots however and they are dry and peeling like crazy. Last Friday I went to the new PCP I have and she put me on Celexa because I haven't been sleeping and have been having panic attacks and mild depression. Well I didn't know at this point that Celexa has been known to cause psoriasis and to cause flare ups. *BIG SIGH* But since starting the Celexa I have been sleeping and I hadn't gotten more than an hour of sleep at a time for the two weeks prior so I am so thankful that the Celexa seems to have helped this problem. Its nice being able to sleep. When you get sleep its like seeing the world in color instead of black and white. Ill have to keep an eye on my PPPP very closely though. If I flare up Ill know it must be the Celexa doing it or at least it may be involved. If that happens then Ill have to go back to my PCP and ask her to change my antidepressant to something else and pray that doesn't also cause a flare. I have a spot on the bottom of my foot that has been extremely sore and if that doesn't get better Ill show her the spot. I am thinking of bringing up that my feet have been very very painful and ask if she can either check for arthritis or refer me to a rheumy. I hope I don't have PA. <br /><br />Alright, I have things to do, hope you all have a wonderful P free day!Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-51962259000851267152009-08-24T17:47:00.007-04:002009-08-24T18:08:11.836-04:00Gah Im in a flare!Before I start, I didn't notice until today there was no "Subscribe to" button on my blog. You should be able to subscribe now and Ill subscribe back on you're as well. <br /><br />Ok, so I don't think it was the chlorine in the pool. I'm thinking it is the fact that the doctor who prescribed me the Keflex was on vacation and I couldn't get a prescription refill until Friday. I have been off Keflex for two weeks. I'm on them again now though. I need to call my derm because I'm not sure that the topicals are doing any good at all. Maybe she will have me try another one, I don't know, I don't have much faith in her to begin with.<br /><br />Ok so I took pictures the other day of the newest flare up. I think its going to be more mild this time, but here are the first ones.<br /><br />Taken 8/22/09<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFeMMuzVdQb8kXGEBX_nCgU_kWmvef8HuAsXbcgMftc87kv7XlpVoTkT68WsKVqrdIYBCEI1L9HwOSaLavu-fOrxS60G-mvBVEH5fBd_R-P5auogXYCbxWEooliImjm8zY4danUi5qbVE/s1600-h/100_1772.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFeMMuzVdQb8kXGEBX_nCgU_kWmvef8HuAsXbcgMftc87kv7XlpVoTkT68WsKVqrdIYBCEI1L9HwOSaLavu-fOrxS60G-mvBVEH5fBd_R-P5auogXYCbxWEooliImjm8zY4danUi5qbVE/s320/100_1772.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373652477279349346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RQPHD8Vc2k3dWf-SkocI5-L_H3FyJ-Oth1iGg5QTFI_qRwoXe4mbWRISRQ2NY-5esNdxgGrVuMfGsKLH12IhnwfBm7eVEWj6I-wvAgXyQXH5OMcV1mcABKCpHfmkUrsTX0wyirEE6WE/s1600-h/100_1771.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RQPHD8Vc2k3dWf-SkocI5-L_H3FyJ-Oth1iGg5QTFI_qRwoXe4mbWRISRQ2NY-5esNdxgGrVuMfGsKLH12IhnwfBm7eVEWj6I-wvAgXyQXH5OMcV1mcABKCpHfmkUrsTX0wyirEE6WE/s320/100_1771.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373652464876051730" /></a><br /><br />And since I seem to have left my camera at my aunts house, those are the only ones I'm posting today lol I am using my topicals I did last night and the night before, I don't think I will have to use them tonight, but Ill decide closer to bedtime. My feet might get the topicals and not my hands because my feet are really bothering me. My right foot in particular is hurting pretty bad today.<br /><br />So that's the update for now, I will try to get my camera and post more pictures tomorrow for you. <br /><br />Hey can everyone tell me what you think has been the most beneficial thing you have done for yourself concerning your P. <br /><br />Have a great day!Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-73479030392147516382009-08-19T21:22:00.002-04:002009-08-19T21:27:41.921-04:00Just checking in!I just thought I'd lay down a few lines tonight. I'm about to finish watching America's Got Talent and then slide into a warm bath with peppermint clove salt and oatmeal. I do have some areas on my hands but I cant tell if it's I'm just flaring or if its irritation from the chlorine in the pool. I'm sure Ill find out as Ill be in the pool on Friday too. I guess I don't care if it IS the pool doing it because I love to swim, I rarely get to do it and I'm not going to be stopped! LOL Besides, I can bounce back from anything right? :)Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-37258668884132903282009-08-16T10:53:00.007-04:002009-08-16T11:24:48.450-04:00Phew!I thought I was going to have this really bad flare last night and apparently my hands were just irritated, possibly from the swimming pool, because last night I decided to not use any topicals at all and this morning my hands are 100% better than last night!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR-6HhacC1eSludbV574OX3BPuyllHHheiaafllZ_3Jiqeu3kyZqcwZvTeJ-hGI-SejYBSeVrbgmhWO-389xAK7c17U7zlZoNrn1ZWDv2De7fH0Fs3cFUNd5BOaAer8xDB9uvwGn4IGQ/s1600-h/100_1722.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR-6HhacC1eSludbV574OX3BPuyllHHheiaafllZ_3Jiqeu3kyZqcwZvTeJ-hGI-SejYBSeVrbgmhWO-389xAK7c17U7zlZoNrn1ZWDv2De7fH0Fs3cFUNd5BOaAer8xDB9uvwGn4IGQ/s400/100_1722.