I have noticed within the past week that the lesions on my skin are improving. Twenty four years ago at the age of 22 I moved from Tucson to Portland, Oregon. Within two months the lesions started forming. Beginning on the crown of my head. I have been fortunate in that I do not have any visible patches. It has stayed on my scalp and other places that clothing covers. I did have joint pain during my teen and young adult years but was never tested for arthritis.
I did visit a doctor because of severe pain in my elbows. However, I was 18 and my employer did not offer health insurance (that I know of). I wouldn't have been able to afford my portion anyway at $4.35 per hr. The two x-rays taken cost me every dollar I had for two weeks so I declined to come back for the blood test offered for arthritis; choosing gas and grocery money instead. I should have pursued that lead!
I find it very intriguing that my skin seems to be the first to go and the last to come back to normal. I no longer believe that any form of psoriasis is an "autoimmune disorder" that is a catch all phrase for diseases that doctors cannot figure out how to cure but have plenty of dangerous drugs to alter with the bonus of side effects that could render you even more diseased or dead.
