My psoriasis completely cleared in both pg by the end of the first tri. After DS it was nearly 12 months before it returned (), but with DD it flared after the first couple of months. But those clear times were awesome.
I think I've told you what it was like for me in another thread? Anyway, just for those that have it, you go into remission during pg because while you are pg your body goes into an immuno-supressed state to allow the baby to grow, otherwise it would abort the baby, hence why you see an improvement around the end of the 1st trimester when baby is relying on the placenta. Psoriasis is an auto-immune disease and this is why most women get some degree of remission during pg.
*snap* LOL. It could be that the UV treatment is starting to work too and you will get some white pigmentation from where the plaques have been.
hey trill, i actually haven't had any uv treatment since before xmas. It wasn't doing anything, and getting to my dermo 3 times a week was a joke. So i dropped it.
Last edited by Papillon; March 3rd, 2009 at 03:47 PM.
well, we havent exactly been trying i.e i wasnt charting or anything, but we decided to just DTD and if we fell great. If we didnt, no biggie.
If i am i would only just be, and this is why i am trying to figure out IF it could start having some affect on my P so soon..... i honestly dont think it is this sea salt scrub thing... and i am not trying anything else. If anything my P should be worse right now as i have one tube of my ointment left and have hardly been putting it on, trying to preserve it for when i need it. And well, i havent needed it... it hasnt been bothering me too much.... and then i noticed this morning it is retreating on my arms and changing in looks on my legs.
I just wouldnt have thought pregnancy would work so quick, if i am that is... i dont even know if i am yet... will know by wed or thursday this week!
My dad got on to some dead sea salt stuff years ago. I would add it to a bath and it helped immensly! especially my scalp, i would just soak in the bath then turn the shower on to rinse myself off when finished.
Maybe it's a combination of it all?
I have eczema, not psorasis, so not sure if it is the same, but my gets so much worse in pregnancy. That was when my huge flare up happened, when i was pg with DS. Apparently like 95% of peoples gets better & virtually goes away in pregnancy, and the others of us, well, life sucks huh! My dermo said it was also due to the slightly higher body temp during pregnancy that dries to skin out more.
In terms of UV therapy, i find it only improves once i hit over 7 mins, and when i go at least twice a week. I normally only have to keep up that dosage for maybe 4 weeks along with other stuff to basically go into remission. It's getting to the 7 mins that takes ages.
), but with DD it flared after the first couple of months. But those clear times were awesome.
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