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370576395160990434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvnaYkong0dGzaNh2eq474FBgZPswcUUpk-vTPAju-VPBNPcjGG1j2Q70jPisriaiKssIBaJedyrBfdoYKCsO6e2RLTeXhbc2qIkhZ7C_4pK2KNYvaiN6yGoCJ9GBqJEw0S7ODDi2I-4/s1600-h/100_1721.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvnaYkong0dGzaNh2eq474FBgZPswcUUpk-vTPAju-VPBNPcjGG1j2Q70jPisriaiKssIBaJedyrBfdoYKCsO6e2RLTeXhbc2qIkhZ7C_4pK2KNYvaiN6yGoCJ9GBqJEw0S7ODDi2I-4/s400/100_1721.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370576390041007042" border="0" /></a><br />They do look a tiny it rough still but I'm on the break from topicals. That's why I decided not to use any last night. My feet are doing better too. They weren't bothering me much last night though. I don't really use the topicals on my feet much and Ill explain why. I like to be barefoot most of the time. This house I'm living in has old hardwood floors. If you have ever had hardwood floors, you'll know that no matter how many times a day you sweep you always have dust and little bits of whatever the dogs track in from outside and the cat finds under the couch etc lol So putting topicals on my feet would just end up being a mess of crap stuck to the bottom of my feet. Using them at night I have to wear socks over top with the cream and when I use the ointment I have to use Seran wrap and socks. In the winter that's ok, I don't mind much but in the summer it gets so hot on my feet it drives me nuts!<br /><br />Now about my feet, the bottom of my right foot has been bothering me for quite some time now. Although lately I have been using the Halobetasol ointment on my feet. The skin on the bottom isn't red or anything, but its thick. Like really thick, cracked, peely, scaly, painful. I have tried soaking my feet, I have tried using Dermarest on my feet (Dermarest did help peel a tiny bit but not enough) I have used plain Vaseline, I have used my peppermint jelly, my homemade moisturizer, Aveeno daily lotion, Vaseline hydrating lotion, Eucerin ointment, I have tried just about everything on it and nothing... NOTHING is helping to soften it or make it smaller. It seems it just keeps getting a little bit bigger everyday. Towards the top of the spot its very painful. It hurts to walk on it pretty bad. I also have another pain spot down towards the heel which isn't in the bad area, doesn't appear to have any P on it, but there's a small lump there, just under the size of a dime. My husband thinks its just a calloused spot like maybe something in my shoe is rubbing so I'm going to be looking for a new pair of shoes asap and see it that helps. Anyway, the redness has gone down tremendously, almost to nothing so I'm happy about that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FXLadbMPk8Zd1APD9_kmdSgQ_zuHO0nZxo3ZD6PtG5HI0ycEWgts2g_IErNah5vjNnhsN2bqK7nfY1YovsHHm9XMzTb9vesiwhJ67P5d1Dd6LfDmgEx9UrLiHRyRssQB6BqJZKmsoHM/s1600-h/100_1725.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FXLadbMPk8Zd1APD9_kmdSgQ_zuHO0nZxo3ZD6PtG5HI0ycEWgts2g_IErNah5vjNnhsN2bqK7nfY1YovsHHm9XMzTb9vesiwhJ67P5d1Dd6LfDmgEx9UrLiHRyRssQB6BqJZKmsoHM/s400/100_1725.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370577702104278962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjK_jh_DH8bd_VEpAKDNEk8a2C_J-pGl6_hVv13AEQ5_ibTbKSJCT2wCkVb5ehdSg2NpY85URwmyION7TcXX0X4V14ZqB7ZG-QY99pC6O1sBnIiW6kLjb9LAfjkMv6-SecPBNlOfD8zc/s1600-h/100_1723.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjK_jh_DH8bd_VEpAKDNEk8a2C_J-pGl6_hVv13AEQ5_ibTbKSJCT2wCkVb5ehdSg2NpY85URwmyION7TcXX0X4V14ZqB7ZG-QY99pC6O1sBnIiW6kLjb9LAfjkMv6-SecPBNlOfD8zc/s400/100_1723.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370577688687013714" border="0" /></a><br />Its really hard for me to take pictures of the outside edge of my feet so I usually skip those parts and just take pics of them every now and then.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AGKOfz-YsLdLn7v0nQuokjLYfaxIAmMnDN741Uw8kit_H7YtRQSCwpZFFVk_iRjyw6Kd9_nX4tsA8hNG5g32BETvAtw40QgwbIe3I8CozaaVD16XIWlZtX-h9tSLwA1yuZcojH_wruE/s1600-h/100_1727.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AGKOfz-YsLdLn7v0nQuokjLYfaxIAmMnDN741Uw8kit_H7YtRQSCwpZFFVk_iRjyw6Kd9_nX4tsA8hNG5g32BETvAtw40QgwbIe3I8CozaaVD16XIWlZtX-h9tSLwA1yuZcojH_wruE/s400/100_1727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370581776064310306" border="0" /></a><br />All in all I am very pleased with how I am doing. I think it may have been the chlorine in the pool making the blisters show up last night and all the redness because today as you can see, it's much better. Well I need to get other things done, so Ill leave this for now. Take care everyone!Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-32095607851819647202009-08-15T21:28:00.003-04:002009-08-15T21:46:55.833-04:00Oh no... flaring up!Well.... I don't know who it was that said "All good things must come to an end" But Im seriously debating hunting him down and beating the daylight out of him.<br /><br />I don't know what it was, if it was just being busy, if it was the swimming pool, if it is just fate, but I'm flaring again. It started about 3 this afternoon, its 9:40 now, both palms have blisters are all red, burning, hurting, painful when I try to grasp something. My pinky finger on my right hand, right on the tip has blisters and is very very painful to touch. All in just a matter of hours. You could sit and watch them come up. Grrrr! <br /><br />Well I went swimming today, which was worth it I guess because I really did have a lot of fun. I don't know if maybe the chlorine in the pool made me flare? <br /><br />Does it make any of you flare up? I guess I will be pulling out the topicals tonight and wearing gloves to bed. God I hate this stinkin disorder, THIS SUCKS! I'm going to continue to take the Keflex but if it doesn't clear back up then Ill know the Keflex isn't working and Ill try to find myself some new options.Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-33922535116887097032009-08-12T05:01:00.002-04:002009-08-12T05:11:26.587-04:00In a nutshellOk, I'm going to try to put everything from the last 4 - 5 months into one post and catch up to today so that I can continue on from here :)<br /><br />So you hopefully have read my P story which I previously posted. I haven't always had my camera to be able to take pictures so you wont see any from when it was severe. I have had some really rotten days even when my hands and feet looked mostly clear. Having something like psoriasis is not just physical, it's also a very hard emotionally and mentally. Its hard. It doesn't matter if you have pustular, palmoplantar, guttate, plague or any other type of psoriasis I haven't mentioned, this is a very hard skin disorder to have, no matter the severity.<br /><br />So when I first started taking pictures I had like the very start of my first flare. I started getting the blisters and the pictures were taken the next night. They come up so fast you can almost watch them rise, literally. I only had pictures of my feet because at this point my hands hadn't really started doing anything yet. I had maybe 5 tiny blisters on the palm of one hand when the ones of my feet were taken.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX43WsMQrrQ7delbjZY5p02mFP_enL9ry02haU8FHlk0eWKAgPLon0YpnaCxzTO-peCfx70EuxU8lY1gti7JJn_h2ujan2Srv5WrGlerEnN3hSYKOWeqYB0sCc__xCjOeS4X1cTqFrAi0/s1600-h/100_0595.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX43WsMQrrQ7delbjZY5p02mFP_enL9ry02haU8FHlk0eWKAgPLon0YpnaCxzTO-peCfx70EuxU8lY1gti7JJn_h2ujan2Srv5WrGlerEnN3hSYKOWeqYB0sCc__xCjOeS4X1cTqFrAi0/s200/100_0595.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368932909086768546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4061W9Ek4zQz3jeIU_9X6sidgEkuptK5TIxAIFjxbcE0xHP30PjrgirJvFljH2FJhpiafO-QQLONZGuroznjPSP4T9wYBXLwVmJQgQgCNxExE5qkDkN8Oa50o3MNWDWwHikihPgqReI/s1600-h/100_0589.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4061W9Ek4zQz3jeIU_9X6sidgEkuptK5TIxAIFjxbcE0xHP30PjrgirJvFljH2FJhpiafO-QQLONZGuroznjPSP4T9wYBXLwVmJQgQgCNxExE5qkDkN8Oa50o3MNWDWwHikihPgqReI/s200/100_0589.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368932900204349714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A couple of days later my hands flared up and ugh, it was almost unbearable. I couldn't even dress myself, I couldn't walk, I couldn't use the restroom without assistance. I crawled around on my knees and elbows when I had to do anything. Thank God for my husband. I wouldn't have made it through that without him. It got really severe on the bottom center of my feet and my fingertips and hands.<br /><br />These were taken about 2 weeks later.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkOIozGZKvfNEGKsH44ZlARv9vY0mQov6-jbIWfp1ZiICCyUvqNEacAnDd6if5n3Z_DlcCOhJtGxWodjSCxTYqxT6-NDcD6KZjihjiQj1dNj9VpWEtVCp1VeHtw_2zVRkhI1kkcF5oeY/s1600-h/100_0644.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkOIozGZKvfNEGKsH44ZlARv9vY0mQov6-jbIWfp1ZiICCyUvqNEacAnDd6if5n3Z_DlcCOhJtGxWodjSCxTYqxT6-NDcD6KZjihjiQj1dNj9VpWEtVCp1VeHtw_2zVRkhI1kkcF5oeY/s200/100_0644.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368937824578972050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWl-SpJxpINCJmz9T9a88pLJsoeeD_-3BIkZqYh2bO2bOCuscVAxYsdEGTtoPj8CK5XKH_7UE9xRi8U_zskPQZBo0exXDM82SkO07VJTs9r0sGtSMkd3BxwzhdeLMNRv24YJZSB2EhNU/s1600-h/100_0643.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWl-SpJxpINCJmz9T9a88pLJsoeeD_-3BIkZqYh2bO2bOCuscVAxYsdEGTtoPj8CK5XKH_7UE9xRi8U_zskPQZBo0exXDM82SkO07VJTs9r0sGtSMkd3BxwzhdeLMNRv24YJZSB2EhNU/s200/100_0643.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368937820881170050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At this point I only had one picture of one hand, its the one I use as my header for this blog. It was taken about 1 week after the previous feet pictures you see here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiik17RPlH27faPFx8Mtryf6flZQ4JopVIsPOluW3q_xF7sKlta0IIxzx6L1VQhLoKesnRaHSe9NSESzRvcUZQda_qpduGE6rD3-57Enue9r0-yzZM7C9pBP0V9uKfLLraH6TDPkTRZy2Q/s1600-h/100_0651.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiik17RPlH27faPFx8Mtryf6flZQ4JopVIsPOluW3q_xF7sKlta0IIxzx6L1VQhLoKesnRaHSe9NSESzRvcUZQda_qpduGE6rD3-57Enue9r0-yzZM7C9pBP0V9uKfLLraH6TDPkTRZy2Q/s320/100_0651.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368939374749852658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All the skin ended up peeling off. The worse part of this has been the pain and not being able to live the way I want to. At one point it was so bad it was bleeding, the itching was driving me insane, it looked like my skin was rotting. I was crawling around the house on my knees and elbows because I couldn't walk.<br /><br />So this is like one big roller coaster. You get better you get worse you get better again, you get worse. I did at one point clear up on my hands, my right hand completely but not my left. My left hand is always worse than my left which I am grateful for because I'm right handed.