Carry On Again Doctor...Again.

Not posted a pesky health-based update for ages (like anyone cares) but just back from the hospital for my 6 month check up to see how my psoriasis treatment is going.

You can read all about the previous exciting updates here and here if you so desire.

But for those who can't be arsed clicking here's a quick rundown.

I've had a couple of (major) bouts of psoriasis the last few years which my doctor reckoned was stress related (which kinda makes sense), the last of which flared up round about the time I was sorting out Cassidy's college and Social Work situation meaning I spent almost the last year with about 70% of my body covered in what looks like dragon scales that bled when I moved.

Which is absolutely brilliant when coupled with that pesky Autistic body dysmorphia that a fair few of us have.

Luckily it seemed to be getting a wee bit better of late, partly due to some terrific steroid spray from my doctor but mainly due to the changes that have occurred relating to Cass and college and over the summer seemed to settle a bit (as in less bleeding and turning a fetching pink colour as opposed to being angry and red.

Anyway come new term time and it's flared up again - partly due to the fact we're now on 5 days a week to and from college with the girls and juggling entertaining/educating Cass who's no longer attending college, you see as much as he loved being there he suddenly realised that the whole world was open to him and he wanted to explore it so we took the decision to not do a second term of college and let him explore the world instead.

And you can read about that here. 

 

My skin right now.

  

As a bizarre aside I've not actually had any treatment as yet but found out I still had to attend the follow on appointment for fear of being taken off the system, which is nice.

Luckily it went well, the consultant I saw this time wasn't mad and actually listened and ended up putting me on the waiting list again so I've double the chance of an appointment for light therapy so fingers crossed I get it thru' before my next (6 month) check up.

Oddly enough and as I mentioned earlier I thought my psoriasis was getting better (I'm not creaking or dripping blood everywhere and I can hear which makes a nice change) but I actually got told today that it's pretty severe so f*ck knows how bad it was before, I must have looked like the creature from Hammer's Evil of Frankenstein walking down the street.

Anyway, onward and upwards.

 

This is literally how I look (just with higher hair).