Light therapy
Sunny Thailand - Jamie, Ashland, USA
Psoriasis is a troublesome thing and I have had it for numerous years now and fear that it may never completely go away. It however pretty much completely went away while I was in Thailand = no stress lots of sun and sea. It was glorious! I have tried basically everything to control and have faith that with light therapy and Dovobet ointment I'm going to get rid of it. I use the T-Gel shampoo and don't see much change. I am wearing a t shirt today in public because I'm sick of always having to wear long sleeves! How silly I am :) Life is fun! (January 2008) Contact Jamie
Light therapy - Vikki, Warwickshire, UK
Hey I suffer from psoriasis to and have done since the age of 10-11. I got it when I first started secondary school and it was horrible because people would stare at me and I could hear them mumble things about me and even at that time I didn't know what it was!
I started using creams and ointments but the doctor didn't care really I was just another patient to him! I found the creams would work for a while but then would came back worse and more flaky! by this time I was aged 13-14 and people just got nastier and nastier to me! People wouldn't want to go out with me cause they were embarrassed and thought they could catch it!
I would dread going out and I was such an outgoing person so I thought something needs to be done. So I asked to talk to a dermatologist doctor, so I had a meeting with a doctor from my local hospital and she could see I had a really bad case of it. I had it in my scalp, on my face, in my ears, behind my ears, all over my body and few bits on my legs.
So she recommended I had UVB Light treatment 3 times a week at the hospital from February 2007 to middle of May 2007 I had to have a longer session as I got glandular fever (just my luck!!) Now a year later at the age of 16 here I am with it all under control and about 5 tiny spots of it on my body which doesn't bother me at all, I use a special shampoo which has cleared up the psoriasis in my scalp I am so much happy!! So if you haven't already asked your doctor about light treatment and get back to me if this has meant anything to you. Take Care. (January 2008) Contact Vikki
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