I am so over DH's psoriasis. He has two large patches on both shins and little ones on his elbows and those that come and go on his body (little spots).
We have gone to several drs, dermatologists, natural therapists etc. and he doesn't follow their orders. He is given cream and some oral medication (the name escapes me atm). He takes the pills along with his daily 50 other meds but is too lazy to apply the cream. How friggen hard can it be??
His psoriasis is white and flakey and he says it itchy, so there are white flakes in bed, on the carpet near his bed and therefore i am constantly vaccumming the bed, the carpets, the tiles etc... He never scratches inside the house and i don't see him do it outside either but i can never be too sure, so i vaccuum.
If its friggen itchy, then apply the cream and be gone with it
Many might know that i have a stutter and if there was a cream which i had to apply everyday on my tongue or inside my mouth i would do it FFS, even if it was 3 times a day.
How do you keep your or how does your partner keep their psoriasis under control??
Does he just forget? Maybe you could put reminder alarms on his phone or computer?
I'm sure if he started seeing results he would continue with it.
That or it just doesn't bother him as much as it bothers you. In which case, would making him do the vacuuming get the message accross?
I've found probiotics to be really helpful in helping my 2 when their skin is bad, but that's eczema so I don't know if it would apply with psoriasis. You could try giving him one of those inner health caps with his meds just to see?
Good luck TD
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Can totally sympathise with you TD as DD has bad eczema and is constantly itchy. Maybe do what i do and apply the cream for him and put bandages on his hands so he doesnt itchy LOL (wonder how your DH will like being treated as a 2 yr old?)
eeeeeeeewww. I'm not touching it. I know it doesn't bite, but there is no way i am touching it.
He needs to apply the cream, once per day and that is when he goes to bed. How friggen hard is that. I even put the jar on the bedside table to remind him. He cancels drs appts and won't go. I am totally and utterly fed up. When he does apply the cream and his shins look normal again, i praise and thank him for doing so (yep, just like a child) and then he doesn't do it for some time.
Tinks, he hasn't been to the light therapy but i think that was one of the roads the dermatologist is going to take. You know, if he just applied the cream, he'd be right.
Thanks girls. i think this was more of a vent.
I might have to start a reward system for him (like i did with DS, to get him to sleep on his own bed).
Have you tried a product by a company called Salcura, they are based in the UK but sell their products through a company called Sensi Skincare in Australia. They have a whole range of products to treat eczema and psoriasis but my husband uses the Zeoderm cream and Intensive spray along with the shower wash and bath oil and it works really well treating his psoriasis we also use it for our sons eczema. I think they send out free samples via their website so worth trying.
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I know it doesn't bite, but there is no way i am touching it.
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