Newby to this forum

I have been a HealingWell member for many years, and hung out on the Ulcerative Colitis board until a couple of years ago. With that issue in a long and stable remission, I've not been around since then. Two weeks ago I received a definitive diagnosis of plaque psoriasis. It affects my scalp and my face from the scalp line down to just above my eyebrows, my hands and arms to a lesser degree. At this point, after two months treatment with steroid creams, I'm about 80% improved and hoping it continues. I'm okay with this level, although 100% will always be the goal. At this point, I'm just happy not to be leaving a snowstorm of flakes everywhere I sit in the house.

I'm going to spend some time reading to educate myself, but I don't like to just show up on a forum with no introduction. Thanks in advance to all of you for sharing your experiences and knowledge. I just realized I need to update my signature, so I'll do that next.

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Ulcerative colitis; 12th year of remission with Remicade. Inflammatory osteoarthritis; osteonecrosis from steroids. Grave's disease post-RAI and now on Levothyroxine. Type II diabetes induced by steroids. #ucsucks

Thank you for asking, yes, I'm now about 80% clear with topical steroids. I hope they continue to work for me.

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Ulcerative colitis; 12th year of remission with Remicade. Inflammatory osteoarthritis; osteonecrosis from steroids. Grave's disease post-RAI and now on Levothyroxine. Type II diabetes induced by steroids. #ucsucks
Now significantly disabled by neuropathy in my feet, which affect my balance and causes frequent falls. I get by with Lyrica and a walker.
Diagnosed with plaque psoriasis 10/20018.

I was on Prednisone off and on for about 6 months. Then, because my flare was still bad, my doctor put me on Endocort, which is released in the colon and supposedly not absorbed systemically so is considered "topical". I was on it for about two years, and it was definitely systemic for me, as I developed some of the typical long-term steroid side effects. I've been off all oral steroids since early in 2006 which is also when I started on Remicade.

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Ulcerative colitis; 12th year of remission with Remicade. Inflammatory osteoarthritis; osteonecrosis from steroids. Grave's disease post-RAI and now on Levothyroxine. Type II diabetes induced by steroids. #ucsucks
Now significantly disabled by neuropathy in my feet, which affect my balance and causes frequent falls. I get by with Lyrica and a walker.
Diagnosed with plaque psoriasis 10/20018.