<br /><br />Ill post some pics and date them so you can see how it gets better then worsens. Thank God its never been as bad as when it first started and I couldn't walk. Since that first flare, it's been much milder but as I said, it goes from mild to moderate then mild.<br /><br />These were taken on 5/29/09 You can see I was doing great here. I had been on Presidone for a week and using Halobetasol Propianate Ointment 0.5% for 2 weeks at this point.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVtRcox6o695-RILyDoLvrFPJBtsGsdM1DoYwtkaoeZFsrJEuAPwaqg_a7OkJz__Dd45Hi6uQICyHhvEl2DxoibPVAsuwexllNw1MAQUSKgEBUv1q5WVz8QjZyv2shi-Yh8MUBjl9ZGw/s1600-h/100_0772.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVtRcox6o695-RILyDoLvrFPJBtsGsdM1DoYwtkaoeZFsrJEuAPwaqg_a7OkJz__Dd45Hi6uQICyHhvEl2DxoibPVAsuwexllNw1MAQUSKgEBUv1q5WVz8QjZyv2shi-Yh8MUBjl9ZGw/s200/100_0772.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368970005135652914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0RM_kMaZKcKk76Ddy7l9ZNMXO-MW3ZqdbVKeakBQZ-FrYFbgrMu4VgTOKyX2lLdnElbmjg_jqWaPDjYIa32f622xhyphenhyphenVCV75jOy7Nl19x8dLFK2XhM0Fk4MuB6PLmcrPF4UMMn-dRY6o/s1600-h/100_0768.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0RM_kMaZKcKk76Ddy7l9ZNMXO-MW3ZqdbVKeakBQZ-FrYFbgrMu4VgTOKyX2lLdnElbmjg_jqWaPDjYIa32f622xhyphenhyphenVCV75jOy7Nl19x8dLFK2XhM0Fk4MuB6PLmcrPF4UMMn-dRY6o/s200/100_0768.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368969997024546946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoGhyrbCBBPhoigKhgtPyuzViUC8lxhlqX2eH_yj1cS66__QGXqNnwys8wcsqn7URhtD-Qns62C_D_cvf-RkenmMPRVhiYfNiyyMbQ1WvQG8iLwEgqsuO3zGahPeFLCB47dPKqghA0uc/s1600-h/ft1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoGhyrbCBBPhoigKhgtPyuzViUC8lxhlqX2eH_yj1cS66__QGXqNnwys8wcsqn7URhtD-Qns62C_D_cvf-RkenmMPRVhiYfNiyyMbQ1WvQG8iLwEgqsuO3zGahPeFLCB47dPKqghA0uc/s200/ft1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368969995188779394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgsmqeQp_l40gjj-OiR4K3Bi0lP1yuOMABnrmuubOI1MKznFncN8GTWKkRAg1hpfYJQsBYv_eblhq4-gl2Vb2BF8B4jfDc3HErdnz3NUD5HPiczyz21mdZbhr_KiqiCVZCAgOP47wMW8/s1600-h/100_0736.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgsmqeQp_l40gjj-OiR4K3Bi0lP1yuOMABnrmuubOI1MKznFncN8GTWKkRAg1hpfYJQsBYv_eblhq4-gl2Vb2BF8B4jfDc3HErdnz3NUD5HPiczyz21mdZbhr_KiqiCVZCAgOP47wMW8/s200/100_0736.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368969987250339458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was 5/30/09. Just a little bit of red spots and a tiny bit of peeling.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBx-cIFepy5kCu7I1gRDGS5tggxJxmHD3AOV0ugRmNP5EtZFqvAYVvMUNODSyOueTc30UUJ97qYbUtG9K5ryaYzMTcodOgedRVdMwR3q1blK7kcMVeYS4NihSYFsrGk5eSiWg-jvawvdc/s1600-h/100_0785.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBx-cIFepy5kCu7I1gRDGS5tggxJxmHD3AOV0ugRmNP5EtZFqvAYVvMUNODSyOueTc30UUJ97qYbUtG9K5ryaYzMTcodOgedRVdMwR3q1blK7kcMVeYS4NihSYFsrGk5eSiWg-jvawvdc/s200/100_0785.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368973577654405138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />6/07/09 Check out my right hand, its beautiful! My left hand was getting a little rough though.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65UKYdqAidQSNPxa3e_PjxOGtBZXHM9JsSWnH37JIlYzVdocH8kKnUUjU-0i99CV_-Tzm0nAp4sPXDTOBz9LH0909iyb5N9PYU1WRjDN0h3eEDZFfNFCDmYNbLGT75IJLSEU0uH53Z94/s1600-h/100_0874.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65UKYdqAidQSNPxa3e_PjxOGtBZXHM9JsSWnH37JIlYzVdocH8kKnUUjU-0i99CV_-Tzm0nAp4sPXDTOBz9LH0909iyb5N9PYU1WRjDN0h3eEDZFfNFCDmYNbLGT75IJLSEU0uH53Z94/s200/100_0874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368976225323813490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrOe2scApJlZiYUeDn0Lu93WvBHh4NWHi0iCj-5jfRKOHcVs0E_HVsdvkOQ7i9nzFcJjoerKX5prfmoHZA5F2auO96sPWVqmtcyWuR5-gJPO8zgKqeTtMAbx4B8bf810jf22NQiArMNk/s1600-h/100_0876.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrOe2scApJlZiYUeDn0Lu93WvBHh4NWHi0iCj-5jfRKOHcVs0E_HVsdvkOQ7i9nzFcJjoerKX5prfmoHZA5F2auO96sPWVqmtcyWuR5-gJPO8zgKqeTtMAbx4B8bf810jf22NQiArMNk/s200/100_0876.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368976217432547890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHosjliLVbwzSIKcdoVXHEBDi_-G93YoFsPu_aB5p3Id3JAUg5Q4MM8SoNhpONzA83du3H1BgD4YV6PADQaBg6o1MDmCL3-UP_T47TGo-r-pj5DUr0B0qVIelCIRQC9-PC6uB7jYCkpAE/s1600-h/100_0880.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHosjliLVbwzSIKcdoVXHEBDi_-G93YoFsPu_aB5p3Id3JAUg5Q4MM8SoNhpONzA83du3H1BgD4YV6PADQaBg6o1MDmCL3-UP_T47TGo-r-pj5DUr0B0qVIelCIRQC9-PC6uB7jYCkpAE/s200/100_0880.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368976210598989826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3m2aM2j8IHzeNvto3qLi-cUUSXAX1wYz_VQG1oFB7Ygr0r3W2cJLzsavI-K6e9kjV1b3pxAqib9xhvc-HI13OKHWz7yquZlcwJbrC3VKwSbTb7_xEJLgDpe5aMNv-RFEyao7qn-TDuW8/s1600-h/100_0872.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3m2aM2j8IHzeNvto3qLi-cUUSXAX1wYz_VQG1oFB7Ygr0r3W2cJLzsavI-K6e9kjV1b3pxAqib9xhvc-HI13OKHWz7yquZlcwJbrC3VKwSbTb7_xEJLgDpe5aMNv-RFEyao7qn-TDuW8/s200/100_0872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368976204803119522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />6/20/09 After using Halobetasol for a week prior to the pictures. I had to stop using it per doctors orders on this day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfm7uXPBIIrcLRDGgtqt7XHZn6bBtLpmoyipfF6JiDui6D1fmHvMRX_zNoluw1o7ORnCqSDcISUSpA5c1cbgYAMe_XTg35zrUn9awIxo_UJOyjAbbwD3_tVIFxI4WSJ6NtrIL8100Nohw/s1600-h/100_1006.