Guest guest Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 I don’t have Psoriatic Arthritis but I have read about it. Maybe you could go to a dermatologist to see about psoriasis, and if it is let your rheumatologist know because it might (or might not) alter your treatment. God bless. From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of glokay20022002 Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 4:04 PM Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: [sPAM] Re: dry skin Hi All, My skin is doing very strange things as well. I have little crusty looking bumps all over my arms and legs. Nothing surprises me anymore. My hubby and I are having a little r & r on the lake, and I came home for a bit to go to church and to do the laundry. I am having alot of trouble getting the ole stress level down, so we got in our rv and went to the lake because it seems that nature and water seems to calm me. I need to get a laptop so that I can keep up with yu all. lol Hugs from Ok., Gloria > > My skin is dry and very itchy all yr round. > Anyone w/ similar situation? > > Ardeith writes: My rheumy says RA can affect every organ in our bodies, and > the skin is the largest organ. The skin that was exposed to the weather > most...my lower arms and legs below the knee is itchy, and flakey.....year > round. If I don't use something like benedryl cream, I will scratch till I > break the skin....just like you. > > My skin is also very fragile. You can run your fingernail down my arm, > without breaking the skin, and break the little capillaries under the skin, > raising a long blood- blister that looks awful. The slightest little bump > will do the same. My rheumy says the fragility comes from many years on > aspirin and cortisone-type drugs... > Ardy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 psoriasis has recently been added to my list of illnesses...mine is just red spots....I take a long bath at nite before bedtime, and when toweling off, I look like a dalmation...my internist gave me some cream and I just dab it on, the spots then are white....mostly on my lower legs and upper arms....but NOT crusty or brown....gentle hugs, Marcia --- Harold Van Tuyl <hvantuyl@...> wrote: > I don't have Psoriatic Arthritis but I have read about it. Maybe you > could > go to a dermatologist to see about psoriasis, and if it is let your > rheumatologist know because it might (or might not) alter your > treatment. > God bless. > > > > _____ > > From: Rheumatoid Arthritis > [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of > glokay20022002 > Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 4:04 PM > Rheumatoid Arthritis > Subject: [sPAM] Re: dry skin > > > > Hi All, > > My skin is doing very strange things as well. I have little crusty > looking > bumps all over my arms and legs. Nothing surprises me anymore. > > My hubby and I are having a little r & r on the lake, and I came home > for a > bit to go to church and to do the laundry. I am having alot of > trouble > getting the ole stress level down, so we got in our rv and went to > the lake > because it seems that nature and water seems to calm me. I need to > get a > laptop so that I can keep up with yu all. lol > > Hugs from Ok., > > Gloria > > > > My skin is dry and very itchy all yr round. > > Anyone w/ similar situation? > > > > Ardeith writes: My rheumy says RA can affect every organ in our > bodies, > and > > the skin is the largest organ. The skin that was exposed to the > weather > > most...my lower arms and legs below the knee is itchy, and > flakey.....year > > round. If I don't use something like benedryl cream, I will scratch > till I > > break the skin....just like you. > > > > My skin is also very fragile. You can run your fingernail down my > arm, > > without breaking the skin, and break the little capillaries under > the > skin, > > raising a long blood- blister that looks awful. The slightest > little bump > > will do the same. My rheumy says the fragility comes from many > years on > > aspirin and cortisone-type drugs... > > Ardy > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____Shape in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink./gmrs/_panel_invite.asp?a=7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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