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfm7uXPBIIrcLRDGgtqt7XHZn6bBtLpmoyipfF6JiDui6D1fmHvMRX_zNoluw1o7ORnCqSDcISUSpA5c1cbgYAMe_XTg35zrUn9awIxo_UJOyjAbbwD3_tVIFxI4WSJ6NtrIL8100Nohw/s200/100_1006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368977660451701394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpYIcBSG1KhE3znDIn7pChauIsm5Ur1G_JiRtyd7rEjRCqD_D3-3Z9xHue37B03dV2Q-qzF_WwHF6KWfwM26ArI8WbaEM5PTVyNdvFlXIVuYCYiDE3n00tUJy_O34F9Ovcsv44aGmAcc/s1600-h/100_1003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpYIcBSG1KhE3znDIn7pChauIsm5Ur1G_JiRtyd7rEjRCqD_D3-3Z9xHue37B03dV2Q-qzF_WwHF6KWfwM26ArI8WbaEM5PTVyNdvFlXIVuYCYiDE3n00tUJy_O34F9Ovcsv44aGmAcc/s200/100_1003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368977651240696194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />6/22/09 Still not too bad I guess but what you can't see is the pain. The feeling like you have been playing with fiberglass.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLbRtODSnDieUEgLwbW0EDGu4GblX08rCP6hdHkNalSMoXmgfjFVkxGEeW9BB68RezIygixsMKBiZv_AiUKXoQiZCIr4dQdGF8leRBQDjt0Zc97LBq-783mBHy9e8-53CNp5KMmGpQ2g/s1600-h/100_1044.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLbRtODSnDieUEgLwbW0EDGu4GblX08rCP6hdHkNalSMoXmgfjFVkxGEeW9BB68RezIygixsMKBiZv_AiUKXoQiZCIr4dQdGF8leRBQDjt0Zc97LBq-783mBHy9e8-53CNp5KMmGpQ2g/s200/100_1044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368978869816144642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPLeLKBJBK6fVNZTPrDlGAd3wN4vmEwd9QP6P5Uthcd1sbPALqcCMVMJm0QalJoBW4A_CouwMPaYrw9UVpHL1VSq1xC23d3j5AZLtxSFCTM9Y5rWYi1aL8wUaRHPB9za4Y59qzIizDno/s1600-h/100_1040.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPLeLKBJBK6fVNZTPrDlGAd3wN4vmEwd9QP6P5Uthcd1sbPALqcCMVMJm0QalJoBW4A_CouwMPaYrw9UVpHL1VSq1xC23d3j5AZLtxSFCTM9Y5rWYi1aL8wUaRHPB9za4Y59qzIizDno/s200/100_1040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368978865536663506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeLaAKD7DsV_Mu9jyF1IjCBxcuLDlVuO99j2wicKibgY2KsEpb4e8sTZbecQEOtzBHqF9tStCOx5HgrqTWPb20pfb4I2GpGJ8UPQGPS27D0PIgYOhyI6dmR33uGwuuVPrH7Uayq7ewtk/s1600-h/100_1031.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeLaAKD7DsV_Mu9jyF1IjCBxcuLDlVuO99j2wicKibgY2KsEpb4e8sTZbecQEOtzBHqF9tStCOx5HgrqTWPb20pfb4I2GpGJ8UPQGPS27D0PIgYOhyI6dmR33uGwuuVPrH7Uayq7ewtk/s200/100_1031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368978860208572642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKV7u5lEfq-NK7V-AeGB7GwX669tWtxXcqlW7FSCaIH1jqNgvWK5H6cPVuHkwGJZgwxe1gRLeqkjJYXidGjD1EZRQGWa59b2yPgJAcEHiFwTSYWfI3lX-6YHHJie8AYXFcfLwR79Wgi68/s1600-h/100_1030.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKV7u5lEfq-NK7V-AeGB7GwX669tWtxXcqlW7FSCaIH1jqNgvWK5H6cPVuHkwGJZgwxe1gRLeqkjJYXidGjD1EZRQGWa59b2yPgJAcEHiFwTSYWfI3lX-6YHHJie8AYXFcfLwR79Wgi68/s200/100_1030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368978849378581378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />6/23/09 The next day, you can really see how fast this stuff flares. My fingers were really hurting there. It didn't help that they were swelling up either.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGiL5bj9D1YnWfxnJkp5IsuTO1MbtRy3rY6_JSYrlDMQm0JUtaMQUL8KJEd2zRbk4ZfO4TiYaTnCRC4kzFaHQGBl-xSGair3vAEObbzgCw7afjwnQryTdTXa6m_182A-fXRyRPWfJeDM/s1600-h/100_1106.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGiL5bj9D1YnWfxnJkp5IsuTO1MbtRy3rY6_JSYrlDMQm0JUtaMQUL8KJEd2zRbk4ZfO4TiYaTnCRC4kzFaHQGBl-xSGair3vAEObbzgCw7afjwnQryTdTXa6m_182A-fXRyRPWfJeDM/s200/100_1106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368979875729619186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFAfZfYiaLWhKahtENkypsE8DXa5xq4DWEVqzWB7AOrZFaHPPKHBVYrXhcQM-3BdIWxwZP9bzeUz-q2duZPPiXmh3FxrxPR_jL3CJV_VZYfREgxOe8S3Vp4A4uDeHXtCnU4zn2yv4vVQ/s1600-h/100_1105.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69zCYdbjX9UkomQHDEKzCEHt3CpfoobgNS-yTgLUgyHe3CKfsHnYT5JSOkY2_chleIZa84VOjPlYg86vhNhxfg-DeN60SKnnarUH6TskVE-QrQobuUInd5gtQekvFCcFYRhh2pS6xJws/s200/100_1109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368981434562829554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />6/30/09 It looks a little bit angry here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0KPvfqyo-BUfDMT0ccLMkj1D4xMU0K_Pn3Imt0Yn-19O34k2VGrvBuCPrirTH6qX0mjZZY0pNXhCWQUGsupRUzdjisWKNJuOf4wHdFD6J-fEAQuYBrU9NZYTivMbc3sm612smFcfuSk/s1600-h/100_1124.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0KPvfqyo-BUfDMT0ccLMkj1D4xMU0K_Pn3Imt0Yn-19O34k2VGrvBuCPrirTH6qX0mjZZY0pNXhCWQUGsupRUzdjisWKNJuOf4wHdFD6J-fEAQuYBrU9NZYTivMbc3sm612smFcfuSk/s200/100_1124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368983684078949634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmDdGU0rynair_QfP8z47TnAwMuuww-kUolWcl9J5dfUxWtQYIrRcq4h9V56ewfd3iSuvOnrQzYtzhakhZbD-KKtahf4Zr-pNSCrYPdVFt4ISnOnqdJokM2iJjP-gwHFP4KcBDr7Hc_k/s1600-h/100_1125.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fdIFEersdtP1nivZ5rTQJq6hP27hsHp_PMkBpRu7Hh7f0XaIkP9bl1LHqK_7oYk1DmjgFtrLmI26_k9l0rDf5Auk6l-8EQ3d8RhBPJYvT1Z0RjfgmFH0FSusGmxXdptVeXaUDxQE89s/s200/100_1121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368983655041561346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So, the 5th of July I got out of bed and my right heel hurt. It was a shock, put my foot down and OUCH! So I baby it all day and take it easy. Well the 6th comes and its worse. I really don't like going to the doctor. Besides it being about 15 miles away in the next town over, sometimes I just feel like its such a waste of time. So going against my husband telling me I need to go I stay home. Well when the 7th got here I could only limp around and I knew I needed to do something because it wasn't getting any better. I waited until I knew there wouldn't be a lot of people in urgent care and drove in. The doctor who was there that night is awesome. I really like her, she listens to what youre saying and doesn't just blow you off like a lot of doctors do. She determines that I have a skin infection from a small crack in my heel. Oh yay right? You bet your butt yay! lol She put me on Keflex. Well I had been trying for a while to get my dermatologist to put me on Keflex because one of the gals on the NPF forums says that it helped clear her up, so this is something I REALLY wanted to try. I was so happy. You couldn't slap the smile off my face. So I go on Keflex. At that point I was only taking baths with oatmeal and epsom salts and occasional Halobetasol. The next pictures were taken 3 days after I started the Keflex.<br /><br />7/10/09<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mbQX2ja7CrAIBP3IQgknQlkr7039fyoVlZAvtR90G8F_lrghSgWAbD-tMqHtC309hdyxur6CJN5Z5g1Z-oca6aMwpE7sHRb09Z5XNGkKZjmKP5FO9QGzCQ3jiEPbX5ZVL-rnorshIT4/s1600-h/Right+outside.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mbQX2ja7CrAIBP3IQgknQlkr7039fyoVlZAvtR90G8F_lrghSgWAbD-tMqHtC309hdyxur6CJN5Z5g1Z-oca6aMwpE7sHRb09Z5XNGkKZjmKP5FO9QGzCQ3jiEPbX5ZVL-rnorshIT4/s200/Right+outside.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368988062685077842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiui8j3N0_uveE2hrf-sRuHr6mC1IUleUy8k7QhxnHL6uSGAb375uox9G25vcr7krdr79mTayFLUqVFuuHgXo-Szdps0mDPBP-dDlmG30x_X8vSSNDxCl-nhTWuBjTICZeuK6QA65VebNI/s1600-h/Left+inside+bottom.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiui8j3N0_uveE2hrf-sRuHr6mC1IUleUy8k7QhxnHL6uSGAb375uox9G25vcr7krdr79mTayFLUqVFuuHgXo-Szdps0mDPBP-dDlmG30x_X8vSSNDxCl-nhTWuBjTICZeuK6QA65VebNI/s200/Left+inside+bottom.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368988059100199826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZF92c7cWUGoeawixDV7yNJeZhcegdv7WCdkz5L_e_TLVKpxkesf5Y4z_cK3NE5WuUuRsSWX924bNL6UeU8Bf490ydK7-BQ81BmkCPmKDTJEoPELW_eQxtohxd0rI9DLyGBJmA5jvO8c4/s1600-h/100_1165.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZF92c7cWUGoeawixDV7yNJeZhcegdv7WCdkz5L_e_TLVKpxkesf5Y4z_cK3NE5WuUuRsSWX924bNL6UeU8Bf490ydK7-BQ81BmkCPmKDTJEoPELW_eQxtohxd0rI9DLyGBJmA5jvO8c4/s200/100_1165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368988051449061362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51Bq885k-1liq-aeUsreR1SVT4Z7xqIkz4BfSXMybW_Qlri1rZgh9CUTJm5hmWx335MkmY9O2kaSb0HbozDXLq4_sD8tFIcC73F9RjIjJYnWl6rVijoLL8OsdNpN_pHiVFQ4rtqwjiEs/s1600-h/100_1153.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51Bq885k-1liq-aeUsreR1SVT4Z7xqIkz4BfSXMybW_Qlri1rZgh9CUTJm5hmWx335MkmY9O2kaSb0HbozDXLq4_sD8tFIcC73F9RjIjJYnWl6rVijoLL8OsdNpN_pHiVFQ4rtqwjiEs/s200/100_1153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368988043541390594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3d5DbsMrIIkLM2YK5IdKsf3y6ArPlIz2ubB7ogk88Aht67z5IT26las1GBIOtGc8Pr5Yh2n84NGetniYKxfyUFOfoj6yhIa0_V7gCWUFEocZUg3d9QoN-lErumOja1OUBZu8fgBVDgw/s1600-h/100_1178.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3d5DbsMrIIkLM2YK5IdKsf3y6ArPlIz2ubB7ogk88Aht67z5IT26las1GBIOtGc8Pr5Yh2n84NGetniYKxfyUFOfoj6yhIa0_V7gCWUFEocZUg3d9QoN-lErumOja1OUBZu8fgBVDgw/s200/100_1178.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368988635289001090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQ52c-Ed4AQGF1bC1GB7trH9lndkzU3vnT7inG31XOyi3PHS8T-HLqZm0o4F8D0JuoHAjyGXEk7nqLZdAsWtppexp5iuvtu_gNDL8GoBQuyiQGDY4TO29ov3UkSwY0SG4m1J7QDhHUCA/s1600-h/100_1168.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQ52c-Ed4AQGF1bC1GB7trH9lndkzU3vnT7inG31XOyi3PHS8T-HLqZm0o4F8D0JuoHAjyGXEk7nqLZdAsWtppexp5iuvtu_gNDL8GoBQuyiQGDY4TO29ov3UkSwY0SG4m1J7QDhHUCA/s200/100_1168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368988627477709538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next ones are taken 5 days later. 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJW_jt0NYhtdQ7DXvxwTlN7JFR60YECgG5T8p-AxdritvYG1uXB6YhymI9HtFmXZ6vm3M1yvSPysFWlNrlyHlUD1M92g4inbvQQFJ6f3Yz0rRF5DkoEow_m8MmnzcioWauUEjplpKX86A/s200/100_1222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368990245784485426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A very wise woman told me it takes time to heal, be patient. :)<br /><br />Next ones were taken on the 18th, 10 days after starting Keflex.<br /><br />7/18/09<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLb7HKYcStXEPPa4EH1DU-cU5F9fsJu0lEpZo3kkttsH7iGUNmK7eBGCovr21nKYmznK8s_XMrMHzoAb3OHM_FbWE6Yo07Hr0T7NOJFnz4WI7m3z30xGFuUPIXzMt_pLpm5OlEuAWYT8/s1600-h/100_1264.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLb7HKYcStXEPPa4EH1DU-cU5F9fsJu0lEpZo3kkttsH7iGUNmK7eBGCovr21nKYmznK8s_XMrMHzoAb3OHM_FbWE6Yo07Hr0T7NOJFnz4WI7m3z30xGFuUPIXzMt_pLpm5OlEuAWYT8/s200/100_1264.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368992034456894114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurb4BTXKtD_HoitkudU-HffiGKq-QqPVGrnzGXgNamfnp9UZv07eaxmUPABi8aq0nwiGh1xjKpAX4SQyHuU8YYvBEHRHm6VTBRY9HH-8soSeYDrdQBrfwTeOr7wX9CUpynvOnlhnPjHU/s1600-h/100_1233.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-N3sE19T44GdwcXOKkDs08i7K8BjVO2cCw9m3eU904O68zWlVhBk1GSz3OjMNKxZyamtdSLg_07U1ziWp2DOGRsvddF_RMyVFwpopU2k3twM4pj0Q7mVfh39zPeArRXkSbko8XoZops/s200/100_1224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368992014329858290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next ones you can really SEE the improvement. They're taken 23 days after starting on Keflex.<br /><br />8/01/09<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34T_NShthICSui5_-KUAYE-BvZfVWAhyphenhyphenAD26O9CsIxJTsNFfGvZ4cgkn9QrlL6leT7qm2Zb-vbNrKBiFGeX2Mp94ssG7qqk76_Wy_4tdKNrFvL1MdCqFn5NZv5XKxjaFGUj1Crk9xpA8/s1600-h/100_1312.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34T_NShthICSui5_-KUAYE-BvZfVWAhyphenhyphenAD26O9CsIxJTsNFfGvZ4cgkn9QrlL6leT7qm2Zb-vbNrKBiFGeX2Mp94ssG7qqk76_Wy_4tdKNrFvL1MdCqFn5NZv5XKxjaFGUj1Crk9xpA8/s200/100_1312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368993661214384626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5erpQi4O87hyfaD1Vz4SQTJIydmx3ORiEKqZrYLdUPi-nBMkFT8Naq0yJj9ZGdFx842aWat4T9cwXhY0fb-nc8o6UUAdACjIITlt4OFIU52UGNa4hWvUUwCjOsrc-3QWiP4a4otmtTI/s1600-h/100_1315.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5erpQi4O87hyfaD1Vz4SQTJIydmx3ORiEKqZrYLdUPi-nBMkFT8Naq0yJj9ZGdFx842aWat4T9cwXhY0fb-nc8o6UUAdACjIITlt4OFIU52UGNa4hWvUUwCjOsrc-3QWiP4a4otmtTI/s200/100_1315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368993652496527922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xRyPv3ca7z8hACh_MK5y-biuEScYfDVXkw-puCBQ7l5xHXu-6JM2cxv5EGZP62ray1UfCo_ghZaFUD3DOJ03SO9_YOG7a2rQNn8XCEypw5G1SZ8tLXVZdTPqs21zYuf8efOk_gWaEFg/s1600-h/100_1303.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xRyPv3ca7z8hACh_MK5y-biuEScYfDVXkw-puCBQ7l5xHXu-6JM2cxv5EGZP62ray1UfCo_ghZaFUD3DOJ03SO9_YOG7a2rQNn8XCEypw5G1SZ8tLXVZdTPqs21zYuf8efOk_gWaEFg/s200/100_1303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368993640193039090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuj_pe5ugirWZ1LVCksJrRQN87L5S7eIlUczPKsDgnCIrx7zU1v4JI2n5pQ1YnuE1mEdx2PTaY_zxo9p8tCdXCd1ubn46tOSOBg38rbp77k6D-L3mPa4l0BuQiwfTMRJ3zRj8XIuiJls/s1600-h/100_1299.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuj_pe5ugirWZ1LVCksJrRQN87L5S7eIlUczPKsDgnCIrx7zU1v4JI2n5pQ1YnuE1mEdx2PTaY_zxo9p8tCdXCd1ubn46tOSOBg38rbp77k6D-L3mPa4l0BuQiwfTMRJ3zRj8XIuiJls/s200/100_1299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368993638456801522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wow huh? Yea WOW! To me this is a HUGE improvement! I did use my Halobetasol about 4 days during that time. If I wouldn't have I don't know it would have done so well.<br /><br />Now, that pretty much brings you up to date. Right now I DO have some blisters coming up again. I'm using Halobetasol for a couple of days and then not for a couple days, on and off. I would be in trouble if it weren't for the Halobetasol I think.<br /><br />So I have hard days and easy days and lately they have been more easy ones which is good. I have had days I hurt so much I couldn't open a bottle or hold a glass. Days I had to have help doing the most simple things.<br /><br />I hope they find a cure one day. But until then Ill keep treating my psoriasis and doing the best I can while I try to help others. Ill try to keep posting updates on here, plus I have 3 other blogs so I'll most likely be going between them all on alternating days.<br /><br />As for me Ill end this post for the night. Today is my 9th wedding anniversary and we have a drive planned to Lake Michigan to see lighthouses. Have a great day!Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577140601492833543.post-83546643226877357012009-08-10T19:28:00.002-04:002009-08-10T19:50:04.621-04:00My PPPP Story (PalmoPlantar Pustular Psoriasis)<span style="font-weight: bold;">Pustular (pronounced Pus-tew-ler) psoriasis</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>is an uncommon, but potentially very serious type of psoriasis. There are two main types of Pustular Psoriasis: Generalized and Localized. If it widespread over the body it is referred to as Generalized Pustular Psoriasis; if it is limited to just one part of the body, it is referred to as Localized Pustular Psoriasis. There are two types of Localized Pustular Psoriasis: Acropustulosis, which occurs only on the tips of the fingers, and Palmo-plantar pustulosis, which only occurs on the palms of hands and/or the soles of feet.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Palmo-Plantar Pustular Psoriasis</span><br /><br />In general, Palmo-Plantar Pustulosis is localized to the palms of hands and/or soles of feet. It normally occurs in people between 20 and 60 years old, may be triggered by infection and/or stress. It has also been found to affect females more than males. As with Generalized Pustular Psoriasis, Palmo-Plantar Pustulosis occurs in a cyclical pattern, with new pustules occurring after a period of low-to-no activity.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How is Palmo-Plantar Pustulosis treated?</span><br /><br />Palmo-Plantar Pustulosis often proves stubborn to treat. Topical treatments, such as corticosteroids, are usually prescribed first. PUVA, acitretin (Soriatane), methotrexate or cyclosporine (Neoral) sometimes must be used to clear this form. Combination treatment with PUVA and Soriatane (called RePUVA) may also be effective.<br /><br />Notice that doesn't say "Cured". It only says "treated" because there is not yet a cure. I believe one day there WILL be a cure but until then, thousands of sufferers can only treat their psoriasis. Some will get their psoriasis to go into remission. Others like myself, battle it on a day by day basis.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My psoriasis story.</span><br /><br />About 5 years ago I noticed that I had half a dozen small red spots and peeling skin on the soles of both feet. I thought it had something to do with my diabetes to be honest and since it didn't really give me any trouble I just kept putting moisturizer on my feet and ignored it. Not really a smart thing to do not just because I'm a diabetic but because when anything is going on with your body you should have it checked out by your physician.<br /><br />So after moving with my husband to northern Michigan from Louisiana I came down with the flu, then I had bronchitis followed by the flu again and finally I ended up in the ER room with a case of strep throat. I had been running a fever of about 101 for 3 days at the time. The doctor gave me a shot of penicillin and although they couldn't get my fever to come down they sent me on my way. I ran that fever for another 2 days before it finally broke. That's when my PPPP went wild. At the time I had no idea what it was.<br /><br />Well maybe 3 days later I start having little blisters pop up on the palms of my feet and hands. I'm like well this is weird and kind of painful. So everyone in my family says oh yea that's hoof n mouth, I'm like the COW disease? lol ok yes they're country folk. Anyway I end up going to the ER Room again where they tell me they think its Coxsackie Virus, (also called hoof and mouth which made me laugh) gives me an anti itch pill because at this point its really starting to itch, I go home, take the pill, fall asleep, wake up, OMG its worse. Like these blisters overnight completely covered the palms of my hands. There were blisters on top of blisters, skin is getting thick, old blisters turning dark red and I am freaking out.... FREAKING OUT! To make things really bad the anti itch pill which was Atarax. The only thing that pill did was make me sleep constantly.<br /><br />So I go to the dr, my insurance doesn't cover a dermatologist, and he says, "I don't think its Coxsackie or it would be getting better not worse, I think its such and such Eczema (sp?) I'm like ok dry skin you're kidding right? So he gives me some steroid pills to take, alike a 5 day treatment to get the swelling down because my fingers looked like they were going to pop and a medium duty anti itch cream for the itching. Well the swelling came down dramatically, I only occasionally itch, but then my skin was thick like leather, my hands looked like they were rotting, literally, and new blisters coming up on top of the leathery skin which already still had blisters.<br /><br />Anyway, I start talking to my brother after someone says something stupid to me "Oh that looks like Leprosy" lol Talk about freaking me out... he gets to looking on the web and finds pictures that look exactly like whats on my hands and they are pictures of palmo-plantar pustular psoriasis. NOW I'm freaking out. I frantically search the web, all I can find out? It cannot be cured. You get it you get stuck with it and your life is slowly taken over and ruined by it.... niceeeee! Just wonderful!<br /><br />For 4 days I couldn't even pick up a glass to take a drink using my hands and now I'm thinking I have to live this way? So I finally find a wonderful website, <a href="http://www.psoriasis.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=798">The National Psoriasis Foundation</a>. What did I find there? I found that no one there is freaking out as much as I am, so it cant be the end of the world if this is what I have.<br /><br />So I go to the doctor again. He looks at it and says "No thats not PPPP that's coxsackie I'm positive." He gives me a script for some steroid cream and sends me on my way. At this point this had been going on for almost a month. I'm no fool, I knew there was something else going on and not what this doctor was suggesting.<br /><br />I end up a week later at Urgent Care. The doctor looks and says he thinks that this is eczema and gives me Presidone 60mg a day for 7 days and a medium duty steroid cream to slather on twice a day. I clear up. Completely. But about 6 days later the blisters start coming back. So I go back to Urgent Care because at least that doctor made me feel he wanted to help. Well he is there but not working so he talked to the doctor who was on duty and she turned out to be very nice, very caring. She tells me that it 'could be Coxsackie' but she thought it looked like possible psoriasis. She gives me a super potent steroid topical. This worked great, although I havent been clear since I took the Presidone. She also went beyond what she needed to do and found a dermatologist who accepted my insurance.<br /><br />Well I went to the dermatologist. I don't like her. But she diagnosed me right away with PPPP. She gives me a script for Halobetasol ointment which is a super potent steroid and sends me home.<br /><br />I can only use steroids for 2 weeks at a time due to problems that can occur from it getting into the bloodstream and into my liver and kidneys. Occasionally you'll find me ranting and raving about how I'm feeling. That's part of why I decided to blog here. Although the National Psoriasis Foundation is a wonderful site for information and socializing, its a bit heavy with censorship. You'll know when I post things on my blog that I can't post on NPF's site lol Other than censorship, they're a great place and I recommend you checking them out if you have psoriasis.<br /><br />That's all for now, sleep well!Me, Myself and I...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00837615696990381286noreply@blogger